Chuck Seasons 1-3

Chuck is a series which I had not heard of until the superbowl of 2009 when a 3D episode was aired. It didn't look like a show I'd be interested in until my father, brother, and current boyfriend all recommended it. My father owned the series, which made it easy to borrow. So I figured, why not? And then I was hooked. I watched two seasons in a week amongst other things.

The series begins with the main character Chuck, who works at a "Buy More" electronics store with his best friend. He also lives with his sister and sister's boyfriend. A CIA agent e-mails Chuck a significant amount of data which stores in his brain and causes him to "flash" (or see images from the file) on enemies of the CIA. A CIA agent finds him at the Buy More and along with her partner (squeeeeee Jayne from Firefly) trains him to become a CIA agent and use the power he has.

What's great about this series is the character development. Each character is so well developed with his or her mannerisms that change and grow throughout the series. The main character changes the most but the rest also change drastically by the third season. This is done over time as you get to know the characters and situations they've been placed in.

At first, one would think that with so many characters, this development would be complicated and hard to follow. But it's not. It is very well done. And since you are seeing Chuck's day to day life as himself mixed with his spy work, you really feel for all of the characters and the things they have to go through. Plus, there is a lot of back story. The other good thing about Chuck is that they don't just throw everything at you at once. They hold little pieces of information, secrets, form the viewer which make the series more interesting each time.

In addition, the sets and locations used are great. There was a lot of thought and detail placed into each setting used. It makes you feel like you are actually watching it happen/it's believable rather than being detached from it. The Buy More has all the products similar to what a Best Buy has and layout (as well as the "Nerd Herd" cars like Best Buy's "Geek Squad") and the underground base is unbelieveable as well. This is definitely a show I look forward to continuing to watch.

Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars

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