Search results matching tags 'fiction', 'tv shows', and 'parody',tv+shows,parody&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'fiction', 'tv shows', and 'parody'en-USCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)&quot;Chuck&quot; is about a nerd that becomes a spy...essentially my life story, 15 Dec 2008 17:50:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1005professor.knowsitall@evpl<p><img style="float:left;margin-right:5px;" src="" alt="Chuck: The Complete First Season DVD box art" width="179" height="240" />In the television show <em>Chuck</em>, Charles&nbsp;&quot;Chuck&quot;&nbsp;Bartowski plays your typical 20-something&nbsp;computer-geek,&nbsp;stuck in a dead-end job&nbsp;at Buy More&#39;s Nerd Herd (a less-than-subtle parody of Best Buy&#39;s Geek Squad).&nbsp; He lives an uneventful life with his sister Ellie, until one day when he receives an email from his long-lost friend Bryce.&nbsp; Turns out Bryce is a rogue CIA agent, and his email contains an entire government database of top secret info, which embeds itself into Chuck&#39;s brain upon viewing.</p> <p><img style="float:right;margin-left:5px;" src="" alt="Adam Baldwin as Major John Casey" width="176" height="240" />Both the NSA and CIA want the intelligence returned to them and dispatch agents of their own&nbsp;- Major John Casey and Sarah Walker - to &quot;retrieve&quot; that data.&nbsp; When the original database is destroyed, Chuck has the only copy of that data, so he is forced to become a spy.&nbsp; Chuck&#39;s decision to keep his new-found occupation a secret from his family and friends, and to live his life as normally as possible, forces Casey and Walker to establish an uneasy alliance and secret identities (Walker poses as Chuck&#39;s girlfriend and takes a cover job at the local restaurant next to the Buy More while Casey gets a job at the Buy More), with the shared goal of protecting Chuck at all costs.</p> <p>Seeing specific people/things causes&nbsp;Chuck to &quot;flash&quot;, subliminally retrieving data about the person/object from the government database in his mind.&nbsp; Chuck uses this ability to help John &amp; Sarah thwart evildoers and save the entire world from impending doom.</p> <p><img style="float:left;margin-right:5px;" src="" alt="Having a boatload of government secrets in your brain apparently DOES have its perks!" width="160" height="240" />Sarah is an incredibly attractive female spy, and as they continue their &quot;fake&quot; relationship&nbsp;Chuck&#39;s feelings for her become real.&nbsp; There is lots of romantic tension, often mocked by smart-aleck comments by John (portrayed by Adam Baldwin, of <em>Full Metal Jacket</em> &amp; <em>Firefly</em>/<em>Serentity</em> fame).</p> <p>This show is brilliant, tied with <em>The Office</em> as my favorite current TV show.&nbsp; The cast is excellent, with real chemistry.&nbsp; The plots, while far-fetched, are extremely well-thought out, always resulting in hilarity and the unexpected.&nbsp; And the emotion evoked by the tension between Chuck &amp; Sarah (not helped by Ellie&#39;s constant &quot;I&#39;m so happy you <em>finally</em> found a girlfriend&quot; remarks), his belief that Sarah is way out of his nerd-league,&nbsp;the experiences with his ex-girlfriend (who re-appears in season 2), and his quest for more (a normal life and better job, for starters) creates endearing, genuine characters.</p> <p>Season 1 was released on DVD &amp; Blu-ray a couple months ago, and season 2 (which is even better than season 1)&nbsp;is currently airing on Monday nights at 7pm on NBC.&nbsp; It&#39;s&nbsp;a show you really need to watch in order, so <a title="EVPL catalog" href="" target="_blank">check out the season 1 DVDs</a>, catch up on the previous season 2 episodes at <a href="" target="_blank"></a>, and watch the latest episode every Monday night!</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0px;"><strong>More Information</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:3px;"> <li><a href="" target="_blank">EVPL Catalog</a>: Check on the availability of <em>Chuck:&nbsp;The Complete First Season&nbsp;</em>on DVD at EVPL libraries.</li> <li><a href="" target="_blank"></a>: Official website of <em>Chuck</em>.&nbsp; Find out more about the show, and <a href="" target="_blank">watch full episodes</a> from season 2!</li> <li>Amazon: Buy <em>Chuck:&nbsp;The Complete First Season&nbsp;</em>on <a href=";s=dvd&amp;qid=1229121174&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">DVD</a> or <a href=";s=dvd&amp;qid=1229121174&amp;sr=1-2" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a> using these links, and the <a href="" target="_blank">Public Library Friends</a> will receive a portion of your purchase!</li> </ul>