How prophetic those words turned out to be. Two weeks ago, in an epic 2-hour finale, Chuck signed off for good, after 5 seasons and 91 episodes. It's been an emotional journey (both for me and our hero, Chuck). Let's commemorate one of my favorite TV shows of all time (and I love TV, so that's saying something) with a list (hey, I also love lists!) of what I love about Chuck. If I can stop crying enough to actually write it. Okay, I've been "writing" this for some time now (I started the morning after it ended) so the tears have stopped and the nostalgia has set in full-time. Let's go!
1. The Cast. I initially checked out the show for Adam Baldwin, who so fantastically played Jayne in Firefly. And he's even better as Casey, the NSA agent with a million grunts. Pretty immediately, though, I realized that the whole cast was pretty special, from Yvonne Strahovski (who knew she's really Australian? She hides it well) to Ryan McPartlin, and of course, light of my life Zachary Levi. Not only are they genuinely good actors, I'm also pretty sure they'd be fun to hang out with.
2. The Characters. Captain Awesome, why are you not someone I know in real life? Jeff and Lester, I'm super glad that I don't know you in real life, but I enjoyed having you on my TV. Some I loved immediately, and some snuck up on me, but eventually, saying goodbye to the characters on Chuck was like saying goodbye to real-life friends (yes, I know that means I have no life).
3. The Guest Stars. Scott Bakula! Linda Hamilton! Timothy Dalton! Chevy Chase! Nicole Richie! Oh wait. JK, she was actually really good, because you're totally supposed to hate her character. Summer Glau, the Old Spice Guy, Tricia Helfer, I could go on. And on. Because Chuck has had a million awesome guest stars, from the super geeky to the super cool.
4. The Funny. Chuck is super funny. Probably funnier than most of half-hour comedies on TV. I can rely on Chuck for at least one good belly laugh per episode, usually more. It's honestly one of the happiest shows I've ever watched.
6. The Action! Spies!!! I'm sure they're not really as much fun as Sarah, Casey, and Chuck are, but this is TV! There are car chases, fights, gun play, and more! True story, the only Emmys that Chuck has ever won are for the super awesome stunts. Also, Sarah Walker is my hero. My action hero. Har har!
7. The Music. Quick: name a current artist and their latest song! The chances that I've heard of them and actually know the song: pretty low. The chances of me searching for a song on the internet after I heard it on Chuck: much, much higher. The songs were always perfect and frequently cool enough that I could pretend very briefly to have music cred. Bonus points to Tim Jones, who wrote all the musical themes and the score, which could be beautiful, funny, scary, or all three at once.
8. Jeffster! Here's where I insert a picture of myself wearing a Jeffster! shirt. JK, I don't have a picture of myself wearing a Jeffster! shirt. But I do have a Jeffster! shirt, so someday it could exist. The world's creepiest cover band, with Lester on vocals and Jeff on keytar, Jeffster! has provided some of my favorite musical moments on the show, including a fantastic performance in the finale that had me laughing, cheering, and crying.
9. The Romance. Proof that having your main couple get together doesn't have to kill a show. It can make it awesome! When Chuck and Sarah finally got together, I cheered. When they got engaged, I cried. Yes, it's safe to say that I was crazy invested in the relationship of the fake people on my television. Whatever, it's romantic!
10. Rewatchable! In the 2 weeks since Chuck went off the air for good, I have watched 26 episodes Chuck. That's right, I started from the beginning, and I'm already halfway through season 2! And I still love it. In fact, I probably love it more now than I did before.
"I love you, Chuck. Nothing's ever going to change that."-Sarah Walker
Me too, Sarah. Me too. Thanks for five Awesome years, Chuck!
1 comment:
Wow, I gotta get going again on Chuck. You know how much I love my tv shows to make me wicked obsessed/feel like a loser because of such extreme emotional investment. It's weird, but that's the way I roll. Thanks for the glowing endorsement that got me all excited about it, Mer.
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