CHUCK, 8 pm-- Adorable nerd Chuck (played by the charming, mini-Jewfro sporting Zachary Levi) is sent an email message from a former college frenemy containing all the secrets of the CIA and the NSA combined. Chuck remains unaware, but now both agencies want whatever's in his head, at a deadly cost. CIA supervixen Sarah displays feelings for the goofy computer geek and sets out to protect him. Of particular interest will be determining why the former frenemy chose Chuck in the first place, and the details surrounding Sarah's relationship with said frenemy. *Said frenemy is played by Matthew Bomer, formerly of the short-lived TRAVELER* Season previews also show the NSA agent (Adam Baldwin, of ANGEL and FIREFLY fame) working alongside Chuck, as a civilian, in the Best Buy-esque technology store where Chuck earns his meager $11 per hour.
In terms of likeability, I like the whole notion of a nobody-turned-semi-hero, but the writing was a little too fast for me, and somewhat unbelievable. As a former ALIAS fanatic, I feel fairly certain the espionage world is not as funny or as soft as this show makes it out to be.
Final verdict: Cute and fluffy espionage comedy with little room for real character development.
HEROES, 9 pm-- What the hell? All last season I bitched and complained to anyone who'd listen about the show's snail-like pace. Even LOST did a better job at getting to all the characters and fleshing out their stories. But I stuck around because the show was innovative and fresh; completely unlike anything I'd ever seen. Then, in the last few episodes of the season, the show took off with uncharacteristic speed and development, redeeming itself and proving the show's writer actually had brains. Cut to the season premiere, where we're left with a slower paced and an unengaging plotline. New heroes are introduced, as well as the notion of a killer plague that goes after those with abilities. Gone is the sense of novelty associated with last year's premiere. In its place is a B-side of a start: Claire is in a new school, with a new (flying) hero avidly pursuing her. Molly has apparently been adopted by Mohinder and Matt Parkman (kinda sweet, very MY TWO DADS). Nathan Petrelli is sporting a beard, and Peter Petrelli has lost his memories (but not his powers). And in an entirely surreal and unbelievable twist, David Anders (otherwise known as Julian Sark) is revealed as Takezo Kensei. By the looks of the season preview, Sylar is still alive, and I'm already tired of him. Looks like I'll have to wait until May for any real development.
Final verdict: If I weren’t the couch potato I am, I would actually just wait till the DVD came out. But alas...
JOURNEYMAN, 10 pm-- People I don't know star in this drama about time-travel and saving other people I don't know. The premiere felt like a 2-hour show had been stripped of any real dialogue and interaction to fit into a 44-minute show. Everything happens entirely too fast and I cannot connect nor care about the characters and the way it affects their lives as the star, Kevin McKidd, goes in and out of time as haphazardly as the editing of the pilot. If the pilot had been fleshed out more, I would be inclined to pay more attention. Interesting plotlines are set in place, i.e., star's former deceased lover is not really deceased but a time-traveler as well. For now, I will keep watching. But if the next episode is as disappointing as this one, I just may have to make the journey to another TV show.
Final verdict: QUANTUM LEAP on crack.
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