wienerlicious fight from ep. 1.2.
dear josh schwartz,
hi. i really liked the first season of the o.c. the second season was ok. the third made me want to drink myself to sleep, and i only watched the season premiere of the last season. also, i'm really, really enjoying gossip girl. that blair is all shades of alexis morel carrington colby dexter rowan bitchy! but josh, i'm really sorry to say this, because i do like some of your work, but i really, kinda, sorta want to make hate to chuck.
let me put it in words you may understand: chuck bartowski does not equal seth cohen. he's like a shell of seth; he has all the qualities that made me want to strangle seth, without any of the things that made me want to snuggle with seth at night.
but i can see where you're going with the character. he's the ultimate nerd fantasy come true. he has a computer-related job, then overnight he becomes a super-spy with a hot blonde possible love interest.
not to sound like something from e! or vh1, but that's when things start to turn for the worse, which, unfortunately is still within the first half-hour of the pilot.
the thing is, zachary levi just isn't leading man material. or maybe that's just my own prejudice because he'll always be kip the asshole from less than perfect. also, maybe it's just the schedule. i mean, it's kinda rough when there's a three-hour block of shows centering on reluctant heroes.
let's examine the facts. chuck is annoying. his best friend is annoying. within the first 15 minutes of the show, we get a batdance reference, which normally, i might be ok with, but they're comparing the impossibly good-looking blonde secret agent to vicki vale. and poor adam baldwin. does he always have to be in roles where he's the hardass? and chuck saves the day by defusing a bomb with an internet porn-related virus? riiiiiiiiiight.
the second episode wasn't any better. secret agent blonde takes an undercover job at a place called wienerlicious? wienerlicious? really? with teenage boys repeatedly coming in to comment on how hot she is. didn't you think that might be a bit much? because it really was.
so in two episodes, we have a nerd living a fantasy, complete with too-hot-for-him love interest, government conspiracies and secrets, a sidekick that should be put out of his misery, nerd flying a helicopter, an evil doctor trying to steal government secrets, and a fight scene in a place called wienerlicious. guess which is the only one i enjoyed?
josh, i used to have such high hopes for you. i'm hoping the next couple of episodes make me change my mind about chuck. but if they don't, well, at least i have gossip girls.
kthxbai!!!
mando
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