Begging

Those of you who know me personally (or through this here website) know that I’m a media junky. I love pop culture in almost all of it’s formats (a person has to draw a limit at Speidi, I mean, gross), and would much rather settle down with a good TV show or movie than head out to a bar on a Friday night.

Chuck is one particular show that has grabbed my attention. Not only because the star has my favorite of all boy names ever (a tie with Hank, if I ever have a boy child he will probably end up driving a big rig across the U.S.), but because the show reminds me of one of my favorite TV sitcoms of all time, Get Smart.

It’s got everything, action, humor, geeks, romance, drama, mystery…and it manages to do all that with a show that could be watched by anyone between the ages of 10 and 110. It’s rarity in this world of ‘reality’ TV, and I’ve loved every minute of it.

In the simpliest terms, Chuck is the story of Chuck Bartowski, a computer geek that works at the local Buy More (a not so thinly veiled Best Buy comparison) as a member of the Nerd Herd (aka Geek Squad). He finds that he failed out of Stanford in college because his roommate was a spy for the US government, and then accidentally gets a super computer that knows all of the governments secrets implanted in his brain. To protect him, the government sends two agents to monitor him at all times. Chuck ends up being a spy by default and the show follows the three (along with some other characters) as they protect the world from devious villians.

Now, of course, the big networks are threatening to cancel my weekly happy-fest because….well, I’m actually not sure why. It’s got fair ratings and is one of the most viewed shows on the web, but it’s still ‘on the bubble’ while awful shows (such as Parks and Recreation or Parenthood) are renewed. Kill me now!

You all like me right? Trust me? Well then, take a gander at the season finale of Chuck.

First, the guy who plays Chuck is so adorable I may just squeal.

Second, geeks are cute.

Third, can you feel the happy, people!

So let’s do it, Internet! Let’s save Chuck! Watch online to up the ratings, buy Subway sandwiches (their main sponsor), Twitter or write on the web about why you love Chuck.

In the meantime, I’ll be looking around for some sort of life. It seems I need one.