Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Shows that need to be saved!
There are so many great shows today, but they aren't promoted correctly, or are put in the same time slot as already established shows. It's sad that great shows are cancelled before they get the chance to grow, while shows drunkin promiscuous baboons is kept on t.v. season after season. One show that I had heard of and that was going to be a terrible show, was actually pretty good once I sat down to watch it, is Chuck. the show revolves around Chuck Bartowski, (Zachary Levi) your typical dork, working at a Buy More (same idea as a Best Buy) working in the Nerd Herd (Geek Squad) receives an e-mail from his ex college roommate sends him an e-mail full of private CIA and NSA files, called the Intersect. When Chuck opens the e-mail, all files flash one by one and ends up uploading all of the information in Chuck's mind, turning him into a human intersect. Once he is tracked down he has a CIA handler, Sarah Walker (Yvonna Strahovski) and an NSA handler, John Casey (Adam Baldwin). Since the intersect was destroyed after it was uploaded into Chuck's mind, he had to go on missions w/Walker and Casey, as Chuck "flashes" when he sees a person or an object that is the intersect has information about. He is able to help them identify things or people and take down the bad guys. you also see how had it is for Chuck to keep up with living a double life. Especially when it comes to ling to his sister whom he lives with, Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) and her boyfriend Devon Woodcome a.k.a. Captain Awesome (Ryan McPartlin). The Buy more is full of misfits that are almost always coming close to uncovering Chuck's secret. As the story progresses you learn that Chuck's parents are spies, and that is why Chuck was sent the intersect in the first place. As each episode goes by, the characters become more and more lovable and the story really reels you in. This show is a must see to understand. The second show that shows a lot of promise but hasn't been confirmed for a second season, is Harry's Law. Another Monday night NBC show in danger of being cancelled. Kathy Bates stars as Harriet Corn, who quit her Patton Lawyer job at 60 to start her own Criminal Law Firm. Her new firm is in an old high end shoe store in the ghetto. There were a ton of shoes left over, so now Harry has her office assistant, Jenna Backstorm (Brittany Snow) selling the shoes to give everyone a paycheck. Another lawyer that woks in her firm is Adam Branch (Nathan Corddry). He is rather annoying in the beginning but is very passionate about his job and truly believes in justice. Also working in the office is a young man, Damien Winslow (Johnny Ray Gill), who works off the books for many local businesses. They pay him to make sure that their establishments are kept safe. Malcolm Davies (Aml Ameen) is in school to become a lawyer, so he helps on most cases. There is more drama in this office that any office should every have. All of these employees are constantly bringing their personal problems to work, or having problems because of work. that leaves a reluctant Harry to pick up the pieces, something she frowns upon whole-heatedly. During one of the first cases we get to see, we meet Tommy Jefferson (Christopher McDonald). He is a very high profile lawyer. He turns all of his cases into a huge public events, with press conferences and commercials. He is one of the most annoying characters ever, but that eventually beings to fade as his layers are peeled off one by one. Harry always ends up with poor people needing assistance in court that can not pay her. That does not stop her though. She almost always wins her cases and truly wins the jury over. There are rival lawyers that Harry meets along the way that end up playing major roles in her life. Aside from the drama and the stress, the show is great. It's much better than I was expecting.
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