Thanks, rural juror. I'd forgotten about Reaper. And now it sounds like we ought to give Chuck a chance.

Of all the new shows I've seen this week, so far Chuck and Reaper are my favorites, in that order. I didn't expect to like them, but I did. Chuck is funny and warm and manages to blend action and comedy well; Reaper is flat out crazy, and Ray Wise has owned my soul ever since "Twin Peaks".

I also watched Journeyman and almost quit midway through the episode. It felt too confusing and only Kevin McKidd's amazing performance kept me watching. I glad i did though, because it all started making sense in the last 20 minutes and delivered a big payoff. I'll be watching next week but i have i feeling that the show won't last the season. It's too dark and dramatic for a lot of people.

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Since this is the Chuck thread. Feel free to open threads for Journeyman, Cane, etc., if there's interest in discussing those shows and threads don't already exist.

There's also a Pilot Season thread here.

I really liked Chuck. I thought it was a lot of fun and the characters were engaging. I like the relationship between Chuck and his sister, and even the ultra-nerd sidekick wasn't too annoying.

I thought the premiere episode was okay; it was a little more silly than fun, but I do like all of the characters, and will stick around at least for a little while to see where it goes.

I'm glad the second episode kept the momentum going. I could do without the exposition but at least the episode was funny. Chuck kinda looked like Jim Alpert at the funeral so i expect a lot of ovaries will explode at Twop.

I really liked the second episode, especially the shout-out to Oceanic Flight 815! The actor who plays Chuck is so likable, but I wish Morgan was a little more interesting. He's a little blah. I'm much more fond of Chuck's sister and Captain Awesome.

Oh, and I got a much better sense of Casey this time. I like him too. The expository stuff could get a little better, but it's not so bad. I think I'm in.

I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if the forum is safe to check out, haven't gone there yet.

I actually thought that look might be intentional on the network's part since a few times tonight, I thought Zachary Levi was basically doing a John Krasinski impersonation and then at the funeral, it was like whoa, Jim hair.

I'm really digging this show and find it genuinely funny but I tend to love Josh Schwartz's humor. The spy situations are a little fantastic but I think so far, the show's done a pretty good job of having Chuck be truly amazed and perplexed by it all. He never plays the cool guy but he's not a total (socially inappropriate) nerd like Morgan either.

I'm still only lukewarm on Sarah (I keep wanting her to be Olivia Wilde,) but this is the first show I've ever found Sarah Lancaster (Chuck's sister) remotely tolerable in. Casey and Captain Awesome are, in fact, awesome.

I loved it. Casey definitely improved, and I think he's starting to like Chuck (although he would never admit it). I liked Morgan too. He just shows up and really has no idea what the hell is going on but thinks he does. Awesome. As is Captain Awesome. Awesome. I'm liking Sarah, although what's with all the blondes on the new shows? Chuck, Moonlight, others I'm sure but those are the two I watch. I'm glad Reaper has a brunette. I loved that he flew the helicopter because of a video game. I was annoyed that Sarah reamed him out. I mean, the dude just saved your life! I didn't really blame Chuck for suspecting Sarah, but I did like the apology. I'm really digging this show. It's fun, funny, and not overly dramatic. And I love Chuck. And the Nerd Herd.

I haven't seen the show despite wanting to. I'm going to try my darndest to watch it online before next week's episode.

I haven't seen it but, from the promos, I can't buy for a second that a guy that good-looking is such a schlubby loser.

I was unimpressed with the first half, but the second half improved a bit. Adam Baldwin was great, although WTF is up with his hair? Is he using shoe polish on it? Loved his pseudo-paralysis after he got hit with the dart; when he kept fallling down I laughed every time. Loved the fight between Sarah and Casey; those two have better chemistry onscreen than Chuck and Sarah do. The helicopter flying? Meh. I thought it was dumb. In fact, I thought Chuck was dumber this episode than last week. I hope he smarts up again next week. I will be watching next week, with fingers crossed. I want this show to succeed.

I love this show. It just keeps getting better and better. I laugh at this more than Reaper, although I really like Reaper. I loved the shot of Casey trimming the bonsai tree. So random, yet so funny. And that tango lessens. Heh, Chuck learned the girl part. Man, this show is awesome.

Agree. It improved mightily over last week. Adam Baldwin is absolutely stealing this show out from under Zach Levi, though, so ZL had better start bringing his A game. I loved the tango, not just 'cause it was funny but because Chuck was totally okay with taking 'the woman's part'. But the last five minutes were the best--the wonderful conversation between Chuck and his sister, the "I should kiss you now" moment that went nowhere, and creepy Casey spying through his blinds. Yeah, this is much better.

I just don't think that this show works all that well. It should be much more entertaining and fun than it actually is. I really wanted to like it and stick with it, but I'm just not that into it at this point.

To me, Reaper gets the concept (loser/slacker getting a huge new, overwhelming responsibility to deal with) just right. It also has a much more entertaining "best friend" character, and it has a hilarious Devil in Ray Wise.