Just a review of the series overall, not the packaging
Chuck was, especially in the first couple seasons, an awesome show. It was a mix of action, comedy and drama. It was sometimes totally preposterous and over-the-top, but it never took itself too seriously. For people who have a hard time suspending their disbelief, this is not a show for you. The entire premise of a guy getting government secrets beamed into his head, and then having a CIA and NSA handler accompany him through weekly adventures is not even remotely realistic. If you can get beyond that however and just be entertained by a funny, well-acted show you should give this a shot.
Chuck was really only 4 seasons long. The first was cut short by the writer's strike and the 5th was only a 13 episode season. It was a show that was always teetering on the brink of cancellation. but managed to survive. The die hard fans may remember that it came out the same year as the Bionic Woman reboot which NBC promoted constantly. This is the show that should have been...
Great show - just okay blu-ray options
I absolutely love the show Chuck and when I saw this Blu-ray combo pack on sale I had to snatch it up.
I have only watched season 1 so far but I have been very disappointed by the setup of the blu-ray. It is nearly impossible to get to an actual menu for episode selection. Instead it just wants to play them all in order without a true menu option. This would not be a problem if I was going to watch a marathon but is HIGHLY inconvenient when I only want to watch one episode a night before bed and am therefore forced to skip ahead 2-4 episodes to get to the current one I want to watch.
The Chuck Boxset isn't worthy of the series
SPOILER ALERT (if you've not seen the entire series) AHEAD
I really loved the Chuck series.
The story of Charles Irving Bartowski and his girlfriend turned wife Sarah Walker and their friends and family tickled the funny-bone and told a fine story about family, friends and obligation. While the show didn't change lives, it did change how we looked about the way we support our favorite shows.
Chuck was always teetering on the brink of cancellation and the die-hard fans of the show not only wrote NBC to keep the show on the air but they also spent their money supporting the sponsors of the show. This and cost-cutting moves by the producers of the show made it financial feasible to keep Chuck on the air. We bout Chuck merchandise and the DVDs and Blurays. A very creative fan posted the unofficial Chuck Soundtrack along with CD art for the rest of us to assemble.
So, with many of the Chucksters already owning all 5 seasons on DVD/Bluray, WB...
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