Category: Verdict: 3.5

The piece makes for solid entertainment, but only fans of the genre are likely to appreciate it.

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Chuck 1.12: Chuck versus the Undercover Lover

Chuck: “Does the name Ilsa Trinchina mean anything to you, Sugar Bear?” Meet Sugar Bear a.k.a. Special Agent John Casey of the NSA. Grumpy,…

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Chuck 2.02: Chuck versus the Seduction

Meet Roan Montgomery. Old, drunk, broken, careless, and cynical, he’s what James Bond would become if he didn’t step into the Tardis every couple…

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Chuck 4.16: Chuck versus the Masquerade

Chuck: “Masquerades really creep me out. It’s like Eyes Wide Shut but, you know, not so boring.” Meet Vivian McArthur. As Alexei Volkoff’s secret…

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Chuck 4.18: Chuck versus the A-Team

Meet the A-Team. In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These…

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Chuck 4.19: Chuck versus the Muuurder

Meet the new Intersect. Is it Lewis, the computer hacker with World of Warcraft expertise; Josie, the overemotional femme fatale working through a recent…

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Chuck 4.23: Chuck versus the Last Details

Riley: “Vivian, meet the woman who betrayed your father for twenty years.” Hey, Riley stole my bit! How am I to start this review?…

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Community 1.01: Pilot

Jeff: “If I wanted to learn something, I wouldn’t have come to community college.” In September 2009, I caught the pilot for Community, decided…

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Community 1.02: Spanish 101

Chang: “My knowledge will bite her face off.” As I mentioned in my review of “Chuck versus the Helicopter”, most television shows get two…

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Community 1.04: Social Psychology

Duncan: “You have destroyed the Duncan Principle!” Ah, yes, the Duncan Principle, in which test subjects are made to wait indefinitely while the observer…

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Community 1.05: Advanced Criminal Law

Jeff: “Remember when we used to study Spanish?” Before we start, I’d like to get something off my chest. Last week, I tested my…

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