Chuck vs. Goodbye

Last night I watched my favorite show leave the air . . . I watched Chuck vs. The Goodbye and was able to say "goodbye" to the past half-a-decade of my life. Now if you're reading this, you either are included in the handful of my facebook friends that watches Chuck, or you are just a really good friend of me and read my blog just to humor me. Odds are, you really don't about this show that doesn't exist anymore. I'd like to share with you why this show has impacted my life- not in a stupid dramatic way, but in a very serious way. (Alright. . . it actually probably will be stupid and dramatic.

Warning: I do talk about the finale a bit, so if you don't want to know, remember this blog post and come back to read it when you're ready. If you don't ever plan on watching Chuck, I promise I will make sure that all of this makes sense anyway.

First of all, I should just let you know how this started. I remember seeing the original Chuck promo. It was nerdy, it was funny, it was action-packed. That's what I consider good television right off the bat. So, little twelve year old Marta snuggled up on the couch and watch the pilot of what is now my favorite show to date- and I watch a lot of televisionThe first way I would say this show impacted me is my views on television. I've learned soooooo many things from this show. First of all- I've always been in love with the music in Chuck. This is a job I would love to have- choosing the music for a TV show. They were pretty much all unknown, and all were things that I would picture the main character to listen to. Check out my spotify playlist on the music- I guarantee you that everyone will find at least one song that they love. 

The other is the nerdy connections it makes. If you're a geek in any sense, you'll catch all of the things that they put into the show to satisfy the true nerds. Things like StarTrek references, putting Christopher Lloyd, Chevy Chase. . . in the show . . . Read this article to see all the little things that I mean. (You don't have to . . . I know that no one probably cares as much as me.)

One big thing, probably the biggest thing, is character development. This, you would think, should be the most important thing in a show. Well . . . from what I've seen on the air, it's not always the case. People just make it funny or dramatic just because they can- much like Glee was in its second season. Chuck has always kept their eye on the ball of character development. Last night after watching the finale, I went back and watched the pilot. Each and every character had changed dramatically . . .for the better!

 

The nerdy characters stayed nerdy, while managing to grow up.

The angry characters who found value only in violence found value in family.

Families grew.

And of course . . . the love story plot soared.

This show was different. It was always there for me, as dumb as it sounds. No matter what was going on, I could turn to my friends online and escape. It wasn't happy all the time, but it was good all the time, and that's what I appreciated. I appreciated how in the finale they went back to their roots. 

So, as difficult as it was to say goodbye, I wouldn't have it end any other way. So, here's to Subway sandwiches, helicopters, sizzlin' shrimp, tranq guns, vegetarian pizzas with no olives, diffusing bombs with porn, Tron posters, Castle, Buy More, Nerd Herds and computer glasses that change the world. I'll never forget the one of the most beautiful shows to air on television.

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