The Best Shows on TV You’re Not Watching

Chuck – Airs Monday nights at 8:00 P.M. This show has one of the worst premises I have ever heard. A nerdy guy accidently has a NSA / CIA computer (known as “The Intersect”) uploaded into his brain and he must be protected.  Once you get passed the terrible premise, this show is one of the best shows on TV with some of the most lovable characters I have ever seen. Chuck also has some phenomenal guest stars including Scott Bakula, Linda Hamilton, Timothy Dalton, and Summer Glau.  

Charles “Chuck” Irving Bartowski – Chuck works at an electronic store ”Buy More” for the computer repair department the “Nerd Herd”. Chuck was 12 credits away from graduating Stanford until a friend betrayed him and framed him for cheating while, simultaneously stealing his girlfriend. That betrayal has made Chuck a chronic underachiever until the Intersect was uploaded into his brain. Chuck's feelings for his CIA handler Sarah and the confidence he gains from having "The Intersect" inspire him to become a spy. Chuck is played by Zachary Levi.

CIA Agent Sarah Walker – Sarah is a beautiful super-spy who will do anything to keep Chuck safe. She has been very secretive about her past. One thing we do know about Sarah’s past is that her father is a con-man. This forced Sarah to move around a lot living under false identities which made her a perfect to be a spy. Sarah is played by Yvonne Strahovski.

Colonel John Casey – John is a NSA Agent who is part of Chuck’s team and he is a gun toting badass. Casey is what makes the show for me his one-liners are awesome. John's anger and skills is the stuff of legends are made of. He is a must watch on this show. John is played by Adam Baldwin.

There are so many great characters on this show it would be too much to list here with descriptions. Watch a few episodes of this show you will not be disappointed.  The show is so great a real person changed his real name to Captain Awesome a nick name of one of the characters on this show. Chuck is one of those shows you must devote some time to love it as much as I do. It is great show watch the first few episodes or just start watching it now on TV they give you a recap every episode.  

Some of my Favorite episodes:

(Just click on the episode name to watch it)

Season 1 Episode 1: "Chuck versus the Intersect"

Season 2 Episode 9: “Chuck versus the Sensei"

Season 2 Episode 11: "Chuck versus Santa Claus"

Season 2 Episode 22: “Chuck versus the Ring”

Season 3 Episode 3: “Chuck versus the Angel de la Muerte"

Season 3 Episode 13: “Chuck versus the Other Guy”

Season 3 Episode 18/19: "Chuck versus the Subway / Chuck versus the ring, Part II"

Season 4, Episode 4: "Chuck versus the Coup D'Etat"

Season 4, Episode 9: "Chuck versus Phase Three"






 Fringe – Airs Friday nights 9:00 P.M. Fringe created by J.J. Abrams is the best thing to hit TV since “Lost” in fact it is better than “Lost”. The cast on this show is great and the episodes are full of mystery and intrigue. The Fringe Division is a part of the FBI that is called in to investigate strange occurrences that relate to fringe science. Some of the cases they have investigated deal with genetic mutation of animal species, transhuminist experiments (using technology to overcome human limitations) and the possible existence of a parallel universe. They have a theory that all these things are related through what is known as “The Pattern”.  Walter Bishop is a scientist who earlier in his life dedicated his life to fringe science but was placed in a mental hospital after an accident killed his lab assistant. Newly released from the hospital, Walter is the United States' only hope to figure out “The Pattern.” The only person who can somewhat control Walter is his son Peter Bishop who has a strained relationship with his father. Agent Olivia Dunham just recently found out about “The Pattern”. She is leading up the task force of the fringe division and she will do whatever it takes to figure out "The Pattern".  To get a good feel for the show and background on a few of the characters watch the pilot HERE. It is very hard for me to pick just one episode so buy or watch the first, second, and third seasons at a Random Guy's Store.

Community – Airs Thursday Nights at 8:00 P.M. Community is about a group of students at Greendale (a fictional college). This is hands down one of the funniest shows on TV.  Staring a Phenomenal cast Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, and Ken Jeong.  The Break out star from this show has to be Donald Glover (No Relation to Danny Glover) after watching the commentary on season one found out that he Improvs at least half of his lines. He has great comedic facial expression which cracks me up every time. Every character in this show is great from the main cast down to small reoccurring characters like Star Burns or Leonard. Community is so great it is hard to pick just a few things I love about it.

A Few of my absolute favorite episodes:

(Just click on the episode name to watch it)

Season 1, Episode 1: “Pilot”

Season 1, Episode 2: “Spanish 101”

Season 1, Episode 12: “Comparative Religion”

Season 1, Episode 15: “Romantic Expressionism”

Season 1, Episode 17: “Physical Education”

Season 1, Episode 23: “Modern Warfare”

Season 2, Episode 6: “Epidemiology”


Season 2, Episode 8: “Cooperative Calligraphy”

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