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Chuck (2007)
How can something so good turn so bad.
The first two seasons of Chuck were great. I loved the humor and the main characters. Zach Levi as Chuck is absolutely fantastic. He's funny and still knows how to deliver a serious line now and then. Yvonne Strahovski is gorgeous and CAN ACT!! That combination in Hollywood is rare nowadays. Last but not least veteran Adam Baldwin as the agent without a calm center John Casey is in the role of his life. The combination of these three worked great. Then some egghead decided it was best if Zach and Yvonne shared as little screen time as possible in the third season by means of putting in love interests. Someone said that if Moonlighting is THE example not to get your leads together, than Chuck is THE example not the keep them apart and I couldn't agree more. Zach and Yvonne have tremendous chemistry together. TPTB chose to ignore that and put the ridiculous Hannah (she didn't add anything to the story)and the wooden character called Daniel Shaw who stayed so long this season that he alone is a good reason a lot of people stopped watching. Furthermore both Chuck and Sarah are acting so strange this season (according to JS and CF that's called growth)that both are becoming extremely unlikable and what we have here is the self destruction of a show that once was my favorite TV show ever!! The amount of angst and teenage drama that has been poured into this season is nothing but astonishing. One can only wonder what the people behind this show where thinking? The writing is shoddy and the angst and drama are overruling all the comedy and spy stuff. Simply said. Chuck was funny and now it's not. I'm sure both Zach and Yvonne will find their place in the movie business because they are so incredibly talented. And Adam will always find his way as a man who is so gifted should.
Flash Gordon (2007)
Not that bad!!
I don't think this is as bad as some reviewers seem to believe. I do think that this is NOT Flash Gordon. I'm getting sick and tired of Hollywood re-imagining or re-inventing stuff. I mean, what's the point of naming your show Flash Gordon and then taking it as far away from it's origins as you can get. In my humble opinion you will just disappoint people. And when you read the majority of the reviews here, they have!! It's too bad for the lead character, because Eric Johnson is great!! He can act and he is great as an action hero. The actor who plays Zarkoff is also great. He actually made me laugh out loud several times. The great let down (besides the SFX and very mediocre writing) of this show is Ming! He is certainly not merciless, he is just...well...less. He is not scary nor is he even interesting. Damn I want Max von Sydow back!! I mean what's next?? A re-invention of Star Wars where Darth Vader is actually a Russian ballet dancer?? I mean come on!! If you name your show Flash Gordon then give us Flash Gordon and NOT the sequel to Sliders where the main character just happen to listen to the name Flash Gordon.