Article: Prime time for nerds - Zachary Levi brings slacker geek chic to NBC's `Chuck'

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Chuck

Starring: Zachary Levi, Adam Baldwin, Sarah Lancaster, Joshua Gomez, Yvonne Strzechowski

On: NBC, Channel 7

Time: Tonight, 8-9

Every day, all day, we're stalked by puffarazzi, the aggressive hype-bots who shout superlatives in our ears and bully us into drooling anticipation of this movie and that TV show. No surprise, then, that by the time the actual product arrives - in this case, NBC's "Chuck" - you might already be tired of it. Furthermore, that product will rarely be as amazing as "they" say it is.

"Chuck," which reaches your TV tonight at 8 on Channel 7 after a summer of hard sell and critical ardor, is a likable new series and not the next "Lost" or even "Heroes." ...

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