NBC is trying to kill Chuck!

I blogged (though not very traditionally) the first season of Chuck in May of this year (http://bit.ly/DF6Z1) and have been impatiently awaiting my chance to view season two. I would have kept rolling along with Chuck back in May but I could not legally locate the first 12 episodes of season two streaming anywhere on the internet. Hulu was streaming the final 10 episodes but nothing was on Netflix (my favorite online portal) and the DVD’s aren’t out yet.

I could legally purchase individual episodes on Itunes or Amazon but I can’t easily get those on my TV screen. To make matters worse, I’d have to purchase 12 “Chuck” episodes for $2.99 each to get them in the same quality I stream “Leverage” on Netflix (with my monthly subscription of $8.99). That seems crazy so my options are limited.

I could wait to watch “Chuck” until the DVD’s come out, but I am thinking it’s going to be a while. I could Torrent the episodes free of charge, but I am not a pirate and like to give artists credit for their work (Ad supported credit is super preferable to pay per view). Or I could search for websites that stream “Chuck” all of which are of more questionable value than Hulu or Netflix.

I’m not going to lie to you dear reader, I found a streaming website that could be an option. However, the quality is extremely shoddy and it seems more like a “Chuck” slide show than episode of TV. To make matters worse I’m not fully convinced that “freeonlineepisodes.net” is entirely on the up and up, though there is plenty of advertising.

Anyway, that all brings me to my point (bet you didn’t think I had one) and the title of this blog post. NBC is not making it easy for new viewers to get caught up. First off, is the horrible season one streaming experience was at WB.com. Why the WB (the company that produces Chuck) does not let Hulu host the videos there where they will work every time? Why does NBC allow for the first season to be online and not the first ½ of the second season? Without the first half of the second season why even bother to put of the second half of season 2?

Because sadly dear reader NBC is trying to kill Chuck (I only have the circumstantial evidence I’ve provided about btw), even though they renewed it, and plan to bring it back in March 2010. Damn you Jay Leno and your 5 hours of prime time comedy a week!