A-Z Challenge: C

My theme for A-Z is What I Learned About Writing from Watching TV aka Justifying my TV Habit.

C is a trickier choice for me. I could have gone for Cheers (though Frasier would feel a better option for F). For Charmed (though what angle I’d particularly take I’m not sure.) Castle I don’t watch, though I keep meaning to as who does not love Nathan Fillion.

Instead I picked Chuck. For those of who you haven’t seen, Chuck was an action-comedy, spy-drama about a computer whizz who gets spy secrets embedded in his brain. Yes, they somehow sold that premise. It had warmth. The main character was adorable. I’ve picked it because I think it had a strong ensemble cast. From love interest Sarah to Casey, Morgan, even Captain Awesome. I enjoyed seeing them all.

This taught me to make your secondary characters interesting. Likeable. Make us want to read about all of them.

Quote: Chuck Bartowski is your mark. NSA director wants him with a pulse. Till we find out who he's working with and what he knows, he lives. The CIA skirt you can kill.