I claim that Chuck is the best new addition to the 07/08 line up. I’ve praised it before and when reading this thread I was trying to come up with a good reason I absolutely love the show.
I think the word is endearing.
I could be too cute and self-referential, but it’s not.
The mysteries are corny, but not enough for me to whince.
The love story is awkward, but never stupid.
It’s silly, but never embarrasing (sp?).
There are so many ways it could go wrong (I’m looking at you, Reaper), and yet, it always comes clean, somehow. It’s someone walking a tightrope, always on the verge of falling, yet it never happens.