'' The Columbus Dispatch '' called the pilot " delightful " , writing , " '' Chuck '' has good nerd jokes , a winning everyman who is easy to root for , a hot blonde , ninja fighting and a backward car chase . " The newspaper praised the performance by the main cast , especially Zachary Levi , who it wrote " should soon be a pleasant surprise to audiences . " The paper called the episode " deftly directed by " McG , who kept " things from becoming too silly or far-fetched . " Robert Bianco of '' USA Today '' gave the episode an overwhelmingly positive review , writing , " Everyday superheroes are , of course , a recurring TV fantasy , but seldom has the genre shown as much pluck as '' Chuck '' , and seldom has it found a more agreeable hero than Zachary Levi ... Levi needs only a few minutes here to convince you of his wider range and lay claim on breakout stardom . " Steven Hyden of '' The A.V. Club '' gave the episode a negative review , rating it as a C - . Hyden criticized Levi as being " likeable but unconvincing playing a loser who has n't had a girlfriend in five years " and Levi and Gomez as " blandly recreating Judd Apatow 's loser heroes without any of the authentic details " , though calling Baldwin 's performance " one of the few bright spots " . Katey Rich of Television Blend wrote that the episode , like Chuck , was " gangly and awkward " and " a lot to swallow in a pilot episode , not to mention totally implausible . " However , Rich concluded that the series showed comedic promise and was loved by its audience , " while not necessarily being a slam dunk . " For the pilot , editor Norman Buckley won the Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television at the 2007 American Cinema Editors Awards . " Chuck Versus the Intersect " was also nominated for Outstanding Main Title Design at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards .
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
Chuck Versus the Intersect