I quit watching Smallville early on specifically because of her. My friends drug me to see that stupid Street Fighter movie and her acting (plus dialogue) caused me to get up and leave the theater. I hope I don’t have to stop watching Chuck.

Sorry dude!

Look, this girl gets a bad rep with most of the online fandom community, but I honestly feel that she isn’t as bad as people say. In fact, she’s kinda good in some performances as some people pointed out.

Like most actors if you’re stuck playing crappy roles its gonna look bad on you (hi there Christian Bale post 2006 and Nicolas Cage) and I think the way the Smallville writers wrote her character and they asked her to essientally play the angsty love intrest meant there was very little opportunity to show any range. I think if her and Allison Mack were to swap roles, then Allison would get the same critiscims.
I wouldn’t look at Street Fighter as a indication because everyone was bad in it, even vets like Neal McDonough and the usually charismatic and funny Michael Clarke Duncan.

I got a lot of faith in the writers of Chuck, they’ve crafted one of the most fun genre shows in a few years and they have a good balance of character development with the main cast and the secondary cast (Buymore guys).
Plus, I think they’ve had a good streak when it comes to guests on the show. So what’s there to be worried about? I would hope Schrawtz and McG have enough sense to not cast her in another Lana from Smallville type role (which wasn’t that bad but I get the complaint) and give Hannah a fun and positive side. Some of the Chuck-Sarah shippers may complain but whatever. I love the idea of her working at the Buymore and interacting with Tony Hale’s character and Morgan.

This plus the Brandon Routh casting has me excited about the next season (another person who I think has gotten a bad rap over the years because of a Superman project).

Routh, Kreuk and Harmon working with the likes of Adam Baldwin, Zachary Levi and Tony Hale? Roll on March!

I’m kinda meh on Lana, I mean Kristen, being on Chuck. I really REALLY grew tired of her on Smallville, but if she can rise above Lana Lang and become a new character I guess it’ll be ok.

Lana leaves Smallville for Paris.
She meats Chuck on the plane but they go their separate ways in Paris.
Lana gets possessed by some spirit in Paris and goes back to Smallville.
She is saved by Kent and marries Luthor.
She devorces Luthor and is transformed into some super heroine.
She leaves Smallville and changes her name to Hannah.
She goes to work for Chuck.

Yeah, I can see that.

I don’t see the direct connection and didn’t think it worthwhile to talk about Brandon Routh in an article about Kristen… at least in today’s article.

I hope she brings something good to the role. In view of the ‘cutbacks’ the show was forced to make I’d have thought her wages would’ve been better spent elsewhere and the chance given to an unknown (ie cheaper, better and less exposed) actress.

You forgot to mention the Superman connection with Brandon Routh!