Top Chef is odd this season - I've been enjoying the challenges, but the casting is so blah I don't have much to say about the show.
Yes.
Mmm. Wife soup. I must've done good.
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Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
Jesse - Jul 08, 2010 4:07:25 am PDT #14391 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Amy - Jul 08, 2010 4:11:20 am PDT #14392 of 23273
Because books.
I feel the same way about Top Chef, although some more personalities may get clearer when the crowd thins a bit more.
The baby food thing was weird -- I had the same thought, Jess.
Work of Art: Miles is getting more annoying. And I call bullshit on the judges' love of his piece. If you didn't know what the challenge was, there's no way you were getting "oasis in chaos" from that piece. The oasis, sure, but where did he actually represent the noise and rush of the city around it? The two wooden ... things? I thought their praise was absurd.
Jessica - Jul 08, 2010 4:14:26 am PDT #14393 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Also, the editing is weird - normally when a chef says something like "MY SCALLOPS ARE ALWAYS 100% PURE AWESOME AND EVERYONE LOVES THEM" you know it's a lead-up to a judge saying "Man, these are the worst scallops I've ever had!"
But this season it seems like they've just been dropping in those comments at random with no follow through.
I also thought it was weird that the winner was chosen from the bottom three teams.
Amy - Jul 08, 2010 4:18:41 am PDT #14394 of 23273
Because books.
I also thought it was weird that the winner was chosen from the bottom three teams.
The challenge seemed to be structured all wrong. Seems like the ones who did *well* should have been the ones to continue, leading to one winning team from the dinner course. The the bottom teams should have been chosen from those who weren't good enough to keep cooking.
Jessica - Jul 08, 2010 4:20:24 am PDT #14395 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I wonder if they were worried about getting sued by Chopped...
Jesse - Jul 08, 2010 4:27:25 am PDT #14396 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I also thought it was weird that the winner was chosen from the bottom three teams.
And got a special bonus prize! That doesn't seem right. Aren't they by design the most mediocre team??
Amy - Jul 08, 2010 4:28:09 am PDT #14397 of 23273
Because books.
True. Although the crossover on all these shows is so fluid lately -- not that Jonathan Waxman and Susan Fenniger *belong* to Bravo, but I was surprised to see them on Next Food Network Star recently.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 08, 2010 4:44:56 am PDT #14398 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The challenge seemed to be structured all wrong. Seems like the ones who did *well* should have been the ones to continue, leading to one winning team from the dinner course. The the bottom teams should have been chosen from those who weren't good enough to keep cooking.
It took me for ever to figure out how the challenge was working. Once I did, it seemed that not having to cook was a good reward, but I also think the first team to win should have been the overall winners.
brenda m - Jul 08, 2010 4:59:38 am PDT #14399 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
When they were explaining it I was expecting that the top two from breakfast and lunch would be the ones to go on to the dinner service and the chance for the win. I think that would have made more sense.
ETA: I was mulling how they'd handle the losers in that case - they could have made them do a dessert cookoff!
Toddson - Jul 08, 2010 5:10:00 am PDT #14400 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
SYTYCD: I usually miss it, for various reasons, but I do like watching the dancing. Haven't seen enough to have favorites. I agree with those who've complained about the directing - what's the point of a dance show if you can't see what they're doing? what with the angles and the lights behind the dancers, there were times I couldn't see what they were doing.
And I've discovered I really dislike the contemporary style.