Hee.
Man, the more I think about it the worse I feel about this episode. How could they have had such excellent, fresh ingredients and done so poorly? They did better in the quickfire with the processed food!
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
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]
sumi - Jan 16, 2009 8:59:51 am PST #7745 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
le nubian - Jan 16, 2009 9:11:24 am PST #7746 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
dance crew! I forgot to watch. Gee, I wonder if MTV will rerun it anytime soon...
megan walker - Jan 16, 2009 9:32:25 am PST #7747 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I don't start watching Idol until at least Hollywood week.
Jessica - Jan 17, 2009 3:37:11 pm PST #7748 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I caught the first ep of Chopped this afternoon, and...I don't understand this show. I just really don't get it.
Ted Allen should really stick to gigs where he gets to give advice as himself. He's a wonderful judge (Iron chef) and coach (Queer Eye), but a terrible host.
le nubian - Jan 17, 2009 3:53:30 pm PST #7749 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica,
I just watched "Chopped" and I was entertained. Do I have a low threshold for entertainment? It may possibly be true.
I think they need to explain a few things about judging criteria, and selection of products, but I enjoyed it.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 17, 2009 3:56:25 pm PST #7750 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ted Allen should really stick to gigs where he gets to give advice as himself. He's a wonderful judge (Iron chef) and coach (Queer Eye), but a terrible host.
He is at least shouting less on Chopped than on his stupid Mister GoodEats show (which I was horrified to see got renewed), but yeah. Not really loving it. I kinda like the premise (Top Chef meets Iron Chef) but not thrilled about the execution.
Jessica - Jan 17, 2009 4:02:43 pm PST #7751 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just don't understand the pacing. It's like a FN exec was watching Iron Chef and said "You know what would make this show really pop? Lots more down time where we watch people sit around TALKING!"
sumi - Jan 19, 2009 10:32:53 am PST #7752 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
TC is going to be 15 minutes longer than usual this week.
Jessica - Jan 19, 2009 12:21:27 pm PST #7753 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tom Colicchio saves Joan Nathan's life:
He was in attendance at an Art.Food.Hope dinner in Washington, D.C. when cookbook author Joan Nathan (most famously known for Jewish Cooking in America and The New American Cooking) choked on a piece of chicken.
According to Ezra Klein of the Internet Food Association, who was also in attendance at the dinner, Alice Waters came running, shouting for someone ton perform the Heimlich after Nathan began to chock. Colicchio happened to be close by and was able to dislodge the offending morsel quickly.
Klein had an opportunity to speak with both parties after the incident. Colicchio offered a unassuming "I just happened to be nearby." Nathan commented with flattering appreciation, "He's so strong!"
victor infante - Jan 19, 2009 1:45:36 pm PST #7754 of 23273
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
But Ariane dishonored the protein! And apparently there is no greater sin than that. This week, at least.
Tom seems to be on a some sort of spirit quest or something, and this is his new thing. Maybe he went to some culinary equivalent of an Iron John weekend.
backpfeifengesicht
I am SO pleased to know there's a word for it!
Ted Allen should really stick to gigs where he gets to give advice as himself. He's a wonderful judge (Iron chef) and coach (Queer Eye), but a terrible host.
Right there with you. I like Ted. I want to root for him. But he's just no good at this sort of thing. He's fabulous when he's just off-the-cuff and chatting, but this stuff? Not his cup of tea.