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MasterChef (US) - Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot, Lex Luthor, and lots of crying.
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benjipwns
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I wish they'd extend the critiques because the few times they've let him (or say, all of them) speak it's been solid critique, even I got tired of Orange Chicken. Really the more they let them speak on a dish the more reasonable it's seemed to who they let through and who they kick out.
I do like the stare though, it's better than the complete recap on both sides of each commercial break. Even Hell's Kitchen doesn't recap as much as this does. Plus you know that stare is going to cause the one guy to cry at some point.
I would certainly prefer if that stare and turn was accompanied with Gordon and Graham critiquing every dish. It'd be one thing if they agreed, but they clearly don't and showing just one of them most of the time isn't working. There seemed to be disagreement on the military thing tonight and I would have liked to see that whole finishing service vs. quality debate among the judges more than time spent on the taste test and recaps especially since it was a legitimate debate.
Will still watch this season though as it's good enough. I'd say I'm hopeful for improvements in season two, but like...Hell's Kitchen.
I do like the stare though, it's better than the complete recap on both sides of each commercial break. Even Hell's Kitchen doesn't recap as much as this does. Plus you know that stare is going to cause the one guy to cry at some point.
I would certainly prefer if that stare and turn was accompanied with Gordon and Graham critiquing every dish. It'd be one thing if they agreed, but they clearly don't and showing just one of them most of the time isn't working. There seemed to be disagreement on the military thing tonight and I would have liked to see that whole finishing service vs. quality debate among the judges more than time spent on the taste test and recaps especially since it was a legitimate debate.
Will still watch this season though as it's good enough. I'd say I'm hopeful for improvements in season two, but like...Hell's Kitchen.
slidewinder
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benjipwns
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I thought they had cut down to 30 second recaps sometimes with different cuts, MasterChef is still throwing down the two minute recaps of literally the same exact cut.
It's FOX, the same network that absolutely destroyed Kitchen Nightmares and made a mockery of the Hell's Kitchen concept. The fact that MasterChef has been somewhat respectable instead of a complete farce is really the shocking thing.slidewinder said:
DrForester
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MisterNugNug said:
It's just comical now.
cartoon_soldier
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Yea, but last season of Top Chef was so amazing, and this season I am watching it just for the sake of watching Top Chef.
None of the food being cooked excites me on it this season, frankly, its more fun just seeing all the Top Chef master contestants come back as judges.
None of the food being cooked excites me on it this season, frankly, its more fun just seeing all the Top Chef master contestants come back as judges.
MisterNugNug
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xbhaskarx said:
At least Gordon and the other chef mix things up. I mean fuck. They nod their head. Grimace. Maybe make a comment. Wipe their mouths. In Gordon's case, discard the contents of a tomato cup and actually spit food into it. I like the variety.
Krowley said:
Lunatic Ramsay better decribes how he was on the Leno repeat I watched tonight. He was like a nervous 12 year old on there, sprayed Leno's hair with PAM spray, kept hitting on the other guest, could not stop laughing, and was rather hilarious in his own right.
I really don't know much about him but he seems like someone completely different when not on the job. I remember an episode of TMZ where his handler was utterly pissed at him for putting them behind schedule wihle he was taking care to sign autographs for each of a gathering of fans around him.
Narag said:
You need to watch some of the episodes of BBC Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (UK Episodes)
http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/154/index.jsp
He is a totally different person on the BBC Version. It's also a much better show than the one shown by Fox.
spermatic cord
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This is the best part about this show! And Whitney. She's aightMisterNugNug said:
benjipwns
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That's not the worst thing FOX does to Kitchen Nightmares. The BBC show, which I had seen back when it started which totally ruined the FOX version for me, is far more subdued and more about making the business viable. Ramsay rarely throws fits and kicks things, almost never, he shows more of just a disappointment when they fail. The show is also more focused on what is causing the business to not reach its potential. The FOX version by contrast is far more focused on the families that run the businesses and the drama that result from their own personal issues plus Ramsay telling them they fail and them going into denial about it.Narag said:
With the BBC version you get more of a sense that Ramsay is trying to place the restaurant so it can be financially viable, but the FOX show is all about him managing the family so they can survive another few weeks before they go out of business like 95% of them do. He's actually saved some on the BBC show.
We won't even talk about the edits, the cuts, the staging, the tone, etc. BBC version of Ramsay seems more like the cameras are just there to capture it, on FOX he's a character who has to show you THINGS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
I don't know if you need to do that for the U.S., you might since The Chopping Block bombed despite it being pretty standard Marco Pierre White. The quieter judging with some encouragement style might not play as well as screaming and kicking trash cans. At least Ramsay is getting to do more of the former on MasterChef.
I'm liking MasterChef a lot more than I thought I would, but Ramsay is still playing it up a little compared to Boiling Point, F Word, BBC Kitchen Nightmares, etc. They've even got Graham doing it even if he seems most similar to how he appeared absent the drama on Top Chef Masters. Joe, well, I kinda made that obvious in the thread title. (Even if I love it.)
If you're interested in a bit more "normal at-home" Ramsay, he did a DVD to his one cookbook, I posted one recipe earlier, but he has a number of them, a few links of just him cooking from that DVD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU_B3QNu_Ks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEXHl2xB6D0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM35Zq9BxFM
On almost every Hell's Kitchen season from the very start he's kept around someone "worse" who can't win but was improving every week. From what he shows on other shows he does have a big soft spot for someone really trying and learning even if they won't ever have the talent to make it big.
SolidSnakex
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Looks like Faruq is going to get the boot.
KibblesBits
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So wow, there's going to be another season of Hell's Kitchen in September. Is it just me or is that a bit soon?
SolidSnakex
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Why doesn't anyone pick Sharone? Even if he's arrogant he still knows how to cook.
goldenticket
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i like how there is more camaraderie on master chef. way better the hells kitchen for me. it seems like almost everyone likes jake they always clap for him during the challenges
it is but fox's attitude toward the show is keep busting them out as long as it gets good enough ratings. im sure its not that expensive of a show to put on. it seems like they almost always have a gordon show on now if its not hells kitchen its master chef or kitchen confidential. with his success in the UK these fox shows might have a better life outside of the US as well
KibblesBits said:
it is but fox's attitude toward the show is keep busting them out as long as it gets good enough ratings. im sure its not that expensive of a show to put on. it seems like they almost always have a gordon show on now if its not hells kitchen its master chef or kitchen confidential. with his success in the UK these fox shows might have a better life outside of the US as well
SolidSnakex
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Tamanon said:
Yeah, it just seems seems weird that teams have been picked twice and he hasn't been picked by anyone. The first time around his team would've won had they made enough food and it looks like his team is going to win this time. The guy definitely knows what he's doing.
goldenticket
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lol at missing star fruit. its shaped like a star for god sakes
SolidSnakex
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It has to suck to get eliminated simply because you can't name enough ingredients.
MustacheBandit_
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I'm pretty sure that Joe wants to fuck Whitney. The only time that dude ever talks/give compliments/doesn't stare awkwardly at a contestant is when it's Whitney. He's hittin' that after the show, guaranteed.
benjipwns said:
Wow, you called it!
KingOfKong said:
Can you blame the guy? :lol
I know Slim isn't going to make it far, but I was happy to see her survive the episode. Something about her is damn cute. Her, Whitney, and the brewing rivalry between Jake and Sharone are what's keeping me watching.
MisterNugNug
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Is that Fem Shep who is narrating the show?
Neodiablo22
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WHATS IN THE BOX!!
KibblesBits
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Really Sheetal?
KibblesBits said:
She's a Hindu, if you're a Hindu you generally don't believe in killing living things basically because of your belief in reincarnation. I know that GAF is strongly atheist but anyone who spent any time at all in a comparative religion class (or took even the most basic interest in the subject) would be aware of this.
KibblesBits
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Gaborn said:
I am aware of her religion. What I don't understand is why she is on a cooking show where she may need to do something like boil some live shellfish.
But thanks for the schooling I didn't need.
KibblesBits
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I hope Blue does well.
DrForester
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Hour behind here.
I understand the Hindu faith, but she HAS cooked with meat at some point by now, right?
I understand the Hindu faith, but she HAS cooked with meat at some point by now, right?
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