The impression I got from the first ep of this version of HK was that the producers were less interested in casting talented and capable chefs than they were in creating "drama." The official policy of the show seems to have become "Let's make Ramsay yell and colorfully insult the staff" rather than "Let's find good chefs who can run a restaurant."
--Dave Sikula On Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:36:19 AM UTC-7, Ron Casalotti wrote: > > I still like them better than what I deem to be the most unlikable reality > show cast I've ever seen, the new 'Hell's Kitchen'. There is not one chef I > am inclined to root for (and or course, having a rooting interest in a > contestant(s) is how these shows survive) with many appearing to be > grotesque caricatures of chef-testants from season's past. Add to that an > apparent lack of, you know, cooking skills, and fragile constitutions that > anyone who's taken Psych 101 could see would manifest during the pressure > of the show (of course, that might've been the desired effect), and for the > first time ever I might be out. > > FWIW, I am also out for the first time ever with "The Apprentice". I > barely tolerated the Celebrity version, and cannot endure the "Celebrity > Repeats" version. > > Ron Casalotti > Wayne, NJ > > On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:32:15 PM UTC-4, Dave Sikula wrote: >> >> Best part of the whole fiasco was Phil's "Oy vey" in the tag. >> >> I have to give the TAR crew credit for two consecutive seasons with >> utterly unlikeable teams, topped by the loathsome Joey and Meghan. >> >> -Dave Sikula >> >> On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:30:04 PM UTC-7, Steve Timko wrote: >>> >>> YouTube hosts John and Jessica show up at the wrong place in The Amazing >>> Race and in front of someone who has no idea what's going on they start >>> trying imitate what the person has in their yard. It was awkward and weird >>> and funny. >>> They start the real challenge, decide it's too difficult and move on to >>> another. They have an express pass and could move on if they wanted, but >>> they decide to save it. >>> They fall farther behind. When they get to the final leg, I believe they >>> realized they were close to last. And they still refused to use the express >>> pass. It's dark by the time they finish the challenge and get Philiminated. >>> And they still express no regret at not using the express pass. >>> Phil says they're the first team to be eliminated with a still unused >>> express pass. >>> There's probably dumber teams. After all, they won the first leg and >>> made it several legs into the race. Can you list the dumber teams? >>> >> -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
