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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 9:12 pm
KL, I'd watch it, but it's only JUST starting here! 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 9:13 pm
LOL... just caught the disclaimer... this episode contains "unusually strong language"... blah blah blah. Does that mean they won't beep him all the time?
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 9:55 pm
I'm watching it. Like a bad car crash. 'squeek'
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:20 am
Great recrap, KL.
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:36 am
When Jimmy went tonight and they showed the recap of his time on the show, I got pissed off all over again about "Chef" Ramsey pushing that plate of food into Jimmy's chest on one of the early episodes. I've worked doctors who abuse their staff with their egotistical outbursts, but at least docs have kinda earned the privilege. This Ramsey is...(acts like a jerk.) ( mods) Boy oh Boy, is that boy glad I didn't make it on this show. I'd 'a ripped him a new one.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:29 am
Ramsay is crusty in real life but this is entertainment so I am assuming he is stepping it up. He is the top chef in Britian and has been for 11 years. His credentials are impressive. Seems to me that Ramsay knew that Jimmy would be the next to go so he gave him the flambe win to send him off with a pat on the back. Ramsay liked the guy. Ramsay prefers to be with men. This is not a statement on his sexuality, just an observation. Another reason to take Jimmy on the heliocopter ride. Looks like Ralph or Jeff for the win. I was convinced he would choose Elsie earlier on but I doubt that now. She asked to be nominated, stating she was tired and feeling done. He wants someone with ambition and desire buring in their belly. We really have no clue as to what the winner really gets. A restaurant of their own sounds awfully grand. I wonder what that will look like of if we will even know all the details.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 6:26 am
I think Elsie being "tired and done" was a result of hurt feelings that Jimmy didn't take her on the reward.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 7:18 am
I agree, just saying that it won't sit well with Ramsay.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 9:33 am
I don't care what Ramsey's credentials are, I find his behaviour extremely abusive. Especially hated him calling Jimmy fat all the time, and fat **** was totally nasty.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 10:47 am
Puzzled, I TOTALLY agree with you about Ramsey calling Jimmy names. How awful! He would never get away with that if it were a racial slur or religious slur. People would be up in arms. What I also noted was that once he called him those names the others did the same. Despite his size, at least Jimmy seemed genuine and nice. This show is uncomfortable for me to watch, although I do because there is not much else on. I find it difficult to listen to the bleeps (bad language is such a reflection of how people feel about themselves) and the to see so many smoking. How could any of them pass a taste test, for pete's sake?!!?? I would not be comfortable relying on their taste buds to "tell" them how to season their dishes. I do find Ralph a little arrogant but knows how to step up to the plate to get the job done. I'm not sure Elsie will last much longer either. Her attitude sure started to show through on these last two episodes and she is not the golden girl. Interesting that they keep saying she is the mother of six, yet when referring to her children she only referred to wanting to spend time with her son (singular). If I were the mother of six I would want to be connected to all my children. She can't be old enough to have all but one of them out of the house....can she? I loved the commentary of the shows last night. One when they said apparently her children are the only ones who like her paella. Also, when Jeff magically found the steaks for Jessica. Hilarious!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 10:59 am
Auntiemike, according to her bio on the Fox site, Elsie is 40. She has 3 children & 3 step-children. No words on their ages or whether they live with her. Michael is the one who found the steaks. You are the 2nd person who has called him Jeff in a post. Is this intentional or just a mistake(wondering if we've nicknamed him Jeff for some reason I am unaware of...I hate being "out of the loop!")? I would have been interested to know how he knew where the steaks were. They made it seem like it could have been sabotage, but if they'd had footage of him hiding them, you'd think they'd have shown it (or shown him talking about hiding them, like they showed him talk about his strategic decisions). I wondered if perhaps he'd just put them away (not to sabotage, perhaps just to clean up...like Jimmy when he trashed him lobsters by accident) or he'd seen them earlier and it had just triggered in his head. Don't know. Have any of you watched Ramsay's show on BBC America (Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited)? I know that I liked Ramsay a lot better after seeing those. He's still the same old foul-mouthed guy, but he's a lot more likeable.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 11:56 am
Cdbga, Fruitbat always calls the contestants by the wrong names and then gets other people to do it too, but we all know who she means. 
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:21 pm
Darn, I taped this and didn't realize there were two eps.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:34 pm
Juju is a wise woman.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 3:00 pm
LOL at Fruitbat calling them by diff names, do you call them the name that they match in your head? That's funny. At first, I liked Michael but not any more. Sure he's a good cook but he has lost all self respect to purposely sabotage other contestants. I would think that he would want to win because he is the best not because he cheated. I don't like him. Ralph, I like him but his head is not on straight. Jessica, too young for the big gig. Elsie, my fav. I think she lost it for two reasons last night. 1 because Jimmy should have picked her and 2 because she misses her family. She has risen to every challenge, imo. Jimmy, I really liked him and felt bad for him when the others kept calling him names. I don't remember the women doing this but Michael treated him terribly and I hope karma comes back and bites Michael on the arse!
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 4:50 pm
ditto Fruitbat.....Juju is a wise woman. Of course I meant Michael. Didn't you? With regard to Michael, what goes around will come around. At some point in his life there will be justice.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 4:58 pm
Ramsay is like that in real life? Fruitbat, do tell!
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:23 pm
On his show on BBCA, Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares, you see his edges but they are nothing like this show. Clearly, he has been asked to go nuts for the drama. You would find him to be a very compelling and likeable man. He has moments of being very sweet and we have seen that on Hells Kitchen, as well. Don't push me on the names or I am gonna call everyone Chuck. This is a threat.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:44 pm
Thanks, MsBat!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 6:35 pm
I wasn't trying to push Fruitbat, just curious because you both called him Jeff. Funny thing is, I'm terrible with names in real life, but have nearly perfect recall for tv names. Sometimes I just give up even trying and refer to coworkers by their position (like "program library guy")!
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 6:38 pm
Cdbga, I was kidding. 
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 6:40 pm
I don't think Mike accidently put the veal away...They didn't show it, but they made it a point of him knowing where they were.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 1:00 pm
I just have to say... something has come over me with this show. I am totally bonded with the remaining contestants and I am at peace with the aspects of the show that have Ramsay playing it to the hilt. I look forward to remaining episodes as if it's the start of a new season of Big Brother. I'm as hooked as I could possibly be! 
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 1:09 pm
I like this show too, Bonzacat. I would be happy with any one of them winning and that does not often happen.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 1:34 pm
Fruitbat, I decided to leave my cynicism at the door and I grew to really enjoy the show. Go figure. Chef has a very nice website. If I lived in the UK I would apply for the scholarship - how fun. I don't recall seeing this posted, apologies if it has been.
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