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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 9:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
But neither Lisa nor Adam won both challenges last week. Lisa didn't do well on the hosting, and I don't think Adam did either. During the buffet, Lisa's pork chops were burned or inconsistently dry, while Adam actually did do a good job. So if the criteria were to win both challenges in Las Vegas, no one did.

And LOL Annie... yeah, the production values for the 4 minute promos definitely beat out the entire "season" of Amy's 30 minute shows! Hehehe.

Whether or not the results were rigged or not (and I don't necessarily think they were, because the people who went home during the season deserved to go when they did), I think Food Network deserves kudos for not giving us another Amy. And if they needed to "help" things along, I don't see the harm in that. After all, it's THEIR investment in the "star", yes? I truly don't think Lisa would have the audience that Aaron has. People who watch Food Network go out for their five star meals. :-)

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 9:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
I agree 100% Costacat

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 9:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I think the FN missed the boat on this one. Aaron is going to be just another down-home cook kinda guy. They already have the Neeleys (shudder) and Sunny Anderson (shudder again). And they have the Queen of all down-home cooking in the first place, the wonderful Paula Dean! Enough already with that stuff!

What the FN lacks, is a show with someone who can do what Lisa wanted to. Take your average home cook and show her how to make something out of the ordinary.

Whether a Lisa show would have been successful or not, we'll never know. But I see Aaron's show as being just another boring, "mmm mmm, this tastes good" show. I'm sick of watching just like your momma made stuff.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I agree with Roxip! And Hukd. I really like Aaron a lot, but he really should have got kicked off in the vegas challenge. So it just reeked of a "fix" to me. ANd that really cheapens the whole series. I have not yet seen Lisa's "show" from last night, but I have heard she was robbed. Between A&A last night (based on their two shows alone), I think Adam's show was much better than Aaron's.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I think that it was clear last night that Gordon Elliot really favored Lisa. Good old Gordo.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I loved seeing Gordon again last night. I used to love his show where he went to different homes with a chef and they would cook with only whatever ingredients they found in the pantry or refrigerator.


Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Huk'd, I agree with you. I would have love to see Lisa's show. Sure, she might grate a little, but I loved the way she 'taught'.
I do love Aaron, and am not unhappy he won or thinks it's rigged; I just would have preferred to see Lisa's or Aaron's type show more.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 11:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Even after their 4 min shows, I can't see any of the 3 having a series on FN.

After seeing the 4 min shows, I thought Aaron's was the worst. I was really surprised at how much the audience was enjoying his video compared to Adam's and Lisa's.

I think Lisa's concept was good and could have a place on FN. I think Lisa's video was the best too. I just don't find her all that likeable for some reason and that's too bad because I think she tries really hard and really wants to be likeable.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 11:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
I thought there were three challenges last week -- the commercial, hosting the buffet, and the cooking. Aaron tanked on the buffet hosting and the cooking, although he did better than the other two on the commercial, when he had multiple takes and Bobby Flay showing him exactly what to do. Lisa and Adam both did much, much better than he did on the buffet, including the introduction and the cooking.

He should have gone home last week. He has been consistently weak in presentation. The judges, however, decided to change the rules in order to keep him.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 11:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Hukd, your shudders over the Neelys' show is precisely why I think Aaron's show will succeed. No one I know likes or even watches the Neelys. I think they got a show 'cause of their connections (they were friends with Paula and Gordon produces Paula's shows and coincidence? Gordon produces the Neelys' shows).

So whatever. So what if it was rigged. Half the fun of the show is watching these supposedly ordinary people competing. We all have our own personal likes and dislikes. Whether Lisa has the chops or not, I personally do not like her and would never watch her. Same as why I don't watch the Neelys. I just plain don't like them and think they are phony. And while Rachel Ray may "cook" great recipes, I absolutely cannot stand her personality and will trip over myself in order to find the remote and get that channel changed!


WRT to "gourmet" there are far more likeable chefs on Food Network. Ina for one. And don't Nigella, Jamie, Giada, and Tyler all do pretty much the same thing as what "gourmet" would be?

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
I didn't care for Lisa the first week at all but she really grew on me as my favorite. But personality wise, I liked all three finalists and was fine with whoever won. And I can't imagine how much more packed Lisa's restaurant will be after this. She does have a restaurant, right?

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 1:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
The only one I would have watched is Adam's since I liked his idea about doing a viewers recipe and tweaking it. I think there is a lot of potential there and unique for the FN. I wouldn't be surprised if his show comes to be after all. I had zero interest in anything Lisa would do. I wish Aaron the best but I will not be watching his show....he was hard to listen to and watch way too much lip licking for my taste.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Lilfair, watch Rescue Chef. He goes out to people's houses and helps them prepare things that they've failed on. Very similar to Adam's idea, only he does it in person. (For example, the last time I watched, she was wanting to make authentic Thai food and had been failing miserably. So he went to her home and created two dishes and chai iced tea.)

Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 4:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
I thought a couple of weeks ago that the fix was in on this show. It was so obvious that they were grooming Aaron to be the winner. Lisa and Adam were robbed. I don't know if it was the editing or what, but it looked like they gave Lisa three takes on her final challenge and Aaron got how ever many he needed. I'll not watch his show in protest. They must think the veiwers are stupid.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 6:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
Costacat, I forgot about Rescue Chef I love that show. I still like the idea of the computer visit and his comedy. I think good food and laughs go together well. I know he doesn't have a ton of friends but I like him. It's not that I dislike the others just that they don't interest me.

Keldogg
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08-12-2005

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 6:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Keldogg a private message Print Post    
I am glad that Aaron won. I have to say, when they showed their three demo shows, his was the only one where I actually was paying attention to his food prep, and thinking, I want to eat that meal!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 7:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
You know, Keldogg, I told my mom that. I'm a vegetarian and Aaron's steak looked good to me! If a piece of meat looks good to a vegetarian, then you know something's done right! Plus I loved his take on the plantains!

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 9:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
Oh those plantains looked AMAZING. YUM

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
Did anyone else get the feeling that most of the other contestants were rooting for Aaron? I felt they showed more emotion with him then any of the others.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 9:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I did notice that, Angelic. During the viewing of his 4 minute promo, it seemed the other contestants were totally cheering for him. I thought maybe it was because they knew how much he'd struggled in the past with his connection with the camera? But if they nicknamed him "big daddy" they must've definitely and really liked him!

Webchiq
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07-11-2005

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Webchiq a private message Print Post    
Not a show that I'll be watching. I didn't like any of the final 3 and then with the pilot, Adam really appealed to me. Aaron was not good in front of the camera during the whole time and he even said that the camera part wasn't his strong suit, which made me wonder why he was even competing.

Up thread it said that Adam didn't win last week, actually Adam won on the food tasting by the Vegas acts.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 10:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
There were two challenges... hosting and the food buffet. He won the food buffet only.

Bblagirl
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07-19-2008

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 10:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bblagirl a private message Print Post    
I knew Adam didn't win when I started seeing commericals with another person using his concept. My DH said there goes the kid. So it was down to Lisa and Aaron. My DH also said it was going to be the Aaron since he looked like he had the more likable personality. All this insight coming from someone who casually watched the shows.

Webchiq
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07-11-2005

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 4:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Webchiq a private message Print Post    
Yes, as I said, Adam won on the food tasting.

I'm much more about the food than anything else and I do have to admit that Aaron's jerk ribeye looked great, but I haven't thought much of what he's done has been appealing until last night.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 7:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
When they brought in all of the other folks, I was again surprised at how very lame some of them were coming out of the gate. The finalists - and in fact the last five or so - were amazing, but the others - not so much!