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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 10:46 am
Tv dude ... I enjoyed reading your post!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 11:59 am
I wouldn't watch Adam's show. Period. (I don't think he's amusing at all, and I was about 90% unimpressed with his food.) And I still think the timing is horrible. They could've let Aaron bask in the glory of winning for more than a week, couldn't they? As for the "white bread" mentality of FN. Sorry, but I don't buy that.
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Tv_dude
Member
07-25-2008
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 3:25 pm
Thanks Vacanick. In response to Costacat I don't think Food Network has a white bread mentality. Quite to the contrary. I think they try very hard to sell the need for diversity . . . I am just not sure their core audience is buying. The harder they try, the more desperate they look, and the more forced the programming feels. (At least to me.) They should just worry about putting together good show concepts with polished hosts and the ratings will take care of themselves. Food Network seems to just stumble along occasionally hitting on a show concept (or host) that gets a slight blip on the arbitron meter. Then, instead of constantly exploring new and interesting paths, they attempt to clone the success of one show to the point of mind numbing absurdity. You know the drill: If one competition show is good, 4 will be better. If one travel show is good, lets get ALL of the personality's to have a travel show. If people like Rachel Ray, maybe we should give her 5 shows all airing at the same time . . . It gets tedious. I am just sad because I used to love Food Network when it was more instructional type programming and now I am mostly bored with it since the shift to over-saturated personalities and cook-u-tainment.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 3:37 pm
I agree with Tvdude for the most part. The only thing the FN does completely right is...anything with Alton Brown! Well, I love Ina Garten, too (Barefoot Contessa).
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 6:57 pm
I still love Iron Chef as well as the two shows mentioned above! And I think Rachel Raye does what she does supremely well - she has people cooking that were probably scared to boil water! I cannot STAND her laugh and wonder if she aspires to be the Martha Stewart of her generation, BUT anything that fights the fast food craze gets points from me -
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 9:07 pm
I enjoy Paula Dean's Party, Ina Garten, Guy on Triple D (not so much his cooking show) and the Challenge shows. I do think FN tries to "copy" their successful programs, but their computer site is also the first place I go when I'm looking for specific recipes.
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Tv_dude
Member
07-25-2008
| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 9:29 am
Long live Alton Brown! (I must confess that I enjoy 'Triple D' as well.)
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 1:00 pm
Whoops - how could I forget Chef Duff and Ace of Cakes? That is one our entire family enjoys watching together.
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Cindy
Member
09-20-2005
| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 1:36 pm
I sort of feel bad for Lisa now.
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 3:37 pm
Why do you feel bad for Lisa?
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 7:16 pm
I think because BOTH of the other two semi-finalists got shows.
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 7:22 pm
Wait who got shows?? Am I missing something? lol
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 9:50 pm
Aaron and Adam got shows - read up-thread!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 7:11 am
Actually, the finalist and the other semi-finalist. (Yeah, yeah, semantics! Hehehe!)
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 7:26 am
I'm thankful Lisa won't be in my TV screen again (I hope). She was very hard for me to watch. I got neediness, desperation and arrogance from her every time she opened her mouth. That's way she's been left behind.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 8:02 am
I think Lisa has a very nice life here in Dallas, filled with co-owning a restaurant and designing aprons and being a mother to her son. I think she just wanted to do something outside of a co-venture with her husband...kind of being able to own and earn something all and on her own. Having seen her on some interviews outside of the show I find her a lot more approachable. I think a lot of what we saw was how she was portrayed on the show and an overabundance of nerves and Type A personality. I would like to see her on something again, but then again, I liked Rory too!
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Marebear
Member
09-27-2002
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 2:30 pm
I wish they would bring back the original Iron Chef from Japan - the one that had voice-overs and the most intreging ingredients. I thought that show was sooooo funny and entertaining!! I LOVE Alton Brown too 
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 8:34 am
I didn't like Lisa at all in the beginning but then she became my favorite. But then isn't that why they have so many personalities to choose from? I can't handle more then 5 minutes of Alton Brown before changing the channel and yet he is a huge favorite, lol. As for the FN in general, I like most all of their shows. If they get me wanting to try new recipes, which most all do, then I feel they've succeeded. Just want to throw in that I went to Guy Fieri's restaurant in Sacramento ~ Tex Wasabi's ~ and will definitely go back to try more things on the menu. For those who are shy of trying real sushi, he has a list of "Gringo Sushi" to choose from and of the four we tried, I loved them all! 
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 9:25 am
Marebear... I LOVE the original Iron Chef from Japan. I loved Chairman Kaga... "If memory serves me correct..." FLN (Fine Living Network) has the original Iron Chefs at 10:00 p.m. every weeknight. ICA just doesn't cut it for me.
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Jasper
Moderator
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 10:44 am
the Original Iron Chef is a favourite of ours too. The America version we never watch, I can not stand Bobby Flay. This show I watch, I keep telling myself Bobby isn't in it much. Aaron was my least favourite of the finalists and I would not watch his show, I found him uncomfortable and frightened looking and as someone else said, a mouth full of marbles when he spoke. Adam seemed to have energy and Lisa at the end really seemed to come in to her own. PS I'm late in chiming in because we just had the finale last week in Canada.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 11:31 am
We're just catching up on this show in this house. We've been saving it till we have time to watch them all, and have marathoned it for two days. We now just have the final two eps to watch. I was put off by Lisa the first time I looked at her. But that had more to do with her hairstyle than anything, cause it was identical to the hairstyle of one of the creepiest women I've seen on Reality TV. It was some sort of paranormal show where the contestants had to do challenges that proved/disproved their psychic abilities. The woman on that show was just too creepy for words. Knowing that, I tried real hard to look past that initial gut reaction, and remind myself she wasn't that creepy woman I remembered. But, then she started off with her arrogant "fine dining" crap. Pretty soon, Mom and I were rooting for her to go home with each episode. We never did warm up to her. Kelsey and her "squeaky cheerleader" persona turned us off too, and we found her very annoying. But I did notice that once the word "annoying" was presented to her by the selection committee, she made a concious effort to tone it down. Now we have to go watch the final two eps!
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