Iron Chef America

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homhom
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I used to watch the original Iron Chef back in 99 when it came out and was a college phenomena, but fell out of the habit a few years ago. Food Network has made an American version with Wolfgan Puck, Mario Batali, and Bobby (You're not a chef) Flay. I don't know, it just doesn't have the same feel. Maybe it's the lack of the John Wayne voice and the cranky fortune teller, but I can't really get into it.



Has anyone else seen this?

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    i tivo'd it so i can see all three hours at once. so no spoilers!

    the had no audience either, but yeah the (i saw a bit of the bobby flay episode) lack of an audience, chairman kaga or the reporter running around the floor (you know the guy who always says "cuisan! he is using saffron not paprika!") really zapped it of energy.

    i am a molto mario disciple, and a wolfgang puck fan, so i can't wait to see how they fare.
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  • Reply 2 of 11
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    I haven't seen it, but it is nice to see them attempt to fill my competitive cooking need. \
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  • Reply 3 of 11
    What a culture we are--we actually have competitions on who can cook the most delicious food. No wonder the majority of us are overweight.
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  • Reply 4 of 11
    homhom Posts: 1,098member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Existence

    What a culture we are--we actually have competitions on who can cook the most delicious food. No wonder the majority of us are overweight.







    Don't feed the trolls people.
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  • Reply 5 of 11
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    I think it's a good first effort. My wife noticed that the floor guy speaks Japanese. Maybe when the O.G. Iron Chefs head home they'll replace the floor guy with someone that knows more about food.



    Alton Brown is great. They need to get the guests next to him so they can comment on the food with him.



    I think keeping some of the contrived drama of the Japanese version doesn't play well in an american show. Also I liked the segment where they tell you about the ingredient they are using. They should get that back.
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  • Reply 6 of 11
    Does any one know if the show is longer than 4 episodes? Will the Iron Chef's America battle domestic cooks in weekly shows?



    If so, there should be a battle with the French Laundry guy...he would kick ass.
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  • Reply 7 of 11
    no it was just three contests, and a one hour "making of" special.

    i'm sure they'll do it again, as this is the third set food network hasdone since iron chef first went off the air. although it's the first made in america one.



    thomas keller (the french laundry guy) is way too laid back and unassuming (hell, he practically hides his restaurant!) to do that show, and the hour constraint might not bode him well. although i agree, he'd probably blow everyone away. what did anthony bourdain say about him? "even french chefs don't badmouth keller."





    jaques pepin might be good, or even better paul prudhomme!
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  • Reply 8 of 11
    homhom Posts: 1,098member
    There was a fourth battle. A 2 on 2 team battle.



    I can only assume that this is going to be made into a series if episodes haven't already been made. Food Network is not going to invest this amount of money in the new Kitchen Stadium, all the swag, and marketing (my entire subway station is covered in ads and has been for the last two months) for 5 episodes. If the ratings were good expect a weekly series in a month or two.
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  • Reply 9 of 11
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by HOM

    There was a fourth battle. A 2 on 2 team battle.



    I can only assume that this is going to be made into a series if episodes haven't already been made. Food Network is not going to invest this amount of money in the new Kitchen Stadium,




    The original 'kitchen stadium' was torn down and reconstructed every episode.
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  • Reply 10 of 11
    k squaredk squared Posts: 608member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Wrong Robot

    The original 'kitchen stadium' was torn down and reconstructed every episode.



    I bet the unions would love to reconstruct it every episode, but if it becomes a regular series wouldn't the shows just be shot in a continuously for a week or two?
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  • Reply 11 of 11
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
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    Originally posted by k squared

    I bet the unions would love to reconstruct it every episode, but if it becomes a regular series wouldn't the shows just be shot in a continuously for a week or two?



    The reason they reconstructed it all the time in the Japanese show, was because that set was used for like 3 other shows in the day. I have no clue whether or not the american version is a similar situation or not, I was just addressing the point of kitchen stadium being a 'big investment', yes, it's a big kitchen, but it was also built to be easily deconstructed and assembled.
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