The Next Food Network Star has stayed precisely true to the path it has now been on for at least three seasons. If you've been around, you've heard this before, but I'm not a fan of many shows on the network, and the shows I do watch aren't the cooking shows. Every season, I watch along as Next Food Network Star narrows the field down to one person who convinces me that I might actually be … [Read more...]
There's probably no point in continuing to say that The Next Food Network Star is either going about things all wrong, or exactly right, but I'll leave the success of the last few winners to speak for me. With the possible exception of Tom (and I mean "possible" very seriously), and maybe Brad, there never was anyone on this run that I'd watch if they had a show. Of course, I don't watch a lot … [Read more...]
The Next Food Network Star has a post-Guy Fieri history of disappointing me with its winner selection, but the show is still oddly fun to watch. Odd, because I'm not particularly interested in watching food on television. You might think that explains away the fact that they never pick the winners I want them to pick... I'm not their audience, but I'm sticking with my theory that the next show … [Read more...]
A show that I have long been at odds with, The Next Food Network Star, is returning for a new round on June 6th. Almost as though obsessed with picking the people I would least be interested to watch, the show and I have a certain love/hate relationship. Of course, it may be in their best interest to find out who I like, and pick the other person, because while I love both Adam Gertler and Will … [Read more...]
Food Network's reality competition Next Food Network Star (or whatever it's called) has proven to be the single most useless reality competition show in history. The first season kicked things off fairly well for such a show, and the second season got us something of a star for the network in Guy Fieri... except that he doesn't cook in his shows. The third season got us a guy who faked his … [Read more...]
Top Chef once had my support as, if nothing else, at least being one of the few reality shows that didn't make me laugh at the "producer input" disclaimer at the end of the show. This season is quickly making an effort to throw that out the window. The real beauty of Top Chef, for me, was that like Project Runway, these people aren't going anywhere. That is, we don't have to be … [Read more...]
