Now, come to your own decisions about which shows are actually a part of the "Upper Class," but I'll run with my own ideas, and we'll see what happens. While reality competitions aren't hurting for viewers overall, something seems to be in the air, and perhaps with good reason. But, are the big names going to listen to the stirrings (or lack thereof), and are they smart enough to care? Sure, … [Read more...]
You're probably familiar with Bravo's Top Chef, the cooking competition show that has delivered great ratings to the network since the beginning, but now we're taking things up a notch. On June 10th at 10:00pm, Bravo is kicking out Top Chef Masters, and there's $100,000 top prize. It's all big name chefs this time around, several of whom have been guest judges on the regular … [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...]
