The judges table was interesting, but the editing was choppy and almost confusing.
When the sous chefs came out, there was the typical bashing which was sort of entertaining. The most interesting part was Sam mentioning the no-fish save, which brought back memories of the final competition from Top Chef 1, where the red-haired woman claimed credit for the desert that the other dude sort of handed to her.
Now that the two weenies are up there, I have to say it probably would have been more interesting to see Cliff and Sam at the very end, but this is the way it goes. Now that Marcel is throwing the other guys under the bus over the missing fish, I'm sure he's losing points-- the chef is in charge, last word, that's the way it is.
I think, as they're both sent away for the absolute final chit-chat, that Marcel will lose points for his managerial weakness, Ilan will lose points for staying safe. I have to say that Marcel really pushed it more than Ilan did, but it sounds like they're going to go with Ilan...
[final commercial... damn, get this over with so I can stop watching this dumb show]
Doh!
I went to the Bravo website (http://www.bravotv.com ) and clicked to see the live post-show... on that page, they reveal the winner. Looks like I was wrong. It also looks like their cell phone survey-- 56% for Ilan-- is a dull example of the wisdom of crowds.
Okay, the judges table... now that I know Marcel got the Silver, I thin they're going to ding him for being disorganized and immature, and that is in several sense, not just his "doesn't play well with others" issues.
And what an uncomfortable little man-hug at the end there.
Finally, I can pack my knives and go.
Showing posts with label top chef. Show all posts
Showing posts with label top chef. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Top Chef Midcourse
Both chefs just did their thing.
Once again, some heavy-handed editing, and the commercial bumpers are hilarious. Though, to be fair, Marcel did have quite the crisis during his round.
With the editing in mind, it looks like Ilan is going to win. They've skewed the judge commentary toward a more Ilan-favorable outcome, and they definitely focused in on the chaos in the Marcel kitchen.
But we'll see what happens. The end really is near.
Once again, some heavy-handed editing, and the commercial bumpers are hilarious. Though, to be fair, Marcel did have quite the crisis during his round.
With the editing in mind, it looks like Ilan is going to win. They've skewed the judge commentary toward a more Ilan-favorable outcome, and they definitely focused in on the chaos in the Marcel kitchen.
But we'll see what happens. The end really is near.
Top Chef and Heroes-Freedom
Tonight is the final episode of Top Chef on Bravo. Or rather, it's the first showing of said episode. One can never, ever miss anything on Bravo given their liberal re-play schedule.
I enjoy the show, even though it is horribly edited, and I am going to predict-- since the editing has been so heavy-handed-- that Marcel is going to take it. I think he is used to being as he has been (whether his apparent jerk-ness is simply a matter of editing or not), while the other finalist almost seems to be freaking out in his efforts to retaliate. Witness the botched step-up in part 1 right at the end (which is why, I guess, they needed to extend the show by about 10 minutes in the original run, since edited down to fit in the standard 60-minute slot).
I'm also referring to the Heroes series because I slept through the first new show two weeks ago and I realized that I could miss this week's as well (which I did) and not feel any worse for wear. For as goofy as Bravo's replay schedule is (as today they are replaying the entire Top Chef 2 season back-to-back leading up to the final show), it makes it painfully easy to catch their stuff. Heroes, on the other hand, plays twice (the re-play on SciFi on Friday), and I would rather not have tv shows like these stacked up in a TiVo or similar device.
So basically, even though Heroes was looking pretty decent, it's going the way of X-Files... I'll catch it in re-runs, or maybe online somewhere somehow, or maybe not at all. TV sucks.
Anyway, I'm putting my vig on Marcel for tonight, we'll see what happens...
I enjoy the show, even though it is horribly edited, and I am going to predict-- since the editing has been so heavy-handed-- that Marcel is going to take it. I think he is used to being as he has been (whether his apparent jerk-ness is simply a matter of editing or not), while the other finalist almost seems to be freaking out in his efforts to retaliate. Witness the botched step-up in part 1 right at the end (which is why, I guess, they needed to extend the show by about 10 minutes in the original run, since edited down to fit in the standard 60-minute slot).
I'm also referring to the Heroes series because I slept through the first new show two weeks ago and I realized that I could miss this week's as well (which I did) and not feel any worse for wear. For as goofy as Bravo's replay schedule is (as today they are replaying the entire Top Chef 2 season back-to-back leading up to the final show), it makes it painfully easy to catch their stuff. Heroes, on the other hand, plays twice (the re-play on SciFi on Friday), and I would rather not have tv shows like these stacked up in a TiVo or similar device.
So basically, even though Heroes was looking pretty decent, it's going the way of X-Files... I'll catch it in re-runs, or maybe online somewhere somehow, or maybe not at all. TV sucks.
Anyway, I'm putting my vig on Marcel for tonight, we'll see what happens...
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Top Chef Indeed
I've hooked myself on Top Chef on Bravo, and while I normally don't care for reality shows, I consider this more of a poorly-edited cooking show, so I'm consistent.
It is entertaining to watch the drama, but I do wish the editing wasn't so outrageously skewed to foreshadow outcomes. Between the in-show edits and the teaser trailers for the next week's episode, it's almost impossible to be surprised. At one point one of the contestants (nay, characters) is speaking and there is a late-night-comedy-style tone change as the apparently strung together the words they wanted to have him say. The one who is going to be getting the ax is invariably commenting early in the show about whatever it is that will be their eventual undoing.
Perhaps the taste is more complex than the presentation.
For what it's worth, I liked Mikey and I think Elia is a reasonable character if not a little annoying some times when she laments. Sam is probably going to be the winner... the final four probably are the better chefs when all is said and done.
I predicted the hair scenario, though I thought they would actually have chopped it off. Reminded me of a college prank-- though a legal prank should be easily reversible, this one would not have been. Buzz cut was my second choice, though... my first was some sort of Sharpie madness not unlike that experienced by Zach Braff in Garden State.
Oh well, it's entertaining, and very little bad singing.
It is entertaining to watch the drama, but I do wish the editing wasn't so outrageously skewed to foreshadow outcomes. Between the in-show edits and the teaser trailers for the next week's episode, it's almost impossible to be surprised. At one point one of the contestants (nay, characters) is speaking and there is a late-night-comedy-style tone change as the apparently strung together the words they wanted to have him say. The one who is going to be getting the ax is invariably commenting early in the show about whatever it is that will be their eventual undoing.
Perhaps the taste is more complex than the presentation.
For what it's worth, I liked Mikey and I think Elia is a reasonable character if not a little annoying some times when she laments. Sam is probably going to be the winner... the final four probably are the better chefs when all is said and done.
I predicted the hair scenario, though I thought they would actually have chopped it off. Reminded me of a college prank-- though a legal prank should be easily reversible, this one would not have been. Buzz cut was my second choice, though... my first was some sort of Sharpie madness not unlike that experienced by Zach Braff in Garden State.
Oh well, it's entertaining, and very little bad singing.
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