Top Chef 8/1 Thread

Dids · #1 08-02-2007, 02:19 AM

A thought:

YES YES YES YES YES YES. I hated that guy.

Frankly I have no idea how Sara or Howie didn't go home though.

WTF with the editing, when dude comes in to announce he's gone, Howie is seated and springs up. I'm wondering if they film the knife packing montage before they say goodbye.

Full-Metall · #2 08-02-2007, 02:21 AM

n/m

Avalanche333 · #3 08-02-2007, 02:27 AM

Eh, I didn't hate Joey as much as you, but I don't mind seeing him gone. I think it's really cheap that Sara didn't get sent home. She sucked it up, it seemed like everyone knew it, and they kept her. I'm expecting her to be the next done.

Mainly though, I was glad to see CJ and Trey kick ass. Everyone knows Trey is a favorite, but I really think CJ is up there as a favorite too (I think Aloysius had him in the bottom earlier. WTF man???).

Finally, LOL at Joey calling Rocco an [censored].

steamraise · #4 08-02-2007, 02:28 AM

Season 3 seems to be going downhill.
Another team challenge. For the drama I suppose.

Hung is really getting on my nerves.

Joey crying at the end was too much.

I'm not really rooting for anyone anymore.

Avalanche333 · #5 08-02-2007, 02:33 AM

Also, Sara was saved because the last 4 people to get axed were chicks. Yes/No?

The Ocho · #6 08-02-2007, 02:52 AM

is there any sort of consideration given to the same people sucking every week? it seems sara m always does a crappy job but barely slides through whereas joey went from top 2 on mexican soap opera week to out the next. i feel like he should have gotten the benefit of the doubt. joey had shown us something and sara has never not sucked as far as i can remember.

BTirish · #7 08-02-2007, 03:52 AM

That's something that has bothered me as well. Didn't Lia win one week and get eliminated the next? I generally don't emotionally invest myself in shows like this... and it really pisses me off that Sara hasn't been eliminated yet. She's been in the bottom group several times and has received some of the worst criticisms.

All the same, I'm glad Joey is gone. I think it was pretty dumb to make a dish that pretty much anyone could easily make from scratch, and Joey tried to justify it by saying they needed to keep it simple for the target audience. A red sauce, chicken and tri-color fusilli pasta is just about the opposite of what most people are looking for from a frozen pasta bag--the couple of times I've bought something like this, it was exactly because it was something I didn't think I could make from scratch very easily.

Plus, the target audience here was people shopping at what would appear to be an upscale grocery store. Yeah, fusilli and red sauce is what they're dying for. Even if they'd done the packaging right, I doubt they'd have "sold" well, if at all.

Blarg · #8 08-02-2007, 12:39 PM

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That's something that has bothered me as well. Didn't Lia win one week and get eliminated the next? I generally don't emotionally invest myself in shows like this... and it really pisses me off that Sara hasn't been eliminated yet. She's been in the bottom group several times and has received some of the worst criticisms.

All the same, I'm glad Joey is gone. I think it was pretty dumb to make a dish that pretty much anyone could easily make from scratch, and Joey tried to justify it by saying they needed to keep it simple for the target audience. A red sauce, chicken and tri-color fusilli pasta is just about the opposite of what most people are looking for from a frozen pasta bag--the couple of times I've bought something like this, it was exactly because it was something I didn't think I could make from scratch very easily.

Plus, the target audience here was people shopping at what would appear to be an upscale grocery store. Yeah, fusilli and red sauce is what they're dying for. Even if they'd done the packaging right, I doubt they'd have "sold" well, if at all.

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Considering they weren't having any luck giving it away for free, you're right on that one.

Hung looked incredibly whipped and distraught, like he was completely crushed. Frankly I think it was very good for his ego to get yet another dressing down by the judges. It was still hard not to feel bad for him, though. It looked like he saw every hope slip away because of one dish he felt out of control over in the first place.

ElSapo · #9 08-02-2007, 09:00 PM

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the couple of times I've bought something like this, it was exactly because it was something I didn't think I could make from scratch very easily.

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This is off topic and not really directed at you, but ...

...I think this is not a good reason to buy something frozen. With a few exceptions*, the pre-made product will bear little resemblance to the homemade product. If you want a specific thing, I just don't think buying it frozen in a bag is the way to get it.

*I don't care how much better it is, I just don't see myself making puff pastry at home.

LuckOfTheDraw · #10 08-02-2007, 04:10 AM

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is there any sort of consideration given to the same people sucking every week?

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I think they definitely do and, conversely, give consideration to the consistantly better performing chefs, as well. But, whenever they hint at it, they quickly change the topic. This sheds light on my main problem with the show. Hypothetically, someone could come out and win the first five rounds, stomping the competition but then screw up in round 6 and, according to the rules, get sent home. This isn't right. And, I think, the judges knowing this, even if his dish was very bad, would find a reason to send someone else home. Anytime judges in a competition like this are compelled to make executive decisions to skip around the rules, it is indicative of a poorly constructed judging format. But, obviously, the show is not set up with fairness in mind. It is, afterall, a television show.