I loved Two Fat Ladies - as much for the banter and the kitchens as for the food.
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there is fast food & slow food & then me - a slow cook. the more i watched the competition shows the more i realized there is no way/reason i would ever want to imitate the cooking. i couldnât even get the pans to temp & the water to boil, let alone the food prepped (forget actually cooked) before time was up.
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I thought the original Iron Chef, in Japanese, was great because it was different and a little out there. In the 90s it was broadcast locally in the Bay Area on ch 26. The American version was bad, but it had expectations. The rest of the American competition shows are ginned with drama and weirdness, per American TV producers think thatâs what people want. Other countries do a better job of competition show like Great British Bake Off, but iâm not a baker. Even Gordon Ramseyâs UK stuff in toned down and watchableâŚbut they want him screaming bloody murder in the US. Personally I find forced drama stupid, pointless, insulting and symptomatic of American corporate mediaâŚwho love humiliation are part of the show. Itâs somehow an extension of the Darwin think, there has to be a loser or two.
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There comes a time when the sh*t has to stop. GR was it for me.
.â Personally I find forced drama stupid, pointless, insulting and symptomatic of American corporate mediaâŚwho love humiliation are part of the show. Itâs somehow an extension of the Darwin think, there has to be a loser or twoâ
Enough is enough. I canât believe people watch that stuff.
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I remember I turned on the TV in the middle of the night long, long ago and cried out WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??? 
Honestly I had no idea. Didnât even think to check what channel I was watching âŚ..
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