Well, Top Chef jumped the shark. Everything was good - they're in NYC - but the Foo Fighters?

[Rabrrrrrr]

Fuckin' come on.

Maybe they can recover from this; maybe it was just an accidental fuck up.

But I think it's real, and I think it means that Top Chef has finally jumped the shark.

It's too bad - they should have done NYC last time, and then have them jump the shark in Chicago, where it makes more sense.

As it is, this is an insult to NYC.

[GOPisEvil]

1. What's worse is that they had to go to Rochester for that show!

That said, there is a wide gap between the good and bad this season. The bottom folks REALLY suck this year, and the people with talent are far superior.

As long as there is Padma and Gail, I will watch. :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. If they had Padma topless, it would be the best show that's ever been on TV.

And yeah, I'm not real impressed the people this year. A couple seem to know what they're doing, but there is a serious lack of personality now that they've eliminated the three people who had it.

All they got left is Carla, and Fabio with his asshole "Europe rocks over everything! Anything you Americans can do, I can do better, just because I'm from Europe!!!" dickweed Italian attitude.

Sad part is, he does seem to be a lot better than most of them.

[GOPisEvil]

3. Oh, I'm starting to see some drama build.

I think Jamie is going to kill Danny in his sleep.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

15. Stefan, the German guy, is a hell of a chef.

There was no way Jaime's team could possibly lose after she chose him and Fabio, who are clearly the most talented cooks on the show.

This season is much better than the last, where Stephanie won mainly because Richard Blais had a bad day on the last episode and the producers wanted a woman to win so badly. Lisa was the single worst personality they've ever had on Top Chef. Totally obnoxious and dislikable. And no, I don't have any problems with lesbians. I thought Jen got jobbed as much as Dale did. They were the best chefs that season.

Give me Hung. He was the single best chef that has ever been on the show. I would kill for a fraction of his technique.

[DS1]

4. any foodie douchebag watching Top Chef in the first place has no right to

be slamming the Foo Fighters.


Moran

[KittyWampus]

5. I watched this episode and have no idea who the Foo Fighters are.

[KittyWampus]

6. Who the hell ARE the Foo Fighters anyway? If I'd have won, I'd have stayed and helped wash up.

[leeroysphitz]

7. Please explain th Foo Fighters reference. Were they on the show?

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Yes, they were the guest judges for whom the contesants had to cook

[leeroysphitz]

9. How sad for them. Its as if the Beatles had stayed together

only to become regular guests on the Hollywood Squares.

[tigereye]

11. they were judges? That's hilarious!

Did Dave complain since the food wasn't larded with marijuana? :rofl: :hide:

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. No, but they did mostly eat like pigs. Disgusting sometimes.

I kept thinking, "Dudes, this is a show about supposedly gourmet level intelligent food - why are you bringing in one of the dumbest bands in existence to be judges? Get Peter Gabriel or David Bowie or Brian Eno or David Gilmour - someone with a brain and with some actual taste."

Foo Fighters? Fucking hell. :eyes:

[tigereye]

14. actually they are a pretty good band - Grohl is not a stupid guy...

but that doesn't seem like something that was well thought out, from your description...

Eno would be cool.

[spinbaby]

10. I lost interest and went to bed

At about the time it was revealed they'd all be cooking in microwaves. Outdoors. And I had no idea who the Foo Fighters were. I usually like Top Chef, but this episode just bored and irritated me.

By the way, does anyone else suspect that one of the contestants was fathered by a Muppet?

[AlCzervik]

12. i gave up on Top Chef a few years ago.

my favorite contestant ever was Dave "I'm not your bitch, bitch".

[IcyPeas]

16. s'mores!!! S'MORES!!!

Imagine the humiliation of getting offed because your s'mores sucked. Oh my gawd!! Embarrassing...