I had no idea there was a baby Wolfram in the offing, so for me? Even more miraculous. Congratulations. Hec, you have e. Eventually. And...something else that I don't remember. Dag.
Love makes you do the wacky.
Willow ,'Beneath You'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
erikaj - Feb 23, 2006 7:14:17 am PST #8969 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Jessica - Feb 23, 2006 7:15:10 am PST #8970 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I do really miss (whether it was true or not) any element of surprise on who is going to be picked from the Iron Chefs, and that a challenger might choose someone unexpected to compete against.
Me too, but OTOH, I usually like the matchups they come up with.
I think ICA's main weakness is their selection of the secret ingredients. They're far too likely to choose ingredients that are easy to make the focus of a dish (fish, fowl, various cuts of meat, etc). I'd love to see something equivalent to the original IC's Milk Battle.
TomW - Feb 23, 2006 7:17:24 am PST #8971 of 10002
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
I also miss the (fake or not) crazy vendettas from the original Iron Chef.
They should set up some faction devoted to the purity of southwestern cuisine. With a bitter eminence grise who dispatches his proteges one after the other to challenge Bobby Flay.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 23, 2006 7:17:37 am PST #8972 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Another thing about ICA I love is the groan of dread that comes forth whenever somebody starts working with the ice cream maker. That was a highlight of the behind-the-scenes show they did.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 23, 2006 7:19:10 am PST #8973 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
They should set up some faction devoted to the purity of southwestern cuisine. With a bitter eminence grise who dispatches his proteges one after the other to challenge Bobby Flay.
Heh, Rick Bayliss could have filled the bill in terms of his cuisine, but I don't think he has the personality for it. Plus, I think he won that battle.
Sean K - Feb 23, 2006 7:19:26 am PST #8974 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
[NOTE MY EXTREME RESTRAINT IN NOT USING THE WORD "FLAVOR."]
We're all very proud of you.
They're far too likely to choose ingredients that are easy to make the focus of a dish (fish, fowl, various cuts of meat, etc).
Yeah, the original IC would occasionally throw some very weird ingredients at the chefs.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 23, 2006 7:21:01 am PST #8975 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Heh, Rick Bayliss could have filled the bill in terms of his cuisine, but I don't think he has the personality for it. Plus, I think he won that battle.
THE BAYLISS FACTION WILL *NOT* BE APPEASED SO EASILY.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 23, 2006 7:22:31 am PST #8976 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yeah, the original IC would occasionally throw some very weird ingredients at the chefs.
Mike Nelson of MST3K used to have the occasional column in TV Guide a few years back, and he did a VERY funny essay on watching a bunch of the original Iron Chef. I think I may have saved it with other MST clippings I've compiled.
t pack rat I'd close that tag but who am I foolin'?
Lee - Feb 23, 2006 7:22:38 am PST #8977 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Congratulations Wolfram and family!
Jessica - Feb 23, 2006 7:22:51 am PST #8978 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Another thing about ICA I love is the groan of dread that comes forth whenever somebody starts working with the ice cream maker. That was a highlight of the behind-the-scenes show they did.
It was the highlight of the taping I was at, too. Alton's dread and the chefs' glee are palpable when that thing gets turned on. Especially if it's done stealthily and they don't know exactly what went into it, as happened when I was there.