LeeAnn's Blog - v. interesting re: Quickfire.
And Rocco blogs in Padma's place.
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
sumi - Aug 05, 2007 3:32:40 pm PDT #1374 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Liese S. - Aug 05, 2007 4:20:17 pm PDT #1375 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Top Chef: Lee Anne's blogs are always the best! I'm cracking up at the thought of her underneath that table handing ingredients up. And I'm pleased that there were supposed to be Japanese ingredients in there; ume, agar-agar, inari, azuki. They just didn't make it to them. Lame, cheftestants, lame!
Although I wouldn't have gotten the daikon sprouts or the taro root either.
Rocco's blog is funny in that he can't resist cracking back at Bourdain's blog. Hee.
sumi - Aug 05, 2007 4:22:01 pm PDT #1376 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
My computer is refusing to let me read past page 2 of Rocco's blog.
sumi - Aug 05, 2007 4:47:45 pm PDT #1377 of 23273
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Okay, was finally able to get back into that blog. I like what he said in response to Bourdain and it's interesting that he's had alot of positive comments. (Most say, start cooking again and your rehabilitation will be 95% done.)
I wonder what he's going to say next time?
sumi - Aug 06, 2007 5:06:48 am PDT #1378 of 23273
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Very interesting article about Bravo's reality show contestants.
Jesse - Aug 06, 2007 5:44:45 am PDT #1379 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
What a great article. Of course, it helps that I've watched every one of those shows. I can't believe Jay's contract would have given Bravo 10% of his business forever, in exchange for the $100K. That's bananas. I wonder if the first-season winner always gets screwed over -- now I'm thinking of Adrianne Curry.
bon bon - Aug 06, 2007 6:09:30 am PDT #1380 of 23273
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Oh, I don't know. It seems like a standard investment. Any other investor would ask for the same deal-- how does Jay expect to get investors if he wants them to just give him money with no return? I am kind of annoyed with him for complaining about having no money and giving up the 100K.
Jesse - Aug 06, 2007 6:23:32 am PDT #1381 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, I don't know. It seems like a standard investment. Any other investor would ask for the same deal
Really? Huh. One difference with Bravo is that I would have thought the money was a prize, not an investment -- which I guess it is now.
I am kind of annoyed with him for complaining about having no money and giving up the 100K.
Well, I'm sure he thought Everything Would Be Different. Noodle has no idea how to start a business like that.
sumi - Aug 06, 2007 6:31:21 am PDT #1382 of 23273
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You notice that there aren't the same strings attached to Top Chef winners -- I'm sure that Jay is the reason that it isn't an investment but rather a prize.
Vortex - Aug 06, 2007 6:42:46 am PDT #1383 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Oh, I don't know. It seems like a standard investment. Any other investor would ask for the same deal-- how does Jay expect to get investors if he wants them to just give him money with no return? I am kind of annoyed with him for complaining about having no money and giving up the 100K
Investment, yes. Prize, no. They bill it as a prize. And even if it was an investment, 10% of the business forever is a bit much.
So, when he gave up the money, he also gave up the mentorship, I assume? Because I was confused when he was talking about how he had no guidance.