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Iron Chef USA debuts Friday
devinoni writes "Yes, the long awaited American version of Iron Chef is coming. As reported on Slashdot, William Shatner will be hosting it on UPN 9pm (8 central) on Friday. The 4 Iron Chefs are: Todd English, Iron Chef American; Jean Francois Meteigner, Iron Chef French; Alessandro Stratta, Iron Chef Italian; and Roy Yamaguchi is Iron Chef Asian. Check out UPN's site (flash required) for more info." CD: The SF Chronicle review wasn't all that enthusiastic about this, so heads up, foodies.
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I can just see William Shatner biting into a big yellow pepper already..
What is Iron chef American? Hamburgers and hot dogs? Why not iron chef Cajun instead? All "American" food is really mostly Italian and French anyways. I certainly don't think the Iron chef is going to be slow roasting a turkey on a spit.
They shouldn't be busting on the new show so much. Sure, it's Americanized, removing every hint of high cuisine and majesty that made the show what it was.
But Shatner will clasp his hands together and deliver crushing two handed blows to the losing chef. So it can't be all bad.
Right?
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I did like the like the old host of Junkyard Wars as opposed to either of the new ones, but it's still a solid show. And I find Battlebots (maybe not the same but it's the same concept as Robot Wars) much more entertaining than Robot Wars. The difference here is that Iron Chef had a strong following because of the elements from Japan (dubbing, strange foods, Chairman Kaga). Despite the Shatner factor, I don't think it'll be enough of a success for UPN to keep it around for long..
-Make them deliver Dominoes pizzas in South Central.
-Have them work as an "expeditor" for either an Applebee's or a Denny's in a medium-sized Midwestern college town.
-Work as one of those weird New York street vendors selling unidenfied meat on a stick.
-Feed all Detroit's homeless with one Swanson's TV dinner.
The possibilities are endless.
"Data-san?"
"Yes, Wesley?"
"It appears that Quark is having second thoughts about challenging Iron Chef Klingon. He's headed over to talk to him, and..."
[Half a minute later]
"Well, *that* was unexpected. Worf's display has convinced Picard to change the theme ingredient to Ferengi, which of course disqualifies all of Quark's dishes so far. Quark will have a hard time preparing more while being the theme ingredient."
"If my memory serves me correctly, this happened the last time someone challenged Iron Chef Klingon."
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Q: "The theme ingredient..." [removes drape with a dramatic flourish] "...PARADOXES!"
Sure, it won't be the same as the original. But without an Americanized version, where would you expect to see things like Battle Tall Double Latté, Battle Meatloaf, Battle Po Boy, or Battle Succotash?
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European food is pretty homogenous? Even northern and southern Italian are pretty different. Also, Scandinavian food is very different from Continental. German food is quite distinct from Spanish food. And above all, I challenge you to find a good Irish corned beef and cabbage dish anywhere in Greece, even on Easter. :)
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Just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done.
(I thought the idea behind Iron Chef was to get ideas on how to cook, not to lose one's appetite!)
This show can't be good
They will surely kill the theme
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Is this really news for nerd? I'd rather read about working at WorldCom ;-)
Iron Chef White Trash presents four dishes showcasing the theme ingredient of squid.
First, a deep fried squid, served with ketchup and a side of fires.
Second, a squid and peanut butter sandwich, served on Wonder Bread (tm) with the crusts carefully trimmed.
Third, a delicious squid Jello salad. The squid is chopped and suspended in lime Jello with carrots. The Jello mold is topped with Miracle Whip.
Fourth, squid nachos. Hunks of squid are spread over Doritos, covered with Velveeta and Pace Picante sauce and nuked.
Okay, American, French, Italian, and... Asian. Three countries and an entire freakin' continent.
"Iron Chef Asian." How... American. Makes me proud to be a citizen. Gods bless the empire.
Karma: T-rexcellent.
"He's reaching for the ramen! It looks like it's going to be Mountain Dew and ramen!"
Mmmmm... 'soft roe' ice cream.... :-)
Actually a lot of the stuff sounded really good to me, but it definitely was always punctuated with the occasional "They're making that out of WHAT?!?!?!"...
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I bet by the 3rd show the producers will make Shatner say "Where no chef has gone before"
But "Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg" was hilarious!