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Iron Chef USA debuts Friday

Posted by chrisd on from the william-shatner-in-purple dept.

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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  1. Don't be fooled! by Wind_Walker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you're like me, you assumed that this was the Japanese show "ported" over to the USA, with no modifications. Don't be silly.

    What made Iron Chef so entertaining? The hosts. The voice-overs. The theatrical music. Kitchen Stadium.

    Guess what! They're all gone. They've been replaced by Shattner, English-speaking announcers, no sound effects, and a mock-up of Kitchen Stadium, but including screaming fans. That is NOT what Iron Chef was about.

    It's lame, through and through.