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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. The theme ingredient is... by LMCBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...tribbles!

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  2. 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 They've been replaced by Shattner, English-speaking announcers, no sound effects, and a mock-up of Kitchen Stadium, but including screaming fans.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.

  3. They're too harsh by Exmet+Paff+Daxx · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  4. Iron Chef White Trash by rigorist · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  5. Iron Chef Slashdot by IdocsMiko · · Score: 5, Funny

    "He's reaching for the ramen! It looks like it's going to be Mountain Dew and ramen!"