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TV-Catch Up on Celebrity Apprentice 09 and Review-NBC's "Chopping Block"
Fish TV Reviews ^ | 3/21/09 | Pat Fish

Posted on 03/21/2009 3:48:08 PM PDT by Fishtalk

We catch up on Trump's rather lackluster 2009 Celebrity Apprentice. Tom Green goes home but we learn things about his testicles we'd didn't need to hear.

Also, a review of the very odd copycat of every cooking show on TV, NBC's "Chopping Block".

(Excerpt) Read more at fishtvreviews.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: choppingblock; trump

1 posted on 03/21/2009 3:48:09 PM PDT by Fishtalk
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To: Fishtalk
Apprentice isn't as good without real people on it. It has been a steady down-hill since the first season.

Chopped - it seems to lack something. I think the two-person team efforts hurt - but I do like the restaurant critic-based judging.

2 posted on 03/21/2009 3:52:07 PM PDT by mbraynard (You are the Republican Party. See you at the precinct meeting.)
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To: mbraynard

Thank you for your input.

With missing modesty, I think I make a great point in the Blog post about this concept of “celebrities” doing these tasks and how it’s flies in the face of the original, rather noble, premise of “The Apprentice”.

As for “Chopping Block”, I tell you, the food critic’s take on the food is, as you say, the best thing about this show.

But White has GOT to lighten up, goodness. And for sure I don’t get the couple thing at all.


3 posted on 03/21/2009 3:55:03 PM PDT by Fishtalk (The Messiah's Secret Plan to Stimulate Economy: Make Democrats Pay Their Taxes!)
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To: Fishtalk
White is what he is. I actually got to know the man very well when I read both of Ramsay's biographies. I also have White's biography but haven't cracked it since hearing he didn't write it himself (while it's _very clear_ that Gordon wrote his own - or did much of the writing.)

Anyway, White is about 10x the lunatic Gordon ever was and has 10x the temper. We've just never really seen this and he's really mellowed since he's gotten out of the kitchen. He was also very mild during the UK Hell's Kitchen 2 series.

4 posted on 03/21/2009 4:00:46 PM PDT by mbraynard (You are the Republican Party. See you at the precinct meeting.)
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To: mbraynard

Marco is good on CHOPPING BLOCK— but the show itself kind of sucks. It’s like in between Top Chef and Hell’s Kitchen. I like both shows but it’s like a watered down version of both.


5 posted on 03/21/2009 4:04:25 PM PDT by exist
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To: Fishtalk
Shun the networks.

Big Media is the Enemy. Return the contempt they have for you, their audience, by turning them off.

Stop supporting our enemy. Turn off their propaganda.

Shun Big Media.

AV

6 posted on 03/21/2009 4:14:51 PM PDT by Atomic Vomit (Vim Toot!)
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To: Atomic Vomit

Uhm. So what do I do when I want to chill? Break out the short-wave and listen to unlicensed broadcasters talking about how Dick Cheney is still running the country?


7 posted on 03/21/2009 4:38:27 PM PDT by mbraynard (You are the Republican Party. See you at the precinct meeting.)
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To: exist

Annie Duke is, for some reason, really HOT


8 posted on 03/21/2009 4:38:51 PM PDT by mbraynard (You are the Republican Party. See you at the precinct meeting.)
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I liked “Top Chef” on Bravo. I love to hear the chefs describe their food and the ingredients they used.


9 posted on 03/21/2009 4:40:24 PM PDT by brwnsuga (Proud, Black, Sexy Conservative!!! I am no LEMMING!)
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To: brwnsuga

Top Chef is a top notch show, greatly under-rated.


10 posted on 03/21/2009 4:49:05 PM PDT by Fishtalk (The Messiah's Secret Plan to Stimulate Economy: Make Democrats Pay Their Taxes!)
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To: brwnsuga

Top Chef is the absolute best! I love the fact that all the contestants seem to actually be able to cook.


11 posted on 03/21/2009 4:54:40 PM PDT by Mangia E Statti Zitto
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To: Fishtalk

Celbrity Apprentice has boilded down to who can make the most calls to other celebrities and who can get the most donations from their friends.


12 posted on 03/21/2009 4:56:26 PM PDT by nufsed
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To: mbraynard
"So what do I do when I want to chill?"

Find another way to amuse yourself that does not involve hooking up a liberal propaganda IV to your idle brain.

We're in a war for our property and our way of life. You want to "chill".

AV

13 posted on 03/21/2009 5:29:10 PM PDT by Atomic Vomit (Vim Toot!)
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