Has Bourdain jumped the shark?

[Rick_Gregory]

@Tom Moore

Definitely ran his course and is now just milking the cow for all the cream he can extract. Can’t blame him for cashing in though when its there for the taking. He does travel to some interesting places but the show is just so shallow and after an hour I ask myself why did I sit through that for the last hour!!

So… don’t. Still don’t get the complaint in general (some shows are weak but as i said above, that’s the case for any series) but if you don’t like the show in general, don’t watch. Problem solved!

[GregT]

That’s true. I can’t stand most of the food shows and save a lot of time by not watching them. Years ago I’d watch Iron Chef once in a while when they only had the Japanese version but that got tiresome too.

I think the problem with most of those shows is that the participants are generally not charming. If it’s a competition, the judges tend to be pretentious twits and if it’s one of those “let’s discover this” shows, the hosts tend to lack any charisma and knowledge and the producers try to make it up with camera tricks and distracting cuts and splices and breathless pacing.

Far better to turn it to Fox News, open a nice bottle of something, and sit back for an evening of wit and entertainment. Although Rachel Maddow is fun too.

[Rick_Gregory]

@GregT

That’s true. I can’t stand most of the food shows and save a lot of time by not watching them. Years ago I’d watch Iron Chef once in a while when they only had the Japanese version but that got tiresome too.

I think the problem with most of those shows is that the participants are generally not charming. If it’s a competition, the judges tend to be pretentious twits and if it’s one of those “let’s discover this” shows, the hosts tend to lack any charisma and knowledge and the producers try to make it up with camera tricks and distracting cuts and splices and breathless pacing.

That’s true of most reality TV for me. One reason I don’t watch it.

Far better to turn it to Fox News, open a nice bottle of something, and sit back for an evening of wit and entertainment. Although Rachel Maddow is fun too.

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