Top Chef Season 6
Dec 9, 2009 | 2:25 pm
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Unless you have other TC geeks in your family you should be able to avoid hearing who won for a few days. And don't read this thread tonight! 
Sadly, I will prob see this thread before I get a chance to watch tv. Bravo is 'good' about reairing their shows. I found out the results of TAR on FT as I was in the air when it aired and have not had a chance to watch that either!
... oh, well
Dec 9, 2009 | 9:08 pm
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The editing monkeys really made it look like Bryan would win with 2 dishes. Oh well...better he lost to his brother than Kevin. At least he already have a restaurant that's now getting lots of attention.
It's really too bad these three are in the same season...each can win TC easily separately.
It's really too bad these three are in the same season...each can win TC easily separately.
Dec 9, 2009 | 10:53 pm
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Dec 10, 2009 | 1:46 am
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Agreed that it was a fantastic season and all 3 finalists were worthy of the crown. However . . .
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to the TC editors trying to make every episode a cliffhanger. It's a subjective competition, and there's no way for the viewers to tell whose performance is stronger other than by the judges' comments (unlike, say, a race, where it's generally easy to tell who is winning). When each episode ends with an elimination/victory that has viewers scratching their heads because it seems inconsistent with the rest of the episode, and you have to go dig around in Tom Colicchio's blog to find out basic, critical information about what went right and wrong with the cheftestants' dishes, something is seriously wrong with the editing approach.
I don't care nearly as much about being on the edge of my seat until the end of the episode as I do about having the episode make sense, and I don't want to have to do additional homework to make the episode make sense. Sheesh.
Rant over. Hats off to a season's worth (well, mostly) of great competitors.
and to the TC editors trying to make every episode a cliffhanger. It's a subjective competition, and there's no way for the viewers to tell whose performance is stronger other than by the judges' comments (unlike, say, a race, where it's generally easy to tell who is winning). When each episode ends with an elimination/victory that has viewers scratching their heads because it seems inconsistent with the rest of the episode, and you have to go dig around in Tom Colicchio's blog to find out basic, critical information about what went right and wrong with the cheftestants' dishes, something is seriously wrong with the editing approach.I don't care nearly as much about being on the edge of my seat until the end of the episode as I do about having the episode make sense, and I don't want to have to do additional homework to make the episode make sense. Sheesh.
Rant over. Hats off to a season's worth (well, mostly) of great competitors.
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Dec 10, 2009 | 8:32 am
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and to the TC editors trying to make every episode a cliffhanger. It's a subjective competition, and there's no way for the viewers to tell whose performance is stronger other than by the judges' comments (unlike, say, a race, where it's generally easy to tell who is winning). When each episode ends with an elimination/victory that has viewers scratching their heads because it seems inconsistent with the rest of the episode, and you have to go dig around in Tom Colicchio's blog to find out basic, critical information about what went right and wrong with the cheftestants' dishes, something is seriously wrong with the editing approach.I don't care nearly as much about being on the edge of my seat until the end of the episode as I do about having the episode make sense, and I don't want to have to do additional homework to make the episode make sense. Sheesh.
So true. If you never check out the blogs, here is an idea of what the Captian is talking about.
From Tom C's blog:
"If youre left scratching your head after the finale, youve come to the right blog. I was actually there in Napa in October, at the table eating the food, discussing it there and at the Judges Table, and yet based on how the episode was cut, it had me wondering up until the end whether my memory had failed me or not. It hadnt. I think that what we have here is a classic case of building drama, of not tipping ones hand, of leading the viewer (or misleading the viewer!) to keep the suspense till the final moment. Allow me to share a bit of what didnt make the final cut:"
Dec 10, 2009 | 11:32 am
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The editing monkeys really made it look like Bryan would win with 2 dishes. Oh well...better he lost to his brother than Kevin. At least he already have a restaurant that's now getting lots of attention.
It's really too bad these three are in the same season...each can win TC easily separately.
It's really too bad these three are in the same season...each can win TC easily separately.
Dec 10, 2009 | 1:00 pm
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The editing monkeys really made it look like Bryan would win with 2 dishes. Oh well...better he lost to his brother than Kevin. At least he already have a restaurant that's now getting lots of attention.
It's really too bad these three are in the same season...each can win TC easily separately.
It's really too bad these three are in the same season...each can win TC easily separately.
Dec 10, 2009 | 1:50 pm
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I could be wrong here, but I am not sure that Bryan 'beat' Kevin. Was there a second and third place determination? I think Kevin was just told that he was not Top Chef and then Michael that had won Top Chef. I am not sure that there ever was or is a second/third judgement. Maybe I am reading too far into how they produce the show. I am also guessing that Kevin does just fine as far as publicity and future earnings as a result of his TC participation.
They first announce who's going home. In early rounds this is from a selected subset, in later rounds they all get judged as a group.
They then announce a winner. Again, in early rounds from a subset, in later rounds from the whole group.
They never announce you're #2, 3, etc. So when there are more than three we only know the first and last place - with some relative order in the early rounds.
When they're down to three the same pattern follows. They announce the loser, they then announce the winner, so the only assumption I can make is the other remaining person is #2.
So, yes, I think Kevin was third place last night.
Dec 10, 2009 | 2:12 pm
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Well, the way I see it working is:
They first announce who's going home. In early rounds this is from a selected subset, in later rounds they all get judged as a group.
They then announce a winner. Again, in early rounds from a subset, in later rounds from the whole group.
They never announce you're #2, 3, etc. So when there are more than three we only know the first and last place - with some relative order in the early rounds.
When they're down to three the same pattern follows. They announce the loser, they then announce the winner, so the only assumption I can make is the other remaining person is #2.
So, yes, I think Kevin was third place last night.
They first announce who's going home. In early rounds this is from a selected subset, in later rounds they all get judged as a group.
They then announce a winner. Again, in early rounds from a subset, in later rounds from the whole group.
They never announce you're #2, 3, etc. So when there are more than three we only know the first and last place - with some relative order in the early rounds.
When they're down to three the same pattern follows. They announce the loser, they then announce the winner, so the only assumption I can make is the other remaining person is #2.
So, yes, I think Kevin was third place last night.
Not that it mattered, since there was no prize for runner-up. I still feel that Bryan got gypped - when he won the challenges there never seemed to be a decent prize!
Kevin got some $$ and prizes when he won, as well as a chance to compete on a team to compete for Bocuse d'Or. Michael got TC $$ on top of his previous $$ and Prius wins. Sure Bryan's VOLT is getting recognition, but it would've been nice if he had something concrete to take home...