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Emeril sitcom on NBC

post #1 of 35
5/15/01 at 6:53am
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I read yesterday that Emeril will have a sitcom on Tuesday nights on NBC starting in the fall. He'll play *surprise!* a chef. Given the fact that he's not an actor, how do you think this show will fare (no pun intended... :D)?
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post #2 of 35
5/15/01 at 7:41am
I'm sick of him already! Need I say more?

:mad:
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post #3 of 35
5/15/01 at 7:50am
Actually, this would be the perfect vehicle for him. BAM! there I said it. (or typed it)

Does this mean we will be spared the oversaturation of him on FOOD TV?
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post #4 of 35
5/15/01 at 8:09am
LOL! We'll have oversaturation on NBC, CBS and ABC with all the talkshows! And I bet he'll have some energy left in him to continue BAMMING on the Food Network!

GRRRRRRRRR
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post #5 of 35
5/15/01 at 8:11am
Markdchef, I agree with you. Everytime I click to that channel, there he is. Could it be an American version of BBC's sit com called Chef?(absolutely halirious, anyone else ever watched this? ) If so, Emeril would not have been my first choice.
:rolleyes: :eek:
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post #6 of 35
5/15/01 at 10:35am
Mon, I'd watch that show! Maybe you should talk to some execs at the networks. :D

Svadhisthana
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post #7 of 35
5/15/01 at 10:45am
Chef! was a great show. Garreth Blackstock was hilarious. Too bad it went off the air.
I used to watch it on public television about five years ago. Wish they would put it back on the air.
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post #8 of 35
5/15/01 at 11:02am
I loved that show, Logose and Markdchef!

Maybe Emeril's will be along the lines of "Kitchen Confidential"?? Who knows!


:(
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post #9 of 35
5/15/01 at 11:15am
Chef! is on the BBC America channel, but I'm not sure when...so that's really not so helpful...

[ May 19, 2001: Message edited by: nancya ]
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post #10 of 35
5/15/01 at 12:21pm
Emeril (Comedy) Studio: NBC Studios Producers: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason Premise: Bam! The animated chef takes viewers behind the scenes of a cooking show. Stars: Emeril Lagasse, Lisa Ann Walter ("Breaking News" ) and Michael Jeter ("Tales of the City" . Status: Picked up for fall
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post #11 of 35
5/15/01 at 2:31pm
Career suicide!!! I cannot imagine how bad this will be. I actually don't have too much of a problem with Emeril on Food Network. Anything that gets people interested in good food is ok with me, but c'mon. Please, please go back to the kitchen where you belong.
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post #12 of 35
5/15/01 at 2:35pm
Chef was a great show. I stopped my life to watch it. My favorite was the one where he went looking for unpasteurized stilton. There was another short-lived show called Tattinger's with Annie Potts as the chef and the guy who plays the minister on Seventh Heaven as the owner.
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post #13 of 35
5/15/01 at 6:05pm
A chef who think he is to scream BAM every few minutes to sustain the attention of the public should take a few step back and look carefully at what he does. If I want to see clowns I’ll go to the circus.
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post #14 of 35
5/15/01 at 6:10pm
OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I AM GOING TO SCREAM!!!


:eek: :( :mad:
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post #15 of 35
5/15/01 at 6:19pm
Well, after all that screaming and mini-nervous breakdown, and now that I feel better for venting, let me tell you that I just loved BBC's CHEF!

Too bad they didn't make more episodes. They don't seem to know a good thing when they see one!

So, I thoroughly enjoyed it the time it lasted!

:rolleyes:
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post #16 of 35
5/15/01 at 7:05pm
It's too bad that Chef is not on the air anymore, I only ever saw one episode of it, and I was hooked, but the only thing is, it was the last one that my cable network ever aired (to my knowledge). I wish I could find a place to at least rent the episodes on video. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I used to be a big Emeril fan, but I'm not anymore, still watch once in a while, but it's almost to the point where you get the impression that most people think Emeril is the industry. He is a great cook, I'll give him credit for that, but he's not the best cook in the world.
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post #17 of 35
5/15/01 at 8:23pm
Pooh - I don't think Emeril was very fond of "Kitchen confidential" since mentions of him in that book were usually accomapnied by phrases like "fuzzy little ewok" and "you're well on your way to making him your ***** "

Loved "Chef!", also love the ER-style drama about a restaurant idea. Go with it, baby! Can I be an extra?

Peace,
kmf
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post #18 of 35
5/15/01 at 9:05pm
Don't know about the Emeril thing. But I think that if there's a show about the restaurant industry, it should be a drama like ER. The restaurant where I used to work is so dramatic. There's the friction between the executive chef and the pastry chef, back stabbing amongst the wait staff, high tension when the orders come in, romances, etc. There can be lots of little side plots, too, like a short focus on the bus boy and his struggle with learning English for a sentimental edge, or the dishwasher's struggle with work, health, family, for a grittier view of life. Contrast that with the glam life that the celebrity partner of the restaurant lives. Interns can be floated through for a little spice since they are often temporary anyway. We can add comic relief by showcasing some of the worst customers who come in (what they wear and how offensive they can be). If the screen writers log onto this site and read our posts, I'll bet they'll think they've found a gold mine in ideas.

[ May 15, 2001: Message edited by: monpetitchoux ]
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post #19 of 35
5/15/01 at 9:33pm
Emeril with his own sitcom. Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse? Should be.
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post #20 of 35
5/16/01 at 6:44am
I love Chef! with Lenny Henry. BBC America had a Chef! marathon a couple of weekends ago. They don't seem to have it on the current schedule but it will probably be back soon. I wish I had thought to record the marathon.
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post #21 of 35
5/16/01 at 7:15am
Hi Risa,

Are you talking about that show with Gary Rhodes by any chance?

Hi Chef Kurt,

"fuzzy little ewok"...

Well hey, if the shoe fits...!

Hi Greg,

Too funny, LMHO!

:D

[ May 16, 2001: Message edited by: pooh ]
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post #22 of 35
5/16/01 at 7:23am
Lol Greg hehe

When Emeril first started (this was a few years ago) I thought he was a very boring mediocre chef with a monotone voice. Then they redid his image and turned him into an entertainer. I think his cooking skills improved a little, but not to the point that I consider him great. He is still a mediocre chef that personality wise came out of his shell. I don't watch him too often. He takes recipes you learn in school and adds heat to it. Is it really very significant? Am I being to critical?
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post #23 of 35
5/16/01 at 7:28am
That show with Annie Potts was called something else (Tattingers?) and it starred originally Susan Dey and Jay Thomas along with Bill Murray's brother (name?). It was amusing but only lasted 1 or 2 seasons.

I love the Stilton Cheese episode of Chef!
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post #24 of 35
5/16/01 at 11:07am
Not a movie, Afra, a sitcom.

You will find more about it here:
www.siegler.net/chef/

:D
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post #25 of 35
5/16/01 at 11:13am
Not a movie, Afra, a sitcom.

You will find more about it here:
www.siegler.net/chef/

...and just to get back on track, are you looking forward to Emeril's sitcom?

:D
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post #26 of 35
5/16/01 at 11:52am
The show with Jay Thomas was something different from Tattinger's. It took place in more of a saloon and had a guy who worked in the sewer, now on Dharma and Greg, and a couple of redheads, one of whom has appeared on Star Trek as a Klingon. Susan Dey left, the bartender died in real life, they had some wacky cast changes. That lasted longer than Tattinger's did.
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post #27 of 35
6/5/01 at 11:49am
I don't know if anyone saw the show Biography that was on a few weeks back on A&E the week they featured people like Graham Kerr, Julia a couple others I forget just now and Emeril. Before this show I only really knew Emeril from the Food Channel. I knew he had a restaurant or 2 but nothing else. I am glad I saw it. I now see Emeril in a different light. This is a man who put his career first to the detriment of his family. This is not to say that's a good thing quite the opposite (part of the reason I got out) he'll even tell you how much he missed and how much everyone suffered because of it. But if it wasn't for the hours he put into his career we wouldn't be seeing him on TV. I know there are a lot of "johnny come latelys" that the Food Channel is making stars out of however temporary it might be. But Emeril was a star in his own right and didn't need the Food Channel to make him one. He busted his *** and deserves everything he has! Blame the rest on the Food Channel, not him. His personality is just who he is.
On that note I think he could actually be pretty funny on a show. He does have a great sense of humor and himself.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
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post #28 of 35
6/5/01 at 11:58am
Chrose,
I missed the week biography did star chefs. Do you know if they will run it again or if they have the transcripts available.
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post #29 of 35
7/25/01 at 10:11am


BAM!
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post #30 of 35
7/25/01 at 10:16am
Thanks Linda,

Free meals (TV Dinner for two) wouldn't even get ME to watch! Maybe our cat!? As long as the bamming isn't too loud, he's a nervous one!

MEOW

[ July 25, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]
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