spiderpig

A very well thought-out post, 12cat (most I've ever had at one time was 7. Cats, that is.)) Would you ever watch a subdued, reserved, butter-wouldn't-melt-in-his-mouth Gordon??? Neither would I. The thing of it is, Gordon is massively talented and I love watching him demonstrate how to execute a meal. He is a born teacher and easy to follow. That he is an uncontrollable potty-mouth makes it all the more fun to watch. I think he really wants to help turn these struggling places around. If they were totally hopeless his advance team would certainly tell him not to waste his time. As far as the latest ep about Botto's, he knew right away to get brother Robert out of the restaurant and let him do his marketing thing away from the actual operation. And all without excruciating family counseling like He Who Must Not Be Named.

The first time you saw it, did you do a doubletake when Big Papi stuck his head out the window?

OK, I'm Bahstonian by marriage and the new Hyundai "Smaht Pahk" spot just cracks us up. It's due to run during the Super Bowl. <iframe width="1029" height="579" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/85iRQdjCzj0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

You summed up my feelings exactly, suebee. I usually enjoy this show as mindless, goofy entertainment, but I found the 3-week DDD/GGG arc really boring and spent more time looking at my online jigsaw puzzle than the Flavortown gimmicks. Guess it's because I didn't care about most of the contestahts and their food was generally unappealing. Plus I missed the nutty run around the store at the end of the show.

I do too. Isn't he a chemist? You'd think he'd be able to pick up cooking basics pretty easily since many of the techniques depend on kitchen science. (Although on this show they may be using the professional title "chemist" in some other way.)

I kinda wondered about the DDD/GGG pairings. It seemed like the dingbats were attached to some capable competitors that they managed the drag down, leaving us stuck with some undeserving teams.

Gordon never mentions cost limitations for his refits does he? I never believe Irvine gets anything done for $10,000 and it's a stupid conceit. Maybe he personally picks up the excess from his family counseling fees. 24 hours is a far more entertaining show, and I really want one of Gordon's Hellmobiles.

Well, we've made it through 3 eps of DDD vs GGG and many of our old non-favorites were back like Philip Man-Bun Lee. And the self-proclaimed Cheese Queen (who decided to make mac 'n cheese and forgot to shop for macaroni.) She's the blonde with the perpetual rictus grin that is the stuff of nightmares. The finale is next week and fortunately most of the weirdos failed to qualify.

Keep your remote handy just in case. It is deeply disturbing.

that whole spot is weird. can't figure it out.

I''m raising a glass in his honor. Loved him.

The only (emphasize ONLY) role I thought he was good in was the spooky sheriff in Frailty, directed by and starring our ever-beloved late Bill Paxton. McConnehey turned out to be...oh hell, watch the film in honor of Bill. I miss him. Gone way too soon.

Apologies to Matthew McConnehey fans, but I can't stand him. Now he's all over the place in Lincoln ads (like he'd propel me to buy a Lincoln). But the latest with him in the arctic like an escaped serial killer whistling the Andy Griffith theme makes my skin crawl. It's on all the time.

I was wondering about him the other day since I really wasn't familiar with his career subsequent to Kookie. But was he ever the thing back in the day. Friday nights my babysitter Bonnie and I would watched 77 transfixed and snap our fingers during that catchy theme song.

I saw that too and thought it was very respectful and well done. 2019 really sucked in the number of people we all knew who passed.

I love Ted. Maybe he's fed up with the stupid gimmicks.

I adored Doris. A fellow Ohioan. Not just for her continuing support of animal rights, but she was there for Rock Hudson when it wasn't fashionable to acknowledge AIDS.

Me too! They have enough dessert programs on this net and I don't have a sweet tooth. Yeah - we Primetimers are onto the editors shenanigans. Although I enjoyed this ep much more than the unending Halloween and Thanksgiving baskets.

At least the lump people didn't win. Any idea of the itinerary for the next season?

Can we start a thread for fabulous knit beanies? I wear them in the house all the time.

Yeah - all their customers seemed to be wearing knit beanies. I recall from my days back east that you lost 10 percent of your body heat through your head.

Jeez...and I thougt my family was screwed up.

Wasn't Sandy a charter member of The First Wives Club along with Michael Landon's ex Lyn? All they did was complain to People Mag about how unfairly they were treated, Duh.

OK, you made me laugh. When I was working ticket counter at Boston Logan I got a call from Portland ME asking if we had any French speakers. One of their passengers had been booked to Portland ME instead of Portland OR. I tried to help out with my high school French. These things happen. When I was working in Oakland CA we had a visitor who thought he was going to Auckland NZl **** happens.

Cousins Maine Lobster had a Napa Valley truck and we really enjoyed them. (They'd throw in a complimentary beer with our order.) Gone now. But I guess when you're in a food mecca like SF you are used to falling over great sit-down restaurants wherever you go at the same price or less. When I worked in downtown SF you couldn't walk 50 feet without passing a food establishment. No need for trucks. Even Taco Bell tried it and was handing out free food at 9pm.