ElectricBoogaloo April 20, 2015 Share April 20, 2015 Reverse chronology is used to tell the story of Tony's return trip to South Korea after a 10-year absence. He experiences the nuances of hyper-modern Seoul which has its sights set on becoming the world's top exporter of popular culture. Food options include Korean fried chicken, and a vintage Korean "army" stew, budae jjigae, with Spam, canned baked beans, frankfurters, ramen noodles and Kimchi. Promo: Link to comment
Julia April 20, 2015 Share April 20, 2015 Spam, canned baked beans, frankfurters, ramen noodles and Kimchi If anyone ever opens the Museum of 3 AM Munchie Food, that's going to have its own wing. Link to comment
ElectricBoogaloo April 27, 2015 Author Share April 27, 2015 (edited) The backwards aspect of this episode annoyed me. I liked Memento and even the backwards episode of Seinfeld but for me the key to backwards editing (or in medias res when I am reading) is that the events have to be interesting enough for me to want to know what preceded it or how we got there. I am all for watching Tony eat food but there wasn't an interesting enough narrative to justify the backwards editing of this episode. I also hated every time they spliced together an endless stream of quotes. Edited April 27, 2015 by ElectricBoogaloo Link to comment
Julia April 27, 2015 Share April 27, 2015 I appreciate that he's trying to find new ways to tell stories. I just wish he would hold on to the tired convention of talking about the food. 1 Link to comment
Skylark April 28, 2015 Share April 28, 2015 If anyone ever opens the Museum of 3 AM Munchie Food, that's going to have its own wing. I was massively sick with a bad cold last year and I managed to make a huge pot of budae jjigae which I proceeded to eat for every meal for the next two days. I have never killed a virus so effectively! Link to comment
Julia April 28, 2015 Share April 28, 2015 I was massively sick with a bad cold last year and I managed to make a huge pot of budae jjigae which I proceeded to eat for every meal for the next two days. I have never killed a virus so effectively! During the big bird flu scare, they managed to cure chickens who had it by feeding them kimchi. Korean food is mighty stuff. Link to comment
ElectricBoogaloo May 4, 2015 Author Share May 4, 2015 (edited) Bourdain's blog about this episode (he mentions Memento as an inspiration for the backwards chronology) Edited May 4, 2015 by ElectricBoogaloo Link to comment
Nibbio May 8, 2015 Share May 8, 2015 Bourdain's blog about this episode (he mentions Memento as an inspiration for the backwards chronology) Thanks! Anthony is cool! Link to comment
kathyj May 9, 2015 Share May 9, 2015 This was the first Bourdain show I didn't like very much. I don't think it was the backward regression. I think it was all the gaming in the show - boring for me. I still love Anthony and got a kick out of seeing him really blasted! Link to comment
knaankos February 3, 2017 Share February 3, 2017 I have never liked the, "Anthony losing his mind like a college kid" episodes Link to comment
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