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2 minutes ago, seacliffsal said:

Wow, they are sure trying to justify the winner and laying blame on editing (with which I agree), but, as executive producers, one would think that they would actually have some say or influence over the 'product' they are, you know, producing.

Don't blame the audience for disagreeing with the outcome when all we can base our opinions on is the show that we are watching. 

Exactly, I've been thinking the same thing. The producers are responsible for how it looks and someone should have had the presence of mind to notice that the editing made Dan look like the winner before it was too late to change it. It's one thing to try not to make it obvious who the the winner is (that would be fine) but to make the winner look specifically like someone else is another thing altogether.

No one takes personal responsibility for anything anymore and it pisses the viewers off when you blame them. If most of us think this way they need to look in the mirror.

1 minute ago, caitmcg said:

I don't think they're that involved in the hands-on production (or post-production editing) side of things. Executive producer credit on TV shows is usually more about money than the actual production, as in, with that credit they're getting more of the profit. I'm sure they sit with the production team to discuss the direction of the season overall, etc., but I doubt they're consulted regarding the edits and what makes to air for each episode.

Whoever it is, the buck stops with someone on the team to notice how the show is being edited. Someone has to be responsible to make sure it's OK to release before it goes on the air and that's who should have noticed this and changed it before it was too late.  No excuses for them.

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13 minutes ago, Yeah No said:

Whoever it is, the buck stops with someone on the team to notice how the show is being edited. Someone has to be responsible to make sure it's OK to release before it goes on the air and that's who should have noticed this and changed it before it was too late.  No excuses for them.

Right. I just don't think it can be laid at Tom and/or Gail's feet. One hopes the Elves will look at the reactions to the finale edit and use that as a guide going forward.

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3 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

If he's innocent, why the need to seek treatment and make amends? Sounds like he was, at minimum, drunk. 

Normally that would be my first question too.  With all the medical issues he has had since his accident   I wonder if what he went through has caused other issues.  I’m thinking pain meds.  Regardless I wonder if the accusations will destroy his career.  
 

I came back to say that there are many factors in this and I usually avoid this subject as we don’t know him/her or the facts and I doubt we will get them. 

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On 7/3/2024 at 7:03 AM, NowVoyager said:

They seemed happy a few months ago:

This must have been before she fell out of a window on vacation and ended up in the hospital which looks a little more suspicious now.

I had liked Justin a lot but stumbled on a local Minneapolis Reddit thread from people claiming to have worked with him, and they didn't have nice things to say. 

I'm not sure how his local reputation or national reputation can recover.  In the reports I've read, the police had showed up once already at the location that same day.  Then there were more phone calls for the second incident, including by someone who seemingly observed this from afar.  At the very least, it seems like he pointed a gun at her. 

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3 hours ago, dleighg said:

not a chef, but I believe a judge? or perhaps on Masters?

According to IMDb, she competed on Masters, and appeared as a guest judge on this show four times (including, of course, the Portland season, when she was a guest judge twice, one of those times being the finale).

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One of my former student workers is now a chef in the PNW and wrote warmly of being welcomed into Naomi's kitchen for a special event. So sad.

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He also is never mentioned on TC, he was cancelled from going to the Aspen Food & Wine Festival, and will never be on TC again, or any of the other shows that have celebrity judges or contestants, and will get no publicity or payments from any of that.   I wonder if he still received the prize money?   

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51 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

He also is never mentioned on TC, he was cancelled from going to the Aspen Food & Wine Festival, and will never be on TC again, or any of the other shows that have celebrity judges or contestants, and will get no publicity or payments from any of that.   I wonder if he still received the prize money?   

I didn't realize that, thank you. At least TC did their best to cut him off.

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