In article >,
Ubiquitous > wrote:

> In those early red ink years, the network was known mostly for food
> television with a how-to attitude aimed at people who cook. But on
> television, personality trumps talent, entertainment trounces know-how.
> That spelled the demise of shows with chefs offering teachable moments at
> the stove.
> To Irvine, it was a smart — and necessary — choice.
>
> "We've all got choices now. And our choices are very, very different from
> what they were 10 years ago, 20 years ago," he said. "The television
> world has become so cutthroat, they've got to continue coming up with
> better programing."

Hard to believe there's not room for both. I still miss "How To Boil
Water"

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"anim8rFSK" > wrote in message
...

> Hard to believe there's not room for both. I still miss "How To Boil
> Water"

That was one of my favorite shows. I loved how Sean/Shawn and that little
short gal sort of flirted and fought at the same time. I think maybe the
big appeal for me was that Sean/Shawn reminded me very much of an old
friend.

In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> "anim8rFSK" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > Hard to believe there's not room for both. I still miss "How To Boil
> > Water"
>
> That was one of my favorite shows. I loved how Sean/Shawn and that little
> short gal sort of flirted and fought at the same time. I think maybe the
> big appeal for me was that Sean/Shawn reminded me very much of an old
> friend.



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