Food Network - 20 years of changing food culture
 

On Friday, November 15, 2013 2:56:05 AM UTC-8, Ubiquitous wrote:
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> In those early red ink years, the network was known mostly for food, a
> 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.
>
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> The switch from chefs to personalities, from information to
> entertainment, got ratings and advertisers, but triggered an MTV-style
> backlash.
> ....
> In response, much as MTV launched sister networks to recover its lost
> ground, Food Network in 2010 created The Cooking Channel, a
> back-to-basics, edgier sibling.
>
And now the Cooking Channel seems to be making the same mistake, getting away from cooking and seeking entertainment instead. The fact is that cooking is not a competition, nor does it entail tough time limits. Calm presentations of how to do something would get me viewing again. Games and artificial competitions would not. -aem

Food Network - 20 years of changing food culture
 

On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:36:36 -0800 (PST), aem >
wrote:

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> And now the Cooking Channel seems to be making the same mistake, getting away from cooking and seeking entertainment instead. The fact is that cooking is not a competition, nor does it entail tough time limits. Calm presentations of how to do something would get me viewing again. Games and artificial competitions would not. -aem

I hadn't watched CC for a few months (not an HD channel), looked at
their schedule earlier in the day and saw those things on their
schedule. Too bad! I thought it was a refuge from competitions, but
apparently it's not anymore.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Food Network - 20 years of changing food culture
 

The cooking channel shows lots of reruns from the food network, like "challenges," Dinner Impossible, etc.

N.

Food Network - 20 years of changing food culture
 

"aem" > wrote in message
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>
And now the Cooking Channel seems to be making the same mistake, getting
away from cooking and seeking entertainment instead. The fact is that
cooking is not a competition, nor does it entail tough time limits. Calm
presentations of how to do something would get me viewing again. Games and
artificial competitions would not. -aem

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Yeah. What's with that? I keep trying to watch it and it's either some
ancient thing that I already saw years ago or it's an infomercial.