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Food Network - 20 years of changing food culture
On Friday, November 15, 2013 2:56:05 AM UTC-8, Ubiquitous wrote:
.... > 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. > ..... > 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 |
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On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:36:36 -0800 (PST), aem >
wrote: > > > 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. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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Food Network - 20 years of changing food culture
The cooking channel shows lots of reruns from the food network, like "challenges," Dinner Impossible, etc.
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Food Network - 20 years of changing food culture
"aem" > wrote in message ... > 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 --- 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. |
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