Comments on: welcome to TVLand

By: jlo

jlo — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:44:13 +0000

on the travel show note — people like watching hosts be luxurious when they travel, and do things that they can’t — instead of have to budget like a college graduate backpacking through the world on 1 dollar a day,
although smart in concept, maybe that’s why no one liked that show or watched it? 40 dollars a day was a wierd number huh.

By: jlo

jlo — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:40:26 +0000

I’ve worked with her, in her defense, she’s very PRO at talking on camera, filming uncut five min segments at a time, and banging out many shows in one day professionally. Most chefs struggle with talking on camera. And most actors aren’t trained chefs, it’s hard to find a balance. In my opinion, she came on air at a time in America when people needed an answer to the quick fix dinner for busy people on the go, she’s brilliant at selling that, and bridging the gap between pro chefs and the epicurean and everyday ppl who need real life solutions. Culturally it was also a time when American eating habits had changed, and now that the food movement is moving back towards slow food heritage with more emphasis on what and why we eat what we do, and finding real life solutions to sustainability, food as entertainment in the media realm has changed the niche of their viewers. Like any large network, Food Network’s really smart about their night time entertainment slots — i.e. competition shows, vs what they broadcast at say tues at 10am.

By: donuts4dinner

donuts4dinner — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:24:44 +0000

Interesting article! I especially love the bit about the unskilled Rachael Ray and am going to have to quote it on my blog. I actually don’t mind her cooking show, but I haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate her travel show.