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Just saying that it’s “That time of year again…” just doesn’t create the proper setting for what goes on in this reality type show. 16 new contestants will be competing for the ability to say they have basically made it through a chefs “Shellback Initiation”. First to leave is going to be interesting… nobody likes to go out first.
FOX Broadcasting Company: Hell’s Kitchen

World-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay is back for a fifth course of the sizzling unscripted series HELL’S KITCHEN. The show follows wannabe chefs as they slice and dice their way through each episode, vying for Ramsay’s attention in hopes of winning a life-changing culinary prize.

The intensity heats up each week as the ambitious hopefuls try to prove they have what it takes. Ramsay weeds out the bad apples, keeping only those who possess the right combination of ingredients to achieve success. Both his sharp tongue and the contestants’ inexperience are often a recipe for disaster in this pressure-cooker environment. Only one thing is certain: If the contestants can’t stand the heat, they’ll have to get out of HELL’S KITCHEN.

Season Four of HELL’S KITCHEN, in which Christina Machamer won the coveted title a senior chef position at Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood, finished as the highest-rated season in the show’s history.

HELL’S KITCHEN is a Granada America production in association with A. Smith & Co. Arthur Smith and Kent Weed serve as executive producers.

February 1st, 2009 | Tags: Entertainment, Food, Open, tv shows | Category: Cooking and such, Entertainment | Leave a comment

William Petersen’s run on ‘CSI’ coming to end – CNN.com

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — William Petersen is leaving “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” a move that might have fans of his brainy crimebuster Gil Grissom screaming bloody murder.

Petersen has agreed to return for occasional guest appearances and will remain a “CSI” executive producer but his run as an original cast member will end this coming season, executive producers Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar said Tuesday.

The air date for his final episode, the season’s 10th, has yet to be determined but probably will be at the beginning of 2009, the producers said. The series debuted in fall 2000.

A number of familiar characters will return in the episodes building up to Grissom’s departure, among them his former colleague and flame Sara Sidle, played by Jorja Fox; the Miniature Killer and sexy Lady Heather.

“Who better to turn to when you’re a scientist in crisis,” Mendelsohn said jokingly of Heather (Melinda Clarke).

The decision to leave was Petersen’s, the producers said, declining further comment. A call to Petersen’s publicist was not returned Tuesday.

The actor had taken a break during the 2006-07 season to perform in a play, with Liev Schreiber stepping in as a visiting investigator.

The long-running show remains key for CBS: “CSI” finished last season as the network’s top-rated series, ranking No. 9 among all shows with an average weekly audience of 17 million. Spinoffs “CSI: Miami” and “CSI: New York” ranked 16th and 28th, respectively.

“CSI” is ready to deal with Petersen’s loss, its producers said.

“Shows lucky enough to go this long inevitably have to deal with this kind of change,” Shankar told The Associated Press.

A new male investigator will join “CSI,” a role that has yet to be cast.

The producers were mum about specific plot points but said that Grissom will be reappraising his life after years of high-tech forensics investigations with the Las Vegas Police Department and after facing personal turmoil.

“We’re talking about a man who has suffered a great deal of loss recently… A man thinking about the next phase of his life,” Shankar said.

It’s wrong to characterize it as a mid-life crisis, which summons the image of someone who buys a Porsche as a solution, Shankar and Mendelsohn said; Grissom is confronting far deeper issues.

“It’s Grissom in transition and Grissom asking `Who am I?”‘ Mendelsohn said.

Besides, Shankar said, Petersen wouldn’t buy a sports car.

“Billy would only buy a Prius,” the producer said.

While a woman might be fitting for the show (as a boss), there are just too many shows puting women in charge of the departments. CSI is one of the only sows that still has a male lead.

July 16th, 2008 | Tags: actors, tv shows | Category: Open | Leave a comment

Talk about a hyper whimpy, think themselves as better than thou type of person… Brovo’s Top Chef finally got rid of this weirdo (not that I mind weird but lets at least stay on this planet…) Andrew FINALLY bit the dust.
One of the best lines of the season (at least I thought so was also said… After stating that the food wasn’t very good, one of the contestants stated “well, thats your opinion…” to which Tom Colicchio responded… “Unfortunitely for you it’s my opinion that counts”. Andrews beliefs (at least as he stated in his Bio…)

He believes in translating the flavors and techniques from different cultures into innovative interpretations that do not stray far from their origins. His goal is to leave a legacy like the chefs before his time, which shaped him and his fellow chefs minds and refined their techniques. He says he doesn’t make food for mere sustenance, but to create an experience that impacts the soul.

If he followed that attitude from the start instead of the hyper Scooby Doo dog that he emulated there would be a good possibility he would still be in the running.

May 13th, 2008 | Tags: recipies, tv shows | Category: Open | Leave a comment

Another iconic actor has passed away, April 5th, 2008, Charlton Heston… although I really didn’t enjoy the stiff necked “I’m better than you attitude” he always seem to (at least to me) portray.

He did play some big parts, everything from the last man on Earth (The Last Man Alive), to the only talking man on Earth (Planet of the Apes)… to the only man who should be talking on Earth (Moses)… he sure did love the limelight. And apparently he liked to be the only person talking. Personally, I was one of those people that had pro’s and con’s feelings on his acting skills. The barrel chested man had major parts and could hit the camera spot nicely. But his better than thou attitude always rubbed me the wrong way. While I’m sadden to see anyone pass away and feel for those he left behind… maybe now I’ll get the image of him slipping tongue to the ape lady out of my mind.

April 6th, 2008 | Tags: actors, death, tv shows | Category: Open | Leave a comment