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Post by ironnut77 on Sept 25, 2018 9:58:40 GMT -5
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Post by ironnut77 on Sept 25, 2018 10:03:18 GMT -5
OK, it appears to be legit - it is on the Cooking Channel's site: www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/iron-chefThis will most likely be subtitled. I can't imagine the Cooking Channel spending to dub this show. Details are limited, but it does appear real!
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Post by herringchoker on Sept 27, 2018 12:11:31 GMT -5
Hmmm....interesting. Must check this out - I think I have the Cooking Channel on my cable.
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Post by Man Alive! on Sept 29, 2018 18:35:22 GMT -5
Wow! That is a surprise and a real treat for US fans!
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m really looking forward to this!
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Post by ironnut77 on Oct 12, 2018 8:18:06 GMT -5
Did anyone have a chance to view this? I forgot it is on my DVR - may try and catch this weekend.
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Post by Man Alive! on Oct 14, 2018 22:55:12 GMT -5
I watched the first episode and will be watching the second episode soon. Having seen bits and pieces of the original broadcast, I believe that this version has been edited down a bit... which was probably a good call for general audiences in the US. The program itself is slick and the food looks sublime. I appreciate all of the callbacks to the original series in terms of the presentation, though the lack of “Backdraft” music is definitely felt. The dubbing isn’t quite as natural as the classic episodes, unfortunately, but overall I’m pleased with the finished product and am looking forward to the next two episodes.
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Post by ironnut77 on Oct 15, 2018 8:28:08 GMT -5
I finally got around to watching "Battle Chicken" yesterday. I realized I neglected to set my DVR to record the "second" episode on Saturday - oh well...
Generally, I was impressed with some things and more unimpressed with others. Here is a very short break-down:
POSITIVES:
-- It is good to see Iron Chef back as it "should be." -- The food looked absolutely fantastic! -- The cuts to commercial that were edited into the American broadcast are very well done, actually an improvement over the quick cuts of the Food Network days.
NEGATIVES:
-- The pre-selection of the Iron Chef and the Challenger are too "Iron Chef America"-like for me and I did not agree. -- The music is absolutely awful. I have not watched the original Japanese broadcast - please tell me this wasn't what was used there? -- The over-abundance of commentators on the panel were not necessary; give me just two (like Fukui and Hattori of old) and I will be just fine. I will say the new female floor reporter was decent. -- The dubbing was pretty bad, like "old school Godzilla" bad. That said, we should count ourselves fortunate to have this in dubbed format. Someone paid for that, and didn't have to. We could have very easily have had a subtitled version, which I know some prefer, in all fairness. -- The overall "feel" of the program, while still much better than Iron Chef America, could not hope to match the original ICJ of old. The "epic" feeling was missing, and everyone seemed to be just going through the motions. The Iron Chef's unenthusiastic reaction to the verdict says it all.
So, all in all, this show did not elicit the excitement in me that I used to feel (and still feel, if I re-watch) from the Food Network episodes of old. I don't see myself going out of my way to watch this again, but will do so if I can remember to record it.
There is a potential positive though. As they are sister stations, and as the dubbing was paid for, perhaps these new episodes will "bleed" over into the Food Network line up at some point. That station has a wider audience, and such a move might (just might) bring about newly dubbed episodes of the original show, or at least re-airings of the old episodes. This would MAYBE garner new interest and get people talking anew. It is probably a pipe dream, but worth mentioning...
A side note - interesting that they are airing Battle Chicken, which was shown toward the middle of the new show's run.
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Post by okonomiyagi on Oct 21, 2018 20:45:13 GMT -5
ironnut77, did the music sound anything remotely like this?
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Post by Man Alive! on Nov 26, 2018 1:17:28 GMT -5
okonomiyagi, yes! That is the theme music that is used in the dub. I didn't realize that the full version of that song was available on the web. It's not a bad theme in and of itself, but it pales in comparison to the Backdraft music that was used in the original.
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