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nickb732 · 7 January 2015, 02:15 AM

Hello guys,

I was watching the Food Network lately and as usual there were a few competitive cooking shows on (Iron Chef, America's Worst Cooks etc). I notice that there's a segment, during the cooking, where the contestants do a "talking head" segment about what they're cooking or about their opponent's dish. Obviously this can't be filmed during the cooking (time constraints) or before (they would know what the secret ingredients are), so my question is - when is the talking head filmed? The only time it seems that they could squeeze in the filming is after the contest is done. This seems like a bit of a bummer for the contestants who already know that they've lost, to still talk about their food as if they have a chance of winning. Does anyone have any idea?

Sorry for the random question, LOL

MonBK · 7 January 2015, 02:26 AM

It's all rigged.

GB-man · 7 January 2015, 02:59 AM

It's done afterwards. They are giving the play by play just as when they ask an athlete about a game afterwards. Then they edit it.

nickb732 · 7 January 2015, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by GB-man

It's done afterwards. They are giving the play by play just as when they ask an athlete about a game afterwards. Then they edit it.

That must suck! I can't imagine having to say "I think I have a strong chance of winning" after having lost.

GB-man · 7 January 2015, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by nickb732

That must suck! I can't imagine having to say "I think I have a strong chance of winning" after having lost.

it's tv

To be honest I am just making an educated guess. I believe they are responding to questions like "what is going through your head as you see your opponents dish" etc

jwkunkle · 7 January 2015, 03:29 AM

I believe that they do the commentary directly after they finish and before they are judged.

jwkunkle · 7 January 2015, 03:31 AM

They also know ahead of time a "general" idea of what's in the basket (Iron Chef and Chopped) similar to contestants on Jeopardy (they are given the categories before hand so they can study).

wantonebad · 7 January 2015, 03:36 AM

It's primarily a TV show, and a contest only secondarily.

BTW the original Japanese Iron Chef was one of the greatest programs ever!!!!

teqp · 7 January 2015, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by wantonebad

BTW the original Japanese Iron Chef was one of the greatest programs ever!!!!

X's 2 - Loved it! Kenichi-san and Sakai-san were my favs.

AzPaul · 7 January 2015, 07:30 AM

If a show has 'writers' listed in the credits, I'd be a little wary.

7 January 2015, 02:15 AM	#1
nickb732 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Real Name: Nicholas Location: UK Posts: 2,630	Question About Competitive Cooking Shows? Hello guys, I was watching the Food Network lately and as usual there were a few competitive cooking shows on (Iron Chef, America's Worst Cooks etc). I notice that there's a segment, during the cooking, where the contestants do a "talking head" segment about what they're cooking or about their opponent's dish. Obviously this can't be filmed during the cooking (time constraints) or before (they would know what the secret ingredients are), so my question is - when is the talking head filmed? The only time it seems that they could squeeze in the filming is after the contest is done. This seems like a bit of a bummer for the contestants who already know that they've lost, to still talk about their food as if they have a chance of winning. Does anyone have any idea? Sorry for the random question, LOL __________________ Nick

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wantonebad 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Watch: 126600, 116500LN Posts: 12,849	It's primarily a TV show, and a contest only secondarily. BTW the original Japanese Iron Chef was one of the greatest programs ever!!!! __________________ "I'm kind of a big deal... on a fairly irrelevant social media site that falsely inflates my fragile ego"

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MonBK Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kingstown Posts: 58,279	It's all rigged.

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GB-man 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 37,355	It's done afterwards. They are giving the play by play just as when they ask an athlete about a game afterwards. Then they edit it.

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jwkunkle 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Josh Location: Indiana Watch: The Next One Posts: 645	I believe that they do the commentary directly after they finish and before they are judged.

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jwkunkle 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Josh Location: Indiana Watch: The Next One Posts: 645	They also know ahead of time a "general" idea of what's in the basket (Iron Chef and Chopped) similar to contestants on Jeopardy (they are given the categories before hand so they can study).

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