12/28/2022 0 Comments I am alive mall walkthroughSign up now!ĭaily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Get our top stories in your inbox every day. ‘Summer of Soul’: The Rapturous ‘Black Woodstock’ Buried From History for 50 Years The Forever Purge : The only thing that should be murdered during the annual purge is this franchise! I am sure others have made this joke! (Fri. The Boss Baby: Family Business : Blown away to learn that the Boss Baby sequel is subpar. Gossip Girl : Strong feelings will be had, but it’s nice for there to be a reboot that seems like an event. I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson : All I can say is, finally!!! (Tues. (Friday in theaters and on Hulu)įear Street Part One: 1994 : I have no idea why this week’s such a millennial’s walkthrough childhood nostalgia, but this R.L. Summer of Soul : The summer’s best concert happened in 1969. I’ve said it before, but Rosie O’Donnell is the only celebrity I’ve ever written to. During extremely tough periods of my life, the show was a daily light. Whatever there is to say about the role of kindness, fandom, or where serious issues belong in daytime TV, it’s Rosie’s show that started the conversation. It opened up a world that we knew that, immediately, was our world, even if we had no idea it had existed until that point. ![]() On the subject of gay origin stories, like so many people my age, especially gay men, The Rosie O’Donnell Show was as much a haven as there came, even if we weren’t quite sure why. ( Editor’ s Note: This newsletter was written before allegations of harassment were publicized about the season’s winner.)ĭo We Appreciate The Rosie O’Donnell Show Enough? It’s really worth it, especially if you have any institutional memory of how it evolved to get here. If you’ve ever watched Top Chef, I would suggest going back and bingeing this season. This is in stark contrast to other series like RuPaul’s Drag Race, which has become almost cynical in its incessant production cycle and continued reliance on egregious complications and twists, or even some versions of Real Housewives, which have struggled to hold on to the core of what made the show not just entertaining, but valuable, while diversifying casts and responding to the weightier issues of the world they exist in. It became a richer, more poignant, and often more humorous and electric version of itself because it singled out the basic elements that sometimes get lost in over-producing and deepened them. “Pack your knives and go” may still have been the catchphrase, but the ruthlessness of the chop was, in a noticeable and moving way, missing. The familial aspect instilled the show with a sense of appreciation and mentorship. The emotion extended to judges Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons, who joined the cast in a production bubble, as well as an assembled group of all-stars from the show’s past. It’s immediately clear that it’s not just a competition, but an unbelievable opportunity to cook and collaborate again amidst a world shutdown. ![]() We don’t just learn the chef contestants’ resumes, but also the devastating impact that the pandemic has had on their careers, their families, and their employees. That the show has become so tender is what has made it so fun. As other reality series have shown us, such constraints shouldn’t have created something this good.īut this landing, stuck with a Simone Biles level of precision, follows what had already been a seasons-long evolution of the show away from manipulated reality-TV fireworks-villainy, cutthroatness, implausible situations-and towards an embrace of skill, compassion, craft, and camaraderie. It was shot during the pandemic, in a bubble that disrupted the show’s elaborate production norms. The weekly ritual for Top Chef fans is whipping up whatever paltry food of their own to eat while watching the night’s episode, with then a subsequent dash to social media to fawn over how surprisingly profound, cathartic, and indisputably competent this season has been. That is how steady the hand has been that guided the venerable Bravo competition series through this fantastic season of television. Yet there is little in the world I have more confidence in than it being absolutely perfect. What Will I Do Without My Perfect Season of Top Chef?Īt the time I am filing this newsletter, I will not yet have seen the finale episode of Top Chef Portland, which concluded late Thursday night. I’m going to need to take a personal day.
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