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OT: Feasting on Asphalt…Walter?
A quick round of kudos to Walter this morning on the series “Feasting on Asphalt” on the Food Network. I recorded the entire series a week or two ago when it ran into the wee hours of the morning on Food Network. I finally got the pleasure of watching a couple of shows last night. Simply brilliant! What a great idea. Quirky and fun. I believe that Alton Brown is probably the best ad lib standup talent on broadcast TV today. Point the camera at him and just let him go. His standups while driving his motorcycle are nothing short of amazing. The rest of the show is just a pleasure to watch. I love the make-it-up-as-we-go approach to reporting. And the roll-up map device is an instant classic.
As for the losgistics of doing this show on the road? What a challenge. As a former PM Magazine photographer (anyone remember PM Magazine!?) what I could have done back then with today’s camera technology. I remember hanging, upside down, from the straps of a 2-place Pitts Special aerobatic airplane while shouldering a state-of-the-art (at that time) RCA TK-76B camera with safety cables attached to the airplane frame just in case I lost my grip on the camera. Trying to shoot while wearing goggles (since the cockpit was open to the air) with a Sony BVU0-110 U-matic deck safely strapped between my legs to avoid it interfearing with the second control stick in the front cockpit. It’s amazing what we actually managed to do back then without killing ourselves! Gyro errors be damned!
Anyhow, I just wanted to give credit to those who worked on the series. Great job, guys! I’m assuming that the same people that work on “Good Eats” worked on this show as well? Yes? There aren’t credits on the end of the shows to check this assumption.
If you haven’t seen the series, check it out if it’s played again. It’s worth it.
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[Tom Matthies] “A quick round of kudos to Walter this morning on the series “Feasting on Asphalt” on the Food Network.”
Thanks, but I actually have nothing to do with that show. Some of the crew of Good Eats was used on that series, but it was about 50% new folks specific to that show.
Yes it is a fun show to watch and we actually had a huge Good Eats party the night of the original premiere because Food Network ran “Behind the Eats” 1 hour special on the behind the scenes making of a Good Eats episode right before the premiere. You can actually see me for about 5 seconds on that episode if you don’t blink.
My favorite 2 Feasting moments are AB trying to light a fire for coffee on top of the mountain in Colorado and making breakfast for the couple in the RV. Food Network created a promo out of the guy commenting on how much coffee AB used to make the cup of coffee.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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You know, Walter…
I’m in a big mood to complain today…
My Instructor at Officer Training always said you need to be 80% positive for each slam you give…
So
Yes, great show… love the editing… love the sound… AB’s a great personality… Very knowledgable… love how the cast (crew?) gets involved – especially the older lady.
BUT — can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add one extra second to those Spinny Things you do going to commercial… the text that comes up and kind of gives a Y-axis spin.
I NEVER can read those fast enough.
Rant off.
HAHA! Please?
Thanks
CaptM
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Just want to chime in to say…
WHAT AN AWESOME SHOW!!! I saw “Feasting on Asphalt” when it originally aired and dumped to to DVD for my own sake.
I think was a serious piece of work that deserves all the recognition that we can give it. I think it should be submitted for an Emmy. I’m sure that it would win hands down. If you hadn’t noticed… I’m a huge fan of Alton Brown. I love his humor and his way of doing things. Kinda makes you sit back and think of the old days. Alton showed me with his program, “Behind the Eats”, that the olds days are not gone but that we should always think of ways to do things to get the job done. You don’t need a big budget to pull off a spectactular program, just some serious creativity…
I think Alton Brown has taught us all a lesson that we need to share.
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[CaptainMench] “BUT — can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add one extra second to those Spinny Things you do going to commercial… the text that comes up and kind of gives a Y-axis spin.
I NEVER can read those fast enough.”
doubtful. most of the shows start out so heavy as it is they squeeze every second out of everything they can get. Use your Tivo! Pause, Rewind, Freeze. 🙂
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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