PodBill
Just what I expected
Spoonatects
Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
elshikh4
What about someone who stays for the longest time in the bathroom, doing number 1 or number 2 ? What about someone who drinks the biggest amount of beer ? What about, and I bet you FOX will love this one, a couple that has sex for the longest time as well ?! No, I have better one, what about someone who can smoke more than anybody ? Here's some *great* ideas for the network that brought us Man vs. Food. Maybe they'll have some zeal over one of them, or all of them. Maybe they'll work fine as even spin-offs for the same lead of this show, to have Man vs. Sex, Man vs. Beer, and Man vs. Urine ! At first, I swear to god, I thought what a delicious idea, it would be an insightful tour all over America to watch a variety of restaurants, with diverse kinds of foods. I would learn something or two about how to make my food differently or better. But OH MY GOD !!! How wrong was I ?!! This is about some freak opening his mouth to the largest limit, eating like a pig, wining over and over being a black hole for food ! I don't get it. What's so amusing about someone who tortures his stomach, and our eyes, by eating exaggeratedly every time ?!! Is it an agreement of some sort between the producers of this show, and the producers of The Biggest Loser, to generate contestants for the latter ?! Adam Richman is disgusting to say the least. Watching his face "concentrating" while overfilling his mouth is highly horrifying, sick, and no entertaining experience. According to the way he chooses his meals no wonder if he made soon Man vs. Cholesterol. Man vs. Coronary Thrombosis. Man vs. Colitis. And the most appealing to FOX I'm sure : Man vs. Farts ! It looks produced by the serial killer of (Seven) who wanted to assure that the human is a slave to his own lusts, forcing someone – at one point – to eating himself to death. Hmmm, be aware FOX, you might face lawsuits because of that one ! This is not about facing food, it's rather about facing loathing, intellectual bankruptcy and cheapness. In other words it's a deal for making the consuming American over consuming. I believe it's where the producers win, the restaurants win, the food companies win, Mr. Adam-has-a-jinni-in-his-stomach-Richman wins, and the viewer loses ! Finally, what about producing a show named Man vs. Reality TV? Well, in regard to some of the American Reality TV shows nowadays, that would fit a horror movie better !
Maniac-9
The show basically consists of during each episode that host Adam Richman goes to a different city and the beginning of each episode he goes to different restaurants around town and shows off what unique meals you can find around town. They even take the cameras back into the kitchens of these restaurants and see how the food is made. The end of the show consists of an eating challenge hence the show title Man v. Food. Adam usually has to take on a ridiculous food dish that most groups of 4 would have a hard time completing when they go out to dine but not Adam, he's completed a good chunk of these food challenges that I don't even want to think about. Sometimes the food challenge consists of eating like 5 different kinds of steak, fries, cole slaw and milk shake in an allotted amount of time for example.
Oak Owl
I do not understand the rave reviews. This is a disgusting program. Gluttony celebrated. If it is meant to be a parody of the American Dining Experience ... well, it's sad, isn't it?Someone has said the real reason people watch it is in the hopes he'll go into cardiac arrest from stuffing himself. Maybe they'll save that for Sweeps Week? It is a terrible thing to watch that guy shovel food in his gut as fast as he can. There is no enjoyment of the food, just Intake Mass Quantities. Not only has he disgusting table manners (slurp, slobber, talking with his mouth full), the physiology of massive intake of food in a short amount of time can create a sudden, massive increase (and attendant drop) in blood sugar. It may be a contributing factor in the development of diabetes, high blood pressure, and, as we've said, a heart attack.So ... why is this behavior celebrated? Why is it so popular? A true mystery.
diac228
This decade has been a bit of a disappointment in terms of television programs. After a decade of excellent cartoons, sitcoms, and dramas, the 2000s has been quite lackluster in terms of prime time. With few exceptions (My main one being ABC's LOST) out there, I've turned my attention to video games and especially movies for entertainment much more often. However, there's a television show out there that delivers some of the most entertaining television in recent memory. The Travel Channel has been on a roll lately with rising ratings and whatnot, but thanks to Man vs. Food, the Travel Channel and reality programming in general has reached new quality peaks.Man vs. Food is easily, hands-down, the best new television show within the last two years. Well-edited, perfectly hosted, and with enough energy to generate Manhattan, this program is a wonderful breath of fresh air for television. While it isn't for weak stomachs, the content is family-friendly, well-paced, and thoroughly enjoyable. The host is entertaining, caring, lovable, and has a love for food that most of us can only dream of having.The concept is nice and simple: Adam Richman travels the country in search of food challenges that could make your arteries clog just witnessing the carnage. To add to the mayhem, he also scours the city in search of the more popular and successful eateries in the area. Unlike Andrew Zimmern, Richman doesn't attempt to really gross out, he tires to expand your horizons as to what you eat and how you actually eat it. Man vs. Food focuses on quality as well as quantity. Richman has already on Season 1 introduced us to a dozen award-winning restaurants as well as over a dozen crazyinsane eating challenges. Along the way he interviews people, and also runs into celebrities from time to time—ranging from Gladys Knight to baseball star Kevin Youkilis. The spotlight is never hogged; Richman shares the camera with the scenery, the local folks, and of course the food.The main appeal in Man vs. Food are the challenges in the end that pretty much prove that Americans are easily among the biggest lovers (and most creative crafters) of food in the entire world. The human versus food battles range from eating a 12-pound pizza to eating a 5-pound burger (plus 5 pounds of fries) to fighting a 7-pound breakfast burrito to even taking on spicy food so hot it can make people bleed. Adam Richman, despite his lack of competitive eating skills, rises to almost all the challenges and the results range from hilarious to gross to perhaps even uplifting. It's just much too easy to root for him to win them all. Plus, why go against someone that introduces you to slices of pizza larger than babies and donuts bigger than your face? Locations are scattered all over, never limited to any one type of food or one region of the country. He has traveled as far north as Seattle and Boston, and made his way all the way down to Atlanta, and all the way west to Los Angeles and San Jose. But have no fear, with so many lovely cities in the United States, I can guarantee that we won't find an end to all the pursuing challenges; his main enemies are time, and his health. The only drawback would be if your city has yet to be featured in the program. Give it time, at this rate, he'll be knocking on your door.Bottom Line: The best new show on television, hands-down. The concept has been done before, but has never been done with such humor and bubbly energy. Adam Richman is the best host in all of Travel Channel, and remains one of the few modern shows I'm willing to watch multiple times. America is never seen in a negative light, as the subtle and hidden beauty of the diversity and creativity of the country sparkles throughout the all-too-short 30 minutes of the program. I wish this show all the success in the world, because it deserves it, and I'd hate to see another Arrested Development situation develop. Highly, highly recommend.
