| Ducking tomatoes here....but I don't care for "Good Eats" either. While I do like Alton as a personality, I personally can't handle watching this show. I guess I'm more of a 'gimme the darn info, please' type of person and don't care for all the fluff, smoke and mirrors as well as the long, drawn-out format that goes along with the show. If I need assistance, I refer to my copy of Shirley Corriher's manual. That's not to say I don't watch him on occasion if a topic piques my interest.
I do like his "Feasting on Asphalt" series. Considering the overkill of some of the other FN hosts, I don't think Alton's on an inordinate amount of time. Personally, there's so much to watch on TV today (food-related or otherwise) that I'm glad that the FN reruns their shows after midnight. My DVR can only record two shows that are on at the same time so I usually have to set it for the ones that run on the late-night schedule.
Boof, the only advice I can give you is to avoid his shows. But much like Paula and Rachael, sometimes you can't avoid the glut of promos for their shows and just have to bite the bullet. I've done it so often I have to see the dentist every three months, LOL.
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