Dinner: Impossible -> Status: Failure

[Xstatic1]

i've been watching this Food Network show for the past couple of months now. of course they air the successful *missions*, but the show is entertaining, and Irvine's got real skills. i'm bummed.

Food Network plans to drop celebrity chef Robert Irvine, host of "Dinner: Impossible," from the cable channel's lineup for cooking up a resume with plenty of garnish but light on honest ingredients, according to reports on several online news sites.

Irvine had boasted that he was a graduate of the University of Leeds and had cooked for Princess Diana. Those and other claims were embellishments at best, according to a report Feb. 17 in the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times.

News of the the newspaper's investigation spread, and on Friday the cable network issued a statement that was disseminated by reporters covering the food and entertainment industry.

Jeff Houck reprinted the statement on his blog, The Stew, on TBO.com in Tampa, Fla.:

"We looked into the situation and found that, as Robert as already admitted, there were some embellishments and inaccuracies in his resume," Food Network President Brooke Johnson is quoted as saying. "The few and minor incidents of the inclusion of these embellishments into 'Dinner Impossible' have been removed.

"The show is, and has always been, completely accurate in the depiction of the cooking challenges faced by Robert. We will continue airing both old shows and the new season of programs currently in production. We have not renewed Robert?s contract for future seasons but will fulfill our contractual obligations."

The network also released a statement from Irvine:

?I was wrong to exaggerate in statements related to my experiences regarding the Royal Family. ... I am truly sorry for the errors in my judgment," Irvine said, as quoted on Houck's blog.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,334348,00.html

UPDATE: here's a good videoclip; it's more or less a *collage* of some of his missions.

 

[Justin218]

I have watched it a couple times, it was enjoyable. Maybe they'll reconsider.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

unfortunate. i liked that show

 

[blipblop]

that sucks. When I watch it I usually enjoy it

 

[minendo]

That sucks. I actually enjoy the show.

Of course, as Jim Gaffigan put it: "The food network is like porn."

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I love it when Robert has to cook using old timey ingrediants and cookware. Adds a real sense of pressure to him and his 2-cohorts.

 

[SirStev0]

I did enjoy the show a great deal... would love to see it keep going...

I mean hell... people lie on resumes all the time... sucks it came to bite him...

 

[jme5343]

I like the show. Too bad he had to lie about what he'd done.

 

[newb111]

As far as I'm concerned, I don't care about his resume, I just liked the show. But of course from the networks perspective, I can see how they wouldn't stand for it.

 

[Pocatello]

I like the show. Hopefully someone will pick up the show.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

bummer, but I did enjoy the show.

and there were a couple of times he failed but still managed to pull it together to serve

 

[Iron Woode]

I like License to Grill

 

[RagingBITCH]

The worst part about this is that the Food Network didn't bother checking his credentials before putting him on the air...they brag about it at the beginning of the show about what a bad ass he is.

 

[Safeway]

You can't lie on your resume, people! After a few CEOs were fired over it, you think people would learn!

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
The worst part about this is that the Food Network didn't bother checking his credentials before putting him on the air...they brag about it at the beginning of the show about what a bad ass he is.

people read those things!!!!!!!!!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Good show too.

 

[ponyo]

I liked the show.

 

[Parasitic]

If only TFN is smart enough to put in more Giada program!

 

[SZLiao214]

Hey, we still have some hope. They only said that they haven't renewed his contact, not that they won't.

I love this show, it will be sad if they stop it.

 

[Xstatic1]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
I love it when Robert has to cook using old timey ingrediants and cookware. Adds a real sense of pressure to him and his 2-cohorts.

yep, the Maryland Renaissance Festival episode was great. 16th century cooking and sharpening the knives on bricks. coolness! the whole Dinner: Impossible concept is awesome. if they do replace him, the person better be waaaay better than him (though it's doubtful).

 

[Epic Fail]

This is the second resume snafu by the Food Network, they had to disqualify a finalist for the Next Food Network Star for lying about his credentials.

 

[sandorski]

Wow. What's sad is that News Networks don't have the same integrity as the Food Network.

 

[Xstatic1]

Originally posted by: yamadakun
This is the second resume snafu by the Food Network, they had to disqualify a finalist for the Next Food Network Star for lying about his credentials.

i think that saw that episode! if it was the same one, he was good too. IIRC, they brought back the housewife who wanted out. :roll:.

 

[JS80]

The only show on TFN I don't watch heh

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
If only TFN is smart enough to put in more Giada program!

:thumbsup: