Feed the Beast (2016)

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 5, 2016
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 42
  3. Negative: 11 out of 42
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  1. Prosmooth
    Jun 6, 2016
    3
    Silliness. AMC doesn't have Heisenberg and Jesse cooking meth anymore--so instead they have close ups of some other guy cooking fancy food while hipster guitar licks play on the soundtrack. Those sequences are cringe worthy. The mob stuff doesn't work either. The only redeeming thing in the show? David Schwimmer isn't bad at all--can't say the same for the show. Bad misstep for AMC.
  2. Qldgamer
    Jun 18, 2016
    1
    There is not one character that I like or even care what is going to happen to them. Too many conflicts happening and it seems to be flaying about looking for a plot.
  3. gforze
    Jun 21, 2016
    5
    Schwimmer's acting and character are great, but Sturgess' character/acting is really getting on my nerves.
    Michael Gladis' acting is ok, but Im waiting for him to burst out singing 'Hello my baby' .. Sorry cant get past his character in Mad Men ;)

    Storyline seems ok, but somehow I'm not 'feeling' it.
  4. JoeSmithII
    Jun 17, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. [spoiler alert]

    F the B is TV at it's worst. There's nothing good about it. The dialog is flat and trite and the characters and acting are awful. Tommy has a single facial expression ALL the time which makes him look like a bloodhound who's bummed out because he's lost his sense of smell. Dion runs around like a drugged out manic meth-head who's on speed all the time, and, oh wait, DION IS a drugged out manic meth-head who runs around on speed all the time. We have a supposedly Hispanic restaurant "manager" who not only is completely faking everything she claims to know about running a restaurant, but is also obviously even faking being Hispanic. The mute kid is ANNOYING as hell (JUST SAY SOMETHING FOOL!), and the granddad was simply lifted whole out of "Gotham" and the "Sopranos" (as was "ruthless cop" now that I think about it). And don't even get me started on the idiot "Toothfairy" character. That guy is a horrible actor who reminds me of Otho in "Beetlejuice" and the tooth-pulling bit is about as trite as it gets.

    Every one of these "characters" are one dimensional stereotypes. And worse, not only do you not like ANY of these characters, you actually despise all of them, even the annoying mute kid (JUST SAY SOMETHING FOOL!). Dion lies to everyone about everything all the time, totally F-ing over EVERYONE, including those he's supposed to care about, not to mention that DION thinks it's a great idea to rob Tommy's former employer of $100,000 in high-end wines and maim the minimum-wage warehouse night-guard in the process, and the audience is supposed to think all of that is really, really cool and DION is a really, really cool dude for doing sick stuff like that. And worst of all, it's clear that DION is never going undergo introspection and redeem himself as a better person, because DION's manic drugged-out narcissism and active destruction of those around him are what the entire show revolves around. If DION were to change, then F the B would pretty much be just another cooking show, with every episode being somewhat reminiscent of Antony Bordain revisiting his old employer, La Halle.

    There is zero original in the plot elements, which are nothing but a mish-mash of ripped off bits from every mafia movie ever made. Plus, these story bits are cobbled together in a completely opaque fashion: totally predictable with no surprises. You can pretty much sit there and go: oh, now it's time for a mafia scene, or now it's time for a mute kid (JUST SAY SOMETHING FOOL!) scene, or now it's time for the evil, obsessed cop to show up and threaten Dion, or now it's time for the Toothfairy to show up and threaten Dion, or now it's time for the old man to hate Dion's foo-foo food, or now it's time for Dion to go wild spending money without listening to anyone, or now it's time for the old man to teach mute Timmy (or whatever his name is) to stand up and fight for himself in the schoolyard, or now it's time to have another "Dion awesomely cool cooking scene" (which by the way you can always tell is an awesomely cool cooking scene because they always play "awesomely cool cooking scene" music so you get in that "awesomely cool cooking scene" groove.

    Perhaps needless to say, F the B has been removed from my record series list.    … Expand
  5. fattdamon
    Jun 6, 2016
    9
    Great performance by Schwimmer - liked him more than I thought I would in this role. Love the farcical nature of the show as backdrop to two friends trying to get their lives back together doing what they love. Can't wait to see what the writers' have in store as the season goes on. Can already tell this a 'more than it seems' type of story. Great hour of television in my opinion.
  6. sexyjedi
    Jun 30, 2016
    9
    Finally we have a great cooking show that isn't trying to force us to watch a kid face off against Gordon Ramsey and some Roasted Red beets topped with Greek yogurt and frisee. Jim Sturgess is BRILLIANT. From the first scene with him I was hooked. He is the focus of the show for me, he blends beautifully with each layered character, and paired with the vintage Sommelier Schwimmer, makesFinally we have a great cooking show that isn't trying to force us to watch a kid face off against Gordon Ramsey and some Roasted Red beets topped with Greek yogurt and frisee. Jim Sturgess is BRILLIANT. From the first scene with him I was hooked. He is the focus of the show for me, he blends beautifully with each layered character, and paired with the vintage Sommelier Schwimmer, makes for very appetizing viewing.

    The mob thing to me is a necessary touch - this is supposed to the Bronx -"the last frontier" of New York lay out the dynamic between old New York, and the changing gentrification of New, New York. Feed the Beasts plays out like the movie Dinner Rush, which was superb. I don't know what these "critics" are talking about. Maybe these humps get their food from Walmart This show makes you feel like you are their 4th partner, hustling to do the impossible "a restaurant in the Bronx" . As a native San Franciscan who worked in a number of restaurants, and who has been around the Citys edgy restaurant and bar scene, for years, with a taste for grittiness, this show speaks volumes to me. Absolutely love it. Salut!    … Expand
  7. Meth-dude
    Oct 1, 2016
    8
    The acting was good, the premise wasn't original but it was interesting and the show was pretty entertaining. It's a shame it got cancelled because it could've been an even better show.
  8. kaorinina
    Jul 30, 2016
    7
    This show is very entertaining for me. The lead guys are the most imperfect characters but not trying to be impossible people, which makes it more acceptable to absorb the whole show. But there is some imbalance here. It is so full of drama about each of the characters, from the major to minor ones. I am hoping for some sort of balance, like see more of Thirio's road to success and theThis show is very entertaining for me. The lead guys are the most imperfect characters but not trying to be impossible people, which makes it more acceptable to absorb the whole show. But there is some imbalance here. It is so full of drama about each of the characters, from the major to minor ones. I am hoping for some sort of balance, like see more of Thirio's road to success and the good dishes or recipes, as much as the development of each character's story.… Expand
  9. lgostrer2016
    Aug 3, 2016
    0
    An absolute embarrassment. Bad casting, bad script, terrible story line. Ridiculous. Can't even expound. Best part? A gorgeous kid who has nothing to say. Shame. Shame. Shame.

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Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 33
  3. Negative: 9 out of 33
  1. Denver Post
    Reviewed by: Joanne Ostrow
    Jun 7, 2016
    40
    The combo platter of drama, crime, family and lots of food porn doesn’t quite gel. Everything feels predictable, the downbeat tone spreads across the plate to infect performances and, ultimately, the audience.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Jun 6, 2016
    30
    Answers are sacrificed in Feed the Beast’s quest to be 18 different things at once: a Bourdain-esque tale of bad-boy chefs made good, a gritty crime drama, a superhero show, a touching tale of familial reception.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Jun 6, 2016
    30
    [Feed the Beast] is such a mess that you have to wonder what on Earth is going on at AMC (besides the whole if-it’s-a-white-guy-who-bleeds-it-leads thing).
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