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. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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

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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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