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As reality shows go, the concept isn't bad: Two teams with four couples each operate restaurants across the street from one another in New York. But Chopping Block botches the introductions in tonight's premiere.
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This new effort from NBC is literally a chop off the old block.
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Enjoyable only if you enjoy watching people - and networks - making fools of themselves.
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The show has seasoned reality TV talent behind it, so it's a surprise to find The Chopping Block structurally jumbled, with hardly any time spent introducing the contestants.
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For the good raucous fun we seem to want in our "reality" food shows, Chopping Block isn't yet something most Americans are likely to order.
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Though perhaps slightly more rational than his Fox counterpart, who's increasingly becoming a caricature of himself, White's given to ponderous pronouncements that make every decision on The Chopping Block sound like a matter of life and death.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 4 out of 9
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RayRayApr 1, 2009
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mitchbMar 31, 2009
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JeffLMar 15, 2009