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While The Walking Dead primarily tells a story of survival, one fundamental aspect that often gets overshadowed by the hype of the zombie apocalypse and the aggressive competition among the remaining clusters of humanity is the necessity of securing an ongoing and consistent means of sustenance. To be clear, unless you're a zombie, eating human flesh is not a viable option for survivors.

Establishing and maintaining a reliable food system in such an environment is no easy task. As a result, there must be considerable improvisation taking place - at least according to The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. Kirkman addressed this problem directly when responding to a reader's question in the "Letter Hacks" section of The Walking Dead Deluxe #103.

The reader, intrigued by the Beef Jerky Stroganoff that Spencer Monroe offered to Andrea in The Walking Dead #77 by Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, inquired about the origin of this creative dish.

As was the case from 2006-2007, this year’s Best Structured Reality Program Emmy lineup perfectly matches last year’s. Although this probably bodes well for reigning six-time champion “Queer Eye,” this race differs from the last in that the Netflix show’s five stars missed out on a fifth consecutive Best Reality Host nomination. This slightly increases the comeback odds of “Shark Tank,” which won here four years in a row before “Queer Eye” came along and ended its streak.

“Shark Tank” and “Queer Eye” are indeed the only shows that have triumphed in this category since it splintered off from the catch-all Best Reality Program one in 2014. The three nominees once again attempting to become the third recipient of this specific prize are “Antiques Roadshow,” “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” and “Love Is Blind.”

In order to determine whether any show can realistically block another “Queer Eye” win, let...

Ever since its inaugural season was honored with the 2018 Emmy for Best Structured Reality Program, “Queer Eye” has dominated the category and shows no signs of stopping. In its quest for its sixth consecutive victory, the lifestyle series faces four shows that have each lost to it at least once before and have existed for an average of 15 years. Included among them is “Shark Tank,” which won here four years in a row before “Queer Eye” came along and ended its streak.

Indeed, only “Shark Tank” and “Queer Eye” have triumphed in this category since it splintered off from the catch-all Best Reality Program one in 2014. The three 2023 nominees attempting to become the third series to take this specific prize are “Antiques Roadshow,” “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” and “Love Is Blind.”

In order to determine whether any show has a realistic shot at blocking another “Queer Eye” win, let’s...

The decision to put select content from Discovery, Inc.-owned brands like from TLC, Food Network and HGTV exclusively on new streaming service Discovery+, like portions of the “90 Day Fiance” franchise and new episodes of Alton Brown’s “Good Eats,” hasn’t gone over so well with all fans, as many viewers want to see their favorite cable shows keep airing on cable.

But Discovery, Inc. CEO David Zaslav said Monday that just because a series is only available on Discovery+, which costs $4.99 per month with ads or $6.99 for no commercials, right now does not mean it will only be available on Discovery+ permanently, as this “moving around” is an experiment for the company.

“In terms of the content that we’re moving around, we’re really experimenting,” Zaslav said during an investor call pegged to the unveiling of Discovery’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 earnings Monday. “The interesting thing is,...

New episodes of Alton Brown’s “Good Eats” are coming, but not to the channel that you might expect.

Three new installments of Brown’s “Good Eats: The Return” will launch Thursday, Feb. 18 on Discovery’s new streaming service, discovery+, rather than debuting on the show’s longtime home, Food Network.

Per Discovery+, “In the series that inspired a generation of food fans, Alton explores the origins of ingredients, decodes culinary customs and presents food and equipment trends. Punctuated by unusual interludes, simple preparations and unconventional discussions, each episode features food in its finest and funniest form.”

The first three Discovery+ episodes of “Good Eats” will cover bone marrow, cold brew coffee and fried breads: “In the premiere episodes, Alton tackles bone marrow and delivers everything you need to know to enjoy ‘God’s butter’ at home; opens all-new dimensions of coffee enjoyment with an exploration of cold brew – and no,...

Food Network personality Alton Brown apologized Wednesday for the “flippant reference” he made to the Holocaust in a tweet the night before saying, “It was a very poor use of judgement [sic] and in poor taste.”

On Tuesday, the “Good Eats” host tweeted, “Do you think the the [sic] camp uniforms will be striped, like the ones at Auschwitz or will plaid be in vogue?,” drawing a comparison to the current U.S. political climate and the World War II genocide of the European Jewish community, in which some six million Jews were murdered at concentration camps like Auschwitz.

When one user responded, “Depends on what you’re worth when you go in,” Brown replied, “I have no gold fillings.”

Following backlash to tweets, Brown deleted them the following day and shared this statement: “I apologize for the flippant reference I made to the Holocaust in my tweet last night. It was...

On Monday afternoon, celebrity chef and Food Network personality Alton Brown embodied what is probably the feelings of a lot of people on the day before the election with a hilarious pre-election Twitter rant that pretty much got to the heart of this super stressful time.

It kicked off unassumingly enough at 4:49 p.m. Pt, when the “Good Eats” host tweeted “No matter what happens tomorrow, we’ll still have tiny chocolate doughnuts.” This true statement (good lord this election is stressful you guys) lived by itself for exactly an hour, until at 5:49 p.m. Brown followed it with “I’m seriously thinking about @LittleDebbie #NuttyBars and cigarettes. Honestly, like at the same time.”

Brown only waited 15 minutes before his next tweet, which pretty much set the tone for things to come. “So many Food Network people are like “oh, I’m going to braise short ribs in elderberry jam…...

Alton Brown and Food Network have cooked up a wickedly sweet Halloween treat for “Good Eats” fans: The cable channel will air a new “Good Eats” primetime special from Brown next month. And yes, of course it’s about candy.

Here’s the official description for the episode, courtesy of “Food Network”: “Just in time for Halloween, Alton Brown tells the mysterious tale of a ghoulish 100-year-old cookbook in the cinematic Good Eats primetime special ‘The House That Dripped Chocolate.’ Premiering on Thursday, October 8th at 9pm Et/Pt and shot in black and white, the story begins when a cook, played by Brown, buys an old candy cookbook that turns out to be cursed. Every time he makes a treat, the tricks get weirder… not to mention more painful.”

“Nobody but the incomparable Alton Brown could thrill our viewers with a ghost story about a haunted cookbook,” Food...

Alton Brown was nearly three months into quarantine when he decided to get adventurous. The chef and host of Food Network staples like “Good Eats” and “Iron Chef America” was preparing curry with his wife when they realized they didn’t have any rice on hand. Instead, they turned to an unlikely substitute — oatmeal, mixed with heaps of ghee and turmeric — to pull together their savory dish.

“That’s probably not something I would have done pre-quarantine,” admits Brown. “At this point, I’m looking at everything in the kitchen a little differently.”

A license to get creative is emblematic of Brown’s spontaneous nature on “Quarantine Quitchen,” a new YouTube series he created with his wife while sheltering at home. Since ingredients are scarce and people are exercising more caution about going to the grocery store, the coronavirus pandemic has given the general public a renewed appreciation for cooking.

Good news for “Good Eats” fans: Alton Brown and Food Network will be cooking up new episodes, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

“Gettin’ more!” Kathleen Finch, chief lifestyle brands officer at Food Network parent company Discovery Inc., told TheWrap Thursday, when we asked if we were, well, gettin’ more “Good Eats.”

“Isn’t [Alton] amazing? He’s one of those guys… I wish we could get it done faster,” she added. “He writes it, he conceives it, directs it, he’s just this craftsman with these shows, which is why they are so amazing. It does take a little while to get it right.”

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Brown’s beloved series returned back in August 2019 after a seven-year break with an 11-episode 15th season, aptly titled “Good Eats: The Return.”

In October, Food Network president Courtney...

Food Network is bringing back “Food Network Challenge.” The cable channel has begun production on a six-episode reboot of the hit series, with “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum (and “BH90210” star) Ian Ziering set as its host, Food Network president Courtney White said Thursday.

The updated series, which premieres Dec. 23, “pits the country’s top cake makers, bakers and sugar artists against each other in two rounds of themed battles to create mind-blowing edible works of art for a special event and $10,000 grand prize,” according to its description. “The season premiere celebrates the classic holiday film ‘A Christmas Story’ and upcoming episode themes include ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘Pokémon,’ ‘Monopoly’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz.'”

Also Read: Food Network President Says She's 'Talking' to Alton Brown About Doing More 'Good Eats'

“Food Network Challenge” ran for six years on Food Network, from 2005 to 2011.

“‘Food Network Challenge’ gives viewers...

Dr. Oz’s family of shows is growing: “The Good Dish,” a new one-hour, syndicated series based on weekly segments featured on “The Dr. Oz Show,” has been ordered by Sony Pictures Television, with Dr. Mehmet Oz’s daughter, Daphne Oz, set as one of its co-hosts.

Also hosted by Vanessa Williams, Gail Simmons and Jamika Pessoa, “The Good Dish” will “provide simple shortcuts, everyday recipes and trends that will make life easier, bring families together, save money and most importantly…figure out what’s for dinner.”

If readers don’t get the title’s pun yet, here it is spelled out for you: “The influential hosts dish on entertaining topics of the day while preparing delectable dishes.”

Also Read: Food Network President Says She's 'Talking' to Alton Brown About Doing More 'Good Eats'

The show is set to debut in Fall 2020.

“We have experienced overwhelming feedback from...

“Good Eats” returned to Food Network back in August after a 7-year break with an 11-episode 15th season, aptly titled “Good Eats: The Return.” And while there are still a two shows left that will run back-t0-back as holiday specials in December, Alton Brown’s fans are already clamoring for a Season 16.

Don’t worry though, guys, Food Network president Courtney White is on it.

“We are talking to Alton,” she told TheWrap last month. “That show is one of the most carefully crafted shows I think there ever was. So Alton coming out of that as the writer, the director– I mean, this is truly his vision.” Brown, who just got back from vacation, has been in talks with White about plans for next year.

Also Read: Food Network Boss on Her Hefty Helping of Holiday Content, Diving Into Hanukkah With 'Good Eats' and Molly Yeh

“But we...

Halloween is still a couple weeks away, but Food Network is already decking its halls with holiday content. This year, the cable channel is serving up more seasonal programming than ever, growing its themed episodes by 40% compared to 2018’s slate, and it kicked things off at the end of last month with some spooktacular specials.

The reason behind the big push into making the season brighter with more Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s Eve offerings is how much the shows lit up last year’s Nielsen data for Food Network, which scored its highest-rated fourth quarter since 2015 (+9% vs. prior year), largely driven by the holiday-programming lineup.

“Looking at last year’s ratings and what we had done in 2017, we definitely, in both years — and never before as aggressively as this year — have taken a big step up in the volume of content,” Food Network president Courtney White told TheWrap.

Discovery, Inc. is teaming up with Amazon for Food Network Kitchen, a new subscription-streaming service that will offer consumers “live, interactive cooking instruction every week with the top culinary experts in the world, grocery and equipment delivery, over 800 on-demand classes and so much more to make the consumer’s cooking, shopping and food experience more convenient, joyful and delicious.”

It will also teach you how to cook with the assistance of Amazon’s Alexa, kinda. Here’s how Discovery explains that feature:

Customers can access and navigate Food Network Kitchen’s content with Alexa. Home cooks can just ask Alexa to browse the tens of thousands of recipes, hundreds of Live and on demand cooking classes, how-to videos, premium step-by-step video recipes and more on Echo Show. Simply say “Alexa, go to the next step,” or “Alexa, show me the ingredients” to navigate the recipe hands-free. While Alexa guides you through the recipe,...

Discovery has whipped up its most ambitious U.S. subscription-streaming concoction to date — Food Network Kitchen, which the company promises will be as useful to home cooks as it is entertaining.

Set to launch in October, Food Network Kitchen will offer a lineup of 25 weekly live, interactive cooking shows — including some led by celeb chefs Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentiis and Guy Fieri — as well as over 800 on-demand instructional videos, 80,000 recipes, culinary-related original programming and select shows from Food Network’s library.

The service, to be priced starting at $6.99 per month, is built for utility: It will let subscribers order ingredients for specific recipes from online-grocery services (and eventually cooking supplies) and in 2020 will add a 24-hour culinary helpline for subscribers to get tips and tricks from live experts.

In addition, Discovery inked a three-year pact to integrate Food Network Kitchen with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, to...

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“Good Eats” makes its long-awaited return to Food Network on Sunday with the premiere of “Good Eats: The Return,” the on-the-nose title of Season 15 of Alton Brown’s beloved science-meets-cooking show.

Both the cable channel and Brown have been promoting the stuffing out of the show’s new episodes, with Food Network launching the premiere early online and the celebrity cook hosting a Reddit Ama this week, plus fielding many, many fan questions on Twitter.

And with this level of enthusiasm for the return of “Good Eats,” we had to ask Brown why he stopped making the show, which ran from 1999 to 2012, in the first place — and why he finally decided to bring it back.

“It’s a complicated question,” Brown told TheWrap. “I stopped not because the network wanted me to stop or anybody else wanted me to stop; I kind of wanted to take a break for a few years.

Alton Brown’s “Good Eats: Reloaded” has been renewed for a second season at Cooking Channel, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

The Season 2 pickup for the remixed series comes ahead of Food Network’s premiere of “Good Eats: The Return” — the long-awaited 15th season of Brown’s beloved “Good Eats,” which ran from 1999 to 2012.

The 13-episode first season of “Good Eats: Reloaded” premiered last October on Cooking Channel, a sister channel to Food Network. The new show saw Brown dive into his catalog of old “Good Eats” episodes and add new scenes, new science and new recipes to classic installments like “Steak Your Claim,” “Use Your Noodle,” “Fry Hard I,” “The Dough Also Rises,” “The Cookie Clause” and “A Bird in the Pan.”

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A spokesperson for Cooking Channel told TheWrap an...

Good news for Alton Brown fans. Food Network just announced Good Eats is returning for a new season after seven years off the air.

Hosted by Brown, the cooking series "takes an informative and comedic deep dive into a specific ingredient or dish through Alton's eyes." The show originally ran on Food Network from 1999 to 2011 and then on Cooking Channel from 2011 to 2012.

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In today’s roundup, Showtime releases a full-length trailer for “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” and Food Network announces the return of Alton Brown’s “Good Eats.”

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After taking a break from the series, Alton Brown will bring “Good Eats” back to Food Network’s primetime lineup with “Good Eats: The Return.” In its first new episodes since 2012, Brown pursues an all new map of food exploration. The series airs Sunday, Aug. 25.

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Showtime has released the official poster and trailer for new series, “On Becoming A God in Central Florida.” Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Kirsten Dunst plays Krystal Stubbs, a minimum wage water park employee who cons her way to the top ranks of a multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme. Dunst is joined in the dark comedy by Theodore Pellerin, Mel Rodriguez, Beth Ditto and Ted Levine.

Watch a sneak peek of CNBC‘s new home renovation series,...

Hopefully your stomach is ready to handle summer foods both in real life and on TV. Celebrity chef Alton Brown has announced that after a seven-year hiatus, his signature show, Good Eats, is returning to the Food Network in August with a batch of brand new episodes.

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Discovery unveiled its 2019-2020 programming slate at its upfront presentation Wednesday in New York. Highlights include new an expansion of TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé franchise and a revival of one of its signature shows from the 2000s, What Not To Wear, along with new Discovery Channel series Wildlife Warriors (wt), Perfect Planet (wt), Mysterious Planet (wt), Serengeti, Rob Riggle: Global Investigator (wt), Legends of the Wild and River Of No Return, the return of Food Network’s Good Eats and more.

Discovery’s complete slate with new and returning series follows below.

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Wildlife Warriors (wt)

Wildlife Warriors (wt) (previously announced as The Red List) follows the effort of dedicated wildlife conservationists across the globe, as they work to compile the latest version of The Red List – the most comprehensive record of the state of the world’s wildlife that has ever been created. The Red List, run...

Congratulations are in order! Food Network star Alton Brown married his girlfriend, Elizabeth Ingram, over the weekend in Charleston, Sc, he confirmed via his Instagram account. First, he shared a photo of their dog next to a glass of champagne with the caption, "Mom and dad got married on a boat and all I got was a glass of weird fizzy stuff." He followed up with a photo of himself and Elizabeth in their causal wedding attire with the captioned, "Yeah, we wore sneakers. #MyBouquetWasABloodyMary." He confirmed it one last time with a tweet. "Yes, @IngramElizabeth and I did in fact tie the knot this weekend," he wrote. View this post on Instagram Yeah, we wore sneakers. #mybouquetwasabloodymary A post shared by Alton Brown (@altonbrown) on Oct 1, 2018 at 1:57pm Pdt Alton and Elizabeth previously got engaged in April. Alton was once married to DeAnna Brown and they divorced in 2015. They have a 19-year-old daughter,...

How nice! If you're a Food Network fan, you know there are a myriad of role models in the industry. But The Kitchen star Geoffrey Zakarian looks up to one in particular: Alton Brown. Closer Weekly caught up with Geoffrey, 59, at an event on Tuesday, Sept. 25 for the Zakarian Pro For Home Non-Stick Cast Iron Cookware collection — out Oct. 28 on QVC — at his Midtown NYC restaurant, The Lambs Club, where he gushed over who he looks up to in the "food world." "It has to be some of the people who have really lasted, and lasted in a good way. Alton Brown is so smart. He’s so creative and he’s so interesting. Alton is like the king. He’s so much fun in person," Geoffrey — who is a chef/partner of Point Royal at The Diplomat Beach Resort — gushed. "When we do Iron Chef and we're on a...

Just a few weeks ago when Gordon Ramsay offered a definite shut down on whether pineapple belongs on pizza, his answer didn’t sit well with Alton Brown.

Responding to a tweet on People Food’s Twitter page on Monday, Brown said, “If I want pineapple on my pizza, I’ll by God have it.” And in an interview with People on Wednesday, the Iron Chef Gauntlet host elaborated his stance on the hot topic, which was mainly fueled by Iceland president Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson’s suggestion to put a ban on the flavor combo.

“I don’t want people...

Becoming an Iron Chef is no easy task, but you can bet the cooks have the highest quality tools and ingredients available to help them along the way.

To prove it, host Alton Brown takes People behind-the-scenes of the set of Iron Chef Gauntlet in the exclusive video above.

“Although there’s culinary equipment scattered all over this kitchen, this is the main concentration,” Brown says while walking down a hall of gadgets. “Here we have pots and pans, grinders, foamers—we’ve even got some really nice copper bowls. These are excellent for whipping up egg whites and things like that,...

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Food Network host and bowtie enthusiast Alton Brown recently spoke with online food magazine Eater and addressed the possible return of his popular series Good Eats.

Over the course of 14 seasons, Brown's series took a scientific approach to cooking that quickly garnered a large fanbase. Throughout its run, the series held consistently high viewership and critical acclaim, earning a Peabody Award in 2006. In 2011, Brown decided to retire the show after a total of 244 episodes and eight specials.

Now, he says he may be considering a reboot ... with a key difference:

Eater: We saw your tweet announcing that you'd packed up all of the episodes of Good Eats and were sending them off to storage. We have to ask: Would you ever consider bringing Good Eats back?

Brown: Good Eats... no. No. Something like Good Eats only for digital...

[Press Release] New York, NY (March 5, 2015) – Today the James Beard Foundation announced that the multiple James Beard Award–winning TV host, author, and chef Alton Brown will host the 2015 James Beard Foundation Awards presented by Lexus. The highly anticipated James Beard Awards ceremony and gala reception will take place on Monday, May 4, 2015, at Lyric Opera of Chicago. On Friday, April 24, 2015, Carla Hall, co-host of ABC’s The Chew, will host the annual James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards Dinner at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Alton Brown began his culinary career with the desire to reinvent the cooking show. Upon completing his training at the New England Culinary Institute, Brown created Good Eats, a show that blends wit with wisdom...

The glut of 2014 TV comedies continues this week, making for yet another lengthy podcast. First we look at another full week in comedy, including a preview of Fox’s The Last Man on Earth, some The Odd Couple pilot talk, and plenty of Jane the Virgin, Girls, and Looking discussion. Then we look at a handful of genre series as well as HBO’s documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, before diving in with the dramas, including a quick preview of ABC’s Secrets and Lies and fun episodes of Better Call Saul, Fortitude, Justified, and of course, The Americans. Afterward, Noel Kirkpatrick of TV.com returns to induct the DVD Shelf’s first educational and/or cooking program entry, the delightfully cheesy, yet encyclopedic Good Eats.

Our Week in Comedy (8:32-53:19): Preview The Last Man on Earth, The Odd Couple pilot,...

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Are you ready for San Diego Comic-Con?! The event is closing in on us really fast, and it's going to be so great to be in San Diego among hundreds of thousands of other like-minded geeky individuals. Every year I attend Comic-Con it's like coming home. It's my most anticipated event of the year. Comic-Con International has released the full event and panel schedule for Friday, July 25th that you can see in its entirety here. But I've provided a few of the most notable panels that will be taking place that day below. It's a big day for TV as The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones panels will both be held in Hall H.

Marvel: Spider-Verse - It's the most epic Spider-Man event of all time as every Spider-Man Ever come together to face a world-ending threat! Senior editor Nick Lowe, Dan Slott (Amazing...

San Diego Comic-Con has released the full schedule of events for Friday, July 25, following the Thursday schedule that was released yesterday. You can clickHere to view the lineup in its entirety, which includes numerous comic book panels and events, but we have pulled out all of the movie, DVD and TV-related panels for your convenience.

Friday, July 25

10:00am - 11:00am - Cartoon Network: Uncle Grandpa & Clarence

Good mornin'! What's better than a panel of one Cartoon Network Comedy? Two cartoon network comedies! That's right fans, prepare yourself for double the comedy, double the fun and double the friends with Uncle Grandpa and Clarence! Join the always-entertaining cast and crew for a behind-the-scenes look at two of the newest hit shows on Cartoon Network. It's woooooorth it. Appearing from Uncle Grandpa are creator Peter Browngardt (Uncle Grandpa), Kevin Michael Richardson (Mr. Gus), and Eric Bauza (Belly Bag). Appearing from...

Alton Brown is the latest celebrity chef taking his cooking game to YouTube. The Iron Chef America host has debuted Cook Smart, a YouTube series focused on inventive cookery techniques. Cook Smart is styled similarly to Good Eats, the Food Network program Brown hosted for more than a decade. As he did on his TV show, Brown brings a scientific approach to his YouTube channel, encouraging his viewers to get creative. He also injects a touch of his trademark dorky humor to the recipe. In the first Cook Smart video, Brown shows off a kitchen hack that turns an egg carton into a dolly for holding upside-down mustard bottles. The second Eat Smart video uses his understanding of thermodynamics to instruct his viewers how they can make as many as 48 hard-cooked eggs at once using the oven. An image posted to Twitter teases a third episode, which looks to be a grizzly,...

When I was a kid, I learned from TV all the time. I learned Spanish phrases from Sesame Street; about the Fibonacci sequence from Square One; and that I did not have to take anyone's word for it from Reading Rainbow. As an adult, I certainly learned about food science from Good Eats and America's Test Kitchen, and maybe some enthusiasm for art from The Joy of Painting. But my main TV education is coming from reality shows that are in no way designed to teach their viewers things. I can't help it, though. I really did learn how to pose more flatteringly in photos from watching Top Model.I'm a big fan of reality-contest shows, and I have picked up some skills in my travels. Top Chef affected the way I cook — definitely with more acid, per Gail's constant request, and also with more salt, per Padma's recurring critiques...

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BBC America has picked up the second season of Atlantis after its big debut following the Doctor Who anniversary special.

In an interesting development, ABC Family has ordered a full season of its upcoming drama Chasing Life, according to Deadline. Since it has yet to debut, that suggests the network has really liked episodes made so far.

For a while, The Food Network did well by dropping most of the cooking shows in favor for lifestyle programming and reality shows. However, now it’s losing viewers and Vulture theorizes that it might be the lack of cooking shows that’s causing it. And it’s not that viewers would be lured back to wanting to watch Good Eats on a channel full of Cutthroat Kitchens. The problem is, the channel no longer has a way to nurture promising talent.

Kirk Acevedo has joined the pilot for Syfy’s version of 12 Monkeys,...

Comic-Con released their full schedule of events and panels for for Friday, July 19th! It looks like another great day at the event, and we're excited to be there to cover as much as we can for you!

Friday will include panels for The World's End, Kick-Ass 2, Riddick, The Walking Dead, "DC Comics Justice League: Trinity War", Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Game of Thrones, "Marvel: Cup O' Joe," Robocop, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Veronica Mars, Robot Chicken, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and more!

To see the full panel and event line-up, click here. Below you'll find a few noteworthy panels. Stay tuned for all your Comic-Con awesomeness!

Friday, July 19

Star Wars Comics: Here and Now

What is the current state of Star Wars comics? Join Dark Horse editor Randy Stradley and Star Wars creators Carlos D'Anda, Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, Doug Wheatley,...

Friday’s Comic-Con schedule has landed! And it’s totally packed with action, from Simon Pegg’s latest The World’s End panel to a special Veronica Mars presentation.

In case you missed it, click here to see Thursday’s schedule and below you’ll see Friday’s TV and movie highlights. For more info and the complete schedule head over to the official Comic-Con site.

10:00am-11:00am, Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Cartoon Network: Regular Show: Care to join the not so regular cast and crew for an eventful hour of over the top regular?...

Though the even officially kicks off on Thursday, Friday is when Comic-Con normally shifts into high gear. The 2013 installment of the annual convention is no different, with several big ticket panels filling up the day.

Though the news was leaked early by series creator George R. R. Martin, "Game of Thrones" is on the scheduled as returning to the San Diego Comic-Con. It'll be joined by other TV standouts like "The Walking Dead," "Marvel's Agents of Shield," "Bones," "The Following," "Falling Skies," and a pilot screening and panel for "Almost Human."

As for movies, Sony and Screen Gems will have a two-hour panel that will include "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," "Robocop," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" and "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones." "Veronica Mars," "Kick-Ass 2" and "Riddick" will also have a presence.

The full schedule is available at the Comic-Con website, but you can check out...

Zap2it: You were host of a Food Network cooking show called "Good Eats," which still airs on weekday mornings. Does that help in your relationship with the chefs on Food's cooking competition show "The Next Iron Chef: Redemption," airing Sundays?

Alton Brown: I'm not a member of the [chef] club. I'm not considered one of them. They don't treat me like I'm one of them. I don't own a restaurant; I don't hobnob with them. In a way, I can't. I couldn't do the job that I do, on either "Iron Chef America" or "The Next Iron Chef," if I was all buddy-buddy with everybody.

I know and respect them and treat them with respect; therefore they treat me with respect.

Zap2it: "Good Eats" mixed pop culture, science and history with the art of cooking. Do you miss doing the show?

Alton Brown: Yes and no.

Earlier this month, Food Network premiered the fifth iteration of one of its most successful franchises, "The Next Iron Chef: Redemption."

The eight-episode series (the finals air on Sunday, Dec. 23), with host Alton Brown ("Good Eats"), features a roster of acclaimed culinary masters vying for a second chance to join the exclusive "Iron Chef" club. Along with veterans of the competition, the show added a few newcomers, along with a 10th cast member decided in Web-exclusive battles at FoodNetwork.com.

Asked about this fresh twist on the concept, Brown -- calling in between flights from the cockpit of his private plane -- tells Zap2it, "You always have to look at the story arc. It's a good story. It's not just a matter of piling another bunch of people to fight with one another.

"We look at the people who had come very, very close in the past, then,...

Olympic gymnast Carly Patterson has a new title: wife. The athlete, who took home the gold medal for women's all-around in gymnastics in the 2004 Olympics, tied the knot with Mark Caldwell, in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday evening, her rep confirms to People exclusively. Patterson, 24, and Caldwell, 27, exchanged vows at the Main Street Garden Park in front of about 250 friends and family members. The bride, who was walked down the aisle by her father Ricky Patterson, wore a Vera Wang gown and Jimmy Choo heels. "My dress was the very first one I tried on," Patterson tells People. "I knew it was the one immediately.

While the "Awkward." season premiere sure sounded like we were going to get some finality to things, it actually left things exactly as we found them to begin the hour.

Much like last season’s finale, there is still plenty of awkwardness to be found between Jake and Jenna, and both of them seem to innately recognize what they’re doing feels rushed at times. Jake is completely committed to Jenna. However, Jake and Jenna are both still full of insecurities and expectations from one another.

I’m not sure what Jake is expecting from Jenna because at times it feels like he likes the idea of her, but when he finds out about her flaws he’s taken aback. With the box of condoms he was rather surprised Jenna wasn't a virgin. However, at least after his momentary confusion he grew supportive. The insecurities Jake was feeling in that...

AMC is launching The Pitch this weekend, a docu-style reality show about advertising clearly inspired by the success of Mad Men. But why stop there? There are plenty of other ways to spin the network's prestige dramas into chintzy reality series. Breaking Bad So, obviously, meth cooking. But good luck finding drug lords who want to be on television. Instead, how about Chemical Reactions, a show where high school chemistry teachers compete in a series of challenges to win $500,000. Some of the challenges involve chemistry, but some just involve scary levels of violence.The Walking Dead Discovery has already done a postapocalypse reality show (The Colony), and Survivor already does the "isolated people turn on each other" setup. What Twd's audience needs is a weekly seminar on weird survival skills — think Good Eats, except instead of teaching you where vinegar comes from, the show teaches you how to siphon...

Here's a newly-discovered short film from Jim Henson called Robot, which he shot in 1963 after being commissioned to create something for a Bell System business seminar on Data Communications. [via Slashfilm] To promote their line of Avengers movie tie-in gear, Target has unleashed this funny video featuring a bunch of little kids as The Avengers, proving that superheroes come in all sizes. Finally, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News fame has launched a new online short for Nerdist called Ain't It Cool. As best described by our own John Gholson, it's a "little bit like Good Eats for geeks or Pee-wee's Playhouse for long-time AICN fans!"  

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His signature show may be ending its run, but celeb chef Alton Brown – of Food Network’s “Good Eats” fame — is hardly keeping a low profile these days.

First, he’s hosting the new edition of the Food Network’s “The Next Iron Chef” (which bowed last night), bringing his dry wit and extensive gastronomic knowledge to the competitive culinary table. (Brown also hosts the “Iron Chef America” series for which “The Next Iron Chef” is,...

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It's hard to imagine the Food Network without thinking of Alton Brown. For 13 years, viewers of all ages invited Brown and his Peabody Award-winning show 'Good Eats' into their homes. After nearly 250 highly entertaining and deliciously appetizing episodes, Brown decided to hang up his apron and retire his popular show.

But the self-described "mastermind" (or at least that's what it says on his business cards) has a few more tricks up his sleeve, including several 'Good Eats' specials, continuing to offer smart commentary on 'Iron Chef America' and returning as host of Season 4 of 'The Next Iron Chef' (premieres Sun., Oct. 30, 9Pm Et on Food Network).

We caught up with Brown to talk about the upcoming season, saying goodbye to 'Good Eats' and why you should never call him a chef -- unless you want to insult him.

Good Eats and Iron Chef America host Alton Brown has been struggling with his celebrity status recently. On Monday, in preparation for his upcoming cookbook tour, Brown issued a 1,289-word "fanifesto" in which he laid some ground rules for how his fans should treat him. Things that are not okay include him signing things that are alive, taking pictures with camera phones, taking pictures with his family, talking to a fan on the phone and responding to everyone through social media channels. Oh, and don't block his exit or talk to him in a public restroom.

Ruth Bourdain has some additional rules for celebrity chefs, in response to Brown's "a bit douchey" fanifesto, including:

Yes, celebrity chefs will sign things besides books. Spoons, cutting boards, mixers, you name it. Most won’t sign living things except for Todd English. That guy will sign your private parts.

Do: Rub Tom Colicchio...

Last week, Alton Brown filmed the last-ever episode of successful food show Good Eats after 13 years on the Food Network, NPR reports. Brown announced in May that Good Eats would be ending at the end of the current season.

Brown has recently been a controversial figure. Many in the food world criticized him for his criticism of the molecular gastronomy movement. This was an especially surprising controversy in light of Brown's general enthusiasm for exactitude in the kitchen; he seemed like someone who would love the intersection of science and cooking.

If you're feeling nostalgic -- or never got a chance to see Good Eats in its prime -- here's a clip of Alton Brown demonstrating his very precise technique for meatloaf.

Yes, Hollywood Stars can live up (or down) to their stereotypes. But they can also be invaluable in promoting a good cause. Here's how the best partnerships work.

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In The Intersecting Worlds of celebrities and public causes, two opposing clichés are locked in competition for custody of our imagination: the celebrity as superhero and the celebrity as screwup. Both images are rooted in our notion that famous people are, in some profound way, not normal -- and which version we prefer at any given moment can depend on who's making the headlines. When we read, for instance, about George Clooney striving to bring democracy and health to Sudan, or Sean Penn appearing to carry on his shoulders all the troubles of Haiti as well as the rigors of overseeing a massive Ngo, we can believe that exceptional people who have the power to attract exceptional attention can,...