this show be so incredibly bad that it boggle the mind . i be a really big iron chef fan ( of the original japanese show ) and this be just so bad to watch . most of the people that watch the original consider this to be an insult to the original . takeshi kaga be the chairman of the original show . he wacky and he wear strange outfit and and he get a voice that they do not dub because they couldn not find anyone to replace him . this show have . cough william shatner . he can not even begin to compare . he fake and just not good . pricewatch be more up his alley . the general feeling of the show be just bad . kitchen stadium be where the original show take place . it be a place of reverence for food ( sound corny and i know ) while this show take place in kitchen arena and be just pitiful . if you have ever watch the japanese one and you know how quiet the stand be because everyone be intrigue while in this and it just people stand up and cheer for no reason . what kind of judge do they pick . bruce vilanch be just a really and really sad hollywood square dropout and and what kind of food critic be that playboy chick . pitiful . the japanese critic might be really lame ( like the fortune teller and heh ) but theyre much good than anything you will see here . in general and this show be just a disgrace to watch . it doesn not have the feeling and respect that the first show have . fujitv should be sham for have grant upn the right to this show . hopefully and it would not make it past the second show .