Comments on: BBQ Pitmasters: Why Again?

By: jaime greene

jaime greene — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:29:59 +0000

This was a great program, there are bbq contests every weekend. I have a team that competes and teams do help each other. May not give all the secrets out, but they do help. All competitions are for charity so its a great concept. Please keep the show on the air.
tx Jaime

By: LaPoint

LaPoint — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:13:11 +0000

Scripted is right! I mean come on the Paul guy Shows up at a BBQ comp and has no idea what judges are looking for?! Come On what a load of crap, Its all VERY scripted in my opinion. Now the Old man is gonna teach him out of the kindness of his heart?! PLEASE! the kindness of his heart and a few grand from the producer of the show.

By: Texas BBQ

Texas BBQ — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:04:37 +0000

I’m with a Texas BBQ team and to be hones there really is two sides to the competition circuit. These competitors are on the money making circuit and is somewhat larger in scale. I am part of the smaller donation circuit. There is little to no cash prizes handed out and all proceeds go toward funding small town fire and police departments who couldn’t afford their budgets if they wanted to normally. The show does tend to ignore the major factor in most competitions, the heavy drinking and partying. The average cook off is really just a social event where you usually see many of the same people weekend after weekend all over your region and spend most of your time having a good time with them.

To me, the heart of BBQ really isn’t the cash prizes or the marketing it allows BBQ businesses, it is the friends you make and the good times you have while usually donating money from proceeds to good causes. A little bragging rights here and there just gives the incentive for dumping close to three to eight hundred dollars an average competition.

By: peter a lesley

peter a lesley — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:45:00 +0000

Good BBQ, but we beat Myron’s son at World Golf Village in a Memphis in May competition, taking 3rd in shoulder. It’s a pig-eat-pig world out there in comp bbq. and no matter what the earnings are, the expense consumes it. Basically bragging rights for your restaraunt or catering biz. The glory of the smoke, the joy of the taste, the fellowship of the cook. PAL.

By: Raiders757

Raiders757 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:24:32 +0000

Anything is better than those stupid cake shows, cooking elimination shows, tattoo shows, pawn shop shows, Survivor, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and Dancing With the Stars. Reality TV is weak and terrible, but if it has to exist, at least let there be a BBQ show. Why not? What the hey!

I agree as well. I haven’t seen the show, but I am sure I already know the script and the formula. I hate how they cheese these shows out and try to make drama where there isn’t any. That’s one of my biggest problems with “reality” TV. The B.S. meter is in full tilt with these programs.

Also, what happened to TLC? Didn’t they used to be The Learning Channel, before they became the reality network for dumbed down Americans?

By: Cary

Cary — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:07:35 +0000

This show comes off as scripted. Not scripted like “The Hills” but a lot of the drama seems, well, manufactured for television.

Don’t mistake my hatred of reality television for a hatred of BBQ. I LOVE BBQ. I love it. I just don’t see the necessity for another reality television show about food competitions.

I dislike the ad campaign and the presentation of the show. My review in no way criticized BBQ, so don’t start slinging BBQ sauce where none was spilled in the first place.

And yes, I did check out your blog. Nice stuff.

By: Danielle Dimovski

Danielle Dimovski — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:16:56 +0000

I wonder if you have actually ever researched competitive BBQ and the KCBS. The new TLC Pitmasters show is the real deal. They went to competitions all over the US. The people are real the competitions are real. None of it was scripted. Out of all the crap tv shows on right now concerning food this is one I personally will watch. I dont doubt the vast majority of competitive BBQers will as well. There are thousands of us all over the world. You may want to check out my blog with the exec producer of the show or the interviews ill be posting this week with Tuffy and Harry Soo.

By: Cary

Cary — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:57:09 +0000

So I can see these completely insane marketing stunts. Giant elderly man covered in barbeque sauce vs. adblocker. The decision is simple.

By: plushpuppy

plushpuppy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:26:06 +0000

The better question is why are you not using Firefox and adblock?