Anyone watch this on the Sundance Channel? For those who don't know, it's a reality series wherein Ludo Lefevre (I think I've spelled his last name incorrectly, I believe there's a 'b' in there but for the life of me I can't figure out where to put it) of several five star restaurants in Los Angeles fame, and his wife drive around the country and talk some restaurant into letting him take over the kitchen for a night. He's a funny guy and a talented chef, but....
Bob and I watched two whole episodes, skimmed a third, and then deleted a fourth unwatched and removed it from our DVR auto-record requests.
Narrated by his wife, an American former entertainment lawyer, it's quickly and boringly formulaic. They arrive in X town and pretend to try out a bunch of restaurants before making an offer to one in particular. It's always a casual joint completely unused to his type of food. The owner and staff never know what to make of this loud Frenchman. Sometimes they can't understand him, and you get the impression that he tries hard to not be understandable because "that's good TV". Also "good TV" is the extent to which he swears and yells and, in general, throws fits when things don't go his way, including dragging recalcitrant appliances out into the parking lot for a session of physical harm.
Yawn. It's all very self-indulgent. It's as if someone said "Gee, he swears as good as Gordon Ramsey but he's funnier, so he should have a show." Well, no, it's not working like that, at least for me. Gordon's actually a very savvy guy with great people instincts. Ludo's just a big kid.