I'm liking the new Iron Chef America. It has a couple problems, but I think they could be worked out and it could become a series. It's 10x better than the show that was in New York which had terrible production values and it's 100x better than Shatner's version. Shatner's version's biggest problem was the crowd it was huge and it made an unbelieveable amout of noise. You could barely hear the commentators.

Couple things they should they change about the show...

1)Bring in somebody to sit beside Alton Brown. Brown's done a good job, he's got the Hattori role down, but he needs a Fukui-san. He's the brains and without someone to talk to he ends up having to ask himself questions so he can answer them. That could just mean bringing the floor reporter, who knows and does nothing, up to sit with AB.

2)Have a small crowd of supporters. Just 20 or so. It shouldn't be open to the public, but the chefs should have a small cheering section.