TheLastBaron Weeren (Baron Weeren)

The announcer and his very funny comments make this show. The mix of candidates can stretch from the absolute scum of the Earth to those born with a silver spoon in their mouths, but what frequently makes the show cringe-worthy is the composition of each group of contestants and the frequently astonishing lack of any culinary knowledge displayed by some of the contestants. Today a contestant had never heard of Camembert before, which at first had me non-plussed, but after another trip to my local Co-op with its lovely selection of Cheddar in every possible form available but nothing else in the way of cheese, I soon understood how it could be possible for a competitor in a cooking competition might actually *not* know what Camembert might be. While the contestants frequently are absolutely bottom of the barrel and are frequently truly horrible to each other at their often completely ridiculous dinner parties, the show remains fun and popular in its now 27th season. Dave Lamb and writers keep up your lovely sarcasm, but casting people, you could occasionally try a little harder to not scrape the absolute bottom of that barrel.

Brilliant, well done! Sadly I find Luis Guzman completely miscast in the role of Gomez Addams; his performance is more cloying than endearing and very much "phoned in." It's also sad to see Lurch reduced to nothing more than a (silent) chauffeur. The plot is wonderful, so is the acting (with aforementioned exceptions), the sets are wonderful and all i all, a delightful romp.