{"id":1088,"date":"2009-10-28T18:40:57","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T18:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyfork.com\/its_hard_not_to_love\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T19:48:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:48:38","slug":"its_hard_not_to_love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/new\/its_hard_not_to_love\/","title":{"rendered":"Its hard not to love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard not to love <em>No Reservations<\/em>, but after watching the preview for Anthony Bourdain&#8217;s <em>Alternate Universe<\/em>, a series of cartoon webisodes coming to The Travel Channel in 2010, we&#8217;re not quite sure what to think.<\/p>\n<p>Part of us wants to be optimistic that the cartoon could very well feature the same effortlessly cool feel that makes <em>No Reservations<\/em> one of the best shows on The Travel Channel. However, another part of us is quick to dismiss this as a terrible idea and question whether it isn&#8217;t all just one big joke. <\/p>\n<p>We had just assumed that the disastrous fallout from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0285359\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emeril sitcom debacle of 2001<\/a> would be enough to discourage celebrity chefs from veering too far from the comforts of the kitchen. But, if anyone can find a way to make it work, we&#8217;re guessing it&#8217;s Anthony Bourdain. <\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Is there any way Alternate Universe could actually be good, or is it a cheap publicity stunt at best?<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\"><embed height=\"340\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/NVtgOUY0MiE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard not to love No Reservations, but after watching the preview for Anthony Bourdain&#8217;s Alternate Universe, a series of cartoon webisodes coming to The Travel Channel in 2010, we&#8217;re not quite sure what to think. Part of us wants to be optimistic that the cartoon could very well feature the same effortlessly cool feel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-general"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Daily Fork - Is There Any Way Anthony Bourdain&#039;s Alternate Universe Could Actually Be Good?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daily Fork - Is There Any Way Anthony Bourdain&#039;s Alternate Universe Could Actually Be Good?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It&#8217;s hard not to love No Reservations, but after watching the preview for Anthony Bourdain&#8217;s Alternate Universe, a series of cartoon webisodes coming to The Travel Channel in 2010, we&#8217;re not quite sure what to think. 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