Feed the Beast (2016): Season 1

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AMC | Season Premiere Date: June 5, 2016

Summary: Best friends Tommy Moran (David Schwimmer) and Dion Patras (Jim Sturgess struggle to open their own restaurant in this drama series based on the Danish show Bankerot.

Genre(s): Drama, Food & Cooking

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Fire
Air Date: August 2, 2016
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S1:E9. Be My Baby
Air Date: July 26, 2016
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S1:E8. In Lies the Truth
Air Date: July 19, 2016

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Gail Pennington

Jun 2, 2016

But Schwimmer does his best TV work yet in Feed the Beast, breaking viewers’ hearts just as Tommy’s has been broken. His pain reaches out and grabs us, and we root for him to find a way to go on. Read full review

Mitchel Broussard

Jun 3, 2016

The show’s solid, the Bronx-appropriate brutality is believable, the characters are endearing, and the food is pornographic. But it’s just not different or special or particularly memorable. Read full review

Jeff Jensen

May 28, 2016

The performances are fine, but the poorly mixed tone, cliche strategies for complex characterization (grief, addiction, obsession), and zesty conflict (psycho mobsters, corrupt cops) make for a flavorless dish. [3 Jun 2016, p.102]

Alan Sepinwall

Jun 3, 2016

The most frustrating part of Feed the Beast is that it feels like there's a promising show buried underneath all the superficial aping of other series. Read full review

Scott D. Pierce

Jun 3, 2016

Feed the Beast has one huge narrative flaw. The storylines center on the tension that arises keeping the fledgling restaurant going. But there is no tension. Read full review

Sophie Gilbert

Jun 6, 2016

Answers are sacrificed in Feed the Beast’s quest to be 18 different things at once: a Bourdain-esque tale of bad-boy chefs made good, a gritty crime drama, a superhero show, a touching tale of familial reception. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Jun 2, 2016

It turns out that having your teeth pulled is a better metaphor for what it’s like to watch Feed the Beast than anything to do with fine food. Read full review

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fattdamon

Jun 6, 2016

Great performance by Schwimmer - liked him more than I thought I would in this role. Love the farcical nature of the show as backdrop to two friends trying to get their lives back together doing what they love. Can't wait to see what the writers' have in store as the season goes on. CanGreat performance by Schwimmer - liked him more than I thought I would in this role. Love the farcical nature of the show as backdrop to two friends trying to get their lives back together doing what they love. Can't wait to see what the writers' have in store as the season goes on. Can already tell this a 'more than it seems' type of story. Great hour of television in my opinion.… Expand

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sexyjedi

Jun 30, 2016

Finally we have a great cooking show that isn't trying to force us to watch a kid face off against Gordon Ramsey and some Roasted Red beets topped with Greek yogurt and frisee. Jim Sturgess is BRILLIANT. From the first scene with him I was hooked. He is the focus of the show for me, heFinally we have a great cooking show that isn't trying to force us to watch a kid face off against Gordon Ramsey and some Roasted Red beets topped with Greek yogurt and frisee. Jim Sturgess is BRILLIANT. From the first scene with him I was hooked. He is the focus of the show for me, he blends beautifully with each layered character, and paired with the vintage Sommelier Schwimmer, makes for very appetizing viewing.

The mob thing to me is a necessary touch - this is supposed to the Bronx -"the last frontier" of New York lay out the dynamic between old New York, and the changing gentrification of New, New York. Feed the Beasts plays out like the movie Dinner Rush, which was superb. I don't know what these "critics" are talking about. Maybe these humps get their food from Walmart This show makes you feel like you are their 4th partner, hustling to do the impossible "a restaurant in the Bronx" . As a native San Franciscan who worked in a number of restaurants, and who has been around the Citys edgy restaurant and bar scene, for years, with a taste for grittiness, this show speaks volumes to me. Absolutely love it. Salut!… Expand

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Meth-dude

Oct 1, 2016

The acting was good, the premise wasn't original but it was interesting and the show was pretty entertaining. It's a shame it got cancelled because it could've been an even better show.

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gforze

Jun 21, 2016

Schwimmer's acting and character are great, but Sturgess' character/acting is really getting on my nerves.
Michael Gladis' acting is ok, but Im waiting for him to burst out singing 'Hello my baby' .. Sorry cant get past his character in Mad Men ;)
Storyline seems ok, but somehow I'm notSchwimmer's acting and character are great, but Sturgess' character/acting is really getting on my nerves.
Michael Gladis' acting is ok, but Im waiting for him to burst out singing 'Hello my baby' .. Sorry cant get past his character in Mad Men ;)

Storyline seems ok, but somehow I'm not 'feeling' it.… Expand

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Prosmooth

Jun 6, 2016

Silliness. AMC doesn't have Heisenberg and Jesse cooking meth anymore--so instead they have close ups of some other guy cooking fancy food while hipster guitar licks play on the soundtrack. Those sequences are cringe worthy. The mob stuff doesn't work either. The only redeeming thing in theSilliness. AMC doesn't have Heisenberg and Jesse cooking meth anymore--so instead they have close ups of some other guy cooking fancy food while hipster guitar licks play on the soundtrack. Those sequences are cringe worthy. The mob stuff doesn't work either. The only redeeming thing in the show? David Schwimmer isn't bad at all--can't say the same for the show. Bad misstep for AMC.… Expand

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Qldgamer

Jun 18, 2016

There is not one character that I like or even care what is going to happen to them. Too many conflicts happening and it seems to be flaying about looking for a plot.

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lgostrer2016

Aug 3, 2016

An absolute embarrassment. Bad casting, bad script, terrible story line. Ridiculous. Can't even expound. Best part? A gorgeous kid who has nothing to say. Shame. Shame. Shame.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 5, 2016
- tbd
  S1:E10. Fire
  Air Date: August 2, 2016
- tbd
  S1:E9. Be My Baby
  Air Date: July 26, 2016
- tbd
  S1:E8. In Lies the Truth
  Air Date: July 19, 2016
- tbd
  S1:E7. Tabula Rasa
  Air Date: July 12, 2016
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  S1:E6. The Wild West
  Air Date: July 5, 2016
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  S1:E5. Gimme a T
  Air Date: June 28, 2016
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  S1:E4. Secret Sauce
  Air Date: June 21, 2016
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  S1:E3. Screw You, Randy
  Air Date: June 14, 2016
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  S1:E2. Father of the Year
  Air Date: June 7, 2016
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  S1:E1. Pilot Light
  Air Date: June 5, 2016