Too soon to knife MasterChef

June 22, 2009  Filed Under News, 24 Comments » 

As MasterChef Australia continues to surge, there are more and more press articles trying to feed an audience’s interest.

Recently we saw a bit of a backlash from ousted contestant Geni Papacostas, who said the show was editing out conflict. That was followed on the weekend by Chris Badenoch calling her comment “sour grapes.” For a genre that thrives on conflict, it was a rare display from the new series.

Now judge Matt Preston is quoted as denying the reality TV show is rigged. Frankly, this show is still so new the audience …