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I made chorizo and egg tacos for breakfast today. You can all think what you want, but you're wrong.
 
Demonbeck said:
I made chorizo and egg tacos for breakfast today. You can all think what you want, but you're wrong.
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What made that superior to regular tacos with chorizo? The egg? Thereby making it "breakfast"? Why not just make awesome tacos and declare that awesome tacos are awesome at any time of day?
 
bigdoublezero said:
What made that superior to regular tacos with chorizo? The egg? Thereby making it "breakfast"? Why not just make awesome tacos and declare that awesome tacos are awesome at any time of day?
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IMO, the eggs act as a great protein companion to the chorizo - which has a very overpowering flavor. Having the tacos with just chorizo wouldn't be substantial enough to be very satisfying on their own.
 
Demonbeck said:
IMO, the eggs act as a great protein companion to the chorizo - which has a very overpowering flavor. Having the tacos with just chorizo wouldn't be substantial enough to be very satisfying on their own.
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Gotta get you to a legit taqueria. That said, I agree that the chorizo/egg combo is delicious. Doesn't make breakfast better than lunch, but that's a good breakfast option.
 
Demonbeck said:
IMO, the eggs act as a great protein companion to the chorizo - which has a very overpowering flavor. Having the tacos with just chorizo wouldn't be substantial enough to be very satisfying on their own.
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get some good salsa, maybe some pickled onions or peppers, helps offset nicely
 
BarcaDeac said:
get some good salsa, maybe some pickled onions or peppers, helps offset nicely
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IMO, it still needs something that adds weight to the taco - something lettuce, tomato, cheese, salsa, guac, peppers and onions just can't do. The chorizo I use comes in a tube and cooks into very fine chunks.

Other proteins wouldn't be able to pair with this chorizo like the eggs do.
 
Demonbeck said:
IMO, it still needs something that adds weight to the taco - something lettuce, tomato, cheese, salsa, guac, peppers and onions just can't do. The chorizo I use comes in a tube and cooks into very fine chunks.

Other proteins wouldn't be able to pair with this chorizo like the eggs do.
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You're weird. Chorizo has way more flavor than your standard seasoned ground beef

That's not even an opinion, it's an undisputed fact.
 
JDawg said:
You're weird. Chorizo has way more flavor than your standard seasoned ground beef

That's not even an opinion, it's an undisputed fact.
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Did I say it needs something that adds flavor? No. I said it needs something that adds weight. Heft. Something additional that is filling. I guess potatoes or refried beans might do in a pinch, but eggs work so well and are much easier.
 
Mad Men is so, so inconsistent. When it's good (season 5 all around, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, The Suitcase, at least one scene or detail per episode) it's outstanding television. It's wildly ambitious for a show with such a seemingly narrow scope (an advertising agency on Madison Ave over the course of a decade). But for every bit of brilliance in set/costume design, there's a weakness in dialogue or writing or acting, or especially editing. January Jones and Jon Hamm are really average actors. The show leans pretty heavily on John Slattery. Season 6, episode 1-2, that 90 minute premier, is a perfect example of all this inconsistency. They tried to cram so, so much into 90 minutes, and at the same time there were exceedingly awkward and confusing jump cuts (door man heart attack, Betty at St. James Place, Don with the Dr's wife). And maybe shows like Sopranos have made it impossible for television to do great psychology sessions (voyeuristic but detached, insight into psychology of characters, seeing a different side of characters), but Roger Sterling in a shrink's office was just bad television when it could have been so good. Then his crying over the shoe shine boy's death instead of his mother's was a great way to end the episode.

I've rewatched now 3 times trying to make myself understand what is so great about the show, but I'm pretty well convinced now that it doesn't belong in the pantheon of really great television of the last 10 years. Far too inconsistent.
 
TownieDeac said:
Mad Men is so, so inconsistent. When it's good (season 5 all around, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, The Suitcase, at least one scene or detail per episode) it's outstanding television. It's wildly ambitious for a show with such a seemingly narrow scope (an advertising agency on Madison Ave over the course of a decade). But for every bit of brilliance in set/costume design, there's a weakness in dialogue or writing or acting, or especially editing. January Jones and Jon Hamm are really average actors. The show leans pretty heavily on John Slattery. Season 6, episode 1-2, that 90 minute premier, is a perfect example of all this inconsistency. They tried to cram so, so much into 90 minutes, and at the same time there were exceedingly awkward and confusing jump cuts (door man heart attack, Betty at St. James Place, Don with the Dr's wife). And maybe shows like Sopranos have made it impossible for television to do great psychology sessions (voyeuristic but detached, insight into psychology of characters, seeing a different side of characters), but Roger Sterling in a shrink's office was just bad television when it could have been so good. Then his crying over the shoe shine boy's death instead of his mother's was a great way to end the episode.

I've rewatched now 3 times trying to make myself understand what is so great about the show, but I'm pretty well convinced now that it doesn't belong in the pantheon of really great television of the last 10 years. Far too inconsistent.
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posting on the wrong thread accidentally is seriously un-bro
 
Demonbeck said:
Did I say it needs something that adds flavor? No. I said it needs something that adds weight. Heft. Something additional that is filling. I guess potatoes or refried beans might do in a pinch, but eggs work so well and are much easier.
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I interpreted it wrong....you're still weird though. Four ounces of meat is four ounces of meat.
 
I'm confused as to how you think the acting is bad. Sure it has its moments because not all the actors/actresses in such a huge ensemble cast can be Philip Seymour Hoffman but some of my favorite moments in the show are when Jon Hamm doesn't speak, he just nails the perfect facial expressions to express his feelings (example with potential spoiler: when he was in Peggy's office last episode as she did her power move)
 
TownieDeac said:
no i meant to post on this thread

is this not an unpopular opinion? everybody fucking drools over this show.
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eh, lots of people also think it's kind of boring. don't let the fact that there's a lengthy thread on it fool you
 
bigdoublezero said:
What's in your pantheon, Townie?
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holy trinity is sopranos, wire, breaking bad

next tier is west wing, the shield, arrested development, seinfeld

i would put mad men on the tier with friends, 30 rock, lost, deadwood, GoT, curb, etc. good, sometimes great.

i wanted to avoid using the term "overrated"
 
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