I watched Dweezil and Lisa on Friday nite, and was so underwhelmed I decided not to post anything.

Then I thought to myself: "Fat Cat Self, I wonder if other Fat Cats like this show?"

So I dropped by the FoodTV message boards (you've got to register to get in).

Well, the Dweezil and Lisa Fan Board was definitely abuzz, which is a good sign. But reviews from the Fat Cat Trenches were mixed.

My main beef (with all due respect to the vegetarian Lisa) still comes down to: it just isn't practical.

There aren't any "ah-ha" moments where you're inspired to spend an evening in the kitchen putting your newly-discovered cooking skills to the test.

Take Lisa's visit to the Magnolia Cafe. How did she know that the Magnolia Cafe has great pancakes? Was it word of mouth? A prior random visit? A Citysearch review?

I travel quite a bit, and one of the most challenging things -- aside from the surly TSA security guards -- is finding a good place to eat. It would be great to get the inside scoop on how to find good food in an unfamiliar city.

And again: most Fat Cat Chefs don't have professional chefs stop by and help them get ready for a dinner party.

Maybe there's a niche for "Dweezil and Lisa" out there:

1. As a co-branded MTV program. While I'm not a big music fan, I can see the appeal of following Lisa around (she's really sexy, for one) and watching Dweezil jam in his living room.

On the Food Network, though, it seems out of place.

2. More practical day-to-day cooking tips. Ditch the pro chefs and get back to some everyday cooking. Make us hobby home cooks believe we can whip up some great food.

Also, Dweezil and Lisa lost points when they actually bought that griddle pan... a tool that doesn't satisfy that basic Fat Cat requirement: multi-tasking.

Why buy a tool that only serves one purpose, especially when you can use your cast iron fry pans, a simple non-stick pan or even an electric griddle to make pancakes? You'll get more mileage and versatile use from those tools than you ever will from a griddle pan, plus you'll save yourself some hard-earned cash.

(Also, I didn't see them actually use the griddle pan, though I may have missed it... my eyes were glazed over by that point).

Dweezil and Lisa do get bonus points for turning down that pancake batter dispenser. Fat Cats always think twice when it comes to shelling out $80 for a kitchen gadget like that, especially when you can just as easily use a ladle.

Oh, one final point. I don't mind watching cooking show hosts sample their work, you know, a bite here and a bite there.

But the endless montage of Dweezil and Lisa's rock-n-roll groupie friends mangling their paninis and pancakes was simply disgusting, especially at 10p on a Friday nite.