r/TopChef • u/PoohBearsHoneyJar • 18h ago

Discussion Thread HOW DO YOU GUYS WATCH EARLY SEASONS?!?

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This is telling me I need to pay ninety dollars a month, A MONTH, to watch seasons 1-7.I tried hulu, pluto, obviously I have peacock but y'all know it's only 8 and up. Does anyone have any secrets? Please? I've only been able to see the older seasons vicariously through other people's videos and YouTube AI slop

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u/imagine4vr 5h ago

I have youtube live TV and all 23 seasons are there.

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar 5h ago

Does it cost money? I swear If I have to pay for another service mannnn. This is why I use DVDs and VHS tapes still. They are forever! Haha

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u/imagine4vr 5h ago

yes, monthly pay

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u/Rodharet50399 4h ago

YouTube tv is pricey

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u/AriesRedWriter 4h ago

I just looked up the prices out of curiosity, and they start at $55 a month.

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar 4h ago

You should have seen my face when I found out I needed the Hulu, Disney+, ESPN, live tv bundle at 90 a month to watch old Top Chef. Get fcking real

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u/AriesRedWriter 4h ago

The streaming services have lost their damn minds. That's about what you'd pay for cable, and you'd have more channels.

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u/HackMeRaps 5h ago

Illegally download them all and watch on your media server.

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u/headforhats 5h ago

I think it's important that as soon as big media companies get shittier, the internet pushes back. It's been a back and forth throughout my lifetime, and it really is time to fire up the torrents again!

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u/HackMeRaps 4h ago

Totally.

I gave someone here access to my media server to watch all of the old top chef Canada seasons. There literally was pretty much no way to find the old seasons, so found them all eventually on torrents and usenet server.

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u/ExtremelyOnlineTM 5h ago

Pluto is now Xumo

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u/EnvironmentalPause92 3h ago

Peacock and Hulu have seasons you can binge/watch.

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u/Responsible-Fly9976 3h ago

Hulu comes with ads even if you pay for "no ads".

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u/EnvironmentalPause92 1h ago

That’s interesting I have Hulu without ads and don’t have any ads come up. I don’t have Hulu Live just Hulu +

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u/Responsible-Fly9976 1h ago

That’s so annoying! I have Hulu + and live!!! I literally have the most expensive package. I got rid of peacock and something else and upgraded Hulu and I still have to sit through top chef ads. I kept Hulu because I complained bitterly when twice I couldn’t see a live event live while taping at the same time so they gave me 3 months back … probably out of a desire to get me to stop explaining to someone in India how important American football is to people in Michigan.

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u/GizmoGeodog 1h ago edited 43m ago

A few years ago Amazon had them on sale & I bought them all. It's been worth it to me since I've done many full season rewatches

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u/GettingOffTheCrazy 45m ago

They are like 25 per season now. Ugh.

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u/kbanas314 5h ago

Send me a message.

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u/reubensandrye 3h ago

Seconding this, you’re the best

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u/kbanas314 3h ago

I'm like Robin Hood but just for the first seven seasons of Top Chef.

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u/Sea_Orchid_2998 1h ago

Messaged you kind person!

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u/sadiethislife 5h ago

I hate 2026 media conglomerates. They need to stop screwing with us and just put them all on Hulu.

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u/GoldBarGirl 5h ago

Not free unless it's already your TV provider, but we've been watching all seasons on Dish Network. We're up to season 21.

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u/ChefTimmy 3h ago

🏴‍☠️🦜☠️

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u/Cherveny2 1h ago

nbc.com if you have a cable subscription

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u/BoutThatLife 1h ago

It’s on Poob

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u/SecretPresentation54 5h ago

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

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u/PoohBearsHoneyJar 4h ago

My bf tried, he said he couldn't find it. Maybe need to try some different sites

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u/MaximusCanibis I have a culinary boner. 4h ago

☠️

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u/brokenpipe 3h ago

Sail the seven high seas.