Suzilla, the Mouth that Roars category

Youtube has a video of the entire "Suzilla: The Mouth That Roars" pilot episode that was televised on Planet Green in December.
CNN's Eatocracy blog has an interview with Suzanne "Suzilla" French about her show on Planet Green. She made her debut in competitive eating in 2009 at Corndogorama because she needed money to pay off her student loan.

A Brief History of “Suzilla”

Here is a brief history of Suzilla: The Mouth that Roars based on previous eatfeats posts

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Entertainment Weekly has a review of "Suzilla: The Mouth that Roars".
A New York Times review of Suzilla: The Mouth that Roars says the show "works a little like sports and a little like pornography." The review mentions Suzanne French's billing as the #4 ranked competitive eater.
A new facebook fan page for Suzilla: The Mouth That Roars has been set up to replace the page that was closed. The page has a link to a short video interview of Suzanne French.
Another promo video of Suzilla has been uploaded where Suzanne French competes in a wing eating contest at D's Takeout Grill.
Vimeo has a promo video for Suzilla The Mouth That Roars consisting of clips from the debut episode that will be televised on the Planet Green channel on December 20. update Dec 14 The video has been moved to a new location. update Dec 16 The video is now also available on youtube.

Analysis of the WLOCE Top 5

A press release about “Suzilla” cites Suzanne French’s #4 position in the World League of Competitive Eating (WLOCE) rankings. Here is an analysis of the top 5 on the WLOCE home page:

  1. Dale Boone, founder of the WLOCE
  2. Takeru Kobayashi, has never lost to Dale Boone or competed in a WLOCE contest
  3. Ron “Cash” Clark, broke Dale Boone’s record for the challenge at Hillbilly Hotdogs in Huntington, WV (which Boone later regained)
  4. Suzanne “Suzilla” French, two top 3 finishes in summer 2009 in WLOCE contests, finished tied for 8th in 2010 IFOCE Houston gyro contest
  5. Pete Czerwinski, has never lost to Dale Boone or competed in a WLOCE Contest

Dale Boone’s head to head records against Takeru Kobayashi and Pete Czerwinski are available after the jump:
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A press release about Suzilla: The Mouth That Roars announces it will debut at 10:30 pm eastern on December 20 on the Planet Green cable channel. In the episode, Jerry Ferrara ("Turtle" on HBO's Entourage and one of the restaurant's co-owners) will compete against Suzanne French, in an eating contest at Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles.
A facebook page announces that Suzilla, the Mouth that Roars will debut December 20 on the Planet Green cable channel. The TV schedule for that date on Planet Green's website does not list that program; the prime time lineup consists solely of BBQ Pitmasters. update December 7 The facebook page appears to have been pulled
While Man vs. Food: Nation is now on hiatus for the season (if not permanently), a "woman vs. food" show will debut later this month. A facebook page announces that the first episode of Suzilla, The Mouth That Roars will be televised on Discovery's Planet Green network on December 20. The program will star Suzanne "Suzilla" French, who is billed as the #4 female competitive eater in the world.
Temple City Daily Photo has a blog entry (from January) about female competitive eater Suzanne French recording a program for the Food Network in Los Angeles. (This might be for the "Woman vs. Food" project that has been under development since 2009)
A new Discovery Channel eating challenge show was recorded at Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles on Friday. The name of the show is probably "Foodzilla".
The new poll asks on what channel you think the "Femme Fatale vs. Food" (and amateur males) reality show will be televised
A Los Angeles craigslist posting makes the following request: "UPCOMING REALITY SHOW NEEDS MALE COMPETITORS FOR A CHALLENGE AGAINST THE FEMME FATALE OF COMPETITIVE EATING!"
A request for a female competitive eater to star in a new reality TV show has been posted to craigslist by OCBfilms. (There does not seem to be much about OCB films' previous projects on the internet.)