A wonderful interview with Alton Brown reveals that he never intended to be the host of his show. He was just going to write and direct it. He was close to signing a deal with Discovery Channel when a Food Network exec caught snippets of his filmed pilot on the Eastman Kodak website. Although Food Network had passed on Good Eats at first, this twist of web surfing fate landed Alton Brown a deal as the network’s first commissioned show. (via Medley and Faz)