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Gordon Ramsay ending Kitchen Nightmares
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NinjaBoiX
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Absolutely.
The editing on the US show is insultingly bad. They cut in reaction shots entirely out of context to try and amplify the drama. It's so transparent.
I remember one particularly egregious edit where a woman had a pan in her hand on shot, then supposedly a second or so later she was holding a knife.
Come on mane...
Roland1979
Junior Member
This kind of "reality" tv which tries to mimic spontaneity and is scripted, at least to some extend, always annoys me. Now Discovery Channel can't air a respectful show over here. It's all the same crap that follow a formula. With all due respect, but kill it with fire, etc. I'll take No Reservations over something like this any day. Besides it was more about managing then cooking anyways, not my interest. Surprised it was this popular though. Then again...
Bar Rescue without Taffer would be fucking insufferable. JT is the man!
Freeza Under The Shower
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I feel that this might be the one time where I can say: "get back in the kitchen!" and it wouldn't be negative in any way. 
enjoyed the UK version, due it being the human side of Ramsay and not the show version. Also, despite being a standard formula (short menu, prep time, full circle at the end of the day), it is a good one and these days when I visit a restaurant and I see a long ass menu, I tend to consider throwing up inside a little. Because you just know what kind of shit goes on in the kitchen.
enjoyed the UK version, due it being the human side of Ramsay and not the show version. Also, despite being a standard formula (short menu, prep time, full circle at the end of the day), it is a good one and these days when I visit a restaurant and I see a long ass menu, I tend to consider throwing up inside a little. Because you just know what kind of shit goes on in the kitchen.
I thought the UK episode about the guy running his bistro with his wife and their adopted daughter was heartbreaking. In fact now that I recall it that whole episode was golden, it also had the guys running a Tapas restaurant where the owner had turned it into a nightclub sort of thing and the chef was wound up. It had a lot of raw emotion in it - no way it was rehearsed.
Compared to the US versions it's like night and day. They may have had similar titles but they are for all intents and purposes totally different shows,
Compared to the US versions it's like night and day. They may have had similar titles but they are for all intents and purposes totally different shows,
Too bad, I really enjoyed Kitchen Nightmares and don't really like Restaurant Impossible at all (I don't like the host and they focus way too much on the rebuilding of the restaurant). With the last season being so short I wasn't surprised, I saw the writing on the wall.
Hopefully he wont decide to end Hotel Hell after this upcoming season since it's pretty similar and is a decent replacement (on the other hand I do enjoy Hotel Impossible so I would be okay if he ended Hotel Hell).
Hopefully he wont decide to end Hotel Hell after this upcoming season since it's pretty similar and is a decent replacement (on the other hand I do enjoy Hotel Impossible so I would be okay if he ended Hotel Hell).
Storm Chamber
Banned
I blame Amy
Chairmanchuck
Member
I blame the american tipping system.
The US show kind of hurts to watch once you've seen the formula repeated so many times. I just can't imagine every owner Ramsay encounters is somehow in denial to their faults. Your business is failing and a world renowned chef is saying your stuff sucks. Why even argue? Because US television.
elrechazado
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This is one of the few things that struck me as legit. Bunch if failing restaurants are failing for a reason. Big dumb egos seem a very likely common reason for such failures.
It's the terrible editing and tone that is the most annoying for me.
Chairmanchuck
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"Hey. You know what? In this scene, just scream to Gordon. That will give us some great shots!"
It just seems such shows are the new Wrestling. "Reality" TV with dramatic shots, editing from hell, faked scenes and so on just to garner interest.
Btw. can anyone tell me what would happen if one of the restaurant owners talked about how the shooting went? Like "directors told us to do this and that". Could Fox sue the participants for this if the contract would say that you arent allowed to talk about these things?
I really doubt that is fake, if you've ever seen the show The Profit (which is the same sort of thing, just with failing businesses in general) you see the exact same thing when Marcus Lemonis is willing to put up half a million or more to cover the debit these businesses have. He has actually walked away from more business then he invested in for The Profit because of the attitudes the owners had and their refusal to change.
Razgriz-Specter
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LOL,
on the Amy's Baking Company episode he went ape shit on the owner who took tips despite supposedly paying them much higher than minimum wage.
To be fair, his point was that if they aren't accepting tips, they need to tell that to the customers on the menu. Especially if they're confiscating the tips.
Zoe
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Even if they disclosed the pay, if a tip is still given to a server, the owner can't just take it away.
They didn't tell people that though, the owners just took the tips that customers intended to give the servers.
Last Hearth
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I think I read somewhere that some of them survive longer than others but most do not survive despite his fixes.
Zoe
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It's usually too late by the time he gets there, but as pointed out earlier, the economy did tank not too long ago.
TheDude108
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I thought he was making a new British series 
Very risky indeed but if you do get it right they can be a goldmine. Got a few people in my family who got quite wealthy in the restaurant business. You need a combination of good cooking and business skills and an iron will to cope with an insane amount of work.
Unfortunately 90% of the people who get into the business are lacking in one or more of these departments.
Fatalah
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It truly is the end of an era. Kitchen Nightmares brought Gordon to my town last summer, and I was lucky enough to meet him.
I was so fascinated by the US series when it launched, I sought out and watched the UK series. I would love for the UK format to come to the US in the future.
I was so fascinated by the US series when it launched, I sought out and watched the UK series. I would love for the UK format to come to the US in the future.
frankie_baby
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It's on tonight, looks great from the trailers, can't wait to see the decent version back if only briefly
Nino's in Long Beach --
Was a joke among friends as our WORST RESTAURANT. Then 2 years later - Kitchen Nightmares...
Pre-Kitchen Nightmares:
Spaghetti and meatball (singular)
'Do you have a reservation?' (nobody is in the larger restaurant)
Ceiling mold
Post it note to write our orders.
Post it note for the receipt.
Alfredo was water and milk and uncooked noodles and tears. Refused.
We didn't pay and it was sad that a family of 8 walked in with a reservation as we left.
Was a joke among friends as our WORST RESTAURANT. Then 2 years later - Kitchen Nightmares...
Pre-Kitchen Nightmares:
Spaghetti and meatball (singular)
'Do you have a reservation?' (nobody is in the larger restaurant)
Ceiling mold
Post it note to write our orders.
Post it note for the receipt.
Alfredo was water and milk and uncooked noodles and tears. Refused.
We didn't pay and it was sad that a family of 8 walked in with a reservation as we left.
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