TV in the Lounge, Fall 07 Edition

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Kitchen Nightmares

Anyone watching Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares? Ewww. This episode is turning my stomach. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I would think that agreeing to go on this show would completely put a restaurant out of business.

Lol at the way Gordon Ramsey chewed out the general manager. Now that was actually funny. (One thing I like about the English is the way they pronounce the word "massage". They are so superior in their pronunciation.)

I was thinking that I would never set foot in that restaurant but I have to admit the new menu sounds wonderful. I luv Indian food [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

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If you get BBCAmerica, watch the British version of the show. It's far superior, and I'm certainly not one of those twits that always claims the British original is superior.

In the Brit version, Ramsay behaves like himself, which is to say he is charming and inspiring while magnificently profane. The original doesn't feel the need for the constant and distracting background music and effects that Fox is so famous for, and Ramsay works with a short budget. Turning a joint around with a professional cleaning, a $20,000 makeover, and a top-notch hired-gun food consultant isn't very impressive. Inspiring improvement in people, namely a staff's skills and attitude, is impressive.

Also, I find the forced drama, another Fox hallmark, entirely off-putting. The Brit version generally does without, and provides a better sense of actual improvements made. For example, if the British producers were to showing a kitchen cleaning, Ramsay will scour the kitchen himself and force the in-house staff to follow suit. Then, they'll actually show the difference a good cleaning makes. Fox, instead, shows Ramsay monkeying for the camera in a clean suit, glosses over the actual steam-cleaning, and then just moves along like nothing happened.