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6 Comments:
I love it + My wife hates it = I don't watch it nearly as much as I'd like. I find this show and its BBC predecessor much more constructive to watch than "Hell's Kitchen," which is just a reality bloodbath with moronic, untalented, chain-smoking cooks of dubious distinction. In "Kitchen Nightmares," Ramsey exhibits a skill set that's separate and apart from his ability to score a Michelin deuce - he basically trouble-shoots a sick puppy, and I also like the fact that it's give or take as to whether the businesses eventually do stay afloat even with his assistance. Most of these places need more ballsy management and a shorter, more focused, fresher menu - but his approach makes each reclamation project feel different. And yeah, I also like it when he rips into somebody, so there.
Sandro at 3:43PM on 10/09/07
I've watched one episode each of the BBC and Fox versions, and I have to say I much prefer the BBC take. The Fox version seemed sloppily and heavily edited to make tense situations even more so. Ramsay + the show's premise = plenty of tension. No bad edits necessary.
Alaina Browne at 7:29PM on 10/09/07
I watched the BBC version and think it was much better and much more informative. It seems that anytime a series comes to the US, producers make it "over the top."
On the BBC version, he didn't swear nearly as much - swear words seemed to pepper his dialogue instead of be woven through every other sentence. I thought they were much more potent that way.
I can tolerate RKNUS, unlike most reality shows. However, I think it's got a dash too much drama.
chiff0nade at 9:10PM on 10/09/07
I prefer the UK version more so than the US version simply because it seems much more sincere. To some extent the US version does have some things that just seem a bit to staged. I also like the way they show the follow up two months later, in the UK encarnation. I have, however, enjoyed watching is a lead in to Top Chef.
Hell's Kitchen is unwatchable mainly because two people out of the entire group even come remotely close to having the skills to receive the prize at the end. I would like to see the UK Hell's Kitchen with Marco Pierre White. To me I think that would interesting.
eatdrinkandbemerry at 11:09PM on 10/09/07
It sucks compared to the original. It is so terribly "Fox". Most of the show is spent recapping what just happened or previewing what will happen next. I find it really draws the show out and can make you lose interest. That said, it is Gordon so we watch it weekly - I'm just not sure for how much longer.
lexophile at 1:22PM on 10/10/07
Lexophile said: "It sucks compared to the original. It is so terribly "Fox".
Well said.
chiff0nade at 12:14PM on 10/11/07