I just sat through a Ramsey Kitchen Nightmare marathon and..
I just sat through a Ramsey Kitchen Nightmare marathon and..
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ESOG

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1,705 posts

189 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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I absolutely loved it! hehe

I've always had one of his shows on in the background but never really paid any attention to them. This may be wrong to admit that I sat through almost 2 seasons of a Kitchen Nightmare marathon yesterday and through the AM, but I will admit it.

Gordon Ramsey is the man! I loved it! One of the episodes had a restaurant right in the area where I grew up! I went there once.

I am going to give his other shows a better chance now for sure.

I couldnt help but think however about the thread here recently where someone had said Ramsey was on a flight in first class while his wife and kids sat coach. hahahaah After watching him, if he is even one bit the same man in real life as he is on TV, a move like that doesnt surprise me one bit!

I wouldnt mind meeting Mr Ramsey. He seems like a good enough guy. wink

Ahhh Moneypenny

4,100 posts

253 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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ESOG said:
I absolutely loved it! hehe

I've always had one of his shows on in the background but never really paid any attention to them. This may be wrong to admit that I sat through almost 2 seasons of a Kitchen Nightmare marathon yesterday and through the AM, but I will admit it.

Gordon Ramsey is the man! I loved it! One of the episodes had a restaurant right in the area where I grew up! I went there once.

I am going to give his other shows a better chance now for sure.

I couldnt help but think however about the thread here recently where someone had said Ramsey was on a flight in first class while his wife and kids sat coach. hahahaah After watching him, if he is even one bit the same man in real life as he is on TV, a move like that doesnt surprise me one bit!

I wouldnt mind meeting Mr Ramsey. He seems like a good enough guy. wink
yeah especially the poor bd who topped himself in America after Ramsey verbally annihilated his restuarant bet he loved him wink

Taff107

568 posts

180 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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Seems a nice guy?...He's probably the most arrogant rude git I have ever seen. He'd be picking his teeth out off the floor if he spoke to me the way he speaks to some people. I recall seeing him in some kitchen in the far east on some programme a while back. It was evident that the cooks working there hardly spoke any English yet he continued to shout and berate them. It wasn't nice.

Also Kitchen nightmares is horribly scripted for maximum dramatic effect. The format is always the same. He goes in; gets horrified by what he gets served; shuts the place down (with people there); Restraunt gets makeover; reopens (starts badly but just makes it through the night); opening night (everyone says how fantastic the place is)

Greg_D

6,542 posts

277 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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Ahhh Moneypenny said:
yeah especially the poor bd who topped himself in America after Ramsey verbally annihilated his restuarant bet he loved him wink
Really! link?

ETA:
i couldn't wait
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/30...

i think you are being a bit of a div with your cause and effect there buddy. it was 3 years later.......

it's not like he went running outside straight after his b0110cking and jumped under a bus

Edited by Greg_D on Thursday 8th March 14:35

soad

34,751 posts

207 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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ESOG said:
I absolutely loved it! hehe
Easily pleased then hehe
Haven't watched that show for ages, it's okay for entertainment purposes.



Edited by soad on Thursday 8th March 14:33

Ahhh Moneypenny

4,100 posts

253 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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Greg_D said:
Ahhh Moneypenny said:
yeah especially the poor bd who topped himself in America after Ramsey verbally annihilated his restuarant bet he loved him wink
Really! link?

ETA:
i couldn't wait
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/30...

i think you are being a bit of a div with your cause and effect there buddy. it was 3 years later.......

it's not like he went running outside straight after his b0110cking and jumped under a bus

Edited by Greg_D on Thursday 8th March 14:35
I must have misheard then, this was last year and the series got stopped?

Vieste

10,532 posts

191 months

Vieste

10,532 posts

191 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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And in 2007 Rachel Brown put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger.She was on his show frown

Ahhh Moneypenny

4,100 posts

253 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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Vieste said:
Thinks so didn't realise it was a few years after, that will teach me to skim read the news lol

Urban Sports

11,321 posts

234 months

Thursday 8th March 2012
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Another Ramsay fan here! Great entertainment although kitchen nightmares USA is my least favourite of his shows.

As for the people who topped themselves, they knew what they were getting in to.

smile

ESOG

Original Poster:

1,705 posts

189 months

Friday 9th March 2012
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Ahhh Moneypenny said:
yeah especially the poor bd who topped himself in America after Ramsey verbally annihilated his restuarant bet he loved him wink
I just read the article posted as a link in this thread about the guy from New Jersey who jumped off the George Washington bridge and its a crazy story made even crazier because I live in New Jersey, I know the restaurant AND I drive over the GW bridge everyday!! Its a mere 5 miles at most from my house.

FloppyRaccoon

1,916 posts

197 months

Friday 9th March 2012
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Every single one is the same:

1. Ramsay tastes food, spits it out, comes up with some sweary metaphors.
2. Manager is stubborn and refuses to change.
3. Ramsay makes manager cry.
4. Ramsay changes menu and redecorates.
5. Restaurant is now packed full with everyone enjoying themselves.
6. Ramsay leaves, restaurant still fails.

I still watch it though hehe

Hub

7,164 posts

229 months

Friday 9th March 2012
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The UK version was OK, but the USA one is terrible, overdramatic, and probably scripted as it is so formulaic. I think there is even a disclaimer briefly shown on screen at the end that the order of events may be moved around and edited for effect!

Bullett

11,193 posts

215 months

Friday 9th March 2012
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Agree with that I liked the uk one but the us one was awful, very formulaic and driven by the conflict much more than the program's objective.

His tv personality is much exaggerated from real life of course.

JMGS4

8,933 posts

301 months

Friday 9th March 2012
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IMHO his US show is scripted for the mindless morons who also take part in, or watch, Jeremy Vine or Jerry Springer.
I do not doubt that the guy is a good cook and he may well be able to turn restaurants around, as can many other people.
However they're selling his volatile nature and vile language as a "reality" show. Most of the shots are staged anyway, if you've watched the end titles.....

Simpo Two

93,062 posts

296 months

Friday 9th March 2012
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FloppyRaccoon said:
3. Ramsay makes manager cry.
3a: Manager is fat and of Italian extraction

BigMacDaddy

967 posts

212 months

Friday 9th March 2012
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ESOG said:
I absolutely loved it! hehe

I've always had one of his shows on in the background but never really paid any attention to them. This may be wrong to admit that I sat through almost 2 seasons of a Kitchen Nightmare marathon yesterday and through the AM, but I will admit it.

Gordon Ramsey is the man! I loved it! One of the episodes had a restaurant right in the area where I grew up! I went there once.

I am going to give his other shows a better chance now for sure.

I couldnt help but think however about the thread here recently where someone had said Ramsey was on a flight in first class while his wife and kids sat coach. hahahaah After watching him, if he is even one bit the same man in real life as he is on TV, a move like that doesnt surprise me one bit!

I wouldnt mind meeting Mr Ramsey. He seems like a good enough guy. wink
Hi Gordon byebye




laugh

Healey73

1,181 posts

315 months

Friday 9th March 2012
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FloppyRaccoon said:
Every single one is the same:

1. Ramsay tastes food, spits it out, comes up with some sweary metaphors.
2. Manager is stubborn and refuses to change.
3. Ramsay makes manager cry.
4. Ramsay changes menu and redecorates.
5. Restaurant is now packed full with everyone enjoying themselves.
6. Ramsay leaves, restaurant still fails.

I still watch it though hehe
About sums it up and don't forget in the US version Ramsay states this is pointless, chucks his pinny down and storms out only to wait on nearest street corner for the owner to run after him!

Mark34bn

827 posts

208 months

Friday 9th March 2012
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I can't stand the US ones, all exactly the same as detailed above. The UK ones from 4/5 years ago are something else IMO. Ramsay is much better and less needlessly 'shouty'. The 'campaign for real gravy' one (I forget which Pub it was) was a good watch.