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Bri'ish Kitchen Nightmares:

>A talented French chef needs to overcome his insistence on having far too complex dishes, and desperately tries to prove his worth by winning his first Michelin star on his own
>Two best friends open a restaurant, but when the front of house owner starts to lose his way, he tries to save his restaurant by becoming a live band venue, thereby ruining his business and his friendship
>a rich couple buy a successful Hotel right on the English channel, but instead of keeping the business profitable, terrible business decisions like forcing the chef to make sushi and having the staff subsidize costs by allowing them to drink in the bar during their off time is killing the business, all while the chef tries to hang on to his AA Rosette for dear life and train his young squad of cooks at the same time

American Kitchen Nightmares:

>Jewish couple buy a successful restaurant after it's owner tragically died in Hurricane Katrina; they cut costs everywhere, pay the staff dog shit, and are total jews in food costs, then expects Gordon to wave a magic wand to fix all their problems
>complete psychopath owner thinks his menu of 25 "flavor combinations" of pizzas, all of which are made with frozen ingredients and dough, will somehow be a franchisable business, and blames Gordon when his terrible management and disgusting food fail to impress the locals
>Fat Mexican man uses his step-daughter's line of credit to finance himself another restaurant when his first one failed, brings the exact same cooks, ingredients, menus, and even silverware from the first failed restaurant, and continues to have his son-in-law float his dying business, then gets angry at him when he calls him out on his bullshit, including a roach infested kitchen

Is there even any comparison? I still love the American version because it's closer to a reality TV show, but the British version is definitely far superior.

>> No.18207864

>>18207849
Ramsey is less of a faggot in the UK version as well.

>> No.18207867
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>>18207849
What was his problem bros? Why was he so autistic? And why did he go so hard with the spray tan??

>> No.18207884

>>18207867
>And why did he go so hard with the spray tan??
americans hate people who look white

>> No.18208341

>>18207867
Belgian Bateman, prove me wrong.

>> No.18208413

>>18207864
The UK one is tailored to brits. Shock TV is an american thing.

>> No.18208531
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18208531

Ramsey is less of a cartoon version of himself in the UK version - he genuinely isn't as much of an asshole in it. That said, no amount of genuine talent on his part could rescue bong cuisine.

>> No.18208544

Americans genuinely run their restaurants worse. Nothing in the UK version comes close except maybe Bonaparte's and the one in Spain.

>> No.18208547

>>18208531
A nice savory pie and a cold pint of beer sounds delicious though, I don't get why it gets memed on.

>t. American.

>> No.18208642

>>18207867
apparently people keep stealing his flags or something. idk.

>> No.18208661

>>18208547
Agreed, few things more satisfying than a pie & beer. I have a hunch the memetards are just manchildren.
>t. Southerner

>> No.18208675

>>18207849
because both countries are full of absolute fucking morons but brits are polite and don't fly off the fucking handle like americans do
>t. american

>> No.18208682

>>18208531
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Z7EPh8oLU

Just two british lads having a british argument
Its actually funny how gordon pipes down

>> No.18208700

>>18208547
It sounds alright until you actually try their pies and wonder if they accidentally gave you a prop

>> No.18208727

>>18208675
>brits are polite and don't fly off the fucking handle like americans do
youve clearly never been to britain in your life.

>> No.18208729

>>18208682
Gordon was absolutely in the wrong, the guy was willing to learn, why did he have to keep hounding him when he said he wanted to?

>> No.18208752

>>18208729
My best guess is that gordon tried to play his TV persona but the guy was obviously having none of it

>> No.18208821

>>18207849
>but the British version is definitely far superior.
You act as if they both aren’t scripted as fuck and tailored to focus groups.
Dramatic confrontational shit tests better with American audiences. Sad shit tests better with British audiences. If NHK (Japan) signed him for a show, he’d act however tests best there.
Gordon will play the character his producer tells him to.

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Who was in the wrong here??

https://youtu.be/-145gvCRV44

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>>18208821
Gordon is really great at that, but sometimes he relies a little too heavily on a writer who doesn't have the chops to make it believable.

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Typical.

>British documentary
>Here, in the jungles of Bhata-Tuthu, the praying mantis is in search of its prey.
>3 minutes of very clean and uninterrupted footage of the praying mantis following a spider

>American documentary
>Guitar riffs playing in the background
>YOU PROBABLY WOULDNT WANT ONE OF THESE KILLERS IN YOUR BACK YARD ON THE 4TH OF JULY!
>Rapid jump cuts of the praying mantis
>THE PRAYING MANTIS MIGHT LOOK LIKE A BUG IN CHURCH, BUT THIS NASTY MOTHER-SUCKER IS NOT TO BE MESSED WITH
>More flashy jump cuts
>THIS LITTLE SPIDER DOESNT KNOW WHATS WAITING FOR HIM, THE FURY OF THE MANTIS IS NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED
>More flashy jump cuts
>The mantis strikes
>Strange animal growling and screeching noises are dubbed in as it attacks because silent footage is too boring for americans
>Slow mo replay of the attack in black and white
>AND ITS OVER IN A FLASH
>THAT LITTLE SPIDER
>SHOULD'VE PRAYED
>TO THE MANTIS
>Starwipe to next clip

>> No.18208970

>>18208885
Ramsay, it turns out.
The irony is that this dude went on to be a successful restaurant owner while half the winners of Ramsay's shows became homeless drug addicts.

>> No.18209002

>>18208885
Gordon obviously was out of his element
He can bark but as soon as someone starts barking back and keeps it up? He starts faltering like a little bitch

Very funny how he goes "You have no respect" after being disrespectful towards literally every single contestant all the time.

>> No.18209025

>>18207849
American reality TV is meant to be mindless entertainment. You can buy real documentaries if you are actually interested in the subjects. But broadcast TV is meant to entertain anyone for a couple of hours and nothing more.

>> No.18209086

>>18207849
There is literally no way the US version isn't 100% staged.