Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

Yes Chef!

Ramsay takes on more nightmare restaurants in a tv sensational series as he swears his way through the hours.

He shows. Tenderness while slapping his palm against the back of his hand, simplifying every menu in black T-shirt and whites as he is in the kitchen.

It's the same formula as nightmares and the other shows as he swears his way across an hour, if you have seen one chef Ramsay story, you have seen them all.

It makes you wonder what is the motivation for restaurants wanting to appear on the show? Is it to get a free makeover or to appear on a reality show for some free publicity and a makeover done quickly and cheaply- like a Vegas hotel that will collapse if knocked, the knock test being the gold standard of quality.

I very much enjoyed Kitchen Nightmares back when it launched in the UK, the US version wasn't quite as good but still an enjoyable albeit heavily Americanized watch. I also enjoyed Hotel Hell, it took the format that step further by adding more depth thanks to its larger focus, stepping outside of the kitchen.

24 Hours to Hell and Back is a step back from the earlier shows, the focus is more on a gimmick rather than actually taking the time to explore a business and its owners and help resolve the issues they're having. By comparison it feels very scripted, and frankly a little soulless.

I watched through the first 5 episodes in hope things would get better, or to see if I was perhaps biased against the new show format. Unfortunately my opinion didn't change, if anything it became more steadfast.

Being a huge Gordon Ramsay show of course I watched 24 Hours to Hell and Back. Was it my favourite format for one of his shows? No, it wasn't?

Was it still enjoyable? Of course it was.

The whole show was exhausting just watching it.

I'm not sure if its all that believable. Are you legally allowed to work your staff that long? Isn't it dangerous under those conditions?

Did they sign some kind of waiver to do so?

The mind actually boogles.

I'd be curled up in a corner under a chair after 10 hours regardless of if Gordon was going to come yell and scream at me, actually the idea of that excites me. Lol.

Unlike Kitchen Nightmares, its not a show I would bother rewatching.

It has everything you love about Kitchen Nightmares and Hotel Hell. I would love to see Gordon work with a restaurant for a month. He does so much great stuff in one day but you can't change peoples bad habits that quick.

Not a fan of this 24 hour format.

Lets start by saying when Gordon goes to these restaurants the staff have already been working for a few hours already (Lunch is in full swing) - THEN they have to stay and clean and cook for ANOTHER 24 hours. So these people are working non stop for about 28 hours?!? - They would be dead on their feet by the time the next service is happening and no help to anyone.

Just go back to the regular Kitchen Nightmares format, which was about 3-5 days. Its more believable and you dont get all these questions about the silly countdown clock