Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

I wanted to like this new series as I remember GR doing series in the U.K. maybe 15 years ago. But, this appears to be so scripted and "fake". Maybe it will get better but show lost it's place on the DVR. I have a hard time understanding how with editing tv shows just can't hold their audience, at least make me want to watch the next episode.

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

Compaired to kitchen nightmares this series moves too fast and looses some of its original appeal . The 24 hours deadline does not make up for this . Lets face it , Gordon Ramsay throwing rotten food at a lousy "chef " is still very entertaining , hehe . In some episodes u wonder if owners should be helped , but then u need get creative and find some employee-s that are likable so u can hope they can keep their jobs , as to keep some kind of intrest in a good outcome. All in all this should really be rated clearly lower then the kitchen nightmare series UK and US .

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.

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.