Forum Overview :: Peter Molyneux's The Movies :: Kitchen Nightmares: a study in the Alpha/Beta dynamic

[quote name="sored o' justris"]<a href="http://www.phoenixism.net/?p=7889">http://www.phoenixism.net/?p=7889</a> [quote]I relish the moments I find a television show which transcends and rebuts the paradigm of mummified manhood. A show which showcases a man of strength and fortitude who (shockingly!) also possesses a trace of self-awareness and biting intelligence. When I encounter such a thing, I celebrate it. While roaming the vast playground of Hulu recently, I found a show which falls in this outlying category: “Kitchen Nightmares” hosted by renowned global chef, Gordon Ramsay. This Ramsay dude is the real deal. He is a fierce Alpha specimen and it’s a joy to watch as he soldiers into restaurants teetering on the abyss of failure and kicks some ass while somehow managing to rescue the restaurant, Phoenix-like, from a smoldering heap of neglect. [/quote][/quote]