The Devil in the Kitchen

I have to say, I thought "Reaper" would be cheesy fun at best, but it was shockingly hilarious and gave me warm fuzzies. Which is charming considering it's a show about working for the devil. But lest you think it's all darkness and horror-ific humor, the devil himself does admit halfway through the first episode, "C'mon, you know how it'll end - God wins every time."

I also watched the first episode of the American debut of Gordon Ramsay's "Hell's Kitchen". It was equally hilarious, and far scarier, than Reaper. We find an American/Indian (literally...American, and Indian, as in Chutneys, not American-Indian,Native American, cuisine) restaurant seconds from the heart of NYC that has plastic walls (!!) and disgusting food prep procedures.

The funniest part is Ramsey. He shrieks at rotten food, bellows wildly at lazy employees, and swears even during light casual conversation. It's incredibly entertaining and delicious mostly because underneath it all the guy really cares (or pretends quite well to care).

The restaurant was really a disaster. There were roaches and rat droppings everywhere!!! Doesn't NYC do inspections, or had it been awhile since the last one?? Ew!! At one point Ramsey sends home lunch diners without food, saving them from almost certain food poisoning. Can you imagine having your restaurant on tv in disgrace? Of course, there's a happy ending though, one more thing that makes this good reality programming. Though I will never watch "Hell's Kitchen" - this rabbit is a "Top Chef"-er all the way. Go Casey!