Gordon Behind Bars

Gordon Ramsay has become so popular with his cooking shows that by now I assume everybody knows who he is; but other than him being a renown chef and successful businessman I really never saw him as more than another "show-biz" rich guy. In my opinion this tv show is not like his usual shows.

This one has profound meaning since it gave prisoners a chance to learn a trade, better themselves in every way; and rejoin society by becoming productive responsible individuals. It would be great if more people could ( and would) donate their time and participate in this kind of productive programs.

I wish Gordon Ramsay could do more shows like this one. It gave me a deeper appreciation for the "real man" behind his "famous persona". I like this Ramsay better.

This is my favorite of his shows! It truly has meaning behind it, and you can't stop watching because it is an interesting show, and you want the prisoners to succeed so badly!

"Life changing taste" is a tag from the show. Mr Ramsay goes to work in a prison to get prisoners working. This is about change. Prisoners, with no real sense of direction, are taught that hard work and skills equal pride. Mr Ramsay has his own personal reasons for wanting to help these gentlemen. This show is about redemption for some, and is about rehabilitation for others. Kitchen Nightmares was always one of my favorite shows. This show, might not have the immediate sense of action in drama. However, the emotions triggered by seeiing one rise from the ashes, is more heart felt. There is still more than enough drama to keep us entertained. Thank you Chef Ramsay for changing lives in such a positive way.

Prisons should be abolished, prisoners shouldn't be used as slave labour. It's sick and disturbing that Gordon Ramsay thought this was ever a good idea. I've lost a huge amount of respect for him.

This is the first time I've seen Ramsey in a reality show that actually seems to be real. It's a shame that the series was so short. He was in the prison for 6 months and only got 4 episodes, with a lot of stuff repeated several times.

I normally like Ramsay on all his shows. I think he clearly cares and has a great passion for helping people be their best. But I think this was way over-reaching. He had no way to ensure the Bad Boys would survive beyond his personal hand-holding. The prison system certainly didn't take it seriously. It's the first time I have seen him simply not think something through to the end. But to his credit, it apparently survived of and on for about 5 years. His being frustrated at having to work around the rules within the prison seemed eye-opening - I hadn't realized his level of expectation to control things beyond his scope. I understand his wanting to save some of these guys since he couldn't save his own brother. But, as many of us know, only an addict can save themselves. If you try to help them, they're likely to take you down in the process. Ramsay's ambition and level of success is so inspiring and commendable. But this show was more frustrating for me than interesting, on many levels. As someone else points out, he spent 6 months with this program going to teach and train them daily through that maddening routine yet we saw very little with only 4 episodes.