I don't watch much TV, but when I do, my favorite cable channel is BBC America. If you get the urge to watch some jolly good British TV, I highly recommend Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, Kumars at No. 42, and Coupling. None of these programs really has any equivalent in America; this is leading-edge UK entertainment!
Ramsay's is a riot. It fulfills my competitive cooking itch that Iron Chef used to scratch. Kind of makes me wish I could start a show "Software Nightmares" along the same lines. There wouldn't be a lack of places to go and fix.
Posted by: Craig | Dec 27, 2004 at 08:44 PM
Hi Craig,
Yes, Ramsay's is my favorite of the three programs. It is great seeing how well he handles the nasty issues at each restaurant. I spent several years as a trainer and consultant helping companies to write better software, and agree that there would be no shortage of fun stories to tell about software nightmares. I don't know how broad the audience would be though!
Cheers,
Graham
Posted by: Graham | Dec 28, 2004 at 12:52 PM