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Hey buddy, what's up? Got a moment? Got a pint handy? Good, cause we gotta talk. About a lot of things, sure. But there's something particular on my mind... that bar. Y'know, that old dive down by the train tracks. The one that you used to hang out at all the time in college and then forgot all about until you heard from your sister's boyfriend's cousin that the old man that started it all had gone belly up and his daughter put it up for sale. Yeah, sure, your wife wasn't too thrilled about pooling the honeymoon and college education funds into buying the place, but we're past that bridge already. I'm here to talk about now, though, and right now your place isn't doing too good. What's wrong, you ask? Dare I say... everything? The floor might as well be one big anthill, the floozies that answered your craigslist ads couldn't put whiskey and ice in a glass to save their lives, much less make a cocktail, and the only thing more watered down than your drinks are your profits. You, my friend, could use....  Wait, let me try that again.  Sundays on Spike @ 9 EST/8 CST Welcome to the Bar Rescue season 4 thread. Hope you pulled up a good seat and a tall glass, it's gonna be a wild ride. Each episode, accomplished bar consultant Jon Taffer steps into a watering hole that has seen better days, and far more customers. Using his combination of business acumen, "bar science" from decades of working in the industry, and insight on customer interactions, Taffer seeks to bring bars guzzling on debt back into the black. By the way, when I say the guy is a serious nutcase on behavioral psychology, I'm not kidding. Watch this interview he gave with Google if you doubt me (Warning for newbies: slight spoilers in said interview). If you've watched other business rescue-type shows before, you should feel right at home here. Think of this as Kitchen Nightmares, but with more hard liquor and a splash of The Profit's analytics. I'm a new barfly, where should I begin?? If you have yet to take a sip of the show, check out these premium selections, recommended by former patrons of the thread and yours truly. Canyon Inn (S1E9) - The quintessential episode of an owner's ego getting in the way of the restoration process. Piratz Tavern (S2E1) - Make this either the first or last episode you see. It's 45 minutes of balls-to-the-walls crazy that will never (hopefully) be replicated. Headhunters (S3E3) - Do you like terrible shock metal? Do you frequently follow up your whiskey with a cockroach chaser? Then you'll enjoy this hellhole, run by the biggest douchebag scumlord ever to grace the show. Zanzbar (S3E5) - Come for the foreign owner that goes ballistic at the drop of a bottle, stay for the fatal folly that is calling Taffer's chef "fat boy". Gipsy (S3E12) - Historically significant bar (first gay nightclub in Las Vegas) + belligerent owner = fun times. Cashmere (S3E16) - A great episode but with a tough call on what's worse: the manchild of a manager running it or the shady poo poo taking place behind the bar. Also a historically significant episode that brings into existence this thread's namesake! Long Shots (S3E28) - One of the greatest openings to an episode ever. If nothing else, watch it for the mental olympics Taffer pulls. SEASON 4 EPISODE LIST TBA iastudent fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Mar 8, 2014 |
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Season premiere this Sunday! Hostile Takeover When the unruly bar owner at O'Banion's becomes out of control the other partners perform a hostile takeover to restore order. Will they pull it off? iastudent fucked around with this message at 13:08 on Mar 8, 2014 |
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iastudent posted:Season premiere this Sunday! Pretty much every episode happens because the owner sucks, but when everyone at the bar knows it's the owner's fault the episode is usually top tier. Can't wait
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Mar 9, 2014 17:01
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If anyone needs their fix, there's a weekly Bar Rescue marathon on Spike right now, currently showing Gipsy.
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Mar 9, 2014 18:33
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Quick one for the thread:
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Mar 9, 2014 19:52
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Its been a couple of seasons since I last watched Bar Rescue, and you have no idea how much it pleases me to know that John Taffer's terrifying face is still on TV. In the last 2ish seasons has he ever 100% walked on a bar?
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Ironic Twist posted:Quick one for the thread: Is the lovely gimmick space for before or after the remodel?
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Garbo posted:Its been a couple of seasons since I last watched Bar Rescue, and you have no idea how much it pleases me to know that John Taffer's terrifying face is still on TV. In the last 2ish seasons has he ever 100% walked on a bar? Nope, he's completed every mission. Although, you can argue he sort of gave up on Gispy. A lot of us felt he didn't put as much effort into it, as if predicting what eventually happened.
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Mar 10, 2014 01:11
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Fairways was a must-see episode too. Coked out non-chef lets the place get dirty to the point that giant wild mushrooms are growing in one of the walk-ins.
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Mar 10, 2014 01:29
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And here we gooooooo.
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Mar 10, 2014 01:59
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Only bar at a military base, and it's still failing. 
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Mar 10, 2014 02:04
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It's on!
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Mar 10, 2014 02:04
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Fake TurboTaps!
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Mar 10, 2014 02:07
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Holy crap that slow pan on the woman eyeing the sandwich.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:07
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B-but we're having a great time! 
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Mar 10, 2014 02:11
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Anyone else get that angel crown royal commercial? Weird.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:12
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Oh boy, chef expert is Nick this episode
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Mar 10, 2014 02:22
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Vintimus Prime posted:Anyone else get that angel crown royal commercial? Weird. Yeah. Point being designated drivers are guardian angels of course, but it came off bizarre. Ooh, a horrible smell. What could it be?
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Mar 10, 2014 02:23
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Oh boy, looks like we're a go on the Somebody Throws Up square!
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Mar 10, 2014 02:23
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Nasty grease trap incoming. It's so gross when you can't even run water without smelling those things.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:25
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TASTE THE PAIN!! posted:Nasty grease trap incoming. It's so gross when you can't even run water without smelling those things. We have a winner  I.... I really didn't need to see the inside of the wet-dry vac.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:27
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Ugh that was disgusting
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Ah poo poo, stress test from the base.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:31
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Out of glasses in 10 minutes. 
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Mar 10, 2014 02:33
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Taffer tips! How I have missed them.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:35
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So, anyone sticking around for Catch a Crank Yanker with Adam Carolla?
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Mar 10, 2014 02:38
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This guy needs to calm down haha
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Mar 10, 2014 02:40
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that box of glassware in the back was hilarious.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:43
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If he can stay sober, he would be really good
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Mar 10, 2014 02:43
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Random quitting/firing out of nowhere.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:47
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Well that explains where BC went.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:48
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I guess having a plane crashing through the wall would be in poor taste.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:56
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Okay, the picture of the dad is a pretty cool moment.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:56
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Food sales are up 100% is a misleading statistic.
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Ironic Twist posted:So, anyone sticking around for Catch a Crank Yanker with Adam Carolla? Watching it now. What the hell happened with this house?
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jscolon2.0 posted:Food sales are up 100% is a misleading statistic. Yea I was honestly surprised they worded it like that.
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Mar 10, 2014 03:10
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gently caress! THE loving CAROLLA BROTHERS! THEY'VE GOT SSSSSSSSCANNERSSS
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Mar 10, 2014 03:16
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Lol at Carolla asking this Renan Barao-lookin motherfucker if he recognized him from basic cable
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Mar 10, 2014 03:49
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Welcome back, Jon Taffer. I missed you shouting at drunk imbeciles who shouldn't be anywhere near ownership of a small business.
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WHY IS THIS SHOW SUCH A GUILTY PLEASURE?!
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