The Small Fries

It’s Television Tuesday! This week, we are bringing you one-shots of FOX’s hit show, Hell’s Kitchen, and TV Land’s new comedy, Teachers!

Hell’s Kitchen

This season of Hell’s Kitchen marks its fifteenth season, which aired on January 15. For those of you that have never seen this wonderful show, it is a race to becoming the head chef at one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants. Many of you may know him from the funny memes of an angry, blonde, British man yelling profanities at crying chefs and/or restaurant owners. This show is where most of the meme’s come from. There are eleven chefs left in the competition, so it is still just anybody’s game. However, I have yet to see anyone really stick out and shine. Through all the competitions and dinner services they’ve completed so far, everyone has fallen on their face at least once. It is early in the season, though, so maybe within the next few episodes someone will step into the limelight. This season they have made a change in the sous chefs for each kitchen. Season 10 winner, Christina Wilson has replaced Chef Andi Van Willigan as sous chef for the red team. Some of the ladies have already started bumping heads with her, and knowing how Christina works, it won’t end well for them. For the first time in a while, the blue team (the men) are actually doing well in the challenges and dinner services --normally they lose so bad it’s embarrassing. This season is not without its drama and backstabbing, but is off to a slower start than usual. Hopefully as more chefs are sent home, the more it will pick up. Catch Hell’s Kitchen every Wednesday 9/8c on FOX.

Teachers

On January 13 of this year, TV Land aired their new comedy, Teachers. This show centers around an elementary school and its employees, specifically a small group of teachers. However, those that are supposed to be molding and shaping the young minds in their classrooms barely have their lives in order. They are far from ideal role models for the children in their classrooms. The show is written and performed by the acclaimed comedy troupe The Katydids (a group of six women, all who have some variation of the name “Katie”). The show follows these six young teachers through all their mishaps throughout the year from a dead class pet to handling a “hot dad” to losing a student. The first season is set to air 10 episodes with the finale on March 16. Along this group of hilarious women, Alison Brie (Community) and Key and Peele’s Ian Roberts and Jay Martel all play a part in this show’s production. With such a strong production team, and the few episodes I’ve seen, this first season is bound to be a hit with more than just those that understand the struggles of being a teacher. Catch Teachers on TV Land every Wednesday at 10:30/9:30c.

--Kasey