why does it seem like bars/restaurants on these shows lack simple common sense?

i'm watching Bar Rescue and it's basically the bar/pub version of kitchen nightmares. i'm wondering how the bars/restaurants get so bad or how the owners are that blind/deluded. sometimes i think even i can run a bar better than them using common sense alone. :O

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Ynotisay · M

There's a lot to running a restaurant or bar. Just remember that what you're seeing is there for a reason. There's very little "reality" when it comes to reality-based television.

bugeye · 26-30, F

@Ynotisay yeah, i know it's edited and dramatized but there are places that are that bad. :O

Ynotisay · M

@bugeye There definitely are bad businesses. But yeah. It's pumped up. They're doing those shows for a reason. My ex-wife was on a reality cooking show and she said it's SO not representative of the reality. She wasn't prepared. I don't know why anyone would do those things. :)