Bar Rescue (season 2)
| Bar Rescue (season 2) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Spike |
| Original release | July 29 – September 30, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of the American reality show Bar Rescue premiered on July 29 to September 30, 2012 on Spike, consisting a total of 10 episodes. The series stars renown nightlife consultant Jon Taffer who offers his professional expertise plus renovations and equipment to desperately failing bars in order to save them from closing.
On September 14, 2011, Spike renewed Bar Rescue for a second season for Summer 2012.
Season 2 is best known for the season premiere where Jon attempted to rescue a pirate themed bar called Piratz Tavern. The bar quickly undid all of Taffer's drastic changes shortly after their episode was filmed. The unsuccessful pirate-themed bar was rebranded Corporate Bar and Grill by Taffer but the change was short-lived, as the bar was again going with the pirate theme by the time the episode aired. The owner even released a YouTube video of the new "Corporate" sign created by Taffer's team being burned and shot at in effigy called Piratz Revenge which was heavily disliked by YouTube viewers and currently has only a positive rating of 4%. "If you had a pirate concept that had failed for five years and had a new concept, would you go back to the concept that failed for five years or try something new? It defies logic that someone would go back to a (failed) concept just because they don't like the new name", said Taffer of their decision. The owners blamed the "negative publicity" on the show. Piratz was revisited as part of the Back to the Bar episode, where Taffer graded the bar an "epic fail"; the owner wanted to seek a second rescue. Within a week of the episode's airing, however, Piratz decided to close its doors for good. The owners resurfaced in season four where Jon brought them and their daughter in to do recon for Freaki Tiki. In addition, they confirmed to him in another Back to the Bar episode that they are opening up a new bar in Florida called Bar Refuge.
Rock band Halestorm made an appearance during the grand opening of the now defunct Fairfield bar America Live (formerly known as Win, Place or Show).
Tracy lives out the ultimate Peter Pan dream by running a pirate-themed bar. Jon sends in his wife, Nicole, to do recon, but she is met with a rather mild atmosphere and is served unusually politely. Nicole pulls out of the recon believing that the staff know who she is. Jon sends in his backup recon team dressed as pirates. They enter to find the bar deserted. After some time, they are served frozen half-cooked food and a disgusting "Grog" beverage. Jon confronts Tracy, who is unashamed of her establishment despite being $900,000 in debt and living in her parents' basement with her husband and 17-year-old daughter. The staff are also problematic, with the chef and husband Juciano having no training and the bar staff unwilling to change from their pirate ways. Recognizing that the bar has a practically non-existent market in Silver Spring, Jon remodels the bar into a corporate-themed bar and grill to capitalize on the nearby business district and lunch traffic. Tracy is unconvinced at the change and after a successful re-opening, she reverts back to the pirate name and theme.
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