Television and movies about kitchens are mainly there to entertain.
If the real stuff was shown, the movies and tv would be a flop.
That's why the FN programs survive because they don't show the day to day goings on in a real life kitchen.
Could you imagine a real time line in a busy kitchen during service doing 300 covers in an evening.
I'd bet the Chef would through the film crew out, plus they only be in the way.