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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 19, 2019 19:55:00 GMT
Lets shake off the shackles of previous series and have a new thread! Woooo!
This year’s series airs 27th August. Tuesday. Yes, Tuesday. The night of the week where no one is doing eff-all.
Has anyone seen anything of last years winner? Who WAS last year’s winner?
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Post by Jon on Aug 19, 2019 19:56:07 GMT
The opener is 90 minutes which seems a bit excessive but clearly Channel 4 needs to get their money’s worth
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 19, 2019 19:58:45 GMT
I dread to think how many ad breaks.
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 19, 2019 20:12:25 GMT
Lets shake off the shackles of previous series and have a new thread! Woooo! This year’s series airs 27th August. Tuesday. Yes, Tuesday. The night of the week where no one is doing eff-all. Has anyone seen anything of last years winner? Who WAS last year’s winner? Rahul! Never seen again! 😂 |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Aug 19, 2019 20:45:08 GMT
He was never cut out for a broadcast media career. I believe he has done some newspaper stuff
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 20, 2019 6:35:16 GMT
Well, let’s hope this year the challenges are a bit more relatable. Some nice scones perhaps? Or maybe an actual cake?
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Post by richey on Aug 20, 2019 7:01:41 GMT
Thirteen contestants this year instead of twelve!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 20, 2019 7:06:23 GMT
Bakers dozen, obvs.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Aug 20, 2019 16:44:44 GMT
Woohoo, my one reality tv guilty pleasure
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Post by danb on Aug 20, 2019 17:04:41 GMT
Clashes with ‘Holby City’ though, literally the only hour of year round tv I refuse to miss. Please don’t judge! (Judge away 😂). ‘Bake Off’ is ideal catch up/ fast forward tv although you have to stay off twitter til the end.
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Post by freckles on Aug 20, 2019 18:26:50 GMT
Thirteen contestants this year instead of twelve! And two eliminated in week one. Brutal! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 20, 2019 18:56:33 GMT
I hate it already.
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Post by lynette on Aug 20, 2019 19:15:12 GMT
I looked at the photo in the newspaper and to be frank it looks like they have made a kids’ programme. They are wearing bright clothes and apart from one or two they are all young, so young.
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Post by justfran on Aug 20, 2019 19:17:37 GMT
I agree that there’s not much of a variety in ages this year compared with previous years.
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Post by BoOverall on Aug 28, 2019 8:51:09 GMT
An intriguing opening episode in which for me just 3 people stood out as “bakers to watch” in terms of both personality and baking skills: Michael (serial finger slicer.....but I empathise!), Rosie (more for her delicious bonkersness) and Henry. I think Henry is the one to watch: no fuss, no melodramatics for the camera (although I do love a bit of melodrama for the camera at times!) and a solid baker....well, on the strength of one week!
And 3 stood out for perhaps the wrong reasons:
- Jamie: bless! a likeable (perhaps slightly annoying?) puppy but maybe he will defy expectations and turn out to be a decent baker. Or pop on up Love Island next year!
- Phil (I was initially rooting for him being both my namesake and also the oldest in the competition...) but I just kept wanting him to shut up larking around and focus on the baking
- Dan: oh well.
It’s nice that Prue, Sandi and Noel have found their stride nicely, but I still find Paul Hollywood sucks the heart and joy out of proceedings, and shows no real interest in the bakers. And while I love a bit of innuendo, and others in the tent can pull it off with flair, when he is involved it just comes across as creepy.
Just making a batch of the Angel cake slices...a good technical challenge.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 28, 2019 10:27:52 GMT
Pretty much agree with you there although I cant remember Rosie who doesn't stick in my memory. Was she the Welsh one? Hope she doesn't give all her creations Welsh names. All for being patriotic but with limitations.
The producers will keep Jamie in for a bit as he is the youngest and will have a young girl/Gay following.
You know that autumn is on the way when Blake off and strictly start.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 10:30:47 GMT
The Welsh one is Michelle. Are we all aware that Michael works for the RSC, just in case anyone wanted a theatre link for this year? (And that's not a secret, they've been very proud of him all over the official RSC Twitter feed.)
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Aug 28, 2019 10:40:13 GMT
Judging by Gay Twitter you may as well rename this thread - “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”.
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 28, 2019 10:52:12 GMT
It should be Everybody's Talking About Henry if you ask me 😉
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Post by n1david on Aug 28, 2019 11:45:52 GMT
I don't know why, and I'm slightly ashamed of myself for jumping to an opinion, but I really haven't taken to David.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Aug 28, 2019 17:52:43 GMT
On the basis of the first episode, I don't see how they can say that the standard has improved this year. I know it is only week one but the quality of presentation was patchy. And the lack of genoise experience worrying.
Can't say I warmed to any of them - yet. A few are certainly annoying though.
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Post by BoOverall on Aug 28, 2019 21:06:19 GMT
On the basis of the first episode, I don't see how they can say that the standard has improved this year. I know it is only week one but the quality of presentation was patchy. And the lack of genoise experience worrying. Can't say I warmed to any of them - yet. A few are certainly annoying though. Yes, some intriguing genoises. 😀😀 And yes, some annoying bakers - but I get that, being their 1st days of filming and they want to make an impact in case they go soon. And then there’s some cunning editing of course. Mind you that technical is hard to do in the time. But then, so it should be. That said, I love baking, but these were quite a faff. I went for different flavours: blackcurrant, lime & smoked vanilla. A bit rustic (the perils of listening to showtunes while baking!!) but decent enough without a proper recipe. Whether I could have turned out a vaguely decent batch in the pressures of the tent though......probably not, so my hat goes off to those who produced a good batch.  |
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Post by n1david on Aug 28, 2019 22:25:34 GMT
Bloody hell they look amazing  |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 28, 2019 22:58:41 GMT
Discouraging to hear that twitter is obsessing over Jamie for all the wrong reasons (if I have understood the above correctly). For Christ’s sake it’s a 20 year old lad making cakes. Can people not just leave it?
I actually thought he was one of the most interesting. Confident and a bit too cocky in a very engaging way, the confidence of youth etc, but when it came to the realisation that he might be going home there was genuine humility. Promising maybe?
I’d love to see him double down and take it a bit more seriously.
I was totally expecting to see the older guy go home at the start. There were shades of that chap who turned up with shop bought cake decorations a few seasons ago (that actually broke my heart at the time). But this fella seems good. Hope he lasts a while.
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Post by BoOverall on Aug 29, 2019 10:09:02 GMT
I’d love to see him double down and take it a bit more seriously. Precisely. Now he has experienced his first two days in the tent, and had something of a wake-up call, it would be good if he does exactly this and not become a parody. |
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