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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 22, 2017 12:49:39 GMT
Prue's red dress with semi funnel collar and necklace combo is a huge misstep. Hope she's better at judging than throwing putting her outfits together. Mary never put a foot wrong in the fashion stakes. The queen of middle England smart casual. A satin bomber, a bootleg Jean, all worn with aplomb. I miss her.  |
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Post by alece10 on Aug 22, 2017 12:55:34 GMT
Doesn't Prue Leigh flog her grub at Asda?
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Post by Jon on Aug 22, 2017 13:27:09 GMT
It's quite an awkward junction to have shows at 9.15pm after Bake Off. I suspect they wouldn't be able to cut Channel 4 News so that Bake Off could be at 1945 and have it end at 9pm.
I imagine due to it being on Channel 4, it won't be able to attract the 10m+ viewers it got on BBC One but I'm sure Channel 4 will be thrilled if it does 5-6m in that slot
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 22, 2017 13:29:58 GMT
I think Paul Hollywood is quoted as saying that it will be a failure if it doesn't get 8 million viewers.
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Post by anita on Aug 22, 2017 13:53:34 GMT
Never understood the fascination of watching this.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 14:32:06 GMT
I will not be watching this out of principle and loyalty.
Oooh, well hello Tom and Tom's lovely hair.
No. I will not watch be watching it.
Maybe just one episode if Tom promises to ganache his buns.
Oh I'm torn. I'm like Meryl Streep in 'Sophie's Choice'. Just without the Polish accent.
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Post by Jan on Aug 23, 2017 7:58:32 GMT
I think Paul Hollywood is quoted as saying that it will be a failure if it doesn't get 8 million viewers. Does he mean for the first episode or for subsequent episodes when everyone has stopped watching ? In general the press have a preferred narrative on this which is to portray it as a failure, that becomes self-fulfilling. |
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Post by lynette on Aug 23, 2017 12:50:44 GMT
I've missed the first episode, have I?
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 23, 2017 12:54:25 GMT
I've missed the first episode, have I? No, it's next Tuesday. |
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Post by lynette on Aug 23, 2017 13:33:14 GMT
O thanks. I couldn't understand all the reviews I saw.
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Post by n1david on Aug 23, 2017 14:47:31 GMT
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Post by sirdaniel on Aug 28, 2017 16:11:55 GMT
fantasybakeoff.co.uk - ha look at that. Would anyone be up for it if I set up a TheatreBoard league? Bit of a laugh.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 29, 2017 18:07:47 GMT
fantasybakeoff.co.uk - ha look at that. Would anyone be up for it if I set up a TheatreBoard league? Bit of a laugh. Why not? Go for it! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 29, 2017 18:12:27 GMT
In a mini-homage to a certain programme that may or may not be back on tv tonight but I don't know because I'M NOT WATCHING IT  Ive just had a crack at an apple and almond cake. Looks ok ok but after I turned it out I realised it was RAW under the apples and had to slam it back in the oven the right way up for ten mins. Not tried it yet, will probably be dry as a bone  . Feel free to post your own triumphs and tribulations, and pics to go with welcomed!   |
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Post by Jan on Aug 29, 2017 18:56:35 GMT
In a mini-homage to a certain programme that may or may not be back on tv tonight but I don't know because I'M NOT WATCHING IT Ive just had a crack at an apple and almond cake. Looks ok ok but after I turned it out I realised it was RAW under the apples and had to slam it back in the oven the right way up for ten mins. Not tried it yet, will probably be dry as a bone . Feel free to post your own triumphs and tribulations, and pics to go with welcomed! That second photo with an apple artistically placed next to it is just a serving suggestion right ? Well done. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 29, 2017 19:18:26 GMT
Presentation is half the battle Jan.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 29, 2017 20:16:27 GMT
Loved it, loved it, loved it!!! Advert 4 towards the very end was a shame, but other than that. LOVED IT!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Aug 29, 2017 20:17:36 GMT
Well thankfully the format is strong enough to survive ad breaks, two show sponsors and Noel Fielding.
Fielding serves no purpose at all.
Prue Leith is as good as I expected and Mary Berry appears to have given her floral bomber jackets to Sandi.
It is ok enough to keep watching - but it isn't what it should/could be
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Post by missbabs on Aug 29, 2017 20:22:58 GMT
My verdict is that it's just trying too hard.
The problem is that the producers clearly wanted to replicate the original: older female judge, bantering presenters, floral bomber jackets...It's not been allowed to develop naturally, and it shows.
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Post by stuartmcd on Aug 29, 2017 20:23:57 GMT
Loved it! Particularly found that Noel Fielding fitted in very well considering this is unlike anything we have seen him do before. The final ad break was a bit annoying but added a nice bit of suspense. Frankly it's the same old TV show that I have loved for the past few years and the love to Channel 4 hasn't changed that
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Post by hulmeman on Aug 29, 2017 20:33:40 GMT
Aw sorry, it was a turn off for me. Noel Fielding, I didn't believe he knew what he was talking about in his voice overs. Prue Leith just didn't ring true playing Mary Berry. I got the feeling she was having a little vomit in her mouth at times and also decided to patronise her way through. Those ad breaks, and the cheap one at the end, with just a couple of minutes programme on the return. The Sandi/Noel exchanges were a bit telegraphed. I can now miss it with a clear conscience!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 29, 2017 20:35:15 GMT
Loved it.
Those mini rolls though... 😱
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 20:36:30 GMT
Decided to have a sneaky look when I realised there wasn't much else on - some impressive looking cakes, but if I closed my eyes Prue Leith sounded exactly like Mary Berry and said pretty much the same things only less convincingly. The Mary Berry impression doesn't work for me when the actual Mary Berry sounds much more genuine and knowledgeable.
I manage to stick about 30 seconds of Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig before I had to switch off - dreadful.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 29, 2017 20:41:44 GMT
Loved it. Those mini rolls though... 😱 Peppermint in a mini roll?!?! Anyway, the criticism really, really confuses me. I can't tell whether some people were so adamant they weren't going to enjoy it that they forced themselves not to enjoy it. Literally absolutely nothing about it has changed. Bake Off is about the contestants. It worked great with Mary, Mel & Sue and it works brilliantly with Prue, Sandi and Noel. I actually think I found it funnier tonight than I ever previously did on BBC One. Not that it's a comedy, but it adds to the overall enjoyment. I think Prue has far better things to do with her time than try and impersonate Mary Berry - which she certainly wasn't doing. If anyone has seen her on Great British Menu on BBC2, she's being Prue Leith. Sandi is a very naturally funny and warm person, and I really enjoyed a more 'normal' Noel. His voice-overs were fine, nothing special, but if that's all one can complain about (from what I've seen online, twitter and the like), that's not much. I guess the adverts will take come getting used to, but come on, Bake Off isn't the first show to ever have adverts. I really ain't a big deal. Sorry to see that some didn't enjoy - but it does confuse me because, as I say, I really don't see the difference. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 29, 2017 20:47:06 GMT
Choc 'n mint. Why not? It was the mess they made of them that bothered me!
Flo to win!
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Ive just had a crack at an apple and almond cake. 
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