The missus just brought through a packet of Cadbury mini-rolls and I complimented her on their uniformity although the sponge was over cooked. Cut a long story short I'm sleeping on the couch tonight.
The history bit is back next week! Thank god for that, other than its absence it was an excellent start to the series, no obvious changes made for the channel move.
Early favourites - Norman, Nancy, Martha and Chetna.
I'm glad they all seem a cheery bunch this year. Having the spin-off show on Friday nights seem a bit anti-climactic though. It should be on BBC2 right after the main show.
Oh, I'm right there with you, although I prefer a stolen custard / green carpet / accidental salt instead of sugar type disaster over a simple "this person is useless, doesn't appear to be able to bake and shouldn't have got through to the televised stage" disaster which makes it seem they're only here for the car-crash entertainment value.
When they were dusting their Swiss Rolls tonight I was praying someone was using salt, but alas!
I'll be honest, I noticed that too, but I doubt it was a conscious decision on behalf of the production.
Every single bit of casting for this show is always a very conscious decision, especailly around ethnicity. It certainly struck me as odd that a show that once had more than its fair share of gay male contestants appears to have been 'de-gayed'.
I liked Martha. She looks like she goes to St Elmo's and has midnight feasts with The Four Marys. I also liked Nancy. I loved the way she just got with it and crushed her nuts when they went a bit wrong and pretended they were meant to be that way all along. It's that kind of sang froid that won us the war.
I find hair-slides on anyone over the age of seven a bit creepy. I'm also not sure about Iain's beard. Beards just remind me of Mr Twit and that puts me off the thought of food.
Maybe being gay is just too dull these days. They definitely seem to have gone for some "characters" this year. And in Jordan's case I really wish they hadn't. By the second bake I just wanted to stab him to death with his stupid yellow hair grip.
I liked Martha. She looks like she goes to St Elmo's and has midnight feasts with The Four Marys. I also liked Nancy. I loved the way she just got with it and crushed her nuts when they went a bit wrong and pretended they were meant to be that way all along. It's that kind of sang froid that won us the war.
I find hair-slides on anyone over the age of seven a bit creepy. I'm also not sure about Iain's beard. Beards just remind me of Mr Twit and that puts me off the thought of food.
I'm glad they all seem a cheery bunch this year. Having the spin-off show on Friday nights seem a bit anti-climactic though. It should be on BBC2 right after the main show.
I agree - what's the point of having the (presumed) exit interview with the departing baker 2 whole days after the main show. Was it really completely impossible to put it in the 9pm or 10pm slot on BBC2? Really odd decision.
I liked Martha. She looks like she goes to St Elmo's and has midnight feasts with The Four Marys. I also liked Nancy. I loved the way she just got with it and crushed her nuts when they went a bit wrong and pretended they were meant to be that way all along. It's that kind of sang froid that won us the war.
I find hair-slides on anyone over the age of seven a bit creepy. I'm also not sure about Iain's beard. Beards just remind me of Mr Twit and that puts me off the thought of food.
BIB that takes me back more years than I care to remember! Martha was delighful. I loved her bedroom and all the Cath Kidston furnishings. In this first ep., Martha was a delight and such a contrast to last year's youngster Ruby who was all doom and gloom and downright bloody miserable from the start.
Mr Twit is not a very nice man! If you are a fan of RD you should see Matilda the Musical. It's brilliant.
The little lamb was the sweetest littlie thing - very Wiliam Blake.
Can't wait for my book to arrive in the next couple of weeks, I've had it on pre-order for the last year and a bit... Finally got notified that it is coming out... Can't believe I pre-ordered it that long ago too... It didnt' even have any details, just a page that said the title, and a blank book
I hear you
I'm even sad enough to pay for the next day delivery. This will be my 6th Bake Off related book
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Early favourites - Norman, Nancy, Martha and Chetna.
Tough choice...but this one FTW!
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I agree. I think in future I'm going to switch off after the result and avoid the first five minutes too to avoid seeing too much.
is that wee black lamb ever going to find it's mum
They seem to have opted for more 'characters' than usual or am I imagining it. I did enjoy the first show and no unnecessary changes.
When they were dusting their Swiss Rolls tonight I was praying someone was using salt, but alas!
Stolen custard was my favourite ever saga.
Don't want the sensibilities of the BBC1 viewer upset maybe.....or perhaps some surprises to come
Every single bit of casting for this show is always a very conscious decision, especailly around ethnicity. It certainly struck me as odd that a show that once had more than its fair share of gay male contestants appears to have been 'de-gayed'.
I find hair-slides on anyone over the age of seven a bit creepy. I'm also not sure about Iain's beard. Beards just remind me of Mr Twit and that puts me off the thought of food.
With you all the way on your assessment so far!
BIB that takes me back more years than I care to remember! Martha was delighful. I loved her bedroom and all the Cath Kidston furnishings. In this first ep., Martha was a delight and such a contrast to last year's youngster Ruby who was all doom and gloom and downright bloody miserable from the start.
Mr Twit is not a very nice man! If you are a fan of RD you should see Matilda the Musical. It's brilliant.
The little lamb was the sweetest littlie thing - very Wiliam Blake.
I hear you
I'm even sad enough to pay for the next day delivery. This will be my 6th Bake Off related book
Do you do a lot of baking? Can you recommend Mary Berry's best book? I'm only inspired to bake when I see the GBBO!
I do a lot of baking and I also love cookbooks. Unfortunately I don't own any of Mary Berry's books but if I had to order one it would be this:
Mary Berry's Baking Bible
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mary-Berrys-Baking-Bible-Berry/dp/1846077850/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407366852&sr=8-1&keywords=mary+berry+baking+bible
I'm sure some of the other posters can give you the answer you're looking for.