The Great British Bake Off - New Series in August
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Have we not already had a series of this show this year? It doesn't seem not long ago we had the last one.
Have the BBC decided to make 2 series a year?
The series will have to be careful that we do not have an overkill of this programme, it will become boring in the end if they keep on churning them out..
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Have the BBC decided to make 2 series a year?
The series will have to be careful that we do not have an overkill of this programme, it will become boring in the end if they keep on churning them out..
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I thought it was July/August last year as I was up in Scotland when it was on and remember trying to get my gran to like it, which she never did yet her 23 year old grandson did. Something not quite right there!!!
I feel the same as you, He has gone from smouldering to slimey.
I agree . The Bake Off just wont feel the same now .
I didn't know he'd murdered someone
Some of the comments on here I find hilarious. He's just the latest in a long line of 'celebrities' to leave their wife or partner for someone else.
I didn't see the same kind of vitriol being spouted when John Torode and Lisa Faulkner got together. I don't see people boycotting Masterchef#
Or how about Richard & Judy - both of whom left their respective partners to be together
I dont see any vitriol on this thread .Just a sense of disappointed .I for one am disappointed and not afraid to voice it .He has lost his appeal for me now and I view him differently and so the show will loose some of its feel good factor for me .
Yes, but just think of the stick (or rather gentle teasing) that he's going to get from Sue Perkins throughout the run.
Silver Fox? Silver Dirty Dawg, more like it.
Worse still, the disapproving looks from Mary. Soggy bottoms are the least of his worries.
Agreed - in fact he never had any for me.
Could be, but I can't think of anything more wholesome and goody-goody than baking cakes and judging people's pastry. It's just that - for me - he is no longer really believeable. Having said that, his ego was always too big IMO.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/jul/20/bake-off-behind-the-scenes
I agree that Paul Hollywood has certainly lost his appeal - how he conducts his personal life is indeed his own business but it definitely changes the way he is perceived.
Less 'phwoar' and more sleaze now.
I think Mary, Mel and Sue make the programme what it is, anyway, along with the contestants themselves of course! So I'm not put off by what Paul does in his private life - I'm not that surprised by it either, tbh, as his opinion of himself seems to grow with each new series!
Why would anyone want to discuss Torode,Faulkner and Richard and Judy in a thread that’s got nothing to do with them?
I even started a thread a while back saying Paul was my Silver Fox and asking who others had as theirs! Ahhh how the mighty have fallen! I love the show and was initially sure the GBBO was successful enough to survive Paul's latest shenanigans, but hearing about the poor ratings in the US and now the news his Bread programme is "toast" I'm getting worried.
Paul and Marcela seemed to again do just fine and the contestants were pleasant enough, the winner was a bit of a berk early on and progressed into being an idiot, though harmless enough I suppose.
Anyhow, back on topic, this upcoming series should be interesting to see if Paul is perhaps a little more humble in his approach as he realizes that his once flourishing career is teetering on the brink. Undoubtedly Mary will be her usual self, but I don't see any double entendres from either Mel or Sue, though it would be funny if the director of the show gave us a shot of Paul's steely eyed sucking on lemons face in response to said double entendre.
The show itself is bigger than Paul and whilst we may watch with a slight sour taste in our mouths (again, pun ... Sorry, they just keep coming) we will continue to watch for Mary and the stunning creations some of the contestants produce, the show has given me confidence to attempt a few of the technical bakes myself and with a considerable amount of success, if I might say so myself
The sight of pastel shades and bunting cheered us up on a winters evening!
Thanks again.
Personally, I find him a little sleazy - I didn't beforehand, but when you watch things back, you think oh yeah, that is sleazy.
But it's not about Paul Hollywood. It's about this season's bakers and I'm excited to meet them! I thought John and James were brilliant last year, hope we get some equally talented bakers!
I am old and somewhat naive and always feel disappointed when couples who have been together for a long time do the 'dirty' on one another and make themselves look very foolish, especially if they are in the public eye.
They go down to rock bottom in my estimation and anything that issues from their mouths I treat with suspicion.
The trouble is that a lot of men, think they are God's gift to women and cannot keep their flies zipped up.:mad: