Originally Posted by dizzie:
“BIB - not really, otherwise Creme de la Creme would have held much more interest to me than it actually did. I suspect the contributions of the presenters was fatally underestimated, and Love thought they were entirely replaceable - and C4 believed them. Now, they're desperately trying to secure Paul and Mary by throwing vast sums of money at them, in the hope one of them will stay to justify the expense of the show.
My biggest concern is what happens if all 4 turn down the offers. We have a situation where the biggest, most popular show on TV has been destroyed in the space of a few days by the hasty actions of the production company, who valued getting a quick deal at the right price, rather than the right deal at any price. No more Mel, Sue, Mary or Paul means there is no interest left for me in a baking show in a tent. That's not to say that, one day, they might stumble upon a new combination of presenters and judges that fit the show and deliver a strong programme, but that kind of thing is like lightening in a bottle - they let out the stopper on Monday, and they won't get it back without vast amounts of good luck. Money won't help!”
“BIB - not really, otherwise Creme de la Creme would have held much more interest to me than it actually did. I suspect the contributions of the presenters was fatally underestimated, and Love thought they were entirely replaceable - and C4 believed them. Now, they're desperately trying to secure Paul and Mary by throwing vast sums of money at them, in the hope one of them will stay to justify the expense of the show.
My biggest concern is what happens if all 4 turn down the offers. We have a situation where the biggest, most popular show on TV has been destroyed in the space of a few days by the hasty actions of the production company, who valued getting a quick deal at the right price, rather than the right deal at any price. No more Mel, Sue, Mary or Paul means there is no interest left for me in a baking show in a tent. That's not to say that, one day, they might stumble upon a new combination of presenters and judges that fit the show and deliver a strong programme, but that kind of thing is like lightening in a bottle - they let out the stopper on Monday, and they won't get it back without vast amounts of good luck. Money won't help!”
Me too
BBC can pay £200m for Match of the Day with 4.1m viewers at best (the week when Gary wore his pants) and yet can't pay £25 for a show with 15m viewers.
Doesn't look good on either side really.
Anyway enough - I am going to enjoy Mel and Sue on GBBO whilst I can.
hate the stuff .....
) I love yorkies, I never weigh anything, use plain flour, 3 eggs, pinch of salt and milk and VERY hot fat, beef dripping. Never thought about filling them though.