Well, I mean yes on a base level but this isnt the DMV - in the context of the show i find his whole deal quite delightful! and i bet he’d be a fun teacher to have
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 30 September 2020 00:29 (three years ago) link
Veg otm; he's precious for sure but pretentious? It's only one episode, so :shrug:, but he does make good TV.
I just hope he's able to recalibrate his ambitions so that he isn't constantly running into time crunches.
― Kaliningrad Oberst (Leee), Wednesday, 30 September 2020 02:17 (three years ago) link
Mostly you can be pretentious if you’re nice, and Rowan is probably still in because he’s a) happy Kenneth Williams and b) good TV but I am not pleased that Brexit Pru and Christian Paul have lobbed out someone from a minority two weeks running.
― santa clause four (suzy), Wednesday, 30 September 2020 04:37 (three years ago) link
I thought it there was a strange energy in the tent, as if everyone knew each other and the presenters better than in previous series
Is this not because they were all isolating together before recording started? It's nice, I like it.
― ailsa, Thursday, 1 October 2020 06:49 (three years ago) link
I think so, but I could just be projecting because I know that about them. I like it too, but it must make it bittersweet for the people who have to go.
― trishyb, Thursday, 1 October 2020 08:48 (three years ago) link
Rowan seems the opposite of pretentious - he seems to own and be proud of his eccentricities (plus seems nice)
He prob deserved to go yesterday but I would've missed him. Booting Loriea out on the first week was mean, though.
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 1 October 2020 14:41 (three years ago) link
sidebarthis clip of celebrity GBBO with Gary Kemp is v funnyhttps://youtu.be/BDMHTPWYSzQ
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 October 2020 00:33 (three years ago) link
Martin Kemp!
― santa clause four (suzy), Sunday, 4 October 2020 00:42 (three years ago) link
wtf why did i say gary LOL
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 October 2020 00:51 (three years ago) link
i'm not British and had never seen or heard of Mel, Sue, Noel or Sandi before watching this show on Netflix, yet fell in love with all of them
but
the new guy Matt seems like a real dud
― alpine static, Sunday, 4 October 2020 08:31 (three years ago) link
He is an extremely well known comedian here.
This is how he got famous:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-WEIVIbcQw
― chap, Sunday, 4 October 2020 12:36 (three years ago) link
This is the first season of Bake Off I've actually sat down and watched! I've seen the odd celeb special or whatever. It's very pleasant, I can see why it's so popular.
― chap, Sunday, 4 October 2020 12:40 (three years ago) link
I'm in the pro-Sura camp. She's funny!
― chap, Sunday, 4 October 2020 12:44 (three years ago) link
The shots of her reacting to time calls are priceless too.
― Kaliningrad Oberst (Leee), Sunday, 4 October 2020 15:31 (three years ago) link
I am growing quite fond of the ginger bloke from Liverpool, the one who made the ethiopian coffee ceremony set this weeksura is funniest w noel, they make a good double actbaffled by all the bakers using molds for fkn florentines. Let them spread & get brittle you weirdos. and using cutters, too! AGHAST, i tell you.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 October 2020 18:48 (three years ago) link
also i could not get my head around Rowan’s lighthouse teaset but i enjoyed the attempt
I knew Mac was going when he didn't bother to make the biscuits curve
― comorbidities in the BK lounge (stevie), Sunday, 4 October 2020 19:28 (three years ago) link
I absolutely love everything about The Hour. You were supposed to think he was a massive posh dickhead. BTW we were cruelly deprived of S3 because Steven Moffat stole Peter Capaldi off them.
The BBC announced that The Hour was axed before Matt Smith signed his 2013 contract, let alone telling them that he wouldn't be doing the 2014 series (Moffat then cramming the entire planned series arc into Time Of The Doctor).
― erratic wolf angular guitarist (sic), Sunday, 4 October 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
sic.xls to the rescue
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 October 2020 22:04 (three years ago) link
watching ep 2 rn and hoping Rowan's lighthouse makes up for his underdone macaroons ... d'oh.
― erratic wolf angular guitarist (sic), Sunday, 4 October 2020 22:09 (three years ago) link
the lighthouse had a working light tho! u_u
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 October 2020 22:12 (three years ago) link
such a relief when he survived the week. the accelerated shooting schedule isn't going to help with getting better at keeping yr cool under pressure on camera though!
― erratic wolf angular guitarist (sic), Monday, 5 October 2020 00:05 (three years ago) link
it’d be funny if they do their rounds next week and they’re all what’re you making for us rowan: a elderflower meringue royal navy ship with five masts with a fleet of smaller ships-paul: noper: an elderflower meringue royal navy ship with five masts?p: (glowers)r: one mast?p: (shakes head)no masts? an elderflower rowboat? p: (brightens) ok crack on then!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 October 2020 01:09 (three years ago) link
*makes elaborate paisley marzipan waistcoat for every rower*
― erratic wolf angular guitarist (sic), Monday, 5 October 2020 01:28 (three years ago) link
lol otm
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 October 2020 01:43 (three years ago) link
Noel Fielding as cakes.A thread.#GBBO pic.twitter.com/Pf2ixpwQVG— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) September 29, 2020
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 October 2020 03:22 (three years ago) link
the lighthouse had a working light tho!
could u eat it tho??
― comorbidities in the BK lounge (stevie), Monday, 5 October 2020 07:27 (three years ago) link
> the new guy Matt seems like a real dud
he's also in the Community episode (which aired last night coincidently) where they go to the Inspector Spacetime convention* during which he disparages competitive cooking programmes
(* and has also been in proper Doctor Who, which this is a pisstake of)
whereas sandy used to temper noel's weirdness, matt seems to be competing with him, but i'm enjoying it.
― koogs, Tuesday, 6 October 2020 20:45 (three years ago) link
yeah i like him, he’s def still finding his feet
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 6 October 2020 23:58 (three years ago) link
FYI for fans on both sides of the puddle eh wot wot: Brits get this on Tuesday, Murricans on Friday so please bear in mind that spoiler text would be appreciated by us usaers
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 01:29 (three years ago) link
oh yes otm well said
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 02:53 (three years ago) link
I appreciated them going a bit easy with the bread challenges this week. Soda bread is easy to make, and I personally appreciated the recipe ideas. I can heartily recommend zaatar in yer soda bread or savoury scone recipe. It's very good. They made bagels look possible as well (even if I do not want to eat a rainbow).
A few reviews have said that they feel Noel and Matt's energy is wrong for the show, that you need a calming influence rather than a hyper one, but I'm not sure that's the case anymore. When the show was new, the bakers were less competitive, and Paul was more hurtful in his comments, you needed lovely Mel and lovely Sue to dispense hugs and keep everyone focused. But now the competitors all know exactly what they're getting into, it's more competitive in some ways because people know what it can lead to for the right person, and Paul has dialed back the cutting comments. So I think a couple of imps getting in among it and annoying everyone can be a good thing. Whether they're the right people for that or not is a matter of debate. I will never stop saying that it should be Sindhu Vee up there instead of Matt Lucas, but that doesn't mean I don't like Matt Lucas.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 09:37 (three years ago) link
Despite several glaring poor choices for the use of his talents in the past couple of decades, I maintain Matt Lucas is a naturally funny bloke (unlike his partner in said poor choices). I'm enjoying him and Noel together to be honest.
Za'atar is magic stuff, also great sprinkled on fried/poached eggs and/or avo on toast.
― chap, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 12:19 (three years ago) link
I’m finding Matt Lucas annoying, or at least sporadically annoying, but otherwise it’s the best season and set of contestants in a few years imo.
trishyb, check out the recipe for jo goldenberg’s bagels somewhere on the intermet, they’re incredible and easy to make, sort of halfway between a Montreal bagel and a North London blimp
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:12 (three years ago) link
recipe here https://recipeland.com/recipe/v/jo-goldenbergs-bagels-24576i may try this myself when the weather cools down!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:19 (three years ago) link
I think I’ve used this one because it has pictures to help
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/03/how-to-make-homemade-bagels-a-la-jo-goldenberg-recipe.html
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 22:34 (three years ago) link
Nice. I will do that. I've only managed a couple of loaves of the very simplest bread so far, but bagels would be fun, I think.
― trishyb, Thursday, 8 October 2020 06:52 (three years ago) link
whereas sandy used to temper noel's weirdness, matt seems to be competing with him, but i'm enjoying it
i feel like noel's really enjoying matt being there too
the thing with the hand at the start of the show was HILARIOUS
― Walter Draggedman (stevie), Saturday, 10 October 2020 07:55 (three years ago) link
omg hand intro was greatlots of funny bits this week, i v much enjoyed Matt’s “80’s tv gameshow host looks to camera”really want to try that salmon soda bread
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 October 2020 20:30 (three years ago) link
Same. Sandwich flavoured loaves should always have been a thing.
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Saturday, 10 October 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link
v sad over this week’s elimination
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 October 2020 20:44 (three years ago) link
I got teary with Marc's win! And letting his kids congratulate him was a lovely touch. (I like other Mark too.)
The ladies this season are hilarious, Lottie and Sura in particular, though Hermine's growing on me. Her self-effacing flying-by-the-seat-of-her pants ethos actually hides a great hand for detail, and this week finally cemented her patisserie skills (at least in my mind).
― Fisherman's Worf (Leee), Sunday, 11 October 2020 00:34 (three years ago) link
Hermine seems like a badass bakerAnd agree, Mark E’s win was v touching! Didnt even clock he had a prosthetic until after he said abt losing his leg.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 October 2020 00:38 (three years ago) link
Is it just me or are they being very positive in their judging this time? I think it's great.
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Sunday, 11 October 2020 14:30 (three years ago) link
38 minutes in, I'm braced for it
― Covidiots from UHF (sic), Sunday, 11 October 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link
Mary Berry got made a Dame yesterday. I don't support the honours system but I do love Mary.
― Gerneten-flüken cake (jed_), Sunday, 11 October 2020 20:36 (three years ago) link
there it is
this week's star baker is my second fave tho
― Covidiots from UHF (sic), Sunday, 11 October 2020 20:49 (three years ago) link
DAME MARY BERRY hell yes
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 October 2020 21:22 (three years ago) link
I agree with everyone who said white chocolate is stupid
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Saturday, 17 October 2020 13:30 (three years ago) link
same. i dont really like except when paired with irl chocolate YES I SAID IT WHITE CHOCOLATE IS NOT REAL CHOCOLATE plus cooking with it is just cruel and unusual punishment
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 17 October 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link