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Season Five Episode Talk
backgroundnoise replied to Spunkygal's topic in Holiday Baking Championship [V]
I remember the early seasons of this show and being impressed by the creations. They made beautiful cake wreaths and pies. Now the show has degenerated into a half-baked (see what I did there?) series of Chopped dessert rounds. The mandatory extra flavors and combo and twist ingredients has sapped any real imagination and not allowed the bakers to showcase anything. They are reduced to just making a bland tart-type thing that they can easily throw whatever the extra ingredient is on at the last minute. Every episode is the same. Boring. Time for me to stop watching. Green apple syrup lady was totally screwed. I do admire her restraint in not saying, "Well, DUH" at the judges.- 319 replies
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The whole Kate Wants a Baby and Only Her Baby story line is making me despise the character. She can't get pregnant because "I can never catch a break." Sorry, Kate, but your difficulties in pregnancy are directly tied your own behavior (and I say that as someone who could lose about 70 pounds myself). "I want to turn everything, including this lovely birthday brunch you arranged for me into my own never-ending pity party. My dad died when I was young--did you know that?" "I only want a baby that looks like me. Because genes are everything and if you're not a biological Pearson, you're not worth having." And then she has the nerve to take offense that Randall takes offense at that sentiment. Toby's parents were spot on, even before the baby drama. He does tiptoe around Kate to a nauseating degree. Anybody who would even consider putting 20-year ashes next to the guest book at a wedding is not considering anyone's feelings.
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I rewatched last night and noticed that Danny's structure had a white plastic tube down the middle to hold up the top piece. I wouldn't think that would be allowed. James' final piece was much more interesting than the original sketch showed. I thought it was great. Only two episodes left, sob.
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That is definitely not what I think of when I hear the term "tea cake." I imagine something more scone like, dainty, non-chocolate and little. I think I would love those ones they made, though--the tea cake equivalent of fudge pinwheels, one of my favorite cookies. I'm not a baker, but I find watching how to make things I take for granted like crackers fascinating. Love this show, can't say that often enough.
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I know it's silly to nit-pick logic in a movie like this, but I will anyway. You'd think if Sofia was Bill's aunt, she might have mentioned something to him about that girl he went out on his boat with had a baby 8 months or so after he left. And the time line doesn't add up. Donna was 22 in 1979, so she was born in 1957. But Grandma had an affair in 1959 with Fernando? With a two-year old at home? Anyway, I really liked this movie. I thought it had a much more interesting story than the first one, and better songs. The original is on Netflix and I just rewatched it, and Donna seems so stressed in that, nothing like the carefree young woman in part 2.
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To me it sounded like John would be back.
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That decision surprised me. I guess I'm so used to American competitive shows where if you don't finish a challenge, you're out. I'm glad they did that.
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Well, if, after last week, the worst thing England, er, sorry, Great Britain, thinks of us is that our pies are too sweet, I'll take it! Speaking of sweet eats, I've often wondered exactly what those meringue desserts like the Spanish wind-torte(sp?) taste like. Is all that meringue layered with creme not sweet? It sounds like eating a bag of marshmallows dipped in icing. Small voice: Which doesn't sound that bad to me on occasion, hee.
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"Make a non-disgusting American pie." Them's fightin' words! Hee. Interesting idea, though. I would have liked to taste them all. Not so much the meat pie for the technical challenge. Are those served cold? Double yuck. In the verbal descriptions they would say sweet potato, or squash, but the written part of the illustrations would say pumpkin. Which was it? It's crazy how much I look forward to Fridays just to watch this show.
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I just watched a new episode about a lakeside cottage in Nicole's home town in MI. It was edited so jerkily it was hard to see what was going on, and seemed rushed.
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I knew a new season was starting on PBS 6/22 but I was expecting it to be UK Season 8. So I was a little confused seeing Mel and Sue right off the bat, but, hey, another season with Mary, Mel and Sue? I'LL TAKE IT! What a wonderful show. I've binge-watched Netflix's Season 1-4 (UK Seasons 4-7) a ridiculous number of times and have already watched both new episodes twice. The only problem is having to store the whole season on my DVR until it shows up on Netflix! I need my fix. Nice bunch of folks as usual. I liked seeing all the different kinds of flatbread. I hear "flatbread" and think of the tasteless stuff Subway uses.
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I'd love to see a bunch of Indoraptors going through boot camp. Military, you wanted 'em you got 'em.
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Baby Blue is this movie's Baby Groot. Adorbs.
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The Great British Baking Show On PBS
backgroundnoise replied to Athena's topic in The Great British Bake Off
They are also repeating it during early morning hours of Saturday--my fallback if the DVR goes on the fritz. -
I like Richard Armitage just fine, but I thought the whole character was unnecessary. I didn't like the revenge plot. They didn't even address a glaring plot failure, that being the insurance investigator not immediately putting two and two together that Paulson's character just happened to be hired last minute for the GAAUGH-la and she just happened to "find" the necklace. Also, the laws of physics probably wouldn't allow that necklace to jump from Anne's neck into the fountain water.
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S10.E01: Dallas City Qualifiers 2018.05.30
backgroundnoise replied to Lantern7's topic in American Ninja Warrior
While I often roll my eyes at Akbar's comments--he tries waaaaayyy too hard to make puns--I do like their all-out-there enthusiasm for the sport. -
S10.E01: Dallas City Qualifiers 2018.05.30
backgroundnoise replied to Lantern7's topic in American Ninja Warrior
Maybe the frogs are trainers. Showed him how to leap. -
S10.E01: Dallas City Qualifiers 2018.05.30
backgroundnoise replied to Lantern7's topic in American Ninja Warrior
Did PETA sign off that no frogs were harmed in the filming of this episode? Poor things were probably terrified, plus got their middles squished. -
I thought it was a hoot! Bit of a stab to the heart, though, hearing the author of my favorite childhood book say she didn't like writing childish pap (or however she put it). Ouch! Re the series, I thought it was ok. I liked that they included some things not normally included in the movie versions, such as Jo and Beth's trip to the seashore. I thought they didn't provide enough background as to how important Jo's writing was to her and, so, why it was so devastating when Amy destroyed it. They didn't do any of the girls' acting out Jo's plays, or Pickwick Papers stuff. That may have helped the audience understand more why Jo didn't want anything to change, such as Meg marrying, because they had their own special society.
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If he was seal hunting in the last shot, wouldn't you want your spear ready to strike better than the way he was holding it? I'll buy that that was what he was doing and I too thought I saw the child move, but I wish they had made it clearer, because I thought he was frozen to death. There could have been a better way to show he assimilated.
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The Robot seems to understand English even if it doesn't speak it. It knew what "Raise your right hand" meant about 10 minutes after meeting Will.
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Season Four Talk: Spring Baking Championship
backgroundnoise replied to GaT's topic in Spring Baking Championship [V]
I guess they should just coat everything in pastel frosting so it looks springy. -
Season Four Talk: Spring Baking Championship
backgroundnoise replied to GaT's topic in Spring Baking Championship [V]
I did enjoy seeing the different techniques of making a basket. I did not enjoy the stupid twists. I thought Nacho's was the prettiest. -
Season Four Talk: Spring Baking Championship
backgroundnoise replied to GaT's topic in Spring Baking Championship [V]
I think they specifically said picnic "dessert." I thought the corn bread almost crossed the line, as I don't really consider even sweet corn bread to be a dessert. I really wonder what that cream puff thing tasted like. Sorry, but it sounded awful, and not much of a dessert either. I thought the whole challenge was big snooze. -
I've always just thought it as a way for Judas to comment on things happening after both his and Jesus' deaths. "Did you know your messy death would be a record-breaker?" Although, "no mass communication" rather loses its bite with cell phones all over the place! And I agree with others that Judas is the main character, so to me it's fitting he gets both the first and last word. I don't remember how other productions had Judas dress during this scene, but the glitz worked perfectly for this one, IMHO.
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