Holiday Wars - General Discussion

[mlp]

I know nothing about Moana and thought it was a poor choice for a holiday theme.  I did like the kooky birds.  

I never figured out if Corey is male or female.  The name didn't help and I kept changing my mind.  I wasn't sorry to see that team leave but I was mostly just happy that Jonathan didn't get eliminated.

 

[Rammchick]

I only saw the original movie once, but was Moana's little sister in the first one?  Or those coconut things?  Surely none of the bakers knew either of them well enough to just "come up" with a design based on the characters.  And no Maui?  I don't know why they think they have to try to bamboozle the audiences into thinking these ideas come on the fly when it's so obvious they aren't.

[Splashy]

On 11/25/2024 at 10:16 PM, JudgeyMcJudgyPants said:

Hate when they have to do this cross product placement crap.

Same here. It's just one big commercial. 

On 11/26/2024 at 6:00 PM, mlp said:

I know nothing about Moana and thought it was a poor choice for a holiday theme.  I did like the kooky birds.  

I never figured out if Corey is male or female.  The name didn't help and I kept changing my mind.  I wasn't sorry to see that team leave but I was mostly just happy that Jonathan didn't get eliminated.

I'm agreeing with your entire post. I've never seen Moana and don't know much about it. 

Yeah, I was also confused but somehow concluded that Corey was male. 

Glad Jonathan didn't get eliminated, too. I thought his fish were beautiful, so I was pissed that they criticized them and used that to put his team in the bottom two. 😠

 Also, Joseph from Mistletoe Mavericks reminds me of a young John Deacon from Queen.  

Edited November 27, 2024 by Splashy
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[Grizzly]

1 hour ago, Splashy said:

Glad Jonathan didn't get eliminated, too. I thought his fish were beautiful, so I was pissed that they criticized them and used that to put his team in the bottom two. 😠

Same!

[Pepper the Cat]

Add me to the list of people disliking product placement. I’ve never seen this movie or the one from last week.

Give me Santa Claus!

[Pastry Guru]

Hello everyone!  It's me Jonathan from Team Snow Good and Shriek Squad from Halloween Wars.  A friend had sent me this and I figured I'd say hello!  I appreciate all the support from everyone!  So many kind posts from a lot of you!  Hope you're enjoying the show! 

-Jon

[RoxiP]

I'm holding out for a Team Snow Goods win but all of these last teams are good.

[Pastry Guru]

46 minutes ago, RoxiP said:

I'm holding out for a Team Snow Goods win but all of these last teams are good.

Thank you! We appreciate you!

[Grizzly]

That sugar rainbow slide was pretty spectacular. Hope Snow Good can top it this week when the sugar artists have the spotlight.

[Splashy]

Hi Jonathan! Thanks for stopping by - I love watching you and your team work. 

😀❤️

[mlp]

On 12/11/2024 at 8:37 AM, Pastry Guru said:

Hello everyone!  It's me Jonathan from Team Snow Good

Hi, Jonathan!  I've been a fan of yours since you were on the Halloween baking show years ago.  I still remember you popping all those balloons.  :)  And I still think you should have won.  I hope your team is the winner this time around.

[Pastry Guru]

1 hour ago, Splashy said:

Hi Jonathan! Thanks for stopping by - I love watching you and your team work. 

😀❤️

Thank you!  Really do appreciate all the support!  It was tough losing Chrissy but Team Snow Good staying strong 💪 😁😁

1 hour ago, mlp said:

Hi, Jonathan!  I've been a fan of yours since you were on the Halloween baking show years ago.  I still remember you popping all those balloons.  :)  And I still think you should have won.  I hope your team is the winner

Wow!!! That's awesome!! Hahaha yea the balloon fiasco that has followed me since then however it was funny to watch. Thank you!  I appreciate ya supporting me all these years and hope you've enjoyed all these crazy episodes😅.  I'm mostly active on Instagram as Pastryguru for anyone wondering.  You can see what I'm up to there. 

 

[Rammchick]

Jonathan, I was holding my breath!  Congratulations on making it to the finale!

Edited December 16, 2024 by Rammchick

[Pastry Guru]

3 hours ago, Rammchick said:

Jonathan, I was holding my breath!  Congratulations on making it to the finale!

Thank you!!!!! Haha trust me I felt the same way watching it.  It definitely was a tough episode for me.  Not sure if you can tell but I do a lot for my team and for the display which doesn't allow me to focus just on sugar work but everything else.  Overall at the end I loved our piece and thought the story shined very much so.  Curious to hear everyone's thoughts and no need to sugar coat it.  I can take it 😁

[Rammchick]

I thought the design of the target on the ground was really inventive.  But I did notice the stick was missing a broom!

[Splashy]

7 hours ago, Rammchick said:

Jonathan, I was holding my breath!  Congratulations on making it to the finale!

Same here! I said "NOOOO don't send Snow Good home!"

Jonathan, I thought Shellington was such a cute idea; wish you'd had more time to refine him. 

[Pastry Guru]

22 minutes ago, Splashy said:

Same here! I said "NOOOO don't send Snow Good home!"

Jonathan, I thought Shellington was such a cute idea; wish you'd had more time to refine him. 

Ahh thank you!  I tried my best given the circumstances but ya... I really needed to have taken something off my list or made him a priority.

 

4 hours ago, Rammchick said:

I thought the design of the target on the ground was really inventive.  But I did notice the stick was missing a broom!

Ahhhh lol I said that after watching it.  It didn't even click till after. 😅😅

[mlp]

10 hours ago, Rammchick said:

Jonathan, I was holding my breath!  Congratulations on making it to the finale!

I was too although I thought everything was good except the poor turtle.  I was very relieved when the judges made the right decision.  I'm sure I'll be a nervous wreck next week even though I know that whatever happens actually happened months ago.

[mojoween]

7 hours ago, Pastry Guru said:

Not sure if you can tell but I do a lot for my team and for the display which doesn't allow me to focus just on sugar work but everything else. 

That is exactly what I was thinking when watching the show.  You are SUCH a good team player that your sugar suffered for it, so happy to see you move on though!

How did the team that lost get dinged on negative space, but the team that won didn’t?  Their backdrops were so similar.  I thought even with the wonky turtle Snow Good should have placed first.

[Splashy]

On 12/16/2024 at 5:22 PM, mlp said:

I'm sure I'll be a nervous wreck next week even though I know that whatever happens actually happened months ago.

LOL yes, I guess you kinda relive it. 

Will you be on any more shows coming up after this one?

Oops, editing because I thought Jonathan wrote this haha!

I see he answered my question below.

Edited December 23, 2024 by Splashy

[Grizzly]

I don't understand the judges' criticism of the snowball fight saying there were too many characters. It's a snowball fight, you want a big team. The sugar snowman ref was the focal point, in my opinion. The ice skaters weren't interacting and didn't show movement. I thought they should have gone home but maybe Danielle's cake saved them. I liked the curling idea. Yeah, the stick needed a broom.

[Pastry Guru]

7 hours ago, mlp said:

I was too although I thought everything was good except the poor turtle.  I was very relieved when the judges made the right decision.  I'm sure I'll be a nervous wreck next week even though I know that whatever happens actually happened months ago.

Hahahhaha I'm definitely a nervous wreck...ya my poor turtle! Haha it's ok he forgave me. 

3 hours ago, Splashy said:

LOL yes, I guess you kinda relive it. 

Will you be on any more shows coming up after this one?

Lol I relive every episode always haha and at the moment no shows in the works but I get called all the time.  It's tough owning a business and leaving to film these shows especially since you are gone for such long periods of time.

 

1 hour ago, Grizzly said:

 I liked the curling idea. Yeah, the stick needed a broom.

I definitely agree now looking back... I guess it just slipped our minds. 

[Splashy]

7 hours ago, Pastry Guru said:

Lol I relive every episode always haha and at the moment no shows in the works but I get called all the time.  It's tough owning a business and leaving to film these shows especially since you are gone for such long periods of time.

Cool - I'll keep checking for any announcement of new shows. That's a good sign that you get called all the time!

Yes, owning & running a business is hard enough, so I can imagine it can be nerve-wracking having to leave it to do these shows. 

It must be fun and interesting to see how they've edited all that footage!

Another question: When they have to replace a team member during filming, like what happened to your team, do they cast extras (like an understudy in a play) who can step in if needed? Otherwise, I don't know how they could find someone so quickly since they need to keep to the production schedule.

[Pastry Guru]

On 12/17/2024 at 9:17 AM, Splashy said:

 

Another question: When they have to replace a team member during filming, like what happened to your team, do they cast extras (like an understudy in a play) who can step in if needed? Otherwise, I don't know how they could find someone so quickly since they need to keep to the production schedule.

Ya..... Chrissy got sick and wasn't feeling well.  Most shows have alternates on stand by for instances like this.  Sometimes they are local or are flown in for a little bit during filming. 

If you actually pay attention to the very first episode when they show all 9 teams you will notice I had a different cake artist lol 😆 

[mlp]

Hurray!!!  The right team won!  Congratulations, Jonathan!  I thought your team was doing the best all through the show but the judges have fooled me before so I was still holding my breath while waiting for the decision.  I especially loved the spider.

[Pastry Guru]

 

Hurray!!!  The right team won!  Congratulations, Jonathan!  I thought your team was doing the best all through the show but the judges have fooled me before so I was still holding my breath while waiting for the decision.  I especially loved the spider.

Thank you so so so very much!  I finally have a win!!  This was my fifth show I've done and the 4 shows before this all resulted in 2nd place finishes so this felt really good.  I appreciate all of you so very much for the support!  Means the world! 

[MerBearHou]

2 hours ago, Pastry Guru said:

Thank you so so so very much!  I finally have a win!!  This was my fifth show I've done and the 4 shows before this all resulted in 2nd place finishes so this felt really good.  I appreciate all of you so very much for the support!  Means the world! 

Huge congratulations -- we were hoping for you!  After all of the hard work, this is a gratifying win!!  Have a wonderful holiday season and it's been so fun hearing from you! 

[Rammchick]

Congratulations, Jonathan!  And thanks so much for popping in here and sharing your stories about the show with us 🙂

[mlp]

6 hours ago, Rammchick said:

sharing your stories about the show

I'd be interested to know how the prize is shared among three people when the amount isn't divisible by three.  That has always seemed curious to me.  Why set up something that will result in fractions of dollars?

[Splashy]

Team Snow Good for the win!

Congratulations Jonathan!!! Wow, I didn't realize you hadn't won before. It's about time!

I really didn't know which way they were going to go on this one. Both displays had some great features, and the judges loved both tasting elements. 

There were so many talented people across all the teams. I'm amazed at what some people can do. From the cookie work to the characters to the sugar work to the delicious baking, I'm in awe and love to see everyone displaying their talents for us to enjoy. 

This has been so much fun. Thanks so much for spending some time with us on here, Jonathan! ❤️

Happy Holidays to everyone! 

 

Edited December 24, 2024 by Splashy
Additional comments

[Grizzly]

So happy for the Snow Good win! I was nervous since the judges had more negative comments about the story not being clear. But they were blown away by your dessert, Jonathan! I would love to try it. I did prefer the cat idea vs the pig and spider. See y'all at the next War.

[CharlizeCat]

Congratulations, Jonathan! Your sugar work is so impressive, along with your dessert creating skills. Your phyllo dessert looked delicious. Now that you finally have a W, are you going to take a break, or can we look forward to seeing you in future FN shows? 

[Pastry Guru]

On 12/23/2024 at 5:42 PM, mlp said:

I'd be interested to know how the prize is shared among three people when the amount isn't divisible by three.  

Ya so its exactly that.  25k spilt three way.... and then taxes lol.  Either way I can't complain!  I am just happy to have won.  It was never about the $ for me but rather just getting a victory.

 

On 12/23/2024 at 11:16 PM, Grizzly said:

So happy for the Snow Good win! I was nervous since the judges had more negative comments about the story not being clear. But they were blown away by your dessert, Jonathan! I would love to try it. I did prefer the cat idea vs the pig and spider. See y'all at the next War.

Thank you!! I knew making my dad's fav dessert would be the cherry on top.  And I did an entire tree skirt of it.  All the cast and crew rushed it at the end to get some pieces.  I based the piece off of Charlotte's web hahaha but of course I couldn't say that.  

 

On 12/24/2024 at 10:25 PM, CharlizeCat said:

Congratulations, Jonathan! Your sugar work is so impressive, along with your dessert creating skills. Your phyllo dessert looked delicious. Now that you finally have a W, are you going to take a break, or can we look forward to seeing you in future FN shows? 

Thank you!!!! Haha so ya after back to.back shows I would say I'm exhausted and I definitely want a break but I know myself.  I get calls all the time to try for different shows so who knows.  I'll tell you this much.  Won't be the last of me you see.

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!   Thank you all for the feedback, comments, and support!  It's been a wild ride and I appreciate all of you!