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On 9/19/2024 at 11:25 PM, jpgr said:

I wondered how they would deal with Cal's passing, and I like the choice they made to honor her with the opening "In loving memory of..." moment right off the bat.

I enjoyed the first episode but it is going to be really tough to watch how happy and vibrant Cal seems for however many episodes she is there.

I think she's there for the first 4 episodes.  It's going to be a challenging watch for the remaining 6.

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I didn't know Cal would be on this week, after being gone last week. She seemed fine though. Heartbreaking. 

I don't think requiring "movement" added anything to the bakes. I was interested in all the indigenous flavors the guy that left was using, but he was clearly not up to standard with the finishing. Sometimes I suspect the female judge is AI. 😂

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Hi everyone.  I just started watching the Aussie version (I've watched GBBO since the beginning).

Can someone explain how the filming works?  Is it on the weekend only, or do they film in one fail swoop like the British one during Covid?  I ask because if they film on the weekends only, some of the bakers must travel an awful long way if they're coming from all over Australia.  Or is it usually pretty much just bakers from Sydney and Melbourne (I assume they film near one of those cities).

Thank you!

3 hours ago, Ancaster said:

Can someone explain how the filming works?  Is it on the weekend only, or do they film in one fail swoop like the British one during Covid?

It's all done in one fell swoop, over 6-8 weeks. I found this article with the details.

In other news, I met Adrian from the current season a couple of weeks ago - the same week he was eliminated. He was in the seat next to me at a theatre show, and we had a chat about Bake Off. He was very nice. We talked a bit about Cal Wilson and he said she died about a month after they finished filming the series and she was great to work with. I told him I thought he was going to win, and he said, 'So did I!' 😁

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5 hours ago, purist said:

It's all done in one fell swoop, over 6-8 weeks. I found this article with the details.

In other news, I met Adrian from the current season a couple of weeks ago - the same week he was eliminated. He was in the seat next to me at a theatre show, and we had a chat about Bake Off. He was very nice. We talked a bit about Cal Wilson and he said she died about a month after they finished filming the series and she was great to work with. I told him I thought he was going to win, and he said, 'So did I!' 😁

Thank you for that, and for the link.  I did take a look online, but hadn't been able to find anything.

Nice story about meeting Adrian.

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