Great British Bake Off: BBC loses rights to Channel 4

[The Clamp]

You wouldn't say that if you'd been unfortunate enough to see Naked Attraction as I was the other evening when it followed the Paralympics coverage.

A dating game where someone selects from a group of naked people who have their bodies slowly revealed bit by bit, starting with their genitalia, which prompts the first in-depth conversation on preference and past experiences. Nothing is hidden nor masked. Quite bizarre.

That is a very odd concept. I've seen it a couple of times. It's strangely compelling and boring at the same time. I was left confused as to who would apply to go on that and put yourself through such an horrific experience. Mental.

 

[boik]

I don't watch it myself, but I do know that it doesn't make you clever to be super snidey about something that other people like. Why shouldn't there be something on TV for people who aren't as clever as you?

 

[pasty]

I honestly don't get how watching people baking can be even remotely interesting or entertaining. A show about...cakes. I'd just as soon watch somebody build a shed every week.

Fill yer boots

Shed Of The Year

 

[BBassic]

I honestly don't get how watching people baking can be even remotely interesting or entertaining. A show about...cakes. I'd just as soon watch somebody build a shed every week.

My girlfriend, an amateur baker, finds it incredibly interesting. I have a vested interest as well; she usually makes one thing off of each weeks episode for us to try.

It's the same as anything. Different strokes etc. Not sure what piss taking in a topic clearly about something you have no interest in was meant to achieve but, again, to each their own and all that.

 

[BBassic]

I also found this bit about the move to be laughably hypocritical:

In an internal email to staff, the production company said it was “really saddened by this outcome because we always wanted to stay on the BBC ... this has never been about who might write the biggest cheque but about where we can find the best home for Bake Off”.

It added: “Unfortunately, we were unable to agree either a fair valuation, nor were the BBC able to provide the necessary comfort for the future protection of such a distinctive and much-loved television series.”

 

[tinycowboy]

No, you're not alone, although I realise I fit the classic NSC description of a Bake Off fan. The skills displayed by the bakers are far more than just baking a cake.
I do dispute the age range as I know quite a few fans under 30.

I suspect quite a few people enjoy it on this forum - it's nice, relaxing, easy watching and it's about people really, not about watching bread rise. It's better than Antiques Roadshow anyway.

 

[pasty]

It's better than Antiques Roadshow anyway.

No it isn't.

*although I do have a weird crush on Fiona Bruce

 

[SAC]

Love the Bake Off... the sad part of this is that it isn't a BBC idea/production. They should be creating this sort of programming themselves rather than buying it in.

I agree but I think that their hands are tied as part of their remit is that they have to buy in almost everything now.

Glad the BBC didn't pay over the odds.

 

[joeinbrighton]

Could turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory for the production company.

Make a short-term financial killing, but quite possibly they will lose the main presenters/personalities associated with the show and that will drag the viewing figures down further from what they inevitably will be by moving a programme from BBC1 to Channel 4. It has been recording audiences of around 10 million on BBC1. It's hard to envisage them getting much more than of that figure on Channel 4.

 

[Notters]

I'm clearly the only NSC er who really enjoys Bake Off.

I love all the intrigue and competition which everyone tries to pretend isn't there. And I think Mary and Paul are great judges.

There I've said it.


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Add me to the list. In fact it, along with a few documentaries, is one of the only things left worth watching IMHO. There's a lot of "I don't like it so it's shit" going on on here and on Facebook though.

 

[father_and_son]

I don't understand the appeal of ANY cookery competition programmes (or indeed pretty much any cookery program).

With the lack of taste [and smell] via television, what is the point? It could look good but taste like sh*t and the TV audience only have the smug-git judges to tell you whether that's the case.

Just don't see the attraction in watching.

 

[Easy 10]

Fill yer boots

Shed Of The Year

Thats more like it.

My girlfriend, an amateur baker, finds it incredibly interesting. I have a vested interest as well; she usually makes one thing off of each weeks episode for us to try.

It's the same as anything. Different strokes etc. Not sure what piss taking in a topic clearly about something you have no interest in was meant to achieve but, again, to each their own and all that.

Not sure where I was piss-taking. Its a hugely successful show so it clearly has something going for it - so I tuned in once to see what all the fuss was about. And I'm still none the wiser.

Then again, I find Come Dine With Me weirdly addictive. I expect most people would rather gauge their own eyes out with a rusty spoon than sit through an hour of that.

 

[Titanic]

I don't understand the appeal of ANY cookery competition programmes (or indeed pretty much any cookery program).

With the lack of taste [and smell] via television, what is the point? It could look good but taste like sh*t and the TV audience only have the smug-git judges to tell you whether that's the case.

Just don't see the attraction in watching.

15.1 million people would seem to disagree with you.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I'm a bake off fan.

It has a charm for a few reasons.

It's not proffessionals. It's you're every day person who enjoys baking. It appeals.

It's competitive but in a very nice British way. None of this emotional back-story nonsense .

Baking is a technical science. It's all about timing and chemical reactions. Ironically the "taste" is actually a way down the list of judging categories behind design (good for the viewer), quality of bake (easy for the viewer to spot and easy to be judged on).

That's why I enjoy it.

 

[Yes Chef]

I don't understand the appeal of ANY cookery competition programmes (or indeed pretty much any cookery program).

With the lack of taste [and smell] via television, what is the point? It could look good but taste like sh*t and the TV audience only have the smug-git judges to tell you whether that's the case.

Just don't see the attraction in watching.

It might motivate people to get creative in the kitchen, which isn't a bad thing.
Don't watch Cook Off myself, but live and let live etc

 

[father_and_son]

15.1 million people would seem to disagree with you.

Only 15.1million? Normally EVERYBODY disagrees with me. I'm becoming positively mainstream!

 

[BBassic]

Thats more like it.



Not sure where I was piss-taking. Its a hugely successful show so it clearly has something going for it - so I tuned in once to see what all the fuss was about. And I'm still none the wiser.

Then again, I find Come Dine With Me weirdly addictive. I expect most people would rather gauge their own eyes out with a rusty spoon than sit through an hour of that.

(I would secretly love to go on Come Dine With Me, shhh!, don't tell anyone)

 

[goldstone68]

That is a very odd concept. I've seen it a couple of times. It's strangely compelling and boring at the same time. I was left confused as to who would apply to go on that and put yourself through such an horrific experience. Mental.

People with large c**ks, needless to say I will not be appearing on this show ever.

 

[The Clamp]

People with large c**ks, needless to say I will not be appearing on this show ever.

Snap. I've managed to keep my micro-penis a secret all my life, not gonna break cover now.

 

[pasty]

Sounds like Love Productions were being a tad greedy here. Could they end up killing the Golden Goose?

The corporation is thought to have offered £15m per year to keep the programme on the BBC.

That would have been double the amount the BBC currently pays for the show and its sister programmes such as An Extra Slice and the Sport Relief specials.

But it is understood Love Productions refused to entertain any offers below £25m per year.

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