Beyond the Baking Show (née Bake Off)

[Rock8man]

I finished the 2020 season and started the 2021 current season yesterday.

@BennyProfane

We watched the first new episode. I feel like this show has jumped the shark–it really feels like it is ticking the boxes at this point:

Producer: okay, we have a vegan, we have a gay male, we have an emigre with a thick accent, we have a Scottish or Irish person, also with thick accent. Oh cool, tick off the Liverpool accent box, and we have a large black woman. Hmm, what else are we missingt? Oh, everybody, be sure to dress and act eccentric! The more the better!

I’m not saying the show (baking) itself is staged, but I am dubious these are the best twelve amateur bakers in England. I think they are the twelve most demographically-driven bakers in England.

I guess I kind of know where you’re coming from now. As per usual, there’s two from India/Pakistan region, male and female, two from Caribbean origins, male and female. But with the rest of the 8 white people they have 3 very international white men, one very Greek, one very German, and one very Italian. And from the remaining 5, you’ve got the lady who is very quirky and from Liverpool, very thick accent, and you’ve got the young vegan with a heavy accent.

I like it!