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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Sunday, September 20, 2015 - 12:52 pm 
Now "bayzill" is just silly, I give you no excuses for that one ;) ;).
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, September 27, 2015 - 6:34 pm
I see that we have a show here in half a hour.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Saturday, October 10, 2015 - 9:51 pm
Well Kitt, it's all your fault ;-). I went to YouTube to watch UK season 1, and 2. Couldn't find 1, so started episode 1 "season 2". And got all the way to the semi. And no more! I was able to find the winner because there was a "reunion" type show, which was interesting.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 9:20 pm
Oh no! I just had a look for you and I can't find it either. I guess the copyright police got to it. That was such a good season, some of the contestants were so sweet, and there's just such a caring vibe to the whole thing. Definitely my favourite season.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 8:28 am
I watch the season that is now on PBS on Sunday nights. It's so much fun to see what they are making. I boil my eggs for lunch or eat store bought cookies while watching.... sometimes, I think I should bake more.... then, I realize that it's cheaper and faster to buy my baked goods at Safeway...
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, November 08, 2015 - 6:16 pm
Oh. I was not happy with this season finale!
I've felt Ruby's youth and inexperience were going to get the best of her. Often others would use the machines and Ruby would reply she didn't have it to practice so this is how I make it. So with the showstopper a wedding cake I was afraid Ruby didn't have a chance - but Paul was cruel in his judging. imho
When they got to France's. Hers looked amateurish to me, it wasn't even, flowers were weird. And they didn't say anything!
Oh well.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, November 08, 2015 - 8:50 pm
Ok, Ruby's cake is not good, it doesn't eve really look like a wedding cake, it is quite dull looking. Paul was kind of mean about how she had over baked her cakes.
Frances...Are those little people on the cake? All it is supposed to be confetti, not flowers, I was wondering.
Finally when I saw Kimberly's cake from a distance it was the one I liked the best. I liked the love on top, and the quilted top layer was pretty cool. She has been the one I thought should win all along.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, November 08, 2015 - 8:52 pm
And the winner is.......Francis. hmmmm, I guess her decorations were the most impressive.
But I thought that Kimberly had done better throughout the contest. Do they only judge based on the last contest?
Oh, well, they all seem to have learned a lot and seem to have had a good time.
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Monday, November 09, 2015 - 6:11 am
I was not at all happy with the results this time. I don't think it fair to judge the entire season by one last cake.
Frances' results through the entire series were that she didn't season anything well enough. Kimberly was almost always middle of the pack. Ruby won star baker 3 times and while she had a few epic fails for the most part was in the top of the pack.
Ruby really deserved to win. I think they need to revamp their judging and have the final win based upon the entire series, not the last cake.
As for those last cakes...NONE looked like a wedding cake, to me, at least not one I'd order for a wedding! They were all uneven, not centered, poorly decorated, very sloppy...and the flavors!
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Monday, November 09, 2015 - 10:36 am
Yeah, I wasn't impressed with any of the cakes.
The last day, Ruby won a first in pastry, Kimberly won a first for pretzels and I guess they felt Frances won the first for wedding cake, it was pretty evenly divided.
I would have prefered that Kimberly won, but I think it was a hard choice.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Monday, November 09, 2015 - 12:25 pm
I don't think they just judged on the last cake, but that the last cake was heavily weighted. Ruby's last cake was sad, just sad, Not really like a wedding cake. I do believe that Francis's flavors improved over the season, a lot of the flavor comments with a scattering later were in the beginning.
I was surprised considering how some cakes looked previously, but I felt that a lot of the cakes this year looked very amateur, which these people are, but still. There were show stopper cakes that looked better on earlier shows.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 10:44 pm
I think they tried to spin a tale about most improved for Frances, because I think everyone thought Kimberly should have won. Poor Ruby had a really bad week.
p.s. I just started a thread for The Great Holiday Baking Show, it's a mini GBBO with Mary Berry judging!!
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Friday, January 29, 2016 - 12:50 am
Bake Off fans, there are four special charity UK celebrity episodes airing starting this week for four weeks. The title of the show is "Great Sport Relief Bake Off," in case anyone wants to hunt it out.
Paul and Mary still judge but there's a different comedian as host each week.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, January 29, 2016 - 5:02 pm
What night is it airing in the UK? I'll definitely dig it up, but it usually takes 24 hours or so.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 29, 2016 - 9:00 pm
I don't see it on Time Warner anywhere.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Friday, January 29, 2016 - 10:18 pm
It's Wednesdays in the UK, Season 3 Episode 1 was this last Wednesday.
Sea, it's only on the internet in the normal naughty places, nowhere on tv unfortunately.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, January 30, 2016 - 9:30 pm
Thanks, Kitt. I can usually access it through BBC online.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, August 07, 2016 - 2:45 pm
New series starts on August 24. Mark your calendars and on your mark. Get set. Bake!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, August 08, 2016 - 4:46 pm
BBC version, Tishala? YAY!!!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 5:29 pm
I finally saw the semi's and taped the finals last night, can't wait to see who wins. But, it is swimming Olympics tonight. So maybe tomorrow I can watch my tape.
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 3:38 am
I won't spoil it for you Dipo but this is the first final I can remember where I was truly impressed with all three final showstoppers. Maybe not the most flamboyant but store worthy and the judges raved about the taste and quality of bake. I agreed with their choice and can't wait for the next series to start!!
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 4:46 am
I really really enjoyed the finale. The winner was well deserved. Fabulous ending.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 2:18 pm
That's sweet, but I don't mind spoilers at all. I had some sort of weird brain where I seem to forget what I read when I start watching, LOL.
So talk away and name the winner, isn't a problem for me.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, August 15, 2016 - 4:15 pm
Nadia wins!!!!! I am happy with that. All of them had amazing showstopper cakes.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Monday, August 15, 2016 - 9:51 pm
}Loved that they all had successful Showstopper bakes. Congrats to Nadia.
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