[Closed] Great British Bake Off: Baked Alaska-gate

The issue is that he wasn't sabotaged at all, it was just edited to look that way, which is poor form.

True. The reaction to this is all a bit 'storm in a teacup'.

I think I would have reacted similarly to the bloke though had someone messed up my 'entry' in a competition that I had worked hard for and was passionate about.
It's an odd one really because people are saying he over-reacted and should have controlled himself better. But one of the big draws for shows like this is the emotion and the human side of things. I guess you can be elated, disappointed, teary etc. but for some reason it's not acceptable to be bloody well pissed off because some old bat has ruined your dessert!

Not sure if it was just the BBC editing, but she didn't apologise or even seem that concerned about the fact she'd just ballsed his ice cream up, just made a comment about the fact that he could have used another fridge.

I watched it the other night, or at least part of it. I had to turn it off as i was snapping just watching the whole ice cream melting in the heat thing. I had no idea what had happened until I saw the news streams yesterday.

Its funny how every one is making a Hue & Cry about it demanding that he be re instated as though they are standing by the cameras with a clapper board awaiting soscial medias reaction?

As you said people need to get a grip, as for the winner it's the woman from Lincolnshire with the woman from the house in the shoe face that wins it,

Oooooh, spoiler

Never mind OP, the X-Factor starts at the weekend.

It's always funny when you realise that even folksy, happy-seeming programmes like Bake Off are actually edited in as evil and manipulative way as Big Brother or the X-Factor...

'Interesting' editing brings huge media coverage for TV series shocker!

🙄

Evil? Really?

Yes! Evil, I tell thee! 🙂

Sue Perkins is actually a witch, I've heard.

And so begins round three: complaining online about people complaining online about a TV show.

It's a feedback loop of outrage. And you're trapped in it!

Not sure if it was just the BBC editing, but she didn't apologise or even seem that concerned

That's a bit inconsistent, you seem very sure it wasn't the just BBC editing that made it look like she ruined his dessert.

There was some quite vile abuse aimed her way on Twitter over the whole thing. Not that she didn't deserve it though, what with her being in the public eye while being a woman and all.

Storm in a tea cup, though I was surprised when it made out Diana as some sort of scheming/sabotaging old dear, had not long said.. I like to go to hers for tea...
A shame and the BBC/editors of the program should apologies, as she's going to end up "labeled".

PS: Also find it surprising that during the hottest period of this year, they couldn't supply some extra cooling to the tent, especially when the contestants are making ice-cream.

I'm disappointed that we won't get to see a 69 year old wearing Nike Airs anymore. 🙁

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/piss-off-you-hipster-git-says-mary-berry-2014082889964

Hmmm..Beardy McAxerson or conniving old biddy? So hard to choose who to hate.

johnners - Member

Not sure if it was just the BBC editing, but she didn't apologise or even seem that concerned

That's a bit inconsistent, you seem very sure it wasn't the just BBC editing that made it look like she ruined his dessert.

Yeah. Sorry for my inconsistency. 🙄 I'll try to write a more objective, well thought out reply to a thread about a baking competition in future.
Perhaps start a twitter campaign to get me to reconsider my views....?

And so begins round three: complaining online about people complaining online about a TV show.

Level 3.5: I'd like to complain online about your complaining online about people complaining online about a TV show.

[i] I like to go to hers for tea..[/i]

You must have insider information then.

Kate's the one for me. She can make me a self saucing sponge any day.

I'll try to write a more objective, well thought out reply to a thread about a baking competition in future.

Great, just see that you do.

I thought they all deserved to be disqualified for not doing a proper baked alaska

none of this italian meringue finished with a blowtorch bollocks, get it in the oven!

😈 @ Dezb

... I was surprised too, I always thought you made 'baked' baked alaska...

As usual, STW thread more interesting than the real event. It could be editing we will never know. But how does she step down? The spot light is on this week, it was recorded and finished months ago. how does that work?

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And so begins round three: complaining online about people complaining online about a TV show.

Level 3.5: I'd like to complain online about your complaining online about people complaining online about a TV show.

3.5.1: How dare you complain about me complaining about complaining about a TV show?

none of this italian meringue finished with a blowtorch bollocks, get it in the oven!

One of my mum's favourite stories about my dad is the day he decided to make a mint choc chip baked alaska for a dinner party and

a.) left it in the oven too long

and

b.) left gaps in the meringue.

Cue jets of green lava shooting out of a dessert Vesuvius all over the dinner table.

The reaction to this is all a bit 'storm in a teacup'.

meanwhile in Syria & Iraq PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY JUST BEING MACHINE GUNNED

I have to watch The Baking, because my wife very gamely sat through the entire series of Fargo with me, and I think a couple should have some minimal shared cultural life.

Lorne Malvo would not have stood for that woman taking his ice cream out of the freezer.

The BBC have announced Diana has stepped down due to ill health.

from a series that's already been filmed in its entirety

I'm not sure the events in Syria are related to this.

Might be wrong though, who knows?

I like to read twitter comments during GBBO. My favourite this week was someone mentioning that they'd "never seen an angry hipster before" 😆

He'll have a cookbook out for Christmas, and probably a TV show next year. All publicity is good publicity.

The BBC have announced Diana has stepped down due to ill health.

from a series that's already been filmed in its entirety

Yeah, sod it, let's just announce who's won before they air anything.

Tour de France highlights shows really should just start by saying who won as well, it's already happened after all.

I'm not sure the events in Syria are related to this.

Might be wrong though, who knows?

Well that bloke does look ike he's been held in a cave for 6 months by the Mujahadeen.

I managed to miss all this untill I clicked on the BBC news and saw his face on the front page - I thought the headline would be about ISIS releasing some western hostages.

Its funny how every one is making a Hue & Cry about it

People understandably get emotional when it's over a Labour of Love.

The BBC have announced Diana has stepped down due to ill health.

from a series that's already been filmed in its entirety

Err, she was ill when the filmed it?

Either that or she was "ill" when they filmed it.

But she definately did what ever she did when she filmed it, not now.

How can you trust any one who wears NIKE Air Trainers, Gangster Granny.
i cant beleive the BBC have even managed to corrupt a Mary Berry programme about baking a Cake, Having just watched it back on iplayer i dont think he over reacted at all, i thought he was severely lacking in the over reacting department and just wandered off.

Personally i'd have knocked the power off to the tent so that filming would have had to re start putting everyone back on an even keel and then i'd have taken her ice cream and put it in the oven and the meringue in the fridge.

catschroedinger - Member

The reaction to this is all a bit 'storm in a teacup'.

meanwhile in Syria & Iraq PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY JUST BEING MACHINE GUNNED

Whataboutery post of the day.

meanwhile in Syria & Iraq PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY JUST BEING MACHINE GUNNED

have you ever tried to get ice cream to set in the [b]dessert[/b]?

This is why Baked Alaska is such a demanding pudding to make.

BOOM.

😉

[s]Sue Perkins[/s] Mary Berry is actually a witch, I've heard.

FTFW 😉 😈

Ofcom getting involved.. [url= http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/29/great-british-bake-off-complaints-ofcom-bbc-diana-beard-iain-watters ]Guardian Linkage[/url]

Anyhow, this is clearly what happens when a show has to start appealing to a BBC 1 audience.

I'm with discoduck on this one. He should have kicked off big style. Maybe some blowtorch on tent action. Instead he politely throws it away. Wuss.

If that was a hissy fit, it was rubbish, should have decorated the tent with his molten mess, then slammed the old ladies face into hers, before shoulder barging the odd camera person out of the way.

It really is not a news worthy story, but then again who would have ever thought coronation street would be mentioned in the house of commons.

as per normal the beeb take an excellent show from bbc2 and totally destroy it with constant advertising down your throat and "ramping it up" with dodgy cutting, and them some crappy bbc2 program to tell you about the bbc1 program you just watched but in a "funny way"

paul and mary will be leaving this little show soon and that will be it.

😮 Don't diss The Street

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[i]paul and mary will be leaving this little show soon and that will be it.[/i]

IT?? OMG.

The sun are treating it sensitively;

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Supposedly Ofcom is considering an investigation after receiving 800 complaints !! Hopefully it won't waste any time or money in doing such a thing.

I still cannot get over the fact people are speaking about this like it's a current event, this all happened 3 months ago

[i]Ofcom is considering an investigation after receiving 800 complaints[/i]

link above says 13.

BBC has had 800.

"Hundreds complain to the Beeb (yes, seriously)"
..The Sun puts on it's front page.

..The Sun puts on it's front page.

I do wonder sometimes. Spotted the Sun on a newsstand the other day, and their full page headline was, paraphrasing 'small girl swears on the Internet'.

[i] 'small girl swears on the Internet'.[/i].. "check the tits on page 3."

I'm with discoduck on this one. He should have kicked off big style. Maybe some blowtorch on tent action. Instead he politely throws it away. Wuss.

But that was just the editing, she didn't actually do anything wrong, that's the issue.

Did anyone on the show say anything about it being Gangsta Granny's fault, no, that was just what you were lead to believe.

small girl swears on the Internet

Just looked to find it and I can't, so I might have to retract that statement. Could've sworn it was the Sun. It was only like yesterday or the day before.

EDIT: may have been the Birmingham Mail rather than a national. Ignore me.

Ah, so someone else left the bearded one's ice cream out. Who was it? Name and shame.

The issue takes up the whole of the 3rd page of the Guardian, complete with analysis by Ruby Tandoh. It is pretty clear the bearded one does blame the granny for wrecking his ice cream, even if she didn't do it deliberately.

Ah well Jo Brand will get to the bottom of it tonight.

This is all I have to say on the matter:

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Mrs Zip is watching the follow on programme. I am leaving the room.
Jeeeeeeeeezus.

z1ppy - Member

PS: Also find it surprising that during the hottest period of this year, they couldn't supply some extra cooling to the tent, especially when the contestants are making ice-cream.

^^^^^^^^^^^^
THIS

The real problem was that the BBC failed to give them the right kit to do the job on the day... The Frezers were all virtually empty so when they were opened multiple time (as people were shareing frezers) they lost all their cooled air.

BBC cover up by editing old lady as scape goat.

A bit gallows humour, but tomorrow's Telegraph front page....
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#juxtaposition

There has to be some seriously bad news being leaked under radar on a day like today.