"My only real defense was Sue, one of the jesterlike presenters, who shielded me and did a remarkable, jazzlike expletive improv until everyone gave up trying to film. (Sometimes, she told me, she tried a different tack: libelling pharmaceutical companies to make embarrassing footage unusable.)"
I'm actually surprised the producers allow for this kind of defending of the bakers. Sue lasted 6 years, so it must not have upset the producers that much. However, as TFA stated, the fact that there's not a lot of over exaggerated drama more typical of a Kardashean/HouseWives reality show is why Bake Off succeeds. I can totally see a reality producer sending multiple camera ops, boom operator, sound recordist over to capture a sticky situation only exacerbating things. They can't help themselves. It's part of their DNA. Having that footage deemed unusable because of the dialog deliberately used by the host could not be taken kindly. I have the same mentality though whenever someone shoves a camera in my face when in public by giving them the bird while waving my hand directly in front of my face. If they blur the bird, they blur my face.
Yep, that's why I watch it. The baking part is cool, I'm a home baker myself and all, but not the main draw. It's not like I'm gonna be making three tier cakes with macaron waterfalls any time. I watch the show because the people are genuinely nice to each other and help each other out when it gets tough.
Many years ago I was part of a panel on Newsnight - I was actually quite impressed at the Malcolm Tucker level of profanity that came from the presenters once the cameras were off.
> They can't help themselves. It's part of their DNA.
They can help themselves. They can be trained, they may have been trained in the past to focus on that drama but they can be re-taught, can learn and grow and create something that's different.
It's just that sometimes they need a reminder from the hosts that GBBO isn't that kind of show. Hopefully it's a shared cultural vision and a friendly refresher, rather than a hostile producer vs. host relationship where one drags cameras in and the other pushes them back with expletive improv...
It's the same thing that causes traffic from the rubber neckers trying to look at a wreck on the other side of the highway. It's the same that attracts people to NASCAR crashes, hockey fights and other various low forms of human nature. Again, part of the DNA.
Some people are more suited for these roles, and others naturally push away from them. Training can be used, but the basic instinct to be pro/con this type of person is already set. Just look at the size of the audiences for thta type of content, and you'll see it is filling a niche for someone.
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I'm actually surprised the producers allow for this kind of defending of the bakers. Sue lasted 6 years, so it must not have upset the producers that much. However, as TFA stated, the fact that there's not a lot of over exaggerated drama more typical of a Kardashean/HouseWives reality show is why Bake Off succeeds. I can totally see a reality producer sending multiple camera ops, boom operator, sound recordist over to capture a sticky situation only exacerbating things. They can't help themselves. It's part of their DNA. Having that footage deemed unusable because of the dialog deliberately used by the host could not be taken kindly. I have the same mentality though whenever someone shoves a camera in my face when in public by giving them the bird while waving my hand directly in front of my face. If they blur the bird, they blur my face.
The only reason we watch it is because instead of the shock trash drama of most reality television, the Bake Off vibe is kind.
Many years ago I was part of a panel on Newsnight - I was actually quite impressed at the Malcolm Tucker level of profanity that came from the presenters once the cameras were off.
They can help themselves. They can be trained, they may have been trained in the past to focus on that drama but they can be re-taught, can learn and grow and create something that's different.
It's just that sometimes they need a reminder from the hosts that GBBO isn't that kind of show. Hopefully it's a shared cultural vision and a friendly refresher, rather than a hostile producer vs. host relationship where one drags cameras in and the other pushes them back with expletive improv...
Some people are more suited for these roles, and others naturally push away from them. Training can be used, but the basic instinct to be pro/con this type of person is already set. Just look at the size of the audiences for thta type of content, and you'll see it is filling a niche for someone.
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