Come bloody dine with me

[jefmcg]

I went through a brief "Come Dine with Me" phase many years ago. It was on so often, whenever I felt like a relaxing bit of schadenfreude before bed, there was an episode on one of the C4 variants. I didn't realise they were still making it then.

They're still making it now???

(reminds self to continue not to watch broadcast television)

 

[AndyRM]

Dave Lamb is the narrator. He's the only thing that keeps me tuning in occasionally.

It used to be a much better programme but they've gone the way of most reality shows and put in "characters" which gets very tedious.

 

[TissoT]

Cheap TV .... Though I guess it entertains some one .
As said there are other programs to watch .

 

[perplexed]

I'm the same with 'HardTalk' with Steven Sackur. Wherever I am in the world, whatever time, if I switch-on the god-awful BBC world TV, the only thing ever on is bl00dy HardTalk ....

I'm bloody glad it's not just me...

 

[speccy1]

I do find it odd that people moan about a tv programme.
It is quite simple. Either turn it off or watch something else.

I don`t watch it..................

I am merely stating that it is annoying that it is on every time I have 5 minutes to myself and put the tv on

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'm bloody glad it's not just me...

He's like a cyber stalker ....

 

[Diggs]

Well good news everyone! They are trawling round here for more people for the next series

 

[Paul139]

I like it.....

 

[Donger]

I once spent a mind-numbingly boring evening in a Campanile hotel in France, and the French version of it was on. It went on for ages and ages (I think it might have been more than an hour long) and it couldn't have been more different.

Each of the contestants gave a monologue about what they were going to cook and told you 'til your ears bled precisely how they were going to cook it. Then each of them was followed by a camera crew as they slowly sourced their perfect ingredients from the market, before interminable footage of them actually cooking the stuff. The dinner parties themselves were unwatchably dull viewing, and I ended up watching Squawk Box or CNN Business News or whatever other limited selection of English language dull stuff was on instead.

Trust me, whatever you think of our version, it is a million times more watchable than the French one.

 

[jefmcg]

Thanks wikipedia!
and if I may say, Jeeezus!

 

[jefmcg]

[QUOTE 4126424, member: 259"]Is it still a thousand quid for the winner?[/QUOTE]

Probably, but that's pretty bad. Is that the only remuneration they get? So it's 4 evenings work, + day cooking + ingredients + a hell of a lot of booze, for an average pay of £250. So that's about £10/hour or less.

Edit, apparently they sometimes have 5 entrants, so that's average of £200 each, and then it's 5 evenings, so more like £7/hour on average (but of course you are most likely to get nothing). Surely being on TV should pay more than working in Poundland?

 

[Julia9054]

I once spent a mind-numbingly boring evening in a Campanile hotel in France, and the French version of it was on. It went on for ages and ages (I think it might have been more than an hour long) and it couldn't have been more different.

Each of the contestants gave a monologue about what they were going to cook and told you 'til your ears bled precisely how they were going to cook it. Then each of them was followed by a camera crew as they slowly sourced their perfect ingredients from the market, before interminable footage of them actually cooking the stuff. The dinner parties themselves were unwatchably dull viewing, and I ended up watching Squawk Box or CNN Business News or whatever other limited selection of English language dull stuff was on instead.

Trust me, whatever you think of our version, it is a million times more watchable than the French one.

Cooking is clearly a serious business in France!
Went on holiday to Brittany when the kids were small. We had a day out at an aquarium. I was amused that all the information about the fish in the tanks told you all about them, their natural habitat and environment etc but also how to cook them!

 

[Sara_H]

In a world of PVRs, iPlayer and streaming services, why watch what the schedulers churn out?
While Come Dine With Me was on tonight, I started the latest episode of Deutschland '83 (recorded on Sunday).

Now you're talking. Poor Linda, she didn't ask for that!

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'm bloody glad it's not just me...

Aaaarggghhhhhhhhhh It's bl00dy on now!

 

[Cubist]

[QUOTE 4126310, member: 259"]Bargain Hunt was better when that orange bloke with the obvious wig did it. It was like Going For a Song with giant Oompa Loompas.[/QUOTE]
Still entertains. It's the only programme where the title is rhyming slang for the presenter.