Master Chef - proof of how dumb BBC1 has become?

[SpokeyDokey]

Several times a week this tedious show flops onto our screen. We have a never ending stream of Master Chefs or Celebrity Master Chefs that seem to have an incredibly small break between each successive series.

Two ham-acting adjudicators, with wobbly accents and degrees in gurning, plus overwrought contestants seem to me to be plumbing the same depths as Big Brother, the dancing show and other assorted talent/singing contests.

Lazy programming unworthy of licence payers money or a blistering tour-de -force of all that's best about the Beeb?

 

[Dan B]

According to the Sky EPG there's a programme on most evenings called "My Kitchen Rules Australia". Which came as something of a surprise to me, because I thought they had a Prime Minister

 

[Hill Wimp]

Michel Roux did an excellent programme a couple of years ago whereby he took a group of youngsters from all different backgrounds and trained them in numerous catering roles,back and front of house.

It was excellent and over the series you saw them really take shape and grow with confidence because someone believed in them.

This is one of the kinds of programme i enjoy and i do wish that the BBC could revisit them to see how they are doing or some of the winners from Masterchef.

For what its worth im not impressed with a greengrocer believing he knows all about flavour. The chefs that present the programme i will happily take their advice, but a greengrocer

 

[Levo-Lon]

It all went tits up after top gear was axed...lol

Open is rather good to snooze too

 

[midlife]

Opiate for the masses ......

Shaun

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

BBC should just get the cricket back, and feck the rest of the programming.

 

[snorri]

All of the tv programmes which use the phrase "And the winner is" , followed by 5 second of silence, are rubbish.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I'll tell you what's even more annoying than Masterchef...watching a programme and having it switched over because my mum and dad are staying and then have them speaking all the way through it so they don't hear what they are making and then when it appears on the plate asking:

"what's that?" - "it's a burger"
"peas with custard?" - "no, don't you listen to them speaking?"
"I know her. She was on that TV programme..." - "no she wasn't she just some random person"
"who is this person?" - "I have no idea" - "why are you watching it then?" - "I'm not"
"I don't like this programme, that bald bloke annoys me" - "FFS!"

 

[TVC]

I'll tell you what's even more annoying than Masterchef...watching a programme and having it switched over because my mum and dad are staying and then have them speaking all the way through it so they don't hear what they are making and then when it appears on the plate asking:

"what's that?" - "it's a burger"
"peas with custard?" - "no, don't you listen to them speaking?"
"I know her. She was on that TV programme..." - "no she wasn't she just some random person"
"who is this person?" - "I have no idea" - "why are you watching it then?" - "I'm not"
"I don't like this programme, that bald bloke annoys me" - "FFS!"

I bet you get more like your father every day.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I bet you get more like your father every day.

No, he's a very nice person.

 

[Lullabelle]

The thing about 'celebrity' masterchef is that quite frankly I have no idea who most of them are, We have caught a bit of it and shrugged, no idea

 

[Vapin' Joe]

In a country with a growing obesity problem the state broadcaster has no business showing rubbish food programmes. Fanny bloody Cradock was bad enough.

 

[coffeejo]

According to the adverts that rudely interrupt the TDF, ITV4 will be doing a programme called BBQ Champ.

http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week31/bbq-champ

God bless the BBC and all who sail her.

 

[welsh dragon]

In a country with a growing obesity problem the state broadcaster has no business showing rubbish food programmes. Fanny bloody Cradock was bad enough.

She was a bloomin horrible woman. A crap cook, very unpleasant and her husband was terrified of her.

 

[MrPie]

Having just returned from a couple years in the U.S. of A, where the majority of telly is complete and utter drivel, I must admit that MasterChuff is a welcome relief.