{"id":2849,"date":"2011-02-17T09:32:25","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T09:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2012-05-29T21:47:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T20:47:30","slug":"masterchef-have-overcooked-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/2011\/02\/masterchef-have-overcooked-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Masterchef have overcooked it."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Panto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The kitchen is now the size of Ibrox stadium.<\/p>\n

Hoards of potential competitors line up.<\/p>\n

20 will get through.<\/p>\n

They have to cook their best dish and for the final 5 minutes\u00a0 finish it off in front of the judges.<\/p>\n

John Torode & Greg \u2018 The Thumb\u2019 Wallace.<\/p>\n

Each contestant \u00a0has to get a \u2018yes\u2019 from both judges to go through.<\/p>\n

If one says yes and the other no then the competitor gets \u00a0to come back and try again one last time.<\/p>\n

Like a bus spewing diesel up the M1 you can see it coming\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

John says no.<\/p>\n

Greg gives him the quizzical eye. Hums, haws and then \u2013 controversial \u2013 Greg says yes.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m really sticking my neck out for you\u2019 says the thumb.<\/p>\n

Nonsense you are just doing what the producers have told you to, eg try to ramp up the tension when in actual fact there isn\u2019t any.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t care about these competitors yet. We don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Ok then, thinks the producer, why don\u2019t we draft in their relatives and best friends and then we can see them emoting wildly with the ones they love?<\/p>\n

On the set, of Masterchef? Parents, partners, boyfriends, girlfriends, cuddling? Sobbing?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s enough to put you off your tea.<\/p>\n

It is a set up.<\/p>\n

It is obviously a set up.<\/p>\n

It is sad to see such a great cooking show brought down to the reality TV level of<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Got Talent with pans.<\/p>\n

Gutted.<\/p>\n

Used to love it.<\/p>\n

Now it has become another manipulative emotion charged show which schmalz and insincerity stifling the piquant flavour of what used to be the original and the best Cooking show on telly.<\/p>\n

Ok got that off my chest. Next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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