The Good Stuff with Mary Berg

This is probably one of the worst shows on TV. Why is her mother on the show all the time. They should rename the show Mary and her mother. I have stopped watching her show, as it is getting really stupid. She is getting dressed like some kind of clown. Wish they would replace her with someone else. Get rid of the mother. Also, she just talks too much and it is all silly. I thought we were more intelligent in Canada. Obviously not at this network. Marilyn Denis had so many wonderful people who came on the show that could have taken over and not this clown like person. I just wish they would choose another host. I am sure people have stopped watching because of her silly little girl antics. I know I am done.

On today's show, Sept 20, 2023, with her male cooking guest Mary used the word AMAZING 21 times in that segment and the word PERFECT almost as many. It was extremely annoying.

Could someone please provide Mary with a Thesaurus?

Note to her Design Team: Please trim those bangs and get those side wisps off her face while she's cooking.

It's just not sanitary, especially when she pushes them away.

I agree with the comment that Mary should lose the so-called interviews. An interviewer she is not. A cook she is.

Leave Mom at home watching your show; there's no synchronicity between you on the set. Boring.

I doubt that this audience is there for the science segments, signaled by lack of applause. Boring.

When I heard Marilyn Denis timeslot was being replaced by Mary Berg, I was happy for her. Huge shoes to fill as Marilyn had decades -34 years - on TV and was not the National Treasure she grew into from the beginning.

I like Mary. She is refreshing and honest.

However I'm so put off by her over-the- top exuberance and childish squealing. As she is introduced, I change the channel or tune in AFTER she has settled down.

Her use of 'situations' and 'deliciousness' along with 'amazing' and 'perfect' are too frequent.

Basically, Mary needs to be coached. She needs to lower her voice, slow down, listen to her guests - without interruption, and most importantly, calm down by half.

I enjoy Mary Berg and rooted big time for her during Masterchef. I've always been a fan and follower of her kitchen talents, cooking and successes. I don't compare her to Mariyn Denis, but sometimes I must tune out. The show is a bit too hyper.

I hear the intro of shrill screaming and over-the-top high pitched slapping hand greetings to the audience of "Hi-yah !!!!, Wow-ah!, Look at you-ah!, Love your dress-ah!!!". The Ah! Is grating on every last nerve. Sounds a bit like middle school.

Mary, in my opinion, needs to expand her vocabulary and phrases. If I hear; 'amazing, perfect, beautiful, nice, etc' in the same tone one more time with a lillted or raised end, I may scream.

Other repetitive phrases like the term 'little babies'; Place these little babies, put these little babies, space out these little babies, pop out these little babies, bake these little babies, etc. Or 'It's a good thing!' and "I'm not gonna lie" are used so much, it's hard to listen to over and over and over again. I could stand to improve my own language skills myself, but I'm not on national TV. It has though made me more aware of the way I speak.

With expert guests or show regulars (home design, hair, makeovers, fashion, fellow chefs, outdoors, etc.) and during their explaining their segments, I feel like she can't help but say yah, beautiful, amazing, perfect after every one of their sentences. If she thinks that something is funny, which doesn't take much, she does the Yah! That then connects immediately into a shrill, long laugh that overshadows her guests basic statements. Yah,hahahahahahahahahahaha! I wish she knew she could just nod her head in understanding and not vocally contribute 'YAH!' or the never ending laugh after every comment. Seems unrefined with all the Yah-Yah-Yah-Yahs. Even a proper 'Yes' would be refreshing.

The hair sweeping her eyes and not up or back when cooking is a bit of a turn-off as she's a beautiful lady and could set an example of kitchen hygiene. I also like Mom Myra, but she's on an awful lot. I get that she's close to her and provides comic relief.

Mary is a sweet, wholesome presence and is full of great tips, has great recipes, and the show has good guests. Personally on my own TV watching, I'll give her some time to develop and grow. I support Canadian Television (particularly CTV) and this is a slot I enjoy at home, but I have to admit, I'll sometimes mute it due to all the over-the-top uneccesary shrill laughing, never ending voice blurts from Mary after every guest's sentences. It's said that hosts of shows have professional skills where they know how to listen and not to talk non-stop. Let the guests speak.

I have faith in Mary learning the ropes in a professional manner. After all, she's a kitchen chef, not an experienced host of a lifestyle show with a lean toward fun kitchen stuff. I'm not seeing any improvement in calming the show down a few notches, but I'd like to see an easier to view show.

I do like Mary's personality but there is only 8% (and that is generous)of the population that are vegan and there are too many of her shows presenting vegan food. She is obviously biased toward vegan food and doesn't eat meat on the show after saying how wonderful it is. I turn it off more often than I watch it now.

I also think she has had enough time to improve her vocabulary. She uses the same words again and again such as "what a delight" and many more repetitive words. I used to watch most of her shows and now I find I'm turning the show off more than I am watching it.

I'm still hoping things will change .