Baking It

I love baking shows and have watched hundreds of hours worth of them. This is one of my favorites already! The teams were all friendly and nice and funny. Maya and Andy are very funny and know just when to put a joke in. The only reason I didn't give it a ten is because it's not a musical; I could do without the musical numbers here and there and the theme song at the beginning is too long.

Just feel like the hosts are trying too hard to be funny. Just talk to the bakers. Ask them what they love about baking. About their flavors. About their techniques. What's challenging about what they're doing. What works, what doesn't. I'm way more interested in that.

The contestants and challenges are fun. The grannies are simply delightful and a blast. However, most of the advertising implied Amy Poehler would be on the show for more than 6 seconds. But she is not. To be honest, the "comedic bits" with Maya and Andy after commercials are unwatchable...simply atrocious. I began fast forwarding through them for my own sanity. I'd enjoy it more if the grannies hosted instead. They have personality and great opinions and never feel like they're there to waste time. Maya and Andy seem ok when they interact with contestants, being more natural. The scripted bits must go!

I'm already sad it's over. I get so sick of the manufactured drama of most cooking and baking shows. Even my favorite (The Great British Baking Show) has more drama than I'd like. This show is just completely drama-free and wholesome. It's also hilarious, with the help of Andy and Maya, who have great chemistry. The whole concept of grannies being the judge is just brilliant and hysterical.

Just a lovely show all around. Hope they do it every year.

This is somewhere between Nailed It! And Great British Bake off. The Grandma Judges truly make this perfect. I enjoy this more than any of the other similarly themed shows.