The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals

The other 2 reviews here have pretty much said it all. The hosts are annoying and if i were one of the competitors, i would not be very pleasant when they make their stupid and insensitive remarks. As for the judges, they could learn a lot from Paul Hollywood and Pru; they are kind with their remarks when they judge. Benoit and Cherish are not and they are way too over the top with their attitudes. They are critical beyond belief when one factors in the time required to finish their pieces. Which leads me to another point - where the hell did they come up with the test pieces? It's like they WANT them to fail with the ridiculous requirements. I finally just skipped to the finale so as to quit torturing myself.

Taken on its own, this show is okay but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it after seeing one series. But it really fails in comparison to the original. The format is fine, pairs of professionals competing instead of individual amateurs. The judges are okay, maybe a bit overly critical as others have noted, but don't have the chemistry of Paul and Pru or Mary. But the biggest negative is the presenters. Liam Charles is a former Great British Baking Show contestant but doesn't really use that experience to add anything here and he comes across as a bit silly. That has a lot to do with his co-presenter, Tom Allen. Allen is possibly the most annoying person I've seen on television. He manages to make nearly every bit or interaction with the contestants be about himself. And not in the least bit funny or charming way. More like a bratty kid constantly shrieking "look at me." He makes the show nearly unwatchable.

I love the original version of this show, however...I find Tom so annoying that I have to fast-forward, to avoid his stupid comments. Why does he have to make everything sexual? I'm not a prude, I'm a gay man and I find his innuendos ridiculous and childish, it's really distracting and it's obvious that he's annoying the chefs too.

I say... get rid of him and the show would appeal to more people.

The classical music is a little too much at times, I guess they don't have to pay royalties on it?

Overall, I enjoyed the show, the judges were entertaining, at times a little harsh, but fair!

I'm always puzzled why they don't seem to have air conditioning In these shows, the chocolate is always melting and the chefs/bakers are always saying 'it's too warm in here' I'd watch another series.

I was excited to see this series pop up on Netflix since I'm a huge fan of the original GBBO series and I also loved Liam as a contestant so I was happy that he landed a gig as a host on one of the show spin-offs. That's about as exciting as this show gets. I agree with what the other reviewers have said here, the judges on this show are terrible. They're arrogant, mean, and WAY too critical of what these bakers create. There's no fun or lightheartedness here like in the original series, there's no chemistry between the judges and contestants and unfortunately as much as I love Liam, he doesn't have the greatest chemistry with the other co-host. I'll finish the show to the end, but I'd be surprised if this one gets any more seasons...

The show is interesting enough despite the head judge whose accent is very thick. The hosts are irritating at first but they grow on you. The most irritating aspect of the whole show is the annoying Harry Potter-like music that plays every time they show what the contestants are making. Ugh! A little variety would have been nice. It gets annoying really quickly. Otherwise, the use of classic music is very nice.

As far as the competition goes, however, the creations are artistic, dramatic and sometimes spectacular. There is the usual drama of show pieces collapsing. The judges seem to be fair in their eliminations.