OT: Off Topic 2018 part IV - Summer is OVAH

[Fenway]

Less than an hour from Vancouver and we had to sneak across the border to buy LOTTERY TICKETS (and gasoline)

 

[Gee Wally]

Watching the original 1941 Wolfman with Lon Chaney Jr.. Still pretty cool.


And now The Invisible Man with Claude Raines.

 

[LouJersey]

Watching the original 1941 Wolfman with Lon Chaney Jr.. Still pretty cool.


And now The Invisible Man with Claude Raines.

Those movies were great. Creature from the Black Lagoon was my all time favorite classic monster movie

Frankenstein scared the shit out of me. I remember I wanted to be him for Halloween. Two years in a row and my mom used to have to cover the mask in the box with paper towels so I didn’t see it. I was fine as long as I didn’t see it lol

 

[Glove Malfunction]

Reffed a game today, for 10U teams. They announce the goals and assists, because it's fun for the kids. Between periods, a kid came over, climbed into the penalty box to talk to the timekeeper. Told him he mispronounced his name. I love reffing little kids.

 

[Alicat]

Food Network has a new show called Haunted Gingerbread Showdown and it’s mind blowing what these contestants do with gingerbread.

Anyone else obsessed with these kind of shows?

 

[LouJersey]

Food Network has a new show called Haunted Gingerbread Showdown and it’s mind blowing what these contestants do with gingerbread.

Anyone else obsessed with these kind of shows?

I like Halloween Wars

 

[Glove Malfunction]

Food Network has a new show called Haunted Gingerbread Showdown and it’s mind blowing what these contestants do with gingerbread.

Anyone else obsessed with these kind of shows?

I love them all. Cake wars, cupcake wars, all of them. Love seeing their creativity.
On a related note, @Kovi and I are going to a grand opening at a new cupcake place one of her online contacts has been working toward. $20 at the door, and all the cupcakes you can eat. Please say a prayer for my pancreas!

 

[Alicat]

I like Halloween Wars

Those pieces can be absolutely terrifying while being spectacular

 

[LouJersey]

Those pieces can be absolutely terrifying while being spectacular

Just amazed about the artistic abilities of people these days. Crazy

 

[Alicat]

I love them all. Cake wars, cupcake wars, all of them. Love seeing their creativity.
On a related note, @Kovi and I are going to a grand opening at a new cupcake place one of her online contacts has been working toward. $20 at the door, and all the cupcakes you can eat. Please say a prayer for my pancreas!

I love the baking championships especially Christmas and spring.

This year’s winner is from Mystic, CT and owns Sift bakery. To die for breads and sweets.

My favorite is Ridiculous Cakes. One episode had a baker make a cake that was also a wine fountain.

I will say a prayer for your pancreas as long as we get a full review

 

[EverettMike]

I like Halloween Wars

Every year I become obsessed with it. The best of the holiday themed baking shows.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Pacific time is killing me now that I am back out east, ahhh

 

[eightspokedb]

Watching the original 1941 Wolfman with Lon Chaney Jr.. Still pretty cool.


And now The Invisible Man with Claude Raines.

Just watched the silent version of Phantom again....absolutely Brilliant.....

 

[Kovi]

I love them all. Cake wars, cupcake wars, all of them. Love seeing their creativity.
On a related note, @Kovi and I are going to a grand opening at a new cupcake place one of her online contacts has been working toward. $20 at the door, and all the cupcakes you can eat. Please say a prayer for my pancreas!

it
was
amazing

 

[LSCII]

Every year I become obsessed with it. The best of the holiday themed baking shows.

That's like being the smartest moron. Those shows all suck, and I mean they suck big time. Just awful what passes as television programming these days.

 

[EverettMike]

That's like being the smartest moron. Those shows all suck, and I mean they suck big time. Just awful what passes as television programming these days.

It's highly skilled people making very cool and impressive things. It's not the f***ing Kardashians.

 

[LSCII]

It's highly skilled people making very cool and impressive things. It's not the ****ing Kardashians.

Cooking competitions are just as manufactured and scripted as the Kardashians. Don't fool yourself about that.

 

[Chief Nine]

Cooking competitions are just as manufactured and scripted as the Kardashians. Don't fool yourself about that.

There’s no doubt that @EverettMike is right about the skill level and what these folks can do, but I just find that these “competitive” cooking shows are just awful to watch for that very reason.

The pit BBQ “competition” ones are really bad too and the pit masters are amazing but to me, it’s just tough to watch. It’s too bad because I used to love Food Network and I always learned something new with pretty much every show I watched. Now? It’s all just unwatchable scripted garbage.

But I’m obviously not the demo they’re shooting for

 

[BMC]

There’s no doubt that @EverettMike is right about the skill level and what these folks can do, but I just find that these “competitive” cooking shows are just awful to watch for that very reason.

The pit BBQ “competition” ones are really bad too and the pit masters are amazing but to me, it’s just tough to watch. It’s too bad because I used to love Food Network and I always learned something new with pretty much every show I watched. Now? It’s all just unwatchable scripted garbage.

But I’m obviously not the demo they’re shooting for

Yeah that whole "reality" tv thing has wrecked many channels. What gets me is they get away with calling these shows "reality" when in fact they're as scripted & directed as any fictional tv series. If the networks were really serious about "reality" programming they'd do these shows live, no scripts & no seconds takes.

 

[EverettMike]

Cooking competitions are just as manufactured and scripted as the Kardashians. Don't fool yourself about that.

I'm not watching it to see who wins. I like seeing what they make. I like watched talented people do cool stuff, and the coolest stuff is always the Halloween ones.

 

[Seidenbergy]

Cooking shows are all scripted.

No shit. They're called recipes.

 

[eightspokedb]

Love watching the Great British Baking Show...the contestants help each other and only one of the judges is snarky..I've actually cried when some get eliminated...

 

[Chief Nine]

I'm not watching it to see who wins. I like seeing what they make. I like watched talented people do cool stuff, and the coolest stuff is always the Halloween ones.

I really liked that show Forged in Fire on History then it just got too mundane with the drama. The smiths were amazing but I just couldn’t take the scripted BS

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Love watching the Great British Baking Show...the contestants help each other and only one of the judges is snarky..I've actually cried when some get eliminated...

love that show

 

[Nothingbutglass]

Cooking shows are all scripted.

No ****. They're called recipes.

Ha. This post is underrated