tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post2649073026329475671..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Tears For FearsStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-73751008309186917182013-10-27T22:13:08.370+01:002013-10-27T22:13:08.370+01:00Trish: and doesn't that just sum the whole thi...Trish: and doesn't that just sum the whole thing up? When does a baking competition become a personality competition? When you shove it on mainstream TV.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-81744786053052686082013-10-27T19:00:00.820+01:002013-10-27T19:00:00.820+01:00A very insightful post, Steve, together with some ...A very insightful post, Steve, together with some very valid comments from other readers. <br /><br />Notwithstanding the debate about Ruby, it staggers me that people can be so adamant about who should win a baking competition when they haven't, as far as I know, actually tasted the results.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-75838421949457514282013-10-25T08:09:17.137+02:002013-10-25T08:09:17.137+02:00Laura: or time for reality programmes to actually ...Laura: or time for reality programmes to actually be "real" maybe? Or maybe we "just can't handle the truth"?!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-73399719676958417432013-10-24T23:18:14.512+02:002013-10-24T23:18:14.512+02:00Thanks Steve. I think John Gray is also right abou...Thanks Steve. I think John Gray is also right about programme makers deliberately cutting the show to distort things as well and make people seem even more competitive or nutty than they actually are. <br />The time is coming for 'reality' TV to be renamed maybe.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-77740290431544920862013-10-24T18:13:30.610+02:002013-10-24T18:13:30.610+02:00Laura: can't disagree with what you say and, f...Laura: can't disagree with what you say and, for the record, your blog was about the only one I read who tackled the "crying debate" with any intelligence or sense. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-30633813898638308352013-10-24T17:55:38.006+02:002013-10-24T17:55:38.006+02:00Try working in the university system for 16 years....Try working in the university system for 16 years. You will soon see that it is not just the telly. Emotional manipulation is rife nowadays. And whilst it may not work on me, there are plenty it does work on. <br />I think the level of public debate about this proves that there is something in it.<br />But yes, it is a bit unfair that poor Bake-Off Ruby has borne the brunt of this outrage outage. She is merely a symptom of a wider phenomenon.<br />I have no problem with expressing my emotions for the record. Or being exposed to other peoples' As long as we're all being genuine and no one is emoting for effect or other dubious reasons.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-6022826190361300872013-10-24T16:48:24.927+02:002013-10-24T16:48:24.927+02:00Nota Bene: or a girl who is in touch with her emot...Nota Bene: or a girl who is in touch with her emotions and so quite lucky?<br /><br />Being Me: *bows*Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-64334250437243707642013-10-24T10:58:11.000+02:002013-10-24T10:58:11.000+02:00*applause**applause*Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-29686690911832877302013-10-24T10:48:03.961+02:002013-10-24T10:48:03.961+02:00She certainly lacked confidence didn't she? Q...She certainly lacked confidence didn't she? Quite emotional. Poor girl.Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-3782915425036558892013-10-24T07:45:29.711+02:002013-10-24T07:45:29.711+02:00Gorilla Bananas: probably crying in a corner himse...Gorilla Bananas: probably crying in a corner himself over his flagging acting career.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-54461918156432270582013-10-23T22:51:41.504+02:002013-10-23T22:51:41.504+02:00Any man who reacted adversely to Ruby's tears ...Any man who reacted adversely to Ruby's tears has either given up on women or realises that she's way out of his league. There must be a fellow somewhere who wanted to offer her a clean hankie and his shoulder to cry on. Where is Hugh Grant when you need him? Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-80868076922636136482013-10-23T21:06:22.207+02:002013-10-23T21:06:22.207+02:00John: I have no doubt you are right. Did you see t...John: I have no doubt you are right. Did you see the pre-Bake Off show last night? They went back and spoke to the contestants from the previous year... the camaraderie was plain but, of course, during the actual run of the show it was made to seem highly competitive and fraught. I don't doubt the same went on this year. Fine. They are making a TV show... but the contestants are real people with real feelings and lives outside of the show. However, I do think us viewers should be intelligent enough and discerning enough to acknowledge that, actually, the camera can and does lie in the hands of a clever director.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-65944903553177264572013-10-23T20:28:07.820+02:002013-10-23T20:28:07.820+02:00I have thought long and hard about the bake off......I have thought long and hard about the bake off...and I feel I want to take the producers to task somewhat<br />It is they not ruby that have manipulated the audience ....by clever cutting, cross cutting and interviewing.... Ruby was seen as simpering, Kimberly was seen as a little too hard and confident etc...... I should have realised as last year they made Brendan out to be the villain of the piece....<br /><br />It's all about ratingsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-74128783412949211612013-10-23T19:51:32.602+02:002013-10-23T19:51:32.602+02:00The bike shed: ooh... I'm fillin' up!The bike shed: ooh... I'm fillin' up!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-10226824377056732942013-10-23T19:39:18.115+02:002013-10-23T19:39:18.115+02:00Well said - can't really add much to that. So...Well said - can't really add much to that. So off to play Cry me a river on my sax...The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.com