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I hope there’s not a lot of food wasted, I’d be incredibly annoyed.
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Not sure about food, but I'd watch the hell out of a construction-based one. Whenever they're asked to build something, be it tiny bridges or castles or boats, it ends up hilarious.
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Jul 4, 2023 16:30
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Someone in a meeting said TASKMASTERCHEF and no-one realised they were joking.
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Leraika posted:hrmmmmm I hope it's not going to be like that dumb Netflix show, where contestants have to build elaborate cakes in 5 minutes. That gimmick worked for exactly one day when people posted memes with hosed-up cakes, and I don't think that attracted a lot of viewers. anilEhilated posted:Not sure about food, but I'd watch the hell out of a construction-based one. Whenever they're asked to build something, be it tiny bridges or castles or boats, it ends up hilarious. A slightly sillier Scrapheap Challenge could work. Paladinus fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Jul 4, 2023 |
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The_Doctor posted:I hope there’s not a lot of food wasted, I’d be incredibly annoyed. It seems like Alex or somebody got some guff for wasting food in the early seasons, because basically whenever it comes up he's always quick to mention that everything that was used got eaten, which is a nice touch. Whenever something is just spilled or thrown away it's almost always liquor or tea or something.
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Rochallor posted:It seems like Alex or somebody got some guff for wasting food in the early seasons, because basically whenever it comes up he's always quick to mention that everything that was used got eaten, which is a nice touch. Whenever something is just spilled or thrown away it's almost always liquor or tea or something. I think it's just a fairly common criticism of comedy food bits in general. TBH I don't know if they even need the disclaimer for Taskmaster since after 15 seasons it's become pretty clear that Alex will eat literally anything.
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anilEhilated posted:Not sure about food, but I'd watch the hell out of a construction-based one. Whenever they're asked to build something, be it tiny bridges or castles or boats, it ends up hilarious. Didn't they try this after the original Mythbusters run ended? Rochallor posted:It seems like Alex or somebody got some guff for wasting food in the early seasons, because basically whenever it comes up he's always quick to mention that everything that was used got eaten, which is a nice touch. Whenever something is just spilled or thrown away it's almost always liquor or tea or something. In 'Guy's Grocery Games' they donate absolutely everything in that huge market to food banks and homeless shelters. Those donations must be absolutely crazy, considering that the grand prize is what, 10k USD per episode and the store arena is absolutely stocked to brim with all sorts of foodstuff, and I cannot believe that they can shoot more than 1 episode per day. Der Kyhe fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Jul 4, 2023 |
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Paladinus posted:I hope it's not going to be like that dumb Netflix show, where contestants have to build elaborate cakes in 5 minutes. That gimmick worked for exactly one day when people posted memes with hosed-up cakes, and I don't think that attracted a lot of viewers. There was some lovely food based engineering show on Netflix a few years ago where they had to make edible boats, houses, clothes etc. It was terrible.
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Leraika posted:hrmmmmm I imagine it might be more like Cutthroat Kitchen mixed with Taskmaster.
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anilEhilated posted:Not sure about food, but I'd watch the hell out of a construction-based one. This is basically Kongen Befaler
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Tickets for Foodmaster went up this morning and I applied for a couple so we’ll see. It’s described thus: quote:FOODIE ENTERTAINMENT SHOW
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quote:Food is great, but how can it be improved? NZ Foodmaster - eat while naked Norwegian Foodmaster - set it on fire.
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I don't really get the big problem people have with food waste on TV. Fair enough if it's a massive amount of food, but nobody was going hungry if Dara O'Brien didn't get some old man to suck up the orange juice in his breakfast pan.
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Phigs posted:I don't really get the big problem people have with food waste on TV. Fair enough if it's a massive amount of food, but nobody was going hungry if Dara O'Brien didn't get some old man to suck up the orange juice in his breakfast pan. Every successful program has 30+ copycats that go too and they’re all from the same capitalistic interest so its fine to criticize as a unified strategy. That’s not to mention viewer replication. All that said, I agree that there are far bigger problems — but I do understand those who are more bothered, especially having faced food scarcity before, and I’d rather side with those bothered than the media.
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Phigs posted:I don't really get the big problem people have with food waste on TV. Fair enough if it's a massive amount of food, but nobody was going hungry if Dara O'Brien didn't get some old man to suck up the orange juice in his breakfast pan. Yeah, there’s an incredible amount of food waste on every tv show just from excess catering for the crew. The onscreen food waste probably doesn’t even compare but we actually see it happen
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Snowy posted:excess catering for the crew Gonna have to fight against this narrative here from any set I’ve seen or crewmember I’ve known this has always been a point skimped on
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Crew take a lot of food home with them, there’s a lot less wastage than you’d think from craft services.
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The thing that gets me is every time they release stray balloons up into the air.
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Lol yeah the balloons always get me too. We had it really drilled into us at some point that you don't do that, and it's straight up illegal to release 20 or more balloons where I live. Though it doesn't make me angrily write in about it.
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The house is on a flight path, no less!
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I didn't realize it was Frank Skinner and David Baddiel behind the Three Lions song. I watched the music video again, and they were so young!
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evobatman posted:I didn't realize it was Frank Skinner and David Baddiel behind the Three Lions song. I watched the music video again, and they were so young! You should watch Richard Ayoade’s Travel Man episode with Frank Skinner. They go to Zurich and visit the FIFA museum there.
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The_Doctor posted:Crew take a lot of food home with them, there’s a lot less wastage than you’d think from craft services. I’ve been working in film and tv for 25 years, what I see is absolutely insane routine waste  E- they often discourage bringing much food home too. If you happen to catch them right before it all goes in the trash then sure but that’s unlikely. Many caterers won’t put out the to-go containers because they don’t want people taking meals home with them Snowy fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Jul 5, 2023 |
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Snowy posted:I’ve been working in film and tv for 25 years, what I see is absolutely insane routine waste It is quite plausible that everything within my experience has been uniquely slipshod — it’s not a component of my career and most of my associates whose careers it is are less likely to be on an active set, which I understand to have significance here as well. When they are it’s some independent short. I did hear that bored ape thing from seth green was overcatered ig
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Nice to know a bored ape venture just had to add an additional method for wasting money.
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Grassy Knowles posted:It is quite plausible that everything within my experience has been uniquely slipshod — it’s not a component of my career and most of my associates whose careers it is are less likely to be on an active set, which I understand to have significance here as well. When they are it’s some independent short. Yeah it’s mostly just the shooting crew’s catering waste that’s so outrageous, especially on big productions. But I could also see it being very tough to improve the situation with such large volumes of food on very tight timelines and odd schedules. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen single meals cause more food waste than the entirety of what I’ve seen on Taskmaster but I won’t ramble on about catering/craft service forever as much as I would love to  I just do my part by putting as much of it in my belly as possible o7
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Maybe Alex goes through the catering leftovers after a day and whatever he can get becomes an identify the taste task.
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My Lovely Horse posted:Maybe Alex goes through the catering leftovers after a day and whatever he can get becomes
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I imagine different countries and different "levels" of production have different levels of catering expectations so a New Year's variety show in Japan is catered to differently than a panel show in the UK is different than big budget film in the US
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Taskmaster AU series 2 cast was announced today. Peter Helliar, Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Concetta Caristo and Rhys Nicholson.
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Creature posted:Taskmaster AU series 2 cast was announced today. Ooh, the third name is going to be fantastic to watch
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I've been re-watching the show and it's really interesting how the lineup can really set the entire scene. Like I really enjoy the PEOPLE who are in series 6 but it feels so flat, just like in 3. Whereas series 7 is just absolute gold I can't even tell what it is really, the chemistry between the guests?
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I have 2 tickets for Foodmaster next week and I’m 50/50 on going. It’s a non-transmission pilot, so I’m imagining it’s going to be super ramshackle.
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Leraika posted:The chemistry, how invested people are, the balance of people who are invested and who aren't... I feel like everyone was invested in series 3 though
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Taear posted:I feel like everyone was invested in series 3 though chemistry is a strange thing
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Taear posted:I can't even tell what it is really, the chemistry between the guests? Yes. The best series tend to be the one's where the show gets an almost 'summer camp' energy by the end of it. See Series 13 where it ends with them all doing Bridget's goofy dance in a circle together. Or TMNZ S2 where the cast did a bunch of things afterwards together. I think it really makes the banter more engaging, and just the spirit of the show better because Greg can lean in on being the villain/school master. It's better when it's all of them against him, rather than a bunch of individuals against eachother. Chemistry doesn't have to be friendship - S7, but the contestants all played off each other brilliantly. S14 was up there for me too for that same reason, but faltered a bit in that I didn't feel like O'Brien really had much or made much of an effort to have chemistry with the rest of the contestants. Creature posted:Taskmaster AU series 2 cast was announced today. Where. Are. The. Aunty. Donna. Boys.
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