Nah, masterchef is decent TV and requires talent and hardcore commitment from the contestants.
and to be fair, pre-dates Britain Must Be Stopped Factor by about 20 years at least.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:11, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Cool
I hate x-factor type programs. I'll try to have a look.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:14, Reply)

Has it still got the irritatingly-pompus John Terode and the frustratingly-wonky Gregg the Egg on it?

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:15, Reply)

yes and yes

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:16, Reply)

yeah, but you can mostly put up with them. Well, I can.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:16, Reply)

I fucking can't, they make me want to repeatedly jab white hot asparagus into my eyes.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:20, Reply)

'Gregg' Wallace is a fucking disgrace to humanity.
He looks like Humpty fucking Dumpty and knows precisely sod fucking all about food other than he sells carrots to restarants and he's eaten rather too much of it over the years. I loathe him.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:21, Reply)

Did he start greggs the "bakers"?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:22, Reply)

No but by the looks of him
he singlehandedly provides them with 40% of their turnover.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:23, Reply)

Apple or cherry?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:24, Reply)

'six of each and some extra whipped cream on the side, love, ta.
Deep fried lard doesn't get better than this'
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:25, Reply)

Greg only has 3 lines
"That boy can cook", "The [attribute] of the [ingredient] (repeat for list) and the" and "Luuuvly".

For that middle one, it's hard to explain, but he always does it.

$dish = 1234; // smoked kippers
$ingrients = $this->db->query('select attribute, ingredient from dishes where dish = %s', $dish);
foreach ($ingrients as $i) { echo "The ".$i['attribute']." of the ".$i['ingredient']." and the, "; }
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:20, Reply)

Did you have an epilectic fit half way through that post?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:21, Reply)

Is that a rare kind of tree?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:22, Reply)

No idea what you're talking about old boy

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:23, Reply)

Now sneakily correct 'epileptic' and you won't look like a cunt at all.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:24, Reply)

i thought that looked wrong, never mind
*is cunt*
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:24, Reply)

That removes hairs from one's legs?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:23, Reply)

Fuck off Greg.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:16, Reply)

He'll start crapping on about 'flavours' in a minute, I bet you.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:17, Reply)

FUck oFf Greg.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:30, Reply)

haha,.
Nah, that's one of the few things where some of the contestants genuinely impress me. I'm sure I could cook as well as plenty of them but no way could I cook under pressure or in a professional kitchen.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:26, Reply)

Fuck off Greg.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:30, Reply)