to hate the new masterchef

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wy did they mess around with a classic and turn it into a xfactor type audition

It's horrible. Those two came across as boring, meglomaniac twats.

Bring back what's his face - the Yank with the fact British accent.

I like it; the old format was getting really boring.

ShoutyMan 1 can still inhale puddings I'm sure, and ShoutyMan2 will still talk about parsta. His hair has calmed down a little but it's only the very early stages. See if it gets sillier as the series goes on.

I will not miss COOKING JUST DOESN'T GET TOUGHER THAN THIS. Not one little bit.

i will watch more as long as they have now done with the trolley of shame

Really really hate the relatives/soaring emotional music/crying etc - all too X Factor-ish for me.

I agree mitochondria; it seems to be more about personality than cooking as they rejected some whose dishes they rated as better than later competitors.

DH has a theory that women in vests are a sure fire thing though

I liked the regional format before; narrowing it down to the finalists; this way we seem to have gone straight to finalists. Of course they are probably bound by cuts like the rest of us so maybe have had to pare the thing down a bit?

Ooooh I hate it!!!! If I want to watch people weeping and begging with judges to "put them through" I'll watch ITV thanks very much. The whole reason I liked Masterchef was that the judging was all about FOOD, not personality.

Also, something that has made DP and I very said- where's all the stay at home mums who want to open a children's cookery school in the country? We used to sit and watch with a bottle of beer each and have to take a swig when posh-voice-over-lady said "bistro", "gastropub" or "seaside cafe".

(Disclaimer- We were students)

Oh is it like the Aussie version?

I love the aussie one

I evern watched (and enjoyed) the Junior version

Oh, please. It was boring, outdated and always the same. If I saw one more grill scallop with pee puree I was going to have to kill someone.

At least they are trying to make it better. The Australian one is brilliant, so much better than the old UK one.

Of course, what they really need to do is fire Torrode and Wallace and use Monica and Michel Roux Junior as the judges. That I would watch religiously.

I don't get the families all sitting around watching ,then the Mrs Overall tea trolley business with the heated hot plate

Liked it and confess to feeling quite emotional throughout..........

Special mention must go to the woman with the deconstructed trifle.

The woman on last night (Jackie I think - vegetarian, spicy food) looks like a frontrunner. They didn't even vote before giving her an apron!

YANBU, I love Masterchef and am so cross that they've tried to change it into a pseudo-X factor effort! I think they're trying to make it more like the Australian version. The beauty of the UK version for me was it's simplicity and focus on the cooking.

However, because I do love it so much, I'm going to persevere and hope that it gets better after this 'audition' phase.

Yep, hate the x factor style auditions. I reckon they got a bigger budget to play with when they moved to BBC1.

We'll give it another try when the auditions bit is over.

We were giggling at the mental image of the rejects all walking in a row down the street wheeling their tea trolleys.

Agree - hate the X factoriness - as I don't watch the X factor. Also, why have they moved the time. DD and I used to watch it together but it is too late for her now.

And surely, all the contestants should have cooked before the decision was made as to who were the best 20?

I was going off it last series, but now find it unwatchable.

Saw a bit of last night, and the portentous music and ridiculous behaving as though someone was about to die business was just too much.

Bloody awful, so frustrating cos I was looking forward to watching it while feeding new baby.

Didn't see any cooking, far to much about facial expressions and people begging.

There's loads of dance and singing shows with this format, great for show offs, not for (wannabe) chefs!

Watched it on Weds, got sooo bored, watched the Roman builders instead yesterday. As others have said, why have all this weeping and wailing with family waiting in the wings?

Has anyone noticed the 'bromance' going on between Greg and whatsisname, gaaah.

Even the advert winds me up, all those actors being a bit hard and sinister in the kitchen set??!

Punching the palm if the other hand menacingly with an oven glove .

Tossing a rolling pin while glaring at the camera.

Plus countless others trying to look like a chainsaw weilding maniac!

Why it's a cooking show ? Last night what was with all the chopping boards with a knife stuck in them ?

Strange , will keep watching , what else is on these days. The professional one was better, more about cooking and I loved Roux's soux chef on that.

Lostinwales yes definitely, all back slapping , touching , eye contact and a little kiss!

God yes hate all the 'family in the wings' shite.

And Gregg Wallace gives me the creeps.

Bring back Lloyd!

Bladdy awful, populist crap. Totally agree with GiddyPickle that the invention test was a fair better way of deciding who got in. I'll give it another go next week though, once they finally get to the much-vaunted "Brand new Masterchef kitchen" (cringe).

Pea puree anyone?

i'm pretty much uninterested in any cooking programmes. that over obsession with food preparation is the flip side of obesity if you ask me.

I reckon they've been told to let their friendship show more. In fact, it all feels very 'directed' to me - I can almost hear the off-screen voice saying ' Now turn your head very slowly and look at John...blink twice....clear your throat... say ' Oh mate, I really feel for you'......pause.....pause....now say ' Because I'm putting you through!' Big cheesy smile.....and cut'.