This was absolutely fantastic writing and resonated with me a lot! (I appreciate now having the warning about the show's host change; I enjoy competitive skill-based shows in all the ways and for all the reasons you talk about, but possibly get even more attached to the hosts than any competitor and tend to have VERY unfair "I hate you! You're not my real dad!" reactions toward any replacement host.)
I'm delighted by your other, British recommendations and cannot wait to check them out. I also keep meaning to find a VPN and streaming site that will let me watch The Great British Sewing Bee! Years ago I caught, like, the first one and a half seasons on one of those horrible "pitch-adjusted and mirror-flipped to avoid a copyright flag" types of YouTube videos, and became absolutely obsessed, then crushed when I couldn't find any more uploads.
This was absolutely fantastic writing and resonated with me a lot! (I appreciate now having the warning about the show's host change; I enjoy competitive skill-based shows in all the ways and for all the reasons you talk about, but possibly get even more attached to the hosts than any competitor and tend to have VERY unfair "I hate you! You're not my real dad!" reactions toward any replacement host.)
I'm delighted by your other, British recommendations and cannot wait to check them out. I also keep meaning to find a VPN and streaming site that will let me watch The Great British Sewing Bee! Years ago I caught, like, the first one and a half seasons on one of those horrible "pitch-adjusted and mirror-flipped to avoid a copyright flag" types of YouTube videos, and became absolutely obsessed, then crushed when I couldn't find any more uploads.