I watched it. I thought the idea of a cupcake war/showdown was great. For whatever reason, editing...format...visual debris...it was too messy. I thought the judging of the idea was unnecessary...and how they had to present it left me thinking, "WTH?????" I didn't like the show. If they keep it the way it is, I won't be watching it again. (I might have to watch it again to see if they made any changes to it)
I watched it. I thought the idea of a cupcake war/showdown was great. For whatever reason, editing...format...visual debris...it was too messy. I thought the judging of the idea was unnecessary...and how they had to present it left me thinking, "WTH?????" I didn't like the show. If they keep it the way it is, I won't be watching it again. (I might have to watch it again to see if they made any changes to it)
Oh - it's not a 1 time show? It's a series?
That was a preview and I'm guessing here of a potential new show...like was 24 hour restaurant...family style ...
at the end of last night's show, the host said something like "...the next cupcake wars...".
I do hope it gets tidied up...
the same reason I don't like that TLC one...too much visual debris...'bout like trying to watch Blair Witch Project...(I couldn't watch but like 2 minutes of it) or what was that other movie?...Cloverfield...too much going on around about to focus on the storyline(was there one?)
My husband and I watched it last night. He was shocked they chose the winner they did. The cupcakes the other finalist presented sounded so much better, and he didn't think the winning design looked very latin. I agree... the lady in the middle should have been Hispanic, and it would've looked much more authentic with her hair pulled into a bun at the nape of the neck than the huge feathery headdress thing they had on her...
Like this:
http://www.art.com/products/p10289056-sa-i863296/caroline-gold-flamenco-dancer-ii.htm
I also think more red accents in the display would have looked better. Think Flamenco or Argentinian Tango dancer.
And yes, the Food Network cake contests always seem more put together than this or TLC's cake thing.
- Leisel
according to Wikipedia.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America...
"In one sense, Latin America refers to those territories in the Americas where the Spanish or Portuguese languages prevail: Mexico, most of Central and South America, and (in the Caribbean) Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico in summary, Spanish America and Brazil. Latin America is, therefore, defined as all those parts of the Americas that were once part of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires.[7] "
Yeah, I'd say Carmen Miranda most definitely qualifies.
but still...the display didn't depict that image(not to me anyway). It was more Frenchy(although, according to one of the sites...maybe Wikipedia, some French are latins...whatever). I agree...the bun at the nape of the neck...lace shawl...no matter they pulled it off...they were able to convince the judges.
It was like the cupcakes took a back burner to the idea of the setup and the actual setup construction...should be called Cupcake Display Wars.
I lived in Brasil for a year and I was quite sure I was surrounded by handsome, dark-haired, dark-eyed Latinos and Latinas 
!!! However Wikipedia says that Brasilians are not Latinos--who knew?!!? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinos At any rate, I liked the other cupcake display and cupcakes better!
I too didn't really like the show, was looking forward to it, and then all of the contestants were so annoying. I felt it was forced, acting to perky, maybe they told them to act that way, I don't know. It was strange the way they all used mango, and then had the same displays.
I missed it...do you think they'll air it again soon? Maybe I can search for it on my dvr...
they said the lady on the middle was carmem miranda , carmem miranda is brazilian and i dont think brazilians are latinos.
Carmen Miranda was an actress in the 1940's and 1950's. She died in 1955, so the lady in the middle wasn't her, but was supposed to remind you of her. I don't think they succeeded in that regard, and I still don't think she had the right look for the whole vibe they were trying to accomplish.
- Leisel
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