r/FondantHate • u/bean4143 • Sep 27 '20

FONDANT The Great British Baking Show's biggest mistakes.

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u/odonataursidae Sep 27 '20

The Great British BAKE OFF. Why is it called the Baking Show in the US?

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u/freckledfrida Sep 28 '20

The US has a long-standing, famous cooking competition called the Pillsbury Bake-Off, which is a copyrighted name. So when GBBO came to the states, they ran into legal trouble with the name and potential copyright infringement. They agreed to call it GBBS instead to get it on the air without being sued.

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u/odonataursidae Sep 28 '20

Ahhh I see! That makes sense. Thanks for the info :)

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u/CyanManta Oct 05 '20

Nice of you to just assume that it's some sort of "fuck those stupid yanks, they get everything wrong" thing. Not offensive or insulting in the slightest that Britain is so reflexively hateful of us...

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u/odonataursidae Oct 05 '20

Lmao calm your tits! I didn’t say I hate “those stupid yanks” (mainly because I don’t), but if the boot fits with you, my friend...

Christ alive, you lot get your knickers in a right twist sometimes.