Comments on: MasterChef New Zealand comes to TV One

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sun, 15 May 2011 09:56:51 +0000

Wow, what a way to become 2nd,poor Jax, she was devastated! Well done Nadia, you coped better @ winning than you did competing with your emotional state. My best wishes to you both for a successful future

By: Dianne

Dianne — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:30:14 +0000

Well NZ Masterchef. Waited for this show hoping it would be better than the Australian version.
Naf! It has been a very very disappointing show. Kelly should not be back after being eliminated fair and square with her shocking pies. If she can come back and have a second chance, then so should all the other eliminated contestants. No that is wrong, and very unfair and insulting to the folk who have shown there worth. Someone on the TV message board said be rational. I say what is there to be rational about. There is a prize at stake here, and seeing someone go through to the final who has not earned that right makes it look very dodgy. Very very unfair show, and poorly produced.
Would I watch it again, NO WAY.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:28:05 +0000

Totally disagree with most of the comments above. I have watched and enjoyed both series, UK & Aust, but found the Australian series FAR SUPERIOR to that of the UK. I would have to say that one thing I did agree with was the contestants being asked to vote each other off, didn’t like that and felt it put a huge extra pressure on the contestants as well. As noted by someone else above there was a lot to learn about food preparation if you watched this series. Excellent, it would give it 9.9 out of 10 if I were judging it. Hope the New Zealand show reflects a lot of what was in the Aussie one, and thoroughly looking forward to watching it.

By: Mr Mmmm

Mr Mmmm — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:15:55 +0000

I was rather surprised when I read the above comments about the Australian version. It made me and the Mrs both say WTF! We are thoroughly enjoying the Aussie version, and hope the NZ one follows a similar formula. Can’t wait. When does it start on tele?

By: Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:09:43 +0000

I am so pleased to read the comments above. I enjoyed the UK version but hated the Aussie one which was overdramatic. They ‘over-egged the pudding’ as the saying goes.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:01:34 +0000

Like others I agree that the UK Mastershef is far superior than the Australian version. Why mess up a classic! Many people I have talked to feel the same and are really looking foward to the New Zealand Masterchef if it is based on the UK Masterchef. Noone from NZ would want to see the tears everytime something goes wrong. It is not a soap!

By: Dianne

Dianne — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:09:38 +0000

I just HOPE NZ, stick to the original MASTERCHEF, not cookup. The Australian format is naf.
Most of the contestants, with the exception of about 2 are just hopeless. Then you have them voting each other off. That is not Materchef.

By: Judith Hoult

Judith Hoult — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:58:07 +0000

British Masterchef was addictive, it really made you think about the food – so much so that a local pub switched from the Sports channel to watch the final.

Australian Masterchef!, I can take it or leave it, like the master class, hate the emotion and the competitors being allowed to exercise a hatchet job after the team competitions, personality rather than ability seems to be the deciding factor. Be Masterchef New Zealand combining the best of both, not an Aussie copy.

By: Peter Wilding

Peter Wilding — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:17:26 +0000

The UK version was good, granted. Yet had the Australian producers followed the same format, a chorus of armchair critics would be crying “Boring! Lack of imagination! Where’s the Australian character in the content?” I can see why the contestants vote each other off, and I’m sure the judges’ own decision would be much the same anyway. Don’t forget that the judges already do eliminate half of the contestants, after each pressure test. I concur with the above writers in that the Australian show is top heavy with emotion and endless repetition. But give credit where it’s due. Apart from the interest in the contest, viewers can, if they wish, learn much from the “masterclass” segments. I have.

By: Wendy Young

Wendy Young — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:21:35 +0000

Please do NOT have elimination done by the contestants. It can become a popularity or strategic decision. The contestants that keep a low profile have a better chance of making it through!
The Australian version is more like a horrible mix of ‘Idol’ and ‘The Apprentice”.