The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell

It's basically Pee-Wee's Plyhouse with a bit of Addams Family and Martha Stewart. If you just watch it for what it is it's very pleasant. People who are looking for a Martha Stewart will find the other two things offputting. People who expect something macabre will find the other two things offputting. People expecting Pee-Wee will find the other things offputting. It's not any of these things, its own sick little treasure where vintage clothing meets Regretsy and a middle schooler who goths out Barbies. I love it and so does my 4 year old, but my daughter was Coraline for Halloween, her choice.

I started watching the show and was kinda confused but I couldn't stop watching. Then I introduced my husband and son to the show and we are all so intrigued. No I can't see myself making some of these creations but I do love watching. I love her deadpan, dry sense of humor, and the puppets are super quarkey (definitely not for a younger audience)

I think some people might miss the point of this show. It's not necessarily a cooking show. Christine has a huge following and people are interested in how she spins her magic. This series shows the broad strokes of how Christine creates. It's a showcase for her art, but an amateur can take bits and pieces and apply them to their own creations. You wouldn't expect an old master of art to show you how to mix the pigments for the paint. Sit back and enjoy the ride.

This is the show that so many of us have been waiting for. The people that are creepy and a tad weird. The people that go outside the box. No, this is not a cooking show. You people that scored this low don't get it. This is meant to inspire and entertain. I'm so happy to live in a world where a show like this exists. And I want that crazy Rose roadkill raccoon to hang with me in my kitchen.

I tuned into this yesterday because I couldn't find anything else that might pass half an hour or so. I ended up watching the entire season. Part cookery and arts and crafts, part soap opera and part comedy, it's like Sesame Street as directed by Tim Burton. The puppet characters are very engaging, the humour is as dark as some of the chocolate Christine uses in her creations that competitors in Bake Off can only dream (have nightmares) of, the comedy very offbeat. Hugely enjoyable.