I've seen this 'show' a few times. What do you do when you have hit the absolute bottom in creativity?? You start doing a reality show. Or worse, do a reality show on a guy in a bakery. Cripes.! It's like watching Archie Bunker except he makes cakes. I simply can't get past those thick Italian New York accents. If that isn't a turn off, then all the 'drama' is. Seriously, drama i a bakery? It's like "Oh no! The icing isn't ready." So every goes crazy. Not to mention watching them make these cakes - yuk,, something I would not want to eat. Sorry, this really is terrible television.

Who doesn't like seeing the decorations on every cakes that Buddy does? They are colorful, yummy looking and it makes you feel you want to have the exact cakes he does on your birthday! However, i just don't like the fact himself and his family don't really consider Carlos Bakery as a proper bakery. I mean, every food that's in the States is always big, fattening and disgusting so I think the cakes they make would fit onto those categories.As some reviewer said on here, I was surprised to see that they don't go with the health and safety guidelines when they are handling the cakes. I wonder too if any healthy and safety officer would even go into the place, and see whats wrong with it? They don't appear really to be wearing gloves, head nets or even proper clothing to protect themselves from getting dirty! I know Buddy has a coat but the rest of them only wear aprons and thats really not enough to cover themselves! That is kinda worrying to show this as a television programme on a well known channel and TLC is a big paid company!The show can be sort of entertaining but its bland at the same time. Thats why I would give it a 4/10 because its not that well loved or not even great at the same time.....

OK I admit...I was a Cake Boss fan....once. I read the other less than stellar reviews and I have to admit they are right. I used to watch this show faithfully. The first couple seasons I sat through the fake drama, the fake acting, the "its all about Buddy" story lines, the whining voice narratives, everybody playing up their "Italian-ness", Buddy and his crew of nubile young female decorators who hover like baby birds with their mouths open for every job Buddy gives them, the young bucks and their passive reactions at Buddy's sometimes demeaning practical jokes and his overall Alpha gorilla chest thumping in the Kitchen. After all, what's not too love about a small Italian bakery run by a big Italian family, right? I'm old enough to remember the good old days...when ethnic neighborhoods were ethnic and authentic neighborhoods. People were hard working humble folk that simply enjoyed being in the neighborhood and in the moment. Now we have star power! Now we have the Italian sisters and their obvious $250 haircut and color jobs..cameo shots of their huge houses...and remarkably all from what is being touted as an unassuming little corner Italian bakery. Yeah....OK. Ah...but now Buddy is thinking..."Lets go to Italy on The Learning Channel's dime so Buddy can wow them in the old country" and "Let's get a warehouse--we're talking assembly line-mass production baby!" The show has taken a tawdry turn to say the least. It's no longer a glimpse into the life of a small Italian Bakery in Hoboken and the colorful family that runs it. Its about people believing in the actual roles they created for themselves and are marketing to an ignorant public starving for the good old days. How people continue to watch the show is way beyond me. Its just sad...

A Bride, A Boat, and Bamboozled! That's the descriptive title of the very first episode of the TV series Cake Boss, the saga of Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey. Witness the assembly of three last minute wedding cakes for a magazine display offering wonderful publicity, and experience an extravagant boat cake for a mysterious birthday person turning out to be the boss himself bamboozled by his staff into designing it at his own expense!The egotistical yet lovable thirty something boss is Buddy whose pace appears frenetic, but there's a method to his madness. I briefly worked as a caterer's assistant and it was non-stop action keeping up with customers' demands. Buddy reacts swiftly, continuously explaining and demonstrating his thought processes both in preparing goods and in managing his team.However, the voluminous information and complex proceedings may prove overwhelming, potentially spoiling your delight of the delicious products. I discovered the best way to watch this program is to purchase the DVD and generously use your player's slow motion, freeze frame, and rewind features. By absorbing things at your own stride, you can better view the delicate construction of the cake making process and contemplate the exquisite detail of the beautiful results.Let your mouth drool at the entirely edible boat cake: the water is made from crystal blue piping gel, and the sculptured bait box, tackle box, cooler, and fisherman are fashioned out of modeling chocolate. Eating a sample gives a new meaning to the expression taking in a work of art!Most employees are Buddy's relatives and although feuds are frequent, it's all in the family, so he and his actually live with the consequences and mutually repair the damage.Thus Cake Boss is more than a fabulous food show, it's also a cliff-hanging melodrama. Such a deal - two invaluable gems for the price of one. You'll positively hunger for later installments. Wait 'til you see the fire department drive their engine and truck to the bakery for photographs to more accurately create a fire scene cake where the realistic looking smoke cleverly consists of water vapor. And see how Buddy gets even with the delivery guy who messes up an especially gorgeous cake - don't worry, the fix is accomplished in a good clean fun way, I almost envied the guy, but he learns his lesson!Bon appetite!