My husband and I were pretty stoked to see this series, but after viewing the pilot we're both rather disappointed. The set design and puppetry is impressive, but the baking aspect - which was a major draw for us - is disappointing to say the least. Does she make amazing things? Absolutely! Does it make me wanna run out and invest in a sculptor's kit and an air brush, and spend several hours whittling a single bone treat?! Hell no. It begs the question, who was this show created for? Certainly not the average home baker, and I'm willing to bet that if you're this hardcore into cake decorating you probably already know how to do all of projects she demonstrates. Like other shows of that variety it lacks substance and gets boring fast. The characters get rather annoying after awhile, their banter feels more like filler rather than adding anything of significance to the series, it's gimmicky, and I don't feel that Christine does very well on camera, she comes across as wooden and uninteresting. It also bugged me that she would skip major steps in the cake building process, so even if you do want to know how to build the house cake you're SOL. It was a really promising idea but in execution it fails for me. You might enjoy it as casual Halloween viewing, but don't expect a whole lot out of it.
