Theo Paphitis leaves Dragons Den
Jay Bigz
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Old news to some, but only just heard about this :eek:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a456938/theo-paphitis-to-leave-dragons-den-thank-you-auntie-im-out.html
Tragic news - Are we seeing the final days of Dragons Den? Or is a shake up needed to bring the show back to life for a few more years?
I'm guessing the next series will be Deborah Meaden's last, without her investment partner.
They have already signed up Kelly Hoppen to replace Hilary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Hoppen
Who would you like to see replace Theo?
I say bring Richard Farleigh back, or Simon Woodward from series one. James Caan was good, as was Doug Richards.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a456938/theo-paphitis-to-leave-dragons-den-thank-you-auntie-im-out.html
Tragic news - Are we seeing the final days of Dragons Den? Or is a shake up needed to bring the show back to life for a few more years?
I'm guessing the next series will be Deborah Meaden's last, without her investment partner.
They have already signed up Kelly Hoppen to replace Hilary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Hoppen
Who would you like to see replace Theo?
I say bring Richard Farleigh back, or Simon Woodward from series one. James Caan was good, as was Doug Richards.
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There is a suggestion that Innocence drinks founder Richard Reed may replace him. Out of the past Dragons I would prefer Richard Farleigh to come back. He was always positive and enthusiastic about people's ideas, especially if they were inventions or technological based. He used to fund a lot of student projects for undergraduates and post graduates. I did not like Doug Richie, he hardly ever made any offers to any pitchers.
Hilary going ??
Great news - couldn't abide her/him /it .
Yep - she declared herself out as the last series began....
Felt about sorry for her anyways - she'd offer far better deals to try and win an investment, but they'd always go for someone like Peter, or Theo, even if the price was much higher - embarrassing really.
Could be true - it is a bit glorified these days - after about 8 years, pitchers know the format too well. The early days were better, especially series one, as nobody knew what they were walking in to - the fear, the trembling, and shakes from that series were priceless
It just seems tired and predictable now and there's no fun to it anymore. I used to enjoy the nutters with their crazy inventions, like the old guy with his exercise armchair, but you rarely see anything like that.
You can almost predict exactly what each dragon is going to say and I'm fed up of hearing lines such as:
"Let me tell you where I am"
"You want me to give you 100,000 of my kids' inheritance etc"
"What does the business look like"
Blah blah blah, same old, same old.
It's had its day.
Plus it was never the same since they axed the original theme tune.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYLxWixmbWU
Shark Tank much better - the billionaire guy on that is hilarious but whilst staged a lot it does at least seem a lot more realistic about how they would actually go into business together.