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Old 01-04-2009, 03:53
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Because a less likeable bunch of full-of-themselves irritants I have seldom had the misfortune to see.

After watching last week, I have to wonder: what is supposed to be the point of this show?

Are we just supposed to enjoy watching a bunch of ********* make fools of themselves, or are we supposed to think some of them are good and deserve to win, or is it something completely different?
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Old 01-04-2009, 04:00
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I think the entertainment comes from watching the big ego's fight amongst each other.

Also, there is a lot of bravado in the first ep which normally dies down a bit as the series goes on and people's true personalities emerge...
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Old 01-04-2009, 07:56
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Because a less likeable bunch of full-of-themselves irritants I have seldom had the misfortune to see.

After watching last week, I have to wonder: what is supposed to be the point of this show?

Are we just supposed to enjoy watching a bunch of ********* make fools of themselves, or are we supposed to think some of them are good and deserve to win, or is it something completely different?
It looks as if it is deteriorating into this kind of BB-thing. A far cry from the first series where we had sound characters like Tim Campbell and Miriam Staley as well as big but totally original and lovable ego's like Paul Torrisi and Saira Kahn.

Now it starts looking liking a who-dares-to-be-the-biggest-nasty-competition...
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Old 01-04-2009, 08:33
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It looks as if it is deteriorating into this kind of BB-thing. A far cry from the first series where we had sound characters like Tim Campbell and Miriam Staley as well as big but totally original and lovable ego's like Paul Torrisi and Saira Kahn.

Now it starts looking liking a who-dares-to-be-the-biggest-nasty-competition...
It's true

I still like the format, i just hate the people they cast in it, the Us version seems to be even worse these days, they seem to only bother doing a celebrity version which just ends up being a bunch of celebrities phoning their friends.
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Old 01-04-2009, 08:37
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The manager of the ice cream factory from last year is on record as saying he didn't know how the apprentices and their egos all managed to fit into the same room!

I will admit that this lot seem particularly unlikeable.... nasty from the word go and not even trying to come over as nice in the early stages.
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Old 01-04-2009, 09:53
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Don't forget that what you are seeing is being engineered by the production company.

Apart from selecting people who they think will play up this way they are undoubtably being coached.

What we are seeing are admittedly ambitious people who are being stressed and manipulated by a TV company for profit.

You get a much better idea of what they are actually like from watching them on YF as they leave.
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Old 01-04-2009, 10:54
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It's too early to form real likes/dislikes - at this stage last year Raef was generally considered a complete idiot, and he ended up one of the most loved candidates - personally I've still not attached names to most of the faces. So far I've got braces boy, man who isn't Phillip or Rocky and looks a bit serial killerish etc
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Old 01-04-2009, 13:43
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It looks as if it is deteriorating into this kind of BB-thing. A far cry from the first series where we had sound characters like Tim Campbell and Miriam Staley as well as big but totally original and lovable ego's like Paul Torrisi and Saira Kahn.

Now it starts looking liking a who-dares-to-be-the-biggest-nasty-competition...
Omg.. Miriam was SOOOO robbed. She was easily the best performing in her task, best performing of her team throughout the competition and she still got fired. Wtf.
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:08
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It's too early to form real likes/dislikes - at this stage last year Raef was generally considered a complete idiot, and he ended up one of the most loved candidates - personally I've still not attached names to most of the faces. So far I've got braces boy, man who isn't Phillip or Rocky and looks a bit serial killerish etc
Fair point....

Maybe we're going ott here....

So far I've got braces boy, man who isn't Phillip or Rocky and looks a bit serial killerish etc
haha.... We DO need at least ONE pantomime villain... we really do.....
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:28
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Fair point....

Maybe we're going ott here....



haha.... We DO need at least ONE pantomime villain... we really do.....
Oh no we don't!!!
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:29
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Because a less likeable bunch of full-of-themselves irritants I have seldom had the misfortune to see.

After watching last week, I have to wonder: what is supposed to be the point of this show?

Are we just supposed to enjoy watching a bunch of ********* make fools of themselves, or are we supposed to think some of them are good and deserve to win, or is it something completely different?
That's the reason I watch the show
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:29
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It's too early to form real likes/dislikes - at this stage last year Raef was generally considered a complete idiot, and he ended up one of the most loved candidates - personally I've still not attached names to most of the faces. So far I've got braces boy, man who isn't Phillip or Rocky and looks a bit serial killerish etc
Neither have I

Only four I remember Mona, Debra, Phillip and .... oops I forgot the fourth one
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:35
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Neither have I

Only four I remember Mona, Debra, Phillip and .... oops I forgot the fourth one
The guy with the square beard?? or the Heather Mills lookalike??
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:42
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The guy with the square beard?? or the Heather Mills lookalike??
Oh yes, the one with the square beard

Who is the Heather Mills lookalike ?
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:44
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Sideways mouth Kate. Who I think is the right balance of entertaining and proffesional at the moment, I quite like her. Only thing I don't like was her dovetailing towards the guys straight away...a sign of things to come, sigh.

So many moderately attractive girls abuse it, such a shame.
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:46
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Sideways mouth Kate. Who I think is the right balance of entertaining and proffesional at the moment, I quite like her. Only thing I don't like was her dovetailing towards the guys straight away...a sign of things to come, sigh.

So many moderately attractive girls abuse it, such a shame.
Wasn`t there some rumour before the show two of the candidates got together, much to Sir`s disgust?
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:46
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Oh yes, the one with the square beard

Who is the Heather Mills lookalike ?
I'm in the same situation as you and Agent Krycek. I can't really put that many names to faces yet
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:48
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I'm in the same situation as you and Agent Krycek. I can't really put that many names to faces yet
Every year this happens, three or four stand out from the very begining for obvious reasons and it`s weeks and weeks before we get to know and recognise the others.
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Old 01-04-2009, 14:55
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Every year this happens, three or four stand out from the very begining for obvious reasons and it`s weeks and weeks before we get to know and recognise the others.
Phillip is the guy from the north-east right??

Debra and Mona I can recognise but only cos they got a good amount of airtime last week being on the losing team and both going into the boardroom at the end
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Old 01-04-2009, 17:17
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Phillip is the guy from the north-east right??

Debra and Mona I can recognise but only cos they got a good amount of airtime last week being on the losing team and both going into the boardroom at the end
Yes, came across as abit of a snitch to me, time will tell though.

Looking forward to tonight, the trailers look good
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Old 01-04-2009, 17:31
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There will always be one or two we don't like
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Old 01-04-2009, 20:25
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There will always be more treacherous creeps than good guys on this show. It's about entertainment after all.

But a few good eggs did emerge last year in the form of Lucinda, Raef and Simon. And they were sufficient to offset the villains and restore my faith that not all business people are nasty backstabbers.

I'm hoping the same will happen this time round.
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Old 01-04-2009, 20:56
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There will always be more treacherous creeps than good guys on this show. It's about entertainment after all.

But a few good eggs did emerge last year in the form of Lucinda, Raef and Simon. And they were sufficient to offset the villains and restore my faith that not all business people are nasty backstabbers.

I'm hoping the same will happen this time round.
Oh... Lucinda saved the backstabbing for last.... in You're Fired... real shame that....
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