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Old 22-04-2009, 22:26
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Anybody else think this should of won? Ok so the box was rubbish, but the advert was fun, and the tune was catchy. The other teams advert was so dull!
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Old 22-04-2009, 22:29
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No it made me want to die =/
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Old 22-04-2009, 22:31
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Pants Man!

Put your pants on the right waaaaaaaaaaaayyy!!!
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Old 22-04-2009, 22:35
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If they had done it right, it would have been good. They should have aimed for Dick 'n' Dom style humor. The song and the advert were fine, but the box was appalling. Normally I'd want any team with Ben on to get fired, but they did really well this week except for the advert.
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Old 22-04-2009, 22:42
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Loved the advert and the song but hated the concept.
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Old 22-04-2009, 22:44
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Pants Man was a pants idea.
It was never going to work and should have been dismissed straight away.
I much prefered Pirate parrot, it was well thought out and had some good ideas there with the treasure hunting etc.
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Old 22-04-2009, 22:45
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They could mix the 2 products up and get a Pirate of mens pants...
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Old 22-04-2009, 22:47
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I also thought the pants idea had merit, and that the kids could see the funny side...

But it went in the wrong direction, in my opinion, and the box sank it.
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Old 22-04-2009, 22:51
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It made no sense, complete and utter rubbish.
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Old 22-04-2009, 23:14
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No,

it was stupid. And if I'd been 8 I would have thought it was stupid too.

It was one of the worst ideas I've ever heard on the Apprentice. It's possibly on a level with Lee's idea about welcoming aliens to the country from last years greetings card task, lol!
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Old 22-04-2009, 23:44
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No. It was pants, man.
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Old 22-04-2009, 23:45
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Also, if you listened to the jingle carefully, they talked about having the cereal before you got out of bed ... how many kids' mums bring them cereal in bed?!
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Old 22-04-2009, 23:51
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It was a cringeworthy moment. As another poster said, it didnt make sense.
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Old 23-04-2009, 00:12
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No,

it was stupid. And if I'd been 8 I would have thought it was stupid too.

It was one of the worst ideas I've ever heard on the Apprentice. It's possibly on a level with Lee's idea about welcoming aliens to the country from last years greetings card task, lol!
Though Lee has the humility to admit some of his ideas are ridiculous; the reason for stating them is to simply get things moving and get the team into a creative mood.
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Old 23-04-2009, 01:13
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Twas a rubbish idea, me shipmates, not a lubber's seabelly against yon hearty parrot, arr!
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Old 23-04-2009, 01:24
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No,

it was stupid. And if I'd been 8 I would have thought it was stupid too.

It was one of the worst ideas I've ever heard on the Apprentice. It's possibly on a level with Lee's idea about welcoming aliens to the country from last years greetings card task, lol!
Or his suggestion for tea-flavoured ice cream.
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Old 23-04-2009, 01:40
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Don't get pants man. I get the desperation in "What makes kid's laugh?" but, the kids don't buy the cereal, the parent's do. And while they recognised that, they went for both markets at exactly the same time!! Not, Hey - adults, buy this for the kids. But, hey, kids, this is like pants, fnar fnar, and adults - it has a sensible name and fruit in it so you can eat it without embarrassment should you fancy, unless of course you often wear your pants on the outside. I mean...eh??? Cuz either way, this has everything to do with what's inside the box doesn't it?

I saw many things they 'borrowed' from elsewhere during that commercial and I think that was the problem. Far too many ideas and no - well idea

As a mother of teens and pre-teens, I couldn't get out of my head that 'pants' means crap. The name of the cereal was hardly snappy (I've forgotten it already, summat about getting up) and the green box?? There's a reason other cereals don't use green!

Other than that, the sight of Lorraine trying to look cheerful and trying to imagine Howard for one moment being old enough to father those children or daft enough to father them with Lorraine was enough to tickle me for a while
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Old 23-04-2009, 02:44
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It was a cringeworthy moment. As another poster said, it didnt make sense.
I presume that it was supposed to be a joke?
"Hey kids, remember to put your pants on...err....the way that you normally put your pants on anyway"???
That's shit.

It's just not a funny joke. It just doesn't work.
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Old 23-04-2009, 02:50
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It was really ridiculous. No kid puts their pants over their trousers anyway so eating that cereal will not make them change or do anything different.
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Old 23-04-2009, 03:02
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It was really ridiculous. No kid puts their pants over their trousers anyway so eating that cereal will not make them change or do anything different.
As an idea it's pitiful really isn't it?

It's like somebody trying to construct a joke who has no concept of wit and humour.
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Old 23-04-2009, 05:35
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I also thought the pants idea had merit, and that the kids could see the funny side...
But the kids aren't the ones who buy the cereals! The whole idea was bonkers from the start, quite the worst I can recall from any series. The incomplete and yucky coloured box was just the final nail in the coffin.
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Old 23-04-2009, 07:24
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Did no-one but Lorraine realise than pants means rubbish?

In a silly sketch this could have worked but for a product - never in a zillion.

The presentation was awful because the marketing made no sense.

Philip was an utter arse though, saying how "excellent" his team leader was in the hope she would not bring him into the boardroom and then sulking when she did. Cant abide that sort of behaviour, much prefer Lorraine who spoke up before she knew if they were winners or losers.
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Old 23-04-2009, 07:40
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It was absolutely dreadful. The ad was good, but that's about it.
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Old 23-04-2009, 08:20
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I loved the treasure flakes idea - the character, the box, the concept, but let down a bit by the ad.

The pants concept was appauling and embarrasing. Other team members expressed doubt and Phillip screamed them down. I don't buy the attitude that " at least he had an idea". It was meant to be a brainstorming and he had an idea and diddnt let anyone else get a word in. That was the PM's downfall - running with an appauling idea cos it was all they had. I'm an accountant - design and marketing is totally outside my expertise but i could have come up with a better idea in half an hour.

Also noone has commented on the name of the cereal - "Wake up call" - that's sooooo naf!!!
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Old 23-04-2009, 08:28
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Phil should have been locked up for his 'singing'.
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