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Old 10-07-2011, 15:15
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Throughout this series I have heard a lot of people saying this series is a let down and the candidates aren't great.

However, I think it will be a great final. After watching the Final Five video, I realised I would be happy with almost any of them winning, expect maybe Natasha (and Tom if he doesn't prove himself this task). I think they are all great characters, without being complete ***** - Baggs... Also almost all of them are very good. Susan, Jim and Helen have all been fantastic.

So are you happy with this final, and how do you think it compares to previous series?
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Old 10-07-2011, 16:13
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I think Series 7 is one of the best series. Series 1 is still my favorite. Last series (Series 6) was boring and predictable. Only Chris Bates that kept me watching (he's so handsome and what sexy lips he has).

I think the worst is Series 4. What a bunch of nasty people in series 4. Ginger Jenny, the fat girl who was so loud & annoying, the Jewish boy who did not know what kosher is, the guy who kept saying: "I am 24 years old". They were so nasty & inept that they were almost unreal.

I think in terms of character, there are some interesting candidates in this series. Some definitely have potential. With the right guidance, some can achieve their potential to be a great business man / woman.
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Old 10-07-2011, 16:33
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I much prefer Series 7 to 6 which I thought was unwatchably boring. Whilst I enjoyed 5 Yasmina was the only decent contestant and 4 had some of the nastiest, most unlikeable bunch of idiots to ever appear on a reality tv show - even wose than the one you get on Big Brother. Helene, Jenny, Michael, Alex and Claire were simply awful, and I didn't think much of Lee either.

Series 7 has had more likeable contestants.
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Old 10-07-2011, 16:34
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It has been great for entertainment, one of the best, possibly even second to my favourite series overall, series 3.
It's certainly a great improvement from last year, Stella was amazing but most of the others were hard to warm to, especially the men.

What has let this series down is the actual business side and seeing true potential in the candidates.
To be honest the edit has been a total mess. You'd love to watch all these peeps on the TV, but to actually go into business with them? Not likely.
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Old 10-07-2011, 23:04
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I've enjoyed watching it more then usual. However, although initially the candidates seemed strong and there were no huge disasters (of "100 chickens for 100 pizzas" scale), I've become disappointed with the calibre of the candidates in recent tasks.
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Old 12-07-2011, 13:51
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I think it's th best series yet. My 3 favourites at the start were Tom, Helen and Susan, although after watching helen last week i did go off hera bit and swapped her with Jim for my top 3.
The programme where we saw the last 5 candidates was great, showed Jim in a great light, as for poor Susan, talk about growing up too quickly in difficult circumstanes. Good luck to them all.
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Old 12-07-2011, 13:54
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Best yet? Nah, this has been the dullest for me. Bland candidates. The actual content of the episodes has been good, but not one candidate has stood out of me. Give me Stuart Baggs or Ben 'almost went to Sandhurst' Clarke any day! What about Phil Pantsman or Ruth the Badger? Been so many colourful characters in previous series.

This series has felt less nasty and bitchy than previous series. Nasty tends to make for more interesting candidates.
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Old 12-07-2011, 13:57
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If it was a final two, then it would be a great final, but as it will be four there will still be people there who don't deserve to be. As for the final five, I think last year's were better, even with the dreadful Stuart Baggs (). Jim and Helen are the only ones who actually deserve to be there imo.
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Old 12-07-2011, 14:02
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I think this series may have suffered a bit because it was shown not that long after the last series. I reckon a year gap makes the show feel that much fresher. This series does live in the shadow of last series although the new partnership prize adds something new.
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Old 12-07-2011, 14:44
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I have watched them all but haven't kept notes or anything, so its difficult to remember and rank each series. However, I haven't been agog or wowed this year, which I have been previously. But although I liked watching the year Lee won, I didn't particularly like him or anyone else. They seem nicer this year, esp some of the people in the final.
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Old 12-07-2011, 16:43
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I think Series 7 is one of the best series. Series 1 is still my favorite. Last series (Series 6) was boring and predictable. Only Chris Bates that kept me watching (he's so handsome and what sexy lips he has).

I think the worst is Series 4. What a bunch of nasty people in series 4. Ginger Jenny, the fat girl who was so loud & annoying, the Jewish boy who did not know what kosher is, the guy who kept saying: "I am 24 years old". They were so nasty & inept that they were almost unreal.

I think in terms of character, there are some interesting candidates in this series. Some definitely have potential. With the right guidance, some can achieve their potential to be a great business man / woman.
Great post totally agree
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Old 12-07-2011, 17:05
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I think Series 7 is one of the best series. Series 1 is still my favorite. Last series (Series 6) was boring and predictable. Only Chris Bates that kept me watching (he's so handsome and what sexy lips he has).

I think the worst is Series 4. What a bunch of nasty people in series 4. Ginger Jenny, the fat girl who was so loud & annoying, the Jewish boy who did not know what kosher is, the guy who kept saying: "I am 24 years old". They were so nasty & inept that they were almost unreal.

I think in terms of character, there are some interesting candidates in this series. Some definitely have potential. With the right guidance, some can achieve their potential to be a great business man / woman.
"the fat girl" is actually very lovely. She came to my school, and my mum who was teaching there said she was really nice. Though apparently she was on her iPhone nonstop, tweeting

Agreed with the rest of it though. I did really enjoy Series 4, just because of the pure entertainment, but business-wise, it was not the best
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Old 12-07-2011, 17:13
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SERIES 6 WAS AMAZING. That is all.

SERIES 4 WAS AWESOME TOO.

Series 5 was bland.

Series 7 (the current one) is good but not great!
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Old 12-07-2011, 17:48
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This series is made interesting because the final decision will be a choice between different moulds, not between several candidates from the same mould.

Melody was like Stuart Baggs the Brand who talked big. Jim probably talks faster than any of them.

Natasha is the most lacklustre, doubtful if she will survive tomorrow.

Tom is probably the first of his kind to show up on The Apprentice, i.e. a dyslexic who by definition canot churn out a torrent of words to match Jim. Still waters run deep. If Tom has a secret weapon it is time to bring it out of the silo.

Hard to see Jim, dubbed Biggest Bullshit in the World by LS, being allowed by LS to get past interview week.

Helen is from a corporate background, tall like Stella, personable like Liz Locke. Helen is proven, winning 9 times from 10, breaking 3 Apprentice records. Will Helen's experience, impressive presentations, and rapport with customers count?

Susan is self-made like Joanne last year, but not self-doubting like Joanne who all but apologised for her cleaning business success. Susan surmounted beginnings humbler even than 18yo Alan Sugar's. Will self-made youth remind Lord Sugar of his own golden climb? Will he approve of Susan putting family first when paying off her mum's mortgage rather than buying a flash car with her hard-earned profits?

A fascinating showdown.
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Old 12-07-2011, 17:58
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This series is made interesting because the final decision will be a choice between different moulds, not between several candidates from the same mould.

Melody was like Stuart Baggs the Brand who talked big. Jim probably talks faster than any of them.

Natasha is the most lacklustre, doubtful if she will survive tomorrow.

Tom is probably the first of his kind to show up on The Apprentice, i.e. a dyslexic who by definition canot churn out a torrent of words to match Jim. Still waters run deep. If Tom has a secret weapon it is time to bring it out of the silo.

Hard to see Jim, dubbed Biggest Bullshit in the World by LS, being allowed by LS to get past interview week.

Helen is from a corporate background, tall like Stella, personable like Liz Locke. Helen is proven, winning 9 times from 10, breaking 3 Apprentice records. Will Helen's experience, impressive presentations, and rapport with customers count?

Susan is self-made like Joanne last year, but not self-doubting like Joanne who all but apologised for her cleaning business success. Susan surmounted beginnings humbler even than 18yo Alan Sugar's. Will self-made youth remind Lord Sugar of his own golden climb? Will he approve of Susan putting family first when paying off her mum's mortgage rather than buying a flash car with her hard-earned profits?

A fascinating showdown.
Nice analysis.
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Old 12-07-2011, 18:04
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Jim did win the "BBIW" award over the biscuit task, but I still think he impressed Lord Sugar with the way he bulldozed Asda into swallowing the pitch he made. "Go big or go home" was an astonishing thing to say to the Asda buyers, yet he pulled it off.

Helen winning nine times in a row is impressive, but that doesn't mean she can take the credit for all those wins. She has made two outstanding pitches, but last week she had a disasterous selling strategy and mainly seemed to be concerned about keeping her winning streak going (hence the bid to take over as PM).

Helen's star is falling. Jim, Tom and Susan are all on the rise, though I still see Tom as too weak. So assuming they all get through the last task tomorrow, they are best placed to win of the remaining candidates. It is certainly an intriguing prospect as they are all so different.

The trouble with this year's format is so much seems to depend on the business plans they put forward. Natasha may have a brilliant idea which overrides the perception of her as being out of her depth and floundering.
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Old 13-07-2011, 08:58
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This series has lacked somethig in my opinion... I can't... put my finger on it...



"Who... is doing the mincing?! WHO IS DOING THE MINCING!"
"We've broken the sausage machine!"

That said, we did get...

"Go on.... go on! No! Like this! Squeeze the balls out of it!"

*all three juicers break*
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