'Investment' which probably will mostly be in the form of Sugar's 'expertise' and some office space he can't shift rather than hard cash.
The Apprentice 2012 ( BBC1)
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Hope it's not a mess like last year with the candidates in the final suggesting other business ideas when Lord Sugar didn't like their main one!
Originally Posted by InMyArms:
“Pleased to hear it's coming back soon, there have been so many series recently which is nice after it taking an extended break for the election.”
“Pleased to hear it's coming back soon, there have been so many series recently which is nice after it taking an extended break for the election.”
I agree the show needed some time away but i can't wait for the new series to start.
Originally Posted by dean michael:
“If lord sugar left the show would anybody take over the mantle”
“If lord sugar left the show would anybody take over the mantle”
probably one of the Dragon's Den investors, maybe Jones or Bannatyne
Originally Posted by mounty:
“probably one of the Dragon's Den investors, maybe Jones or Bannatyne”
“probably one of the Dragon's Den investors, maybe Jones or Bannatyne”
Bannatyne would be great!
"You're a mess! A hopeless mess! And for that reason, I'm ooot! Shit, I mean your fired! Just, get oot!"
Branson would probably do it for the publicity and he's got a much wider range of business interests than Sugar.
Originally Posted by apaul:
“Branson would probably do it for the publicity and he's got a much wider range of business interests than Sugar.”
“Branson would probably do it for the publicity and he's got a much wider range of business interests than Sugar.”
If Branson said yes could the BBC afford him?
Originally Posted by Sherlock_Holmes:
“An investment, so I wonder which of the candidates will come across as leaders (think the women have the advantage in this new format, as the first winner was male).”
“An investment, so I wonder which of the candidates will come across as leaders (think the women have the advantage in this new format, as the first winner was male).”
Unless we have another Sandalwood cockup....
Oh PLEASE let us have another sandalwood cockup...
Originally Posted by alcockell:
“Unless we have another Sandalwood cockup....
Oh PLEASE let us have another sandalwood cockup... ”
“Unless we have another Sandalwood cockup....
Oh PLEASE let us have another sandalwood cockup...
”
Well, Yasmina was involved there (only boardroom visit for her) and she went on to win it
Originally Posted by jules1000:
“Can't wait my fave reality programme
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“Can't wait my fave reality programme
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Not long to wait now i also agree the best reality show
Originally Posted by Viscount Byron:
“woo hoo!! more holier than thou egotistical self-important waste of human flesh on TV! can't wait!”
“woo hoo!! more holier than thou egotistical self-important waste of human flesh on TV! can't wait!”
Let's face it, the only reasons we watch the show are to see the arrogant, up themselves yuppies fall flat on their face and in the hope of it all kicking off in the boardroom
Originally Posted by apaul:
“Branson would probably do it for the publicity and he's got a much wider range of business interests than Sugar.”
“Branson would probably do it for the publicity and he's got a much wider range of business interests than Sugar.”
Branson had his own show that was a complete rip-off of The Apprentice but it only lasted for one season.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reb...t_for_the_Best
Originally Posted by Sherlock_Holmes:
“Well, Yasmina was involved there (only boardroom visit for her) and she went on to win it”
“Well, Yasmina was involved there (only boardroom visit for her) and she went on to win it
”
However, it was the best example of the Explain Explain Oh Crap trope at the time...
Originally Posted by SillyBillyGoat:
“Bannatyne would be great!
"You're a mess! A hopeless mess! And for that reason, I'm ooot! Shit, I mean your fired! Just, get oot!"”
“Bannatyne would be great!
"You're a mess! A hopeless mess! And for that reason, I'm ooot! Shit, I mean your fired! Just, get oot!"
”
LOL, I can picture that so clearly!
Originally Posted by dean michael:
“The new series of this great programme will start in two weeks
“The new series of this great programme will start in two weeks
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Stephen Brady's suit is very shiny, and he also looks shifty. 0/10
Ok, just looked at all the photos, and what a grim lot they are, and only one of them actually smiled, a female. Overall impression is they are a right shower!
Last edited by Dix : 14-03-2012 at 17:17
When is this forum of The Apprentice going to be taken out of 'Reality TV' put on the main forum page alongside the other reality tv forums like the current Dancing On Ice for example? It starts next week.
For people's memories - there's an entire Wikiquote page of all the classic bits, including the "one chicken per pizza" one... http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Apprentice_%28UK%29
Originally Posted by alcockell:
“For people's memories - there's an entire Wikiquote page of all the classic bits, including the "one chicken per pizza" one... http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Apprentice_%28UK%29”
“For people's memories - there's an entire Wikiquote page of all the classic bits, including the "one chicken per pizza" one... http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Apprentice_%28UK%29”
Such happy memories. Love Rory and Tre: "I am your Boss" "You're nothing to me", the whole sandalwood debacle, Ben's Sandhurst obsession, Baggs' field of ponies and pretty much any aside from Margaret!
Oh - and here's a collection of clips from the Mission France one... including how they tried flogging pork sausages int he middle of Ramadan to a halal butcher - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8pUrO5kqgI
Originally Posted by robot1000:
“I hope they've tweaked the format this year, as last year was flawed, meaning the winner was picked on their business idea, rather then their actual performance in tasks.”
“I hope they've tweaked the format this year, as last year was flawed, meaning the winner was picked on their business idea, rather then their actual performance in tasks.”
Agreed, made the whole series seem a bit of a farce.
It was also rather noticeable how poor the general edit for each candidate was, even out of the finalists - Susie was clueless and naive, Jim was a manipulative arse, and Helen was a cold robot.
I think it was maybe a desperate attempt to explain why a guy who lost ALOT of tasks ended up winning.
Don't know if I can be bothered to watch this series, the format has become very tired, and all the apprentices are all melding into one.
I think the format needs refreshing, I'm not usually a fan of celebrity shows but when the celebs took over on The Apprentice USA it did improve the show and give it the boost it needed so I think the same could happen here.
I think the format needs refreshing, I'm not usually a fan of celebrity shows but when the celebs took over on The Apprentice USA it did improve the show and give it the boost it needed so I think the same could happen here.
Originally Posted by robot1000:
“I hope they've tweaked the format this year, as last year was flawed, meaning the winner was picked on their business idea, rather then their actual performance in tasks.”
“I hope they've tweaked the format this year, as last year was flawed, meaning the winner was picked on their business idea, rather then their actual performance in tasks.”
Well if I was investing good money in someone's business....... I'd pick the person with the best business idea... not the performance in the tasks which may bear little or no relevance to the business idea being put forward. Tom's idea was good and innovative and had potential - Helen's was abysmal - unoriginal - and the way she presented it - unworkable!
They changed the prize while leaving the format of the show. As an employee, team work. managing . costing etc are all good.... its less so when you are the person in charge....if you are paying wages, people will usually do what you want them to!
Tom might have been on the losing team many times, but the losses weren't all his fault - he was the ideas/ design/ costing mand in all of them - and more than once his team lost because the PM ignored his sensible advice. A fact which wasn't lost on Lord Sugar, or Karren Nick who were observing the groups.
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