I have absolutely no idea why people keep saying the first eleven weeks don't matter, given that they dictate which candidates get the opportunity to pitch their ideas at all. That's huge. That matters. Massively.
If they've survived twelve weeks, they're clearly good businesspeople, regardless of how many boardrooms they've been in. Your record is only as good as the people you worked with, and if everyone else you lost with has been weeded out and yet you still reach the final week unscathed, you're probably categorically not the problem. I mean, Tom didn't reach the final boardroom until week 8, and didn't get called back by a project manager until week 9 - by which point the PM only had three people to choose from in the first place. It's not like he was the class dunce; dipping under the radar the whole time and then pouncing in with a nail file.
The tasks test whether you can buy, they test whether you can sell, they test whether you can lead, they test whether you can take orders, they test whether you can pitch - and at the end of all that, once they've found the four strongest candidates, they test whether you can be inventive. And honestly, the final four last year were probably the strongest final four the show's produced. I don't see how there's a problem..?
It doesn't need a name change, either. The winner still gets to launch a business with an industry veteran; they're still going to be learning from Lord Sugar. I dunno, the reactions all seem a bit kneejerk, to me - just wasn't expecting the knees to still be jerking twelve months later. Am I missing something, here?
Ew - not for me, thanks. The Apprentice USA has always been fairly tacky and garish. UK's always been much classier in its production, candidate selection, set design, tasks... everything; and I'd rather hope it stays that way.
I'm sure people would tune in, but I think its current audience and the audience who'd watch Stacey Solomon for twelve weeks are, by and large, composed of very different people. Could be wrong, though.
If they've survived twelve weeks, they're clearly good businesspeople, regardless of how many boardrooms they've been in. Your record is only as good as the people you worked with, and if everyone else you lost with has been weeded out and yet you still reach the final week unscathed, you're probably categorically not the problem. I mean, Tom didn't reach the final boardroom until week 8, and didn't get called back by a project manager until week 9 - by which point the PM only had three people to choose from in the first place. It's not like he was the class dunce; dipping under the radar the whole time and then pouncing in with a nail file.
The tasks test whether you can buy, they test whether you can sell, they test whether you can lead, they test whether you can take orders, they test whether you can pitch - and at the end of all that, once they've found the four strongest candidates, they test whether you can be inventive. And honestly, the final four last year were probably the strongest final four the show's produced. I don't see how there's a problem..?
It doesn't need a name change, either. The winner still gets to launch a business with an industry veteran; they're still going to be learning from Lord Sugar. I dunno, the reactions all seem a bit kneejerk, to me - just wasn't expecting the knees to still be jerking twelve months later. Am I missing something, here?
Originally Posted by doom&gloom:
“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.”
Ew - not for me, thanks. The Apprentice USA has always been fairly tacky and garish. UK's always been much classier in its production, candidate selection, set design, tasks... everything; and I'd rather hope it stays that way.
I'm sure people would tune in, but I think its current audience and the audience who'd watch Stacey Solomon for twelve weeks are, by and large, composed of very different people. Could be wrong, though.
