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I wasn't that surprised by the launderette thing, I quite sure my daughter (17 next week) wouldn't have a clue. she's have the sense to ask the lady though, I hope
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The usual contrived, manipulated rubbish. A group of young women couldn't tell the difference between a washing machine and a dryer. As if.
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I wasn't that surprised by the launderette thing, I quite sure my daughter (17 next week) wouldn't have a clue. she's have the sense to ask the lady though, I hope
But, has anyone thought that maybe the girls were 'advised' by the production team not to ask for help? I'm sure the production team could see 'interesting, humorous scenario' written all over it and knew it would make good tv - as people are always saying, we have to remember that what we see isn't always what the teams might have chosen to do if they'd been left to their own devices. |
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#378 |
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I have to say I have never used a launderette (I'm 45!) and even I would find the banks of different machines intimidating because it's unfamiliar to me, and they don't always look 'obvious' as to which one's which on initial inspection - doing laundry at home is a completely different thing entirely. My daughters know how to use the washer and tumble drier in my house, but would my eldest (she's 18) know how to use a launderette? I doubt it - but, as you say, I think she'd ask!
But, has anyone thought that maybe the girls were 'advised' by the production team not to ask for help? I'm sure the production team could see 'interesting, humorous scenario' written all over it and knew it would make good tv - as people are always saying, we have to remember that what we see isn't always what the teams might have chosen to do if they'd been left to their own devices. I don't subscribe to the idea that the production staff deliberately mislead the teams like that. Some things in tasks are clearly set up (sales opportunities in random shops for example) but telling them not to ask someone for help is not credible. Some people are too proud to ask for help and the attendant did look rather unwelcoming. |
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How ridiculous would advice not to ask for help sound? Anyway Dot Cotton's mum was on hand to put them right.
I don't subscribe to the idea that the production staff deliberately mislead the teams like that. Some things in tasks are clearly set up (sales opportunities in random shops for example) but telling them not to ask someone for help is not credible. Some people are too proud to ask for help and the attendant did look rather unwelcoming. But it is of no matter in the great scheme of things. |
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The problem watching this show on BBC1HD, is that it really highlights the acne.
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What I would like to see some time, is a Junior Apprentice team Vs an adult team. I think the results could be very interesting.
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If patrick Failed so badly at basically his thing the guy deserved to be fired tonight.
how the hell he thought that mutilation of a dress was going to sell he really doesnt stand a chance. Max committed two killer errors. He avoided being PM nad then vanished into the storeman role, couldn't sell and opened up the didn't do anything charge. it also wasn't at all clear that he had a winning idea, or skill, and, if he did, he didn't display it in a task that centred around the old clothes he claimed to know about. One is damaged for probably getting more wrong than right - the other looked useless. The I am brilliant with exams to prove it argument never works. It usually means doomed to go early. James tried it last series and eventually shot himself in the head with it in the final. The really smart people on the Apprentice never mention it themselves if they have a First, or we never find out on the show at all. Last series Zara was a straight A student too and Lizzie has just got into a top Russell Group University - but all we heard about was James's top O level in Economics. |
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Amy looks really familiar, she reminds me of someone else (either that or I've seen her in something else before) does anyone else recognise her?
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I'M NOT READING !!!! I missed it....HELP !
Is it repeated ? |
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Amy looks really familiar, she reminds me of someone else (either that or I've seen her in something else before) does anyone else recognise her?
Edited: Bronagh Gallagher. |
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Oh voted NO, as I would have booted Patrick for ruining that kimono, when all it needed was a wash, and could have been sold for quite a lot of dosh.
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A classic example of why you should never make the expert the project leader - it's too easy for them to get caught up in doing their own thing rather than actually trying to win the task. It's easily done (and easy for us to criticise from the sidelines) but we've seen this sort of thing happen many times before.
Having said that, it would have been easy for Sugar to fire Patrick because of his errors of failing to control costs and abandoning Westfield, but Sugar has to keep his eye on who he thinks might be worth investing in. As a junior award-winning designer, Patrick is certainly an investable option. Max didn't want to sell - a no-no on the Apprentice - and I'm not sure his trading business (I'm presuming he runs an eBay operation or similar?) would ever really have the scale or uniqueness to be worth an actual investment. As such, he was the right person to go. More thoughts - including which two celebrities I think David is the love-child of - in my weekly review below. (It'll normally be up within a few hours of transmission, but I was travelling yesterday so a bit late this week.) http://slouchingtowardsthatcham.com/...e-malfunction/ |
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I can't understand why the girls won, i know they brought in more money, but sugar clearly said, that part of the task was to customize some of the clothing, and the girls never done that, so how come they won.
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Is it wrong of me to notice how busty quite a few of the girls are this series?
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Is it wrong of me to notice how busty quite a few of the girls are this series?
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