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Old 27-04-2013, 00:35
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Nice thanks, hadn't seen that before.

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Old 27-04-2013, 02:22
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The first trailer for Series 9 of The Apprentice has been released:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s108/...s-trailer.html

My assumption is that it will air in early May 2013.

Can't wait already!
Brilliant clip...."you shut up"..."you're fired!" lol Looking forward to hearing LS again.
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Old 28-04-2013, 23:01
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Am I the only that thinks that the BBC should change the format?

Given the rate of unemployment that we have, and growing, seems to me a little bit of touch all this "you are fired, you are fired, you are fired". I know that it is a competition, but surely there are other ways of telling a contestant that they have to leave the competition.

Also, all this message of "being ruthless", "itīs the result what counts", "itīs all me, I and myself", "I would do anything to make money", "Iīll get rid of anyone who gets in the middle."... surely is at odds with what we should learn from this economic crisis. It is precisely this selfish, ruthless and short-sighted attitude that has taken us to where we are.
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Old 28-04-2013, 23:20
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Am I the only that thinks that the BBC should change the format?

Given the rate of unemployment that we have, and growing, seems to me a little bit of touch all this "you are fired, you are fired, you are fired". I know that it is a competition, but surely there are other ways of telling a contestant that they have to leave the competition.

Also, all this message of "being ruthless", "itīs the result what counts", "itīs all me, I and myself", "I would do anything to make money", "Iīll get rid of anyone who gets in the middle."... surely is at odds with what we should learn from this economic crisis. It is precisely this selfish, ruthless and short-sighted attitude that has taken us to where we are.
Sugar apparently doesn't like saying 'You're fired', but his contract says that he has to. The phrase was initially used in the States by Donald Trump, and all of the international versions use either the same phrase, or the equivalent in the various languages. When you think about it, it's absurd. How can you possibly fire someone from a job interview/investment opportunity? I would love a candidate to respond by saying, 'Well, you can't fire me; I don't technically work for you!' I actually think it sounds really cheesy, especially coming from the lips of such a frank and respected person as Sugar.

As for the ruthlessness - I don't think Sugar generally goes for people who are absolutely cut-throat. He has done a couple of times, but the majority of the time, the winners have been shrewd enough to make themselves stand out on the tasks at the expense of some of the others, but ultimately pretty fair and honest.
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Old 29-04-2013, 07:23
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Sugar apparently doesn't like saying 'You're fired', but his contract says that he has to. The phrase was initially used in the States by Donald Trump, and all of the international versions use either the same phrase, or the equivalent in the various languages. When you think about it, it's absurd. How can you possibly fire someone from a job interview/investment opportunity? I would love a candidate to respond by saying, 'Well, you can't fire me; I don't technically work for you!' I actually think it sounds really cheesy, especially coming from the lips of such a frank and respected person as Sugar.

As for the ruthlessness - I don't think Sugar generally goes for people who are absolutely cut-throat. He has done a couple of times, but the majority of the time, the winners have been shrewd enough to make themselves stand out on the tasks at the expense of some of the others, but ultimately pretty fair and honest.
Yeah, I agree, but I wasnīt blaming Sugar, my criticism is aimed at the BBC. I am sure Sugar is "forced" to say "You are fired" as it is part of his contract, but surely the BBC has some discretion over the format of the program and can make some changes.

In its original version it is pretty much in line with the american culture, specially prior to the crisis, but all this notion of ruthlessness, and short-time gain nowadays seems like the wrong message to send. The tasks are always decided on a results basis, just encouraging an attitude of low-cost, low quality service aimed at short term gains.The way of making business have changed, and the purpose they serve now should be aimed at all stakeholders, society, consumers, the state... etc. not only for own selfish personal gain.

I donīt I just think they should rethink some aspects of the format.
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Old 29-04-2013, 10:10
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Yeah, I agree, but I wasnīt blaming Sugar, my criticism is aimed at the BBC. I am sure Sugar is "forced" to say "You are fired" as it is part of his contract, but surely the BBC has some discretion over the format of the program and can make some changes.
I suppose it can, but it would be a bit odd to do so considering that all of the international versions have used the same catchphrase, or something similar. I'm not sure if Mark Burnett would let them change it.

In its original version it is pretty much in line with the american culture, specially prior to the crisis, but all this notion of ruthlessness, and short-time gain nowadays seems like the wrong message to send. The tasks are always decided on a results basis, just encouraging an attitude of low-cost, low quality service aimed at short term gains.The way of making business have changed, and the purpose they serve now should be aimed at all stakeholders, society, consumers, the state... etc. not only for own selfish personal gain.

I donīt I just think they should rethink some aspects of the format.
Yeah, I see your point. We've had discussions like this before actually, and I agree that the tasks should be judged on sustainability and not just on who makes the profit on the day. In the penultimate episode of Young Apprentice Series 3 when they were selling at WOMAD, the teams were judged on how many assets they had, which is a better way of doing it because it determines how long that business would last in the real world. Also there have been some occasions where the team that focussed on spending less money and just making as much as they could on the day has lost; two examples I can think of are in Series 6, when Joanna's gourmet sausages beat Dan's rusk-heavy ones, and in Series 8 when Jenna's stew beat Adam's disgusting meatballs.
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