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Old 05-04-2007, 12:18
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The way they mess around with the timeline is really weird on this show. Obviously it's all filmed earlier in the year but over how long?

Do the tasks all come one after the other or is there waiting time in between. SAS has called it a 12 week job interview. Do they really do a task each week?

And is the winner already decided as of now, and we just haven't been told?
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Old 05-04-2007, 12:29
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I've always thought the show is filmed over 6 weeks with a schedule like:
Day 1 - Siralan (or lacky) summons them to a meeting, they get the task
Day 2 Task finishes
Day 3 Morning - task result
Afternoon - someone gets fired
Evening - winners get their reward
And repeat 12 times. Occasionally the task is over 3 days. Sometimes though the reward is on the day after the task result - what do the losing team do then?

As for the winner - in past years the 2 finalists both work for Siralan until the final show is shown & he annouces his decision then.
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Old 05-04-2007, 12:56
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@shrike

That part has always bugged me

If he has them working for him then he cant be subjective when picking the final winner as he ALREADY knows who is showing the most competence
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Old 05-04-2007, 13:03
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During the American season four one of the applicants broke her ankle in the first week and was in plaster for the whole series. Normally you are in plaster for six weeks, so obviously the show took less than that to film, and I did read afterwards that filming of that season took 32 days.

At that rate the pressure must be enourmous, with hardly time to rest. It doesn't explain however why they are all complaining about being away from their families for "weeks"
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Old 05-04-2007, 13:37
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it is a 6 week schedule - starts the end of september, finishes 2nd/3rd week of november. They get very few days off over the whole period....
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Old 05-04-2007, 13:42
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On Wikipedia (Go down to Trivia) it says it's filmed over a 7 week period.

Edit: Welcome to the boards speckledjim

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Old 05-04-2007, 14:23
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do they go home for the weekend?

if so, then Ifthi was not justified in being broody over his son
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Old 05-04-2007, 14:55
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I dont think they get any time to go home, thats why they look so frazzled by the final few shows.
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Old 05-04-2007, 15:17
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are they allowed phone calls then?
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Old 05-04-2007, 15:41
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Originally Posted by Cavegirl
are they allowed phone calls then?
I thought they were, but I'm not sure.....
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Old 05-04-2007, 16:00
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Originally Posted by Mr Poetic
@shrike

That part has always bugged me

If he has them working for him then he cant be subjective when picking the final winner as he ALREADY knows who is showing the most competence

Surely the period of time working for suralun allows him to better judge who is the better person for the job?
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Old 05-04-2007, 16:42
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yes a 7 week period....
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Old 05-04-2007, 18:16
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Originally Posted by Cavegirl
are they allowed phone calls then?
Sir Alan said in todays news paper there allowed no contact with anybody for the duration
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Old 05-04-2007, 23:09
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Originally Posted by Cavegirl
are they allowed phone calls then?
I believe they are allowed one phone call each at the weekend. Which is more arduous than a real business environment would be.
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Old 06-04-2007, 16:17
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they're allowed the odd phone call every now and again but are not allowed home at all. If they go out of the house e.g. if one wants to go for a run they have a minder with them
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Old 07-04-2007, 20:15
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Originally Posted by kwscott
Sir Alan said in todays news paper there allowed no contact with anybody for the duration
Why do they have that ridiculous "Amstrad" phone in the house foyer then.
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Old 07-04-2007, 20:19
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So do we actually know the winner if its already filmed
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Old 08-04-2007, 15:01
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The two finalist are known but Sir Alan hasn't yet decided which will win. Apparently the final "You're hired" scene is filmed twice, with each candidate winning, shortly after the final task. They decide which version to use a few days before the final is broadcast.
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