The blokes was pretty good, the only worrying bit was the black fella with the afro in the advert who looked like he was getting ready to take a load of jizz...
The Apprentice
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Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) discuss United's fantastic win away against Athletic Club in the semi-final of the Europa League.
They also pick out the positives of United's 4-3 loss away at Brentford, and Nik reviews a day out at Old Trafford watching Manchester United Women qualify for the Champions League.
I can't believe no ones commenting on how ridiculous that mens billboard ad was with literally his entire face covered in shampoo.
Did well over all though.
Did well over all though.
Worse than that was why they made him do it in his undies, stood in a bucket?
I never really get the criticisms of the shows format, it's basically been the same for the whole run. It's always been a bit silly but it works. For example that Dan got sacked and one of the reasons the other contestants gave in the boardroom was he can't cook! It's pretty much trash TV but in fairness to Lord Sugar it has had some very successful people working on it.
I don't know if your idea for a TV show would attract as many viewers as The Apprentice does, it would be pretty tedious to watch really for the large part. Running and setting up businesses isn't 100mph dead exciting stuff. It takes a lot of commitment to film as well, The Apprentice is filmed over 10 weeks.
For what it's worth someone I know worked on the show the other year and for the criticisms it gets he said they do take it seriously and the board room bit lasts hours but they cut it down to the most entertaining bit. During one of the board rooms last season he said they were in there for a full day.
It was because he didn't have a change of clothes so couldn't get his wet, originally they had him in his pants until they asked him that because it was followed by some proper Alan Partridge commentary
"Maybe take off his pants?
"That is a FANTASTIC idea"
"We're all grown men here"
the project manager on the men's team couldn't look more like ed woodward if he tried
Yeah the men did very well, their campaign was easily better and as people say it was obvious from early on that they'd win. Their only real mistakes throughout was to not have an 'after' shot on the billboard and to give the guy without cue cards a lead in the pitch. Richard wasn't as great as he thinks he is but to be fair he says he does it as a job and he delivered.
The women's was terrible and it was nothing to do with the target market as Sugar pointed out about 3 times. The acting in that advert was cringeworthy and the pitch was crap as well. I actually thought the woman who pitched was going to be fired for giving up but I think it was such as failure the PM was a reasonable choice.
The women's was terrible and it was nothing to do with the target market as Sugar pointed out about 3 times. The acting in that advert was cringeworthy and the pitch was crap as well. I actually thought the woman who pitched was going to be fired for giving up but I think it was such as failure the PM was a reasonable choice.
Cheers for sharing = interesting to hear about the board room.
I think the show has improved with the winner being his business partner, rather than his apprentice. Although this means that things are heavily dependent on the actual business plans, he seems to have had a lot more success with the winners using this format. Aside from the first winner of the Apprentice, most of the didn't work out. As Lord Sugar pointed out in the opening of the first episode, he has invested 1m with the 4 winners so far, and continues to work with them and they are each successful with their business ideas.
Good first two episodes i though, doesn't seem to be a strong early candidate but the hairdresser has a bit of potential. The brunette who moaned at everything will probably have an episode where she has a meltdown.
No worries he used to tell me a few interesting bits about it. It surprised me how "real" the show is. Some of the stuff I thought would be blatantly staged is all pretty legitimate apparently.
Yeah I agree it's got better when they've been given the freedom to work in their own sector, it really works well, from the outside in it does seem all the ideas worked well but as Natalie pointed out last night it'd hard to sell something you don't have a passio nfor (albeit she worded it terribly)
It's always the way. Someone goes "I'm really good at...." and the next scene shows them failing spectacularly at it 
Had kind of fallen away from the show but watching this series, been quite entertaining so far. It's fairly trashy, but still good fun and an interesting watch too.
That women's PM was terrible, matched only by the idiocy of letting her be PM in the first place.
Really enjoyed tonight's episode - it's my favourite task. The toy dinghy idea was awesome.
I thought it was going to be another paper skeleton fiasco at first, but that basically won them the task.
Jenny looks like David Bowie.
Hope they mix the teams up soon as some of the girls come across as really bitchy. Vana one of culprits, demands respect but has no fecking clue on how to speak to people.
Yeah, it seems very subjective. Depends what mood Suggz is feeling in I guess.
"Why do you want that for?"
It didn't solely win them the task as if you even add price she had for it before lowering to 250....+ the fine, you get less than the girls total spend. Complete mismanagement and absolutely mad that the project manager stayed.
Her fault on the daft splitting on what they needed with no research on the items, her fault on the cheese error given she said that it "whole milk", her fault telling them to "just buy it" on the boat....I think she owed up to something in the boardroom too as the cheese thing was totally blamed on the girl who bought it. Guess Sugar liked that she at least took the blame for his errors, dunno.
Agree with Brady that it was one of the worst managed groups I've seen.
Her fault on the daft splitting on what they needed with no research on the items, her fault on the cheese error given she said that it "whole milk", her fault telling them to "just buy it" on the boat....I think she owed up to something in the boardroom too as the cheese thing was totally blamed on the girl who bought it. Guess Sugar liked that she at least took the blame for his errors, dunno.
Agree with Brady that it was one of the worst managed groups I've seen.
Yeah, plenty of comical moments, from the girls going into the shop constantly, the bitching among the girls, the terrible French accents and misunderstandings etc. Enjoyed it.
I wasn't surprised he got rid of Jenny in the end. Vana had a terrible task, but she's at least relatively decisive and headstrong which makes for TV. Didn't really remember who Jenny was until she came under focus, and she didn't give a good defence of herself at all.
The conflict between Richard and Joseph should be fun. Both done really well so far, but they've taken a disliking to each other.
They really need to mix the teams up, there's far too much deadweight on the girls team. The way things are going Vana could be this years Daniel.
#justiceforfelipe
He got slated for that from all angles, in the media, on Twitter and even on "You're Fired" afterwards. I'd imagine if the skeleton thing didn't happen he probably would of done the same again. He obviously didn't like it when Felipe found a loophole in his task and he probably thought the same again with this but just bit his tongue.
She should of gone, she was a terrible leader and everyone in the task just looked so demotivated by the end of it, they'd all pretty much given up on it really. What annoyed me is at the start Sugar was sayingh ow the items were "split by country" and they should work it out and she even got that bit wrong! I'm pretty sure she only stayed because the producers think she will bring viewers to the show.
Yeah he impliedh e kept her for admitting her mistakes which is a baffling logic. Be like my losing my work loads of money and someone else getting sacked because I admitted it was my fault! The girl who left did nothing but you never know she could of had a great idea next week, she was essentially harmless. Vana ruined the task from start to finish for them.
With regards to mixing it up, it will probably happen next week to make the teams more even, usually happens around this time of the show.
Valente, the Guys Team leader for this weeks reminds me of the Weasels from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
I can't wait for this guy to be team leader:
He just always looks so clueless in the tasks that I can see it being the best episode yet in terms of incompetence.
He just always looks so clueless in the tasks that I can see it being the best episode yet in terms of incompetence.
The older woman has been good on all of the tasks.
Jenny blew her own trumpet a lot and didn't do anything so ultimately got fired.
I don't think Vana is a bad candidate but she is a bit too mouthy for her own good.
Jenny blew her own trumpet a lot and didn't do anything so ultimately got fired.
I don't think Vana is a bad candidate but she is a bit too mouthy for her own good.
The women are completely useless apart from the older one Ruth I think she's called, who's a bit peculiar in her approach with things but she's done everything right so far.
Jenny was supposed to be this years Luissa Zissman to the media but she was just a straggler in the process, admitted her mistakes without no defence. Deserved to go, and her speech in the taxi afterwards was delusional.
Jenny was supposed to be this years Luissa Zissman to the media but she was just a straggler in the process, admitted her mistakes without no defence. Deserved to go, and her speech in the taxi afterwards was delusional.
Yeah, she's come across as fairly level-headed and competent so far. Definitely a strong candidate.
Yer man who was team leader this week looks like a 1940s spiv.
Natalie needs to go.
Told you she was crazy. Looked better in her tinder pics than this too.
That was terrible management by Vana and yet she survived. Unbelievable. Makes this show a bit silly really.
Jenny is a fecking student. Baffled me that she even made the show. But I think really and truly Vana made an absolute mess of the task, lucky to stay in
Vana stayed in because she was a better candidate and it is only week 3. Had it been a later week she would have gone.
They've got rid of the only decent looking one.
I think Vana, Charleine and Selina are all okay looking tbf. Still pictures don't do some people justice.
Yeah, Vana would definitely get it.
No way, don't you have any standards at all? Please Cheesy!
Also, those two blondes need to go, both utter bitches. All the women at this point are hopeless except the older one.
That boardroom face she had... no way.
Boardroom face?