The Apprentice

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Mar 2006, 23:41

Don't know if any of you are watching this series? What a weak bunch this lot are. Compared to the first series.

Sugar was going ballistic tonight. I think he should have made each loser eat as much left over chicken as they could then fired the one that ate least. He made the correct choice anyway. IMHO

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 16 Mar 2006, 17:26

Porty wrote:Don't know if any of you are watching this series? What a weak bunch this lot are. Compared to the first series.

Sugar was going ballistic tonight. I think he should have made each loser eat as much left over chicken as they could then fired the one that ate least. He made the correct choice anyway. IMHO

Yes, quite agree very weak bunch - I've not seen last night's episode yet as I was out last night. But very addictive viewing

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 16 Mar 2006, 17:41

It is addictive. Last night was easily the funniest/headholdinginhandisest episode yet. I won't spoil it for you.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 16 Mar 2006, 17:44

Alan Sugar goes into Harrods, points at the manager and says "You're Fayed"

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 16 Mar 2006, 17:50

Your fired for that joke.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 16 Mar 2006, 18:00

Porty wrote:Your fired for that joke.

I'll pack my carpet bag.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 16 Mar 2006, 18:03

Alan Sugar goes into Fords bakers, points at the rolls and says "you're well fired!"

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 16 Mar 2006, 18:54

A Vase at a Pottery Class....

A Gun at a Gun club.....

A representation of Guy Falkes on Nov 5th......

Something that is FRIENDLY in the US.....

YOUR ALL FIRED!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 17 Mar 2006, 16:55

Porty

Enjoyed the episode. He definitely picked the right person to get fired - annoying or what. Though Mani was also very annoying

Must try and get a copy of first series to watch as I missed it.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Mar 2006, 16:57

What about the "one chicken" per pizza bit?

I thought I was going to pass out.

Post by **wangi** » 17 Mar 2006, 17:24

Porty wrote:What about the "one chicken" per pizza bit?

I thought I was going to pass out.

Indeed, after a fuck up of that magnitude the right thing to have done was to decide to serve roast chickens!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Mar 2006, 17:38

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 17 Mar 2006, 17:52

I'm really wishing I had seen this - I've had it described to me by 3 different sets of people. What night is it on?

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 17 Mar 2006, 18:12

Dadaist wrote:I'm really wishing I had seen this - I've had it described to me by 3 different sets of people. What night is it on?

Wednesday 9.00pm on BBC 2 - watch and cringe!

Post by **wangi** » 17 Mar 2006, 18:33

Pal of Porty wrote:
Dadaist wrote:I'm really wishing I had seen this - I've had it described to me by 3 different sets of people. What night is it on?
Wednesday 9.00pm on BBC 2 - watch and cringe!

You can watch this weeks episode online, plus it's repeated on BBC3 on Saturday evening.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 17 Mar 2006, 18:35

wangi wrote:
Pal of Porty wrote:
Dadaist wrote:I'm really wishing I had seen this - I've had it described to me by 3 different sets of people. What night is it on?
Wednesday 9.00pm on BBC 2 - watch and cringe!
You can watch this weeks episode online, plus it's repeated on BBC3 on Saturday evening.

Well done wangi - I will open a beer this evening and stream this.

I remember years ago Private Eye was castigating Auntie for all the money they were spending on new technology, digital channels etc - but their online presence is something to be proud of imho.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 17 Mar 2006, 22:09

Porty wrote:I thought I was going to pass out.

I almost passed out when the voiceover described them as "Britain's top young entrepreneurs".............doesn't say much for the rest

However, the fact they've had to resort to applying to be on a reality TV show doesn't say much for their "entrepreneur-ship"!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 17 Mar 2006, 22:14

bearcub wrote: However, the fact they've had to resort to applying to be on a reality TV show doesn't say much for their "entrepreneur-ship"!

I dunno. I'm not sure that there's much I wouldn't do for Chantelle money, including marrying Preston.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 17 Mar 2006, 22:18

Dadaist wrote:I dunno. I'm not sure that there's much I wouldn't do for Chantelle money, including marrying Preston.

And if you marry Preston, you'll deserve every penny thrown your way.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 17 Mar 2006, 22:23

bearcub wrote:
Dadaist wrote:I dunno. I'm not sure that there's much I wouldn't do for Chantelle money, including marrying Preston.
And if you marry Preston, you'll deserve every penny thrown your way.

He never seems to return my calls.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 22 Mar 2006, 23:48

I have not seen tonight's episode yet. So I won't be paeeking til I do.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 23 Mar 2006, 14:01

I totally agree with who he fired

Deelighted in fact

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 23 Mar 2006, 15:08

Sandra wrote:I totally agree with who he fired Deelighted in fact

Although it's swings and roundabouts IMO...there is definitely no obvious winner/star at this stage

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 24 Mar 2006, 11:40

foxy wrote: ...there is definitely no obvious winner/star at this stage

you are right there I was wondering how they managed to get on the show, has anyone got a video of the first series I could borrow?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 24 Mar 2006, 12:39

Sorry Sandra I don't but it may be on line. This series is a poor imitation, whoever filtered the candidates used possible "tv personality" as the criteria rather than acumen and other qualities. Sugar ought to be firing them.

I am baffled by some of his firings, it seems to be almost random. He tells sayed he holds him 100% responsible for the loss, then fires the project leader. In real life he should have emptied both. it would have screwed the scheduling up but they could have produced some filler and the whole thing would have been more authentic.

At this stage I believe Tulip will win but he went down in my estimation after this weeks task. Having said that the presentation to Saatchi and Saatchi staff must have been terrifying.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 24 Mar 2006, 13:35

Porty wrote:Having said that the presentation to Saatchi and Saatchi staff must have been terrifying.

I agree, very scary

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 24 Mar 2006, 14:07

Porty wrote:.....In real life he should have emptied both. it would have screwed the scheduling up but they could have produced some filler and the whole thing would have been more authentic.

I have watched the 'American Apprentice' where Donald Trump is the main man doing the firing. He is infinitely more tuned in than Sugar and in one episode last year he was that brassed off, he actually did fire two of them at once! The following week, the TV schedule was filled with a re-cap of the story so far and up to date interviews with the candidates on how they thought they were doing.

Novastar · Post by **Novastar** » 24 Mar 2006, 14:29

I think Ruth should have been fired. Mani was quite good - just had Ruth screwing up everything he said.

Reckon the big guy who did the brief with Mani will probably win (sorry forget his name).

Still don't think much of them this year. Maybe I should change my job title to something businessy and go for the next series. Would probably do better than most of them.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 24 Mar 2006, 14:39

Ruth must have the best eye narrowing, lip curling, "put down" look I've ever seen...next to my own of course and I don't see that

I loved the bit when she asked Mani to explain "autocratic"

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 24 Mar 2006, 14:44

Novastar wrote: Reckon the big guy who did the brief with Mani will probably win (sorry forget his name).

Think its Paul Tulip. I have him as the winner at the mo but Sugar is a random.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 24 Mar 2006, 14:46

Porty wrote:
Novastar wrote: Reckon the big guy who did the brief with Mani will probably win (sorry forget his name).
Think its Paul Tulip. I have him as the winner at the mo but Sugar is a random.

No Paul was leading the other team. Think Nova may mean Samuel

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 24 Mar 2006, 14:48

Ansell.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 24 Mar 2006, 14:48

Oops, sorry.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 29 Mar 2006, 21:47

Right, its about 10 to 10 and I think Jo will go,

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 29 Mar 2006, 22:07

I'm not going to say I told you so. Next time sayed is on the losing team he is 86.

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