Author Topic: Compulsive viewing - The Apprentice (Read 8634 times)

rogerzilla · « **on:** 17 March, 2009, 07:02:04 pm »

BBC - The Apprentice - Candidates

More unspeakable egos ready to crash and burn. I love it.

Torslanda · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 March, 2009, 11:59:59 pm »

That's exactly the reason why I have never seen so much as the opening titles . . .

John Cleese put it exactly in 'Monty Python Live at Drury Lane' -
'Thirty minutes of cheerful, ritual humiliation of the old and greedy!'

I pray God I am never that desperate

J

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #2 on:** 18 March, 2009, 12:16:07 am »

I liked the first series, what probably helped make it even more exciting was that I had previously (briefly) worked with the eventual winner (and he was genuinely a nice bloke).

I think it changed a bit from the second series on when the applicants knew what they were applying for - the adverts to get contestants for the original series (I later realised that I had seen one) were about a life changing adventure but didn't mention the nature of the challlenge, nor that it was for TV.

So now contestants are kind of riffing on the previous series and it leads to more 'TV' unlikeable characters I think.

Regulator · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 March, 2009, 08:08:54 am »

Excellent! Another collection on knobs to snigger at!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4 on:** 18 March, 2009, 12:42:14 pm »

Sugar is in league with Murdoch and thus, by association, Stan. He must be Blanked.

rafletcher · « **Reply #5 on:** 18 March, 2009, 01:14:23 pm »

I've never watched it (or Dragons Den), I don't enjoy programmes based on humiliation - this feeling dates from the days when Candid Camera lost it's innocence and started to make people look like idiots.

m100 · « **Reply #6 on:** 18 March, 2009, 01:22:51 pm »

I gave up after series 2 and If I were to watch it again the TV would need a sheet of toughened glass in front of it such is my desire to throw heavy metal objects at it. The incompetence of the ar$eholes who think they are gods gift to business simply drives me nuts. No wonder the country is in such a mess.

Regulator · « **Reply #7 on:** 18 March, 2009, 02:40:34 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 18 March, 2009, 01:14:23 pm

I've never watched it (or Dragons Den), I don't enjoy programmes based on humiliation - this feeling dates from the days when Candid Camera lost it's innocence and started to make people look like idiots.

The contestants aren't humiliated by anyone in the Apprentice - they do it to themselves.

Zoidburg · « **Reply #8 on:** 18 March, 2009, 05:23:35 pm »

From what little I have seen I would describe the contestants as a genetic culdesac.

The sad thing is that they talk the talk and like grassing on people, when they actualy have little or no ability themselves - future retail management material. Some poor minimumn wage fecker will end up working for one these numpties.

Jaded · « **Reply #9 on:** 18 March, 2009, 05:33:24 pm »

Quote from: Zoidburg on 18 March, 2009, 05:23:35 pm

From what little I have seen I would describe the contestants as a genetic culdesac.

The sad thing is that they talk the talk and like grassing on people, when they actualy have little or no ability themselves - future retail management material. Some poor minimumn wage fecker will end up working for one these numpties.

Nah, sound more like armed forces material.

Zoidburg · « **Reply #10 on:** 18 March, 2009, 05:36:26 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 18 March, 2009, 05:33:24 pm

Quote from: Zoidburg on 18 March, 2009, 05:23:35 pm
From what little I have seen I would describe the contestants as a genetic culdesac.

The sad thing is that they talk the talk and like grassing on people, when they actualy have little or no ability themselves - future retail management material. Some poor minimumn wage fecker will end up working for one these numpties.

Nah, sound more like armed forces material.

People like that tend to end up getting filled in on a regular basis in the forces, or they get caught thieving - which leads to broken fingers.

mike · « **Reply #11 on:** 09 April, 2009, 08:41:09 am »

anyone else watching this series? Painful, isnt it?

like watching a massive car crash in slow motion, they've taken the 'stereotype handbook' and picked one from every page...

Regulator · « **Reply #12 on:** 09 April, 2009, 09:09:09 am »

Quote from: mike on 09 April, 2009, 08:41:09 am

anyone else watching this series? Painful, isnt it?

like watching a massive car crash in slow motion, they've taken the 'stereotype handbook' and picked one from every page...

Yep! Great isn't it!

It is the perfect illustration of why the City is in such a shitty mess.

Jaded · « **Reply #13 on:** 09 April, 2009, 09:31:46 am »

Quote from: Regulator on 09 April, 2009, 09:09:09 am

Quote from: mike on 09 April, 2009, 08:41:09 am
anyone else watching this series? Painful, isnt it?

like watching a massive car crash in slow motion, they've taken the 'stereotype handbook' and picked one from every page...

Yep! Great isn't it!

It is the perfect illustration of why the City is in such a shitty mess.

It is the perfect illustration of why the broadcast media is in such a shitty mess.

These aren't wannabe business people, these are reality TV prats.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #14 on:** 09 April, 2009, 03:30:51 pm »

"Trainee stockbroker" Ben is such a stereotype, I keep expecting him to rip a wad of fifties from his pocket and wave them at Siralan.

James is so similar to Harry H Corbett in "Steptoe and Son" that I think he's acting.

Charlotte · « **Reply #15 on:** 09 April, 2009, 03:41:12 pm »

Like pretty much all "reality TV", the apprentice is about as contrived as it can be.

In the same way that "talent" shows are nothing to do with singing ability, the contestants on the apprentice are picked by the producers with the aid of psychologists in order to get up everyones' noses and to entertain as much as possible. Their business accumen has got sod-all to do with it.

Cunobelin · « **Reply #16 on:** 09 April, 2009, 09:39:05 pm »

Quote from: Charlotte on 09 April, 2009, 03:41:12 pm

Like pretty much all "reality TV", the apprentice is about as contrived as it can be.

In the same way that "talent" shows are nothing to do with singing ability, the contestants on the apprentice are picked by the producers with the aid of psychologists in order to get up everyones' noses and to entertain as much as possible. Their business accumen has got sod-all to do with it.

My impression as well - this group seems to have been deliberately chosen (Big Brother like) in order to grate on each other, and clash spectacularly. Thus guaranteeing "high quality" Reality TV

rogerzilla · « **Reply #17 on:** 10 April, 2009, 09:11:35 am »

Hence why prize twat Ben and eternal victim James got to stay, while inoffensive Majid got fired.

Siralan always picks the wrong one out of the last two standing in each series; he has remarkably poor judgement.

Regulator · « **Reply #18 on:** 10 April, 2009, 09:14:31 am »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 10 April, 2009, 09:11:35 am

Hence why prize twat Ben and eternal victim James got to stay, while inoffensive Majid got fired.

Siralan always picks the wrong one out of the last two standing in each series; he has remarkably poor judgement.

In the last task though, Majid made some major cock ups. He was the one who was pushing for all the additional extras to be added to the exercise 'station' thingy, which then meant it looked like something that had been made by Blue Peter presenters from bits of string and sticky backed plastic.

mike · « **Reply #19 on:** 15 April, 2009, 09:24:48 pm »

Best Jaw Drop Evah!!!

450 grammes of something at 1,200 pounds a kilo? That'll be about a fiver, wont it... no?

toekneep · « **Reply #20 on:** 15 April, 2009, 09:28:54 pm »

But Nick has just screwed the whole program by pointing out their mistake in time for them to recover by raising their selling price.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 April, 2009, 09:30:26 pm »

I'm sure he'll be suitably scathing about it in the boardroom. He comes from Swindon, you know $:-\$

Chris S · « **Reply #22 on:** 15 April, 2009, 09:34:18 pm »

Who the fucking hell would dress in biohazard suits to sell cosmetics?

Fire the lot of 'em!

toekneep · « **Reply #23 on:** 15 April, 2009, 09:36:24 pm »

Quote from: Chris S on 15 April, 2009, 09:34:18 pm

Who the fucking hell would dress in biohazard suits to sell cosmetics?

Fire the lot of 'em!

They are taking precautions. The don't want any of that horrible smelly stuff on em.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #24 on:** 15 April, 2009, 09:56:02 pm »

Agh! He didn't fire that idiot ***** again

Author Topic: Compulsive viewing - The Apprentice (Read 8634 times)

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