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anyone watch this show? UK or US version?

i think its a fantastic programme, with some great lessons about business and people to be learned. the difference between the versions from each side of the Atlantic are also bloody interesting... in the UK version there was quite a bit more emphasis on teamwork from what i could see - in 2 episodes of the american show the loosing team has ended up in the shithouse largely because of poor managment and delegation. in the UK one i'm damn sure Alan Sugar would have fired the team leaders without (much) hesitation. however, Trump chooses to pick on individuals and leave the bad managers alone. interesting point #1.

also, last night's decision to fire that guy after he waved his exemption was just stupid - it wouldn't have been a fatal mistake if everyone else (particularly Trump) hadn't picked on him for it. he was the best one on that team in that task, and i don't think he should have been fired :mad:

the petty bitchiness and conspiring that went on in the girl's team last night was also pretty incredible - they just could not, or would not, work as a team either on the task or in their own time. the guys have started to bond, however, and i predict that they'll start to win more tasks than Apex.

and what was the deal with everyone finding Mozaic so funny in the first show (yes i'm talking the second series here btw)? they were like "you're the big butch guys and you've chosen 'Mozaic' lol lol lol"
i don't get whats wrong with Mozaic :confused:

if anything Apex is more cliched :rolleyes:


and anyone else notice how the music changes between the two teams? the guys have military get-up-and-go music, while the girls have plonky, joke music. i thought that was pretty insulting.


anyway, thoughts on this show? last night's decision? whatever?




for all those who don't have a clue what i'm talking about http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/

Remember, they take a shitload of footage and edit it to a narrative they think viewers will find most entertaining after the fact. They're trying to sow seeds of doubt and misdirection so someone is undone by a tragic flaw and so a hero arises from the masses.

Now the up side of this, and it is a bit harder with reality TV sometimes is to pick up on those hints and spoil the ending and predict who will get fired/voted off early in an episode. If you get on a roll this can annoy people to no end.

Is this a new UK series?

Is this a new UK series?
no they're showing the second series of the american version on bbc2, wednesday evenings at about 11pm, but they are doing a new british series i think

no they're showing the second series of the american version on bbc2, wednesday evenings at about 11pm, but they are doing a new british series i think

Who've they got to be the rich boss guy? or is Sugar doing it again? Can't imagine he'd want to do it twice....

EDIT: they should do an australian one.
Sheelaw, yowa foired.

Who've they got to be the rich boss guy? or is Sugar doing it again? Can't imagine he'd want to do it twice....

EDIT: they should do an australian one.
Sheelaw, yowa foired.
as far as i know Sugar is doing again. Donald Trump does the american one

Alan Sugar is cool :cool:

as far as i know Sugar is doing again. Donald Trump does the american one

Alan Sugar is cool :cool:

ah... I was just thinking from an originality point of view... but this is mainstream TV.

ah... I was just thinking from an originality point of view... but this is mainstream TV.
well i don't think Richard Branson could really carry it off... he's far too sweet and cuddly;)

:eek: they should have prince Philip do it... he'd send em all crying home to their mommas :p

well i don't think Richard Branson could really carry it off... he's far too sweet and cuddly;)

:eek: they should have prince Philip do it... he'd send em all crying home to their mommas :p

I was thinking Branson, haha, but said njet because of that reason.

Prince Philip.... no, just cruel.

Damnit... is he our only nasty rich businessman?
Alan sugar has a monopoly on evil rich British people who own companies! :eek:

I was thinking Branson, haha, but said njet because of that reason.

Prince Philip.... no, just cruel.

Damnit... is he our only nasty rich businessman?
Alan sugar has a monopoly on evil rich British people who own companies! :eek:
quite true... i suppose there are plenty of nasty rich lords (like the duke of westminster who owns half of london, i think anyway) who could do it, but they're not businessmen...

i want to see Bill Gates do it :D







:eek: :eek: Anne Robinson! she can make anything evil :p

America finished Season 3 already. :(

The only one of those that I watched was where the two teams (at least, I think they were teams...god knows, I don't follow it) had to make toys. One team went with the obvious choice - something that moves, makes noises and is based on an existing product. Even the name was good. The other team makes this piece of crap called 'crustaecian nation' (sp?) that's like a swimming leopard. Seriously, they could have given the kids a brick and they would have had more fun with it.

The only one of those that I watched was where the two teams (at least, I think they were teams...god knows, I don't follow it) had to make toys. One team went with the obvious choice - something that moves, makes noises and is based on an existing product. Even the name was good. The other team makes this piece of crap called 'crustaecian nation' (sp?) that's like a swimming leopard. Seriously, they could have given the kids a brick and they would have had more fun with it.

Lol...

we're all on different seasons....i don't know what anybody else is saying. ;)

The only one of those that I watched was where the two teams (at least, I think they were teams...god knows, I don't follow it) had to make toys. One team went with the obvious choice - something that moves, makes noises and is based on an existing product. Even the name was good. The other team makes this piece of crap called 'crustaecian nation' (sp?) that's like a swimming leopard. Seriously, they could have given the kids a brick and they would have had more fun with it.
that was episode 1, season 2 of the american one, on a couple of weeks ago

They did a Finnish version a short while ago which was truly horrible. They had a silly guy who goes around giving motivation/self-esteem lectures as host.

i want to see Bill Gates do it :D
Bill Gates is too much of a nice guy but I guess his business side would be a bit different.

I watched the UK version and I thought it was very good.

Also, I swear that ITV are doing a 'cover-version' of the apprentice involving Richard Branson. Saw an advert for it last night.

Bill Gates is too much of a nice guy but I guess his business side would be a bit different.

Definitely. Though the Bald headed guy would do well. Whatsisname?

Lol @ Finnish Version.

We should get our own Malaysian version.. And get Mahatir as boss. You don't get fired, you get put in jail. :D

I watched the UK version and I thought it was very good.

Also, I swear that ITV are doing a 'cover-version' of the apprentice involving Richard Branson. Saw an advert for it last night.
they bloody would, damn ITV :rolleyes:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/entertainment/images/041305ammainpromo_1a.jpg
Sir Alan Sugar says: j00 R fired, n00b! ;)