Topic: The Apprentice 2012

[Pistolero]

Just rename the programme 'Business Plan'...and have shots of people using Microsoft Word...coffee fueled typing at 3.am...chewing a pencil while staring blankly at a (blank) monitor and tossing paper balls into a bin etc etc....

would only be on for one night...but would save the endless parade of meaningless tasks and sham dismissals

[lankyguy007]

I think it was one of the worst PM performances I've ever seen on the Apprentice. I don't know why she didn't get fired. Seemed like LS didn't fire her because she was enthusiastic.

[JerseyKopite]

Agree with the above but I think similar things happened in old series where Mr Sugar recognised a candidate was generally good and saved them despite a very poor performance in a particular task, dismissing other people seemingly on whims or with flimsy pretexts.

I agree that I thought Jade should go last night but she's been a fair bit more competenet than Azhar this series.  She wasn't great but can't see why people seem to think she was terrible. One of the 'worst PM performances'? They didn't lose by all that much.

Azhar's been terrible, at best a non-event. I can't think of a single positive business contribution, he moans a lot and even when he won his task his team all but told him that they had won due to luck and effectively despite his leadership.

He was going to go at some point, might as well be now. I'd rather have Jade working for me I think.

[ashleyrose-66]

Scroll through and check out the woman walking in the background behind Jade (over her left shoulder) at 30.51...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01h8qt6/The_Apprentice_Series_8_Flip_it_in_Essex/

[Jimmy Conway]

Scroll through and check out the woman walking in the background behind Jade (over her left shoulder) at 30.51...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01h8qt6/The_Apprentice_Series_8_Flip_it_in_Essex/

How the hell you spotted that I'll never know!

[Guz-kop]

Agree with the above but I think similar things happened in old series where Mr Sugar recognised a candidate was generally good and saved them despite a very poor performance in a particular task, dismissing other people seemingly on whims or with flimsy pretexts.

I agree that I thought Jade should go last night but she's been a fair bit more competenet than Azhar this series.  She wasn't great but can't see why people seem to think she was terrible. One of the 'worst PM performances'? They didn't lose by all that much.

Azhar's been terrible, at best a non-event. I can't think of a single positive business contribution, he moans a lot and even when he won his task his team all but told him that they had won due to luck and effectively despite his leadership.

He was going to go at some point, might as well be now. I'd rather have Jade working for me I think.

It was such an easy and simple task. They were given money, floor space in a shopping mall/market and access to two vehicles to restock. Making money isn't bloody hard to do. But they lost because they had no idea what they were doing, no idea what was selling well, no idea how to split up their stock and then flogged everything they had for about half the price they could've done. Giving stuff away for free isn't good selling.

She was all over the place.

[kelevra]

Terrible decision yet again from Sugar. That is 3 in a week now. Is this programme becoming a farce?

[killer_heels]

Scroll through and check out the woman walking in the background behind Jade (over her left shoulder) at 30.51...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01h8qt6/The_Apprentice_Series_8_Flip_it_in_Essex/

Sorry what exactly was it?

As for the show, no idea how Jade fucked that up. It was such an easy task.

[amir87]

Sorry what exactly was it?

Some girl in the background fell over.

[Alan_X]

Not sure why people are getting wound up. It's a tv reality show. It's not an open university programme about business management. It's a comedy show where you get to piss yourself at over-confident twats making knobs of themselves. And of course a bit of ogling at young ladies in crisp white shirts and business suits for the dirty minded.

[Crosby Nick]

Not sure why people are getting wound up. It's a tv reality show. It's not an open university programme about business management. It's a comedy show where you get to piss yourself at over-confident twats making knobs of themselves. And of course a bit of ogling at young ladies in crisp white shirts and business suits for the dirty minded.

Margaret wasn't that young Alan.

[medley]

Not sure why people are getting wound up. It's a tv reality show. It's not an open university programme about business management. It's a comedy show where you get to piss yourself at over-confident twats making knobs of themselves. And of course a bit of ogling at young ladies in crisp white shirts and business suits for the dirty minded.

Phew. I'm glad I'm not the only perv watching this show

[Alan_X]

Margaret wasn't that young Alan.

Margaret! Ahh what a woman!

[killer_heels]

If there is any consistency, Tom should be fired, even though he has been the best in that team so far.

[amir87]

Just be passionate in the boardroom, regardless of the performance in the task. That's all you really need to do.

[rusty-la]

One of the girls is out

[amir87]

Seen as I don't hit girls, could you please beat the shit out of Jade please Heelsy. Can't stand her.

[killer_heels]

Tom cost his team the task so he should have gone, seeing as he got rid of Dwayne for that reason, despite his past performance.

[sinnermichael]

looks well different on "you're fired"

[JerseyKopite]

If there is any consistency, Tom should be fired, even though he has been the best in that team so far.

Good decision. She offered nothing.

Tom is a decent candidate, and Sugar doesn't have to fire someone based on one task. It's also about how you deal with your failure - he was very straight, very clear and very honest. Didn't try to bullshit, just tried to deflect a bit of criticism which is entirely fair enough.

I agree with the 4 the audience think will make the final - I think Tom, Nick and Gabrielle are the best, with one of Ricky or Adam.

[Mouth]

Hahaha no one knows who Banksy is, yeah right my brother in law knows him, loads of people know who he is.

[Morgana]

I think it was one of the worst PM performances I've ever seen on the Apprentice. I don't know why she didn't get fired. Seemed like LS didn't fire her because she was enthusiastic.

Was thinking the same thing. The woman's got the subtlety of a blunt axe and doesn't listen AT ALL.

Am catching up on three weeks of Apprentice and You're Fired and this episode was just shocking. And she took Tom into the board room ffs....If it wasn't for him she would've been lost at sea. No idea what she was doing and I can't believe Lord Sugar didn't fire her.

Gutted Tom's team didn't win tonight (can you tell I've got a crush on him?) Ha ha! But Gabrielle had the edge with her enthusiasm for art. Her team deserved to win scraped through despite diabolically losing the corporate client... But I think Steven (the prick) is mostly to blame for the latter.

I admire Tom's honesty in holding his hand up and saying I'm at fault. Also agree with some of you who are saying Laura didn't really contribute much to the process and had to go... Tom is obviously the better candidate.

Jade...Jesus I just want to throw her into an errupting volcano.

[Enemy]

I liked Tom's 'expertise' in the 'scene' last night, I suspect Mr Pure Evil saw through it as quickly as myself when it was obvious his knowledge was stemmed from watching Exit Through The Giftshop. Bravo on looking like a tit to anybody into graf there.

[Strummer77]

Hahaha no one knows who Banksy is, yeah right my brother in law knows him, loads of people know who he is.

Yeah but that is the selling point. Most people don't know that he's some bloke from Bristol.

[Enemy]

From where I'm sat the selling point of Banksy is the politics and the placement of his work, not his lack of public appearance. Also he's the stencil artist that made it mainstream first, the wider audience isn't bothered with another stencil/print artist even if there are some better or more original ones.

[Strummer77]

From where I'm sat the selling point of Banksy is the politics and the placement of his work, not his lack of public appearance. Also he's the stencil artist that made it mainstream first, the wider audience isn't bothered with another stencil/print artist even if there are some better or more original ones.

Well not maybe the only selling point but that wasn't the debate I was trying to start.

I just meant his lack of identity is a fairly significant part of the character and aura that surrounds his work. It was hardly an absurd thing for the contestant to say when explaining what he was.

[Enemy]

Well not maybe the only selling point but that wasn't the debate I was trying to start.

I just meant his lack of identity is a fairly significant part of the character and aura that surrounds his work. It was hardly an absurd thing for the contestant to say when explaining what he was.

Aye, but initially from what I remember Banksy was a political thing, only later when he got real coverage and became a household name people gave a toss if they knew him or not.

[Strummer77]

Aye, but initially from what I remember Banksy was a political thing, only later when he got real coverage and became a household name people gave a toss if they knew him or not.

True. He was 'revealed' at one point by a paper, but unsure if that's right. To be honest, I'm sure half the media know him but keep it secret as long-term it's a better story.

On an Apprentice related note, I think the right one went this week. Tom's good, she's not and she sold rubbishly despite it being her supposed attribute. They still would have won had she not been a complete disaster at selling and sold the same as the others.

[Morgana]

Is nobody watching this?

[Libertine]

Is nobody watching this?

john henry is. his favourite show apparently.

[Morgana]

john henry is. his favourite show apparently.

Really? Well, I guess it makes sense.

Lord have mercy it looks like Tom's gonna cock this one up. He'll certainly be fired for sure.

[Mouth]

Hahaha grandeur! All that bloke does is come up with stupid ideas all the time just so he can say he is having ideas, if any of them get followed its a disaster.

Think Tom will lose it though, its set up for it, seemingly got the better team and meant to know his stuff, so he has got to fuck it up.

[JerseyKopite]

He wanted to call the wine 'Chink'.

It beggars belief, it really does. Watch him blame everyone else for his problems, although it looks like he'll win.

Their stupid wedding advert was the worst thing I've EVER seen. Made English sparkling wine seem cheap, gimmicky and shite. The other one made it looked like a normal, realistic drinking option, which was surely the point.

[Morgana]

Ricky and Gabrielle's team look like their bricking it. But they'll be surprised to find they stuck with the mandate a bit better.

[Mouth]

Ha wicked, he has got to go now, the fucking idiot, out of all of them left in that team he has consistently shown he is fucking clueless.

[JerseyKopite]

Get in. Hopefully Steven gets a well deserved boot.

[redgriffin73]

Get in. Hopefully Steven gets a well deserved boot.

Fingers crossed. Gives me the heebie jeebies that bloke.

[Morgana]

Feck me I cant believe they won! Am glad though. I get to see Tommy boy another week! Woohoo!

No way is this about business...Is it?

[Mouth]

Look at the rodent faced twat tap dance, shoving the blame on others.

[Crackerjack Sam]

I want Steven to go. Creepy looking and he's doing my head in