The Apprentice 2023
Discussion
s94wht said:
I liked the bit where Marnie got berated because she wanted to open a gym where there were 21 others in a mile radius. As if somehow 22 was too many but 21 could operate perfectly fine. Would the guy have said the same thing to the other 21 gyms? At what point are there too many? What's the cutoff?
Yes I've researched those 22 gyms they on average have 1000 customers each. My gym can handle 1000 as well so I only need to attract 5% from each one to a gym where a gold medal winner will be working.
MesoForm said:
The thing that got us that hasn't been mentioned yet is how many cuts there were and how short a time we saw the contestants with each of the interviewers, it just seemed to be interviewer asks a 'gotcha' question, contestant starts to answer, interviewer interrupts with some witty put-down, contestant walks off. But I guess with 5 contestants and four interviewers we were only going to get a few seconds with each.
I thought the same. Also a lot of the “Gotchas” weren’t really gotchas IMO, more the opinion of the Interviewer. I.e “this’ll never work, it’s crap, get out you heathen trollop!!”The interviewers have become a parody of themselves. They’re all trying to be Claude.
Makes me laugh that all we have in nearly every series is cake shops, sweet shops, hair shops or nail bars as business opportunities.
1. Shows little ability or innovation in just flogging a basic commodity however you choose to do it.
2. Enforces stereo types that girls can't do anything other than cake making or hair and beauty.
3. Alan Sugar's entrepreneurial flair is now investing in yet another one of the above.
Amsweets
Amsbiscuits
Amsnails
Not sure they fit his brand titles.
On a side note, the show has also become a bit of a freak show too. Weird faces, weird caked on makeup, weird eyebrows. Do people want to look like this now?
1. Shows little ability or innovation in just flogging a basic commodity however you choose to do it.
2. Enforces stereo types that girls can't do anything other than cake making or hair and beauty.
3. Alan Sugar's entrepreneurial flair is now investing in yet another one of the above.
Amsweets
Amsbiscuits
Amsnails
Not sure they fit his brand titles.
On a side note, the show has also become a bit of a freak show too. Weird faces, weird caked on makeup, weird eyebrows. Do people want to look like this now?
I have watched every episode of every series. The five they ended up with didnt produce even one halfway competent business plan between them. Three of them would have spent more time on their hair and make-up than the business plan. Megan barely has a business. Marnie doent have a business but is at least worth a chance IMO. They should have kept the pest control man- AMSRAT.
Hair salon or gym. My God.
I think the programme is finished in its current format.
Hair salon or gym. My God.
I think the programme is finished in its current format.
Tom8 said:
Makes me laugh that all we have in nearly every series is cake shops, sweet shops, hair shops or nail bars as business opportunities.
"Serious" business people wised up to this not really being a credible, or even easy way to get investment. Possibly make a dick of yourself on national telly = business sunk. For a 5.5% chance of "winning"?It used to have a genuine mix of wacky inventors and actual businesspeople. Now it seems to be people that reckon they can carve a C-List TV career out of it.
Seriously - an ex-air hostess to private jet customers, and she ISN'T pitching some sort of in-flight services company to Alan Sugar, WHO OWNS A PRIVATE JET RENTAL COMPANY? Open goal. Missed.
Well I have to admit to a bias, as I thought she was quite cute, but I really didn't think Megan should have been binned. (She was the only one of the three to have been voted 'hired' by the YF audience.)
It doesn't matter in the end though, as I'm sure Marnie will win anyway and deservedly so.
PS- I wouldn't invest in Amsnails. Their shells would probably fall off.
It doesn't matter in the end though, as I'm sure Marnie will win anyway and deservedly so.
PS- I wouldn't invest in Amsnails. Their shells would probably fall off.
Ring ring, ring ring, ring ring
"Hello, this is The Apprentice"
"Hello I'd like to become one of next years candidates please"
"Do you know anything about business?"
"Nope"
"That doesn't matter, are you a reasonably good looking female?"
"Yep"
"That's good, and finally, are you a bit thick?"
"Yep"
"Congratulations, you're in"
"Hello, this is The Apprentice"
"Hello I'd like to become one of next years candidates please"
"Do you know anything about business?"
"Nope"
"That doesn't matter, are you a reasonably good looking female?"
"Yep"
"That's good, and finally, are you a bit thick?"
"Yep"
"Congratulations, you're in"
Funk said:
cuprabob said:
Funk said:
Timothy Bucktu said:
Funk said:
The one on the right's hands are a totally different colour to her face. What's gone wrong there?
I'm guessing you've never seen a girl doing her makeup 
My first thought was JOHN CAUDWELL, a billionaire & founder of Phones4U.... He’s pretty caustic like LS.
You’re Fired needs a new host & needs returning to its original format.... a bit less tomfoolery & self promotion from the candidate.
Gabby Roslin would be good for it, a seasoned presenter & fan... please, no more ‘Haaaaaands!!!’
You’re Fired needs a new host & needs returning to its original format.... a bit less tomfoolery & self promotion from the candidate.
Gabby Roslin would be good for it, a seasoned presenter & fan... please, no more ‘Haaaaaands!!!’
Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 18th March 05:43
pocketspring said:
Not in the way some on here would hope though.Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff