The Apprentice (IRL)

Mr E

Now that the show has started, let the mayhem begin.

byte

So far.. the only real thing bugging me the most is the guy doing the voice over.

NotInventedHere

Mr E wrote: »

Now that the show has started, let the mayhem begin.

Bill Cullen looks like an absolute bastard. Time will tell.:D

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byte wrote: »

So far.. the only real thing bugging me the most is the guy doing the voice over.

+1

The opening shots of Dublin don't quite do it for me in the way the London one does and not sure about Bill Cullen.


That said promising enough.

I already dislike that Joanna one, referring to the women as "little girls playing with hair straighteners" Jealousy will get you nowhere!!!

Heroditas

I wouldn't want to mess with Bill's right hand man Brian. He looks like he'd knock lumps out of you. :eek:

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byte wrote: »

So far.. the only real thing bugging me the most is the guy doing the voice over.

Is it me or is he talking too much?

byte

OPENROAD wrote: »

Is it me or is he talking too much?

One syllable is too much, tbh.

Oswald Osbourne

Why do they all look so much older than their biological ages?

efb

looks like there sticking to the tried and tested formula of Apprentice. Cullen was under orders to be no more Mr Nice Guy.

robo

The girls seem to be doing better...I am a little shocked at that!
Jaysus, if I was handed an apple in a hairdressers, I think I would say no thanks :rolleyes:

Toto Wolfcastle

I missed the first 20 minutes so I'm not sure about it yet. The girls are annoying me with their dancing around and stuff.

PurpleBerry

€1 for an apple, a banana, an orange and a peach?

I'll take 3! Great value.

Go on the girls for Week One.

Daith

The quiet guy has no clue about pricing

Daith

Daith wrote: »

The quiet guy has no clue about pricing

he has no clue....

robo

They are all annoying at the moment cos they are playing up to the camera, eager to please and say the right thing and some of them love the sound of their own voice... :P

Janey it is repeated on Friday night at 11:45pm on TV3

NotInventedHere

I think the champagne will come back to bite the boys in the arse.

LovetohateTV

Ok so far. I'm a bit dissapointed about the lack characters from the boys and girls. Noboady really stands out and they all seem to alike. Also surprised there is no other nationalities they all seem to be from Ireland as far as i can see!

robo

NotInventedHere wrote: »

I think the champagne will come back to bite the boys in the arse.

Was thinking that myself.

Heroditas

LovetohateTV wrote: »

Ok so far. I'm a bit dissapointed about the lack characters from the boys and girls. Noboady really stands out and they all seem to alike. Also surprised there is no other nationalities they all seem to be from Ireland as far as i can see!

The blonde one is a Kiwi

Oswald Osbourne

How dya like dem apples?

Toto Wolfcastle

Ugh I'm not a fan of Bill. "I'll see yiz back here in a few minutes." English please, Bill.

robo

I am kinda suprised how near it was -

€15

!

MementoMori

Interesting to see RTE shift RAW back 25 mins - was originally scheduled at 9:30 not starting until 9:55 now

Scared much?

Enii

The quiet guy has to go!

steelbar

TV3 are trying way too hard....

Oswald Osbourne

janeybabe wrote: »

Ugh I'm not a fan of Bill. "I'll see yiz back here in a few minutes." English please, Bill.

He's like something off Father Ted

LovetohateTV

janeybabe wrote: »

Ugh I'm not a fan of Bill. "I'll see yiz back here in a few minutes." English please, Bill.

The contestants have to much to say in the boardroom. They have no fear of Bill Cullen. Cullen does not give of any aura like Sugar...i would of liked someone like Dermot Desmond instead....i think Cullen is going to be the weak link in the show..plus the boardroom looks so cheap and small

robo

janeybabe wrote: »

Ugh I'm not a fan of Bill. "I'll see yiz back here in a few minutes." English please, Bill.

I thought the same initially but Alan Sugar doesn't speak good English either and he has said some great cheeky one-liners that were not too attractive, so I think that Bill is talking as he would usualy does.

NotInventedHere

Enii wrote: »

The quiet guy has to go!

I think his name is David Neary. An assistant brand manager no less. Probably a glorified merchandiser.:D

steelbar

How much surgery has ur on Jackie had?

PurpleBerry

LovetohateTV wrote: »

Ok so far. I'm a bit dissapointed about the lack characters from the boys and girls.

I agree. In the UK version I fell in love(ish) with Raef from the first moment I heard him speak!. So far from this year no-one stands out and alot of the wimmins look like yellow-headed, orange-skinned clones.

efb

its almost mimicking BBC at this point, wouldn't be surprised if over half was scripted

Toto Wolfcastle

Oswald Osbourne wrote: »

He's like something off Father Ted

Lol Fr. Damo!

robo wrote: »

I thought the same initially but Alan Sugar doesn't speak good English either and he has said some great cheeky one-liners that were not too attractive, so I think that Bill is talking as he would usualy does.

Oh no doubt he does speak like that normally, but it doesn't make it any less annoying. And I can't see him having any great one-liners. Hope I'll be proven wrong.

ct_roy

pros so far
- production is pretty good - overall - sticking v.close to bbc format which obviously works
- bill's missus looks like a real battle axe - perfect tv

cons
- bloody ads!
- voiceover guy - i notice he does some of the feckin ads during the ad breaks

bring on the firing!

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LovetohateTV wrote: »

. Cullen does not give of any aura like Sugar...

+1

Oswald Osbourne

Oswald Osbourne wrote: »

He's like something off Father Ted

LOL - Nail on head

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efb wrote: »

its almost mimicking BBC at this point, wouldn't be surprised if over half was scripted

+1

Daith

are they allowed to sell in the illac?

NotInventedHere

Ronan whitty must go

efb

Doubt it.

Heroditas

Cullen is just as much a rottweiler, if not more of one than Sugar. I certainly wouldn't want to face him. He's fairly relentless. Sugar shouts but Cullen is cut from the same cloth as Sugar - he can put words in people's mouths.

I'm really liking this. The main difference is that the contestants aren't utter gobsh1tes like in the BBC version. They seem to have a bit of cop-on.

The only downside is it sounds like Bill is reading from an autocue. He probably isn't but it comes across that way.

robo

I can't see him firing Mark...I think that he likes Mark.
I think that David will be fired...that is my prediction!

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Heroditas wrote: »

I'm really liking this. The main difference is that the contestants aren't utter gobsh1tes like in the BBC version. They seem to have a bit of cop-on.

I'd say the opposite, certainly the Irish lads anyway.

NotInventedHere

robo wrote: »

I can't see him firing Mark...I think that he likes Mark.
I think that David will be fired...that is my prediction!

David is doomed

Heroditas

OPENROAD wrote: »

I'd say the opposite, certainly the Irish lads anyway.

I think the quality of contestant in earlier series of the BBC version was higher but this season I felt they were picked just because they would whinge and moan. They tried to sell fish on the BBC version and were absolutely dire.

Anyway, we'll have some fun watching this shower. Certainly their biogs read very <ahem> well.

amdublin

Too much ads, typical TV3.

efb

Agreed

robo

Ah poor David looked like he would cry!

I am kinda liking Bill...he is not as bad as I thought he would be!

amdublin

The right decision. Good sum-up from Fr Damo.

MementoMori

steelbar wrote: »

How much surgery has ur on Jackie had?

How much really really bad plastic surgery is the question.

Totally screwed up cheeks when she speaks :eek: