The Apprentice 2019

Jamie2k9

No official start date but probably 9th October assuming the final is last week Sunday before Christmas.

The media launch must be soon.

Exclamation Marc

Announced today as starting on Wednesday, October 2 at 9pm.

Claude and Karren are unsurprisingly back as Lord Sugar's assistants and as previously reported, Rhod Gilbert will be replaced by fellow comedian Tom Allen when The Apprentice's companion show, You're Fired, returns.

Less than two weeks!

Thargor

Were any of the recent years series any good? I drifted away from it a few years ago, cant remember why, I always enjoyed it. Any recent series worth a download?

Exclamation Marc

Thargor wrote: »

Were any of the recent years series any good? I drifted away from it a few years ago, cant remember why, I always enjoyed it. Any recent series worth a download?

They're pretty good but the final few weeks of the last couple of years become a bit testing and there have been either really bad ideas or really bad winners in the final.

Thargor

Thargor wrote: »

Were any of the recent years series any good? I drifted away from it a few years ago, cant remember why, I always enjoyed it. Any recent series worth a download?

2013 was the first year I watched it and really enjoyed it and the contestants. For me, every year since has been shades less enjoyable.

Exclamation Marc

Oh boy...

https://twitter.com/bbcapprentice/status/1176541872510119938?s=19

S.M.B.

I don't think The Apprentice has gotten a whole lot worst over the years. It's more the law of diminishing returns at work where we've seen it all before.

With each season it becomes more obvious that this is a reality TV show that's sole aim is to entertain the masses as opposed to being a vehicle for Alan Sugar to nurture any sort of talent or business proposition. Once you're good with that and content in seeing the same archetypes have the same argument doing the same task then you'll get some enjoyment out of it.

coL

The big difference I see in the programme over the last few years is that nobody seems to win* a task anymore so much as one team just doesn't lose as badly as the other!!!

I would love to see a situation were the PMs from both teams get fired for being useless and/or all three who were brought back get fired, that would make it interesting again.

* yes, I know there is technically a winner but sometimes the win is so poor its hardly counts as such

Exclamation Marc

coL wrote: »

The big difference I see in the programme over the last few years is that nobody seems to win* a task anymore so much as one team just doesn't lose as badly as the other!!!

I would love to see a situation were the PMs from both teams get fired for being useless and/or all three who were brought back get fired, that would make it interesting again.

* yes, I know there is technically a winner but sometimes the win is so poor its hardly counts as such

Well in fairness two years ago, both finalists were winners which was total horsesh*t. You are right though, it has seemed to stray towards finding the 'least bad' rather than finding the best.

Muahahaha

October 2nd is the starting date and there will be an Irish contestant

Dubliner Pamela Laird (29) is no stranger to success in the entrepreneurial world, given that she founded the successful Moxi Loves range in 2017, which is now stocked in Penneys.
She confirmed the good news on her Instagram account yesterday, saying how she hoped she would have "the luck of the Irish" when it came to appearing on the hit BBC show.

The glamorous entrepreneur, who started off learning the ropes at her mum's beauty salon in Terenure, described competing on the show as being the "most challenging experience of my life and by far the most fun". She will shortly be seen battling it out with 15 other hopefuls for the coveted €283,000 investment in their business idea, with the show airing on BBC October 2.

Ms Laird, who hit headlines after turning down an investment offer on RTE's Dragon's Den, puts her success down to her "entrepreneurial gene". She describes herself as "feisty and passionate, with a charismatic personality", so she should be good at the sales tasks on the BBC show. Asked about her weaknesses, she said she can be impatient and demanding, while often finding it difficult to delegate tasks. "I love to be the underestimated person in the room," she added.

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/meet-the-irish-hopeful-on-new-series-of-the-apprentice-38532824.html

Exclamation Marc

The first episode is set in

South Africa. I wonder who can offend the locals the quickest!

Thargor

Remember where they sent them to Marrakesh or somewhere on the treasure hunt and one of the challenges was to get some Hallal meat and nobody on the teams knew what that meant so they got a random butcher in the market to say a prayer over a lump of chicken or something and brought that back :P

Exclamation Marc

Thargor wrote: »

Remember where they sent them to Marrakesh or somewhere on the treasure hunt and one of the challenges was to get some Hallal meat and nobody on the teams knew what that meant so they got a random butcher in the market to say a prayer over a lump of chicken or something and brought that back :P

Or the flag that was too small or Zee who claimed that he knew Dubai like the back of his hand and misunderstood everything and got lost. What a numpty.

Hilarious to watch though.

RugbyLover123

Thargor wrote: »

Were any of the recent years series any good? I drifted away from it a few years ago, cant remember why, I always enjoyed it. Any recent series worth a download?

I rewatched some series on YouTube a while ago. Not sure if they’re still there but could have a look.

Muahahaha

Thargor wrote: »

Remember where they sent them to Marrakesh or somewhere on the treasure hunt and one of the challenges was to get some Hallal meat and nobody on the teams knew what that meant so they got a random butcher in the market to say a prayer over a lump of chicken or something and brought that back :P

Or the time they were on Malta and asked to get an piece of scuba diving equipment called an octopus but they went straight to the fish markets and bought an octopus.

LizT

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

And, once again, no-one from outside England.

There’s an Irish woman in it.

Go Harvey Go

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

Time for me to comment on the candidates again, I guess...

Eight men and eight women. All aged between 19 and 36. All conventionally good-looking. Some of them black or of Asian descent. Most of them from the London, Manchester and Birmingham metropolitan areas.

And, once again, no-one from outside England.

I can certainly see why the Beeb and Mark Burnett wouldn't be inclined to select applicants aged 40 or over. Indeed, only two such applicants have been selected in the show's 15-year history - 41-year-old Jaz Ampaw-Farr in 2013 (who was first to be fired), and 47-year-old Ruth Whiteley in 2015 (who didn't get much further).

But surely they wouldn't exclude someone simply because they're from Glasgow, Cardiff, Dublin, or anywhere else that is Not In England - even if they tick all the other boxes (aged under 40, conventionally good-looking, thinks they're a really good businessperson, not fazed at all by Sugar and his aides)? As I said last year, Ofcom would surely have to get involved if this was the case...

There was a contestant last year from Glasgow.

Jamie2k9

So starts tonight and it promises to be a cracker. One of them dosn't know the difference between a Rhino and an Elephant.

barneygumble99

Quite a collection of arseholes, sorry, candidates on the show so far but I’ll watch it anyway.

_Kaiser_

And we're off and running...

Read the other day that the winner has been bragging causing a huge headache for the BBC to try and keep it quiet.

castletownman

Cockney Robbie from Fair City is gas

Some gorgeous female candidates.

castletownman

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Some gorgeous female candidates.

The Latina sub-manager is my favourite so far

2300 south African rand is 552 euros. Thats a hell of a lot for a one day wine tasting trip that doesn't include food.

I think Lubda is my favourite but it's close.

This is cringey. Do none of them think to learn some facts?

alchemist33

I always cringe when the candidates use terms like "luxury" in these tasks.

dr.kenneth noisewater

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2300 south African rand is 552 euros. Thats a hell of a lot for a one day wine tasting trip that doesn't include food.

Its about €140

alchemist33

I think those elephants will win it for the lads

castletownman

By jaysus I wish my librarian looked like that

lawred2

The same corporation that gives us David Attenborough's concern for the environment gives us flying these 16 dopes plus production crews all the way to South Africa.

siblers

That was dreadful. Awful group of people

dr.kenneth noisewater

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Its about €140

Ah jaysus. South African Rand, I assumed the currency code was SAR so did SAR to EUR into google. Having checked it just now, SAR is Saudi Arabian Riyal. The currency code for South Africa is ZAR.


Apologies, my bad.

siblers

siblers wrote: »

That was dreadful. Awful group of people

The first episode is rarely fantastic but tonights was really very bad.

Watching You're Fired. Casa di Candida. :pac::pac::pac:
House of Thrush

FarmerBrowne

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Some gorgeous female candidates.

Jemelin is stunning.

alchemist33

I don't think any of the women are particularly good looking this year.


Just for balance, I'd say the same for the men.

seligehgit

castletownman wrote: »

By jaysus I wish my librarian looked like that

She's a pretty unpleasant individual though.

Easy decision for Lord Sugar tonight.

castletownman

alchemist33 wrote: »

I don't think any of the women are particularly good looking this year.


Just for balance, I'd say the same for the men.

Ah now. Jemelin as pictured above could be potentially an all-time great. Her instagram page is....informative

https://www.instagram.com/p/B19RN0_Hi2A/

castletownman

seligehgit wrote: »

She's a pretty unpleasant individual though.

Easy decision for Lord Sugar tonight.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoKKEXTnsQU/

Dat ass tho

FarmerBrowne

Her name reminds me of an Animal bar character.

_Kaiser_

Finally got around to finishing this tonight.

Awful, awful stuff with a bunch of completely unlikeable candidates.

The bickering between the girls and getting lost while looking for the cellar was ridiculous yet the PM sits in the boardroom with an arrogant smug head on her.

They were very lucky the lads screwed up even more.

siblers

When both teams do that ****, he should bring back both PMs and the let PMs bring in one from each team and then fire the worst.

Winning cause the other team were ****ter is way too frequent and getting rewarded for it is a joke

gmisk

As expected a total disaster ....
Hard to know who will be decent at this stage, the Irish girl has potential

When do we get the crappy team names?

seligehgit

gmisk wrote: »

As expected a total disaster ....
Hard to know who will be decent at this stage, the Irish girl has potential

When do we get the crappy team names?

Don't think it's going to happen.

Usually first item on the agenda for the teams first task pre selection of the PMs.

Mr E

Ah it was watchable. Half the fun is seeing how unlikeable the candidates are. They definitely meet the brief this year.

Alan Sugar's jokes are horrendous. Dad jokes, every one of them.

coL

I am just amazed that every year they are able to find people who seem to never have watched the show before or have no awareness about what is needed!!!

I mean that's the only explanation for how unprepared they are and how badly they come across. At this point is there any reason not to be prepared? I mean there are only so many task types or variants thereof so having a plan as to how you would approach each should be relatively easy???

gmisk

coL wrote: »

I am just amazed that every year they are able to find people who seem to never have watched the show before or have no awareness about what is needed!!!

I mean that's the only explanation for how unprepared they are and how badly they come across. At this point is there any reason not to be prepared? I mean there are only so many task types or variants thereof so having a plan as to how you would approach each should be relatively easy???

I think the quality of the vast majority of applicants is poor tbh, they also clearly pick "characters" I'd say a lot just go on it for a shot at fame rather than anything to do with business

_Kaiser_

Yet another week of incompetence from all sides and people who can't do maths.

castletownman

'This ice-lolly looks rude if I am honest'

Proceeds to suck it provocatively.

tanko

castletownman wrote: »

'This ice-lolly looks rude if I am honest'

Proceeds to suck it provocatively.

That was funny alrite.
Didn't see it last week, did the Irish wan get the boot?
It's obvious that they go out of their way to have an even bigger bunch of knobs on this every year.