The Apprentice

Stu_F · Post by **Stu_F** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:21 pm

andy182 wrote:Nooooooooooooooooooo

How can the love of my life be sacked

Will have to go and offer her a job myself now!

Selling those products was so cringeworthy. Wish I had seen it live!

Three getting fired next week, looks like Kristina and Katy in the final I think :o(

I don't recall Naomi making any comments about how great the Tigers are, so I think you can conclude she wasn't right for you!!!

stormers · Post by **stormers** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:13 pm

Can't believe what Katie did! It just shows how selfish she is by going into the competition without realising the consequences that winning would have on her family!!

Simon to win

Dave Angel · Post by **Dave Angel** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:25 pm

Stormers, I refer you to my post from last Thursday:

Dave Angel wrote:Also, if you want to know a spoiler about the boardroom scene next week, enlarge the text at the bottom of this post:

I understand that one of the two apprentices chosen by Sir Alan to go through to the final & be offered a temporary post with him actually turns Sir Alan down! He then has to pick another apprentice from one of those he would have rejected to take their place in the final two!

Tigersfan90 · Post by **Tigersfan90** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:51 pm

I didn’t enlarge it when I read your post before. You were right though!

andy182 · Post by **andy182** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:00 pm

How the hell Simon is still there is beyond me.

Ben the Tiger · Post by **Ben the Tiger** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:17 pm

The lady in the final will win I can't think of her name at the moment.

Ah! it is Kristina i think.

As andy182 said how simon is still ther I do not know.

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:49 pm

I agree about Simon; it is amazing that he has made the final 2. Don't get me wrong, he seems like a very entertaining chap and all that ..... but potential executive material ? I think AMS is losing it.

Kristina, on the other hand, is more a 'doer' than a 'thinker'. Very grounded, but not terribly inspirational. I think she is a stronger character than Simon, but (IMO) may lack that creative spark.

This series' highlight has to be Simon on daytime TV, assembling the trampoline. Pure TV gold, it had me in stitches.

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:34 am

Totally agree about Simon, he is awful. Was awful in the last few tasks, was pretty bad in the interviews. I know Tre wasn't exactly great in the interviews, but at least he's done really well in the tasks.

westwinds31 · Post by **westwinds31** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:17 am

Whatever you think about Simon, he excelled in that last task I think and although the idea looked like a sausage on paper, at the presentation it looked really impressive I thought. Kristina would annoy me, I hate 100% focused driven people like her, you never see their vulnerable side, which is an endearing trait for me. Anyway, as Alan Sugar said, he just cannot resist taking someone who is raw and moulding them to his way of thinking. Great last show and I really think the best person (for that job) won.

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:05 am

I preferred Kristina's building, and i didn't think much of Simon's public speaking. There wasn't much between them in the last task, but overall in the competition i thought Kristina was better. Simon is not a team leader, like Sir Alan said. Oh well. I kind of suspected this was going to happen after the TV task where he was so awful and managed not to get fired

stormers · Post by **stormers** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:47 am

If Alan Sugar can mould Simon into the finished article he will be a better all round employee than Kristina is or could be.

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:37 pm

I think Kristina will get a great job somewhere in any case.

OK, so she's just a competent "doer".

She doesn't have blue sky thinking, or take a helicopter view, or influence strategy outside of the box, and she doesn't see over the horizon.

Well thank Christ for that. I would happily take one Kristina in exchange for a thousand "think tank" tossers.

Gonzo · Post by **Gonzo** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:51 pm

Another great series of The Apprentice - required viewing in the Gonzo household, along with 24, Coronation St, QI and The Rugby Club!

What a shame they spoilt the announcement of the winner, by giving it away in advance. In the previous week's preview, Sir Alan was clearly shown pointing to his right for the 'you're hired' moment.

So this week, as soon as Simon and Kristina sat down in the boardroom, we knew who had won. Doh!

Dave Angel · Post by **Dave Angel** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:17 pm

I noticed that as well. If the producers had thought about it they should have flipped the footage of SAS on the preview trailer & confused everyone when they came to the reveal!

However, eagle-eyed viewers would still have noticed this as SAS's tie stripes would have been in the US direction, not the UK one!

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:01 am

Anyone watching this series?

Fantastic stuff, the 'Mayhem in Marrakesh' episode this week was terrific. One of the best boardroom meltdowns ever. If you missed it, you must catch the repeat this weekend.

I can't say that any of them really look like favourites to win ...... but who cares! Car crash television at its best.