Comments on: The Apprentice 2009 – Episode 1 The Stradivarius and bongo drums http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/ The small business blog of SmallBizPod - inspiration and practical advice for entrepreneurs Tue, 25 May 2010 08:40:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: The Apprentice 2009 - Episode 11 the final five | series 5 review http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151474 The Apprentice 2009 - Episode 11 the final five | series 5 review Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:39:07 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151474 [...] in week one I predicted who would be in the final three: Yasmina, Rocky and [...] [...] in week one I predicted who would be in the final three: Yasmina, Rocky and [...]

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]]> By: Web Business http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151301 Web Business Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:09:18 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151301 "I thought comedy was its appeal!" I don't know - I tend to like these shows when they start of quite serious as there is arguably an education value to them but that gets lost in the drive for more pompous contestants! “I thought comedy was its appeal!”

I don’t know – I tend to like these shows when they start of quite serious as there is arguably an education value to them but that gets lost in the drive for more pompous contestants!

]]> By: Phil LaViolette http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151300 Phil LaViolette Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:12:46 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151300 It's very frustrating to see these future Captains of industry, lack the business acumen and leadership skills, even on such simple tasks. That said as a show it is really good entertainment value and gives some great examples as to 'how not to'! Yes, Sir Alan! classic! It’s very frustrating to see these future Captains of industry, lack the business acumen and leadership skills, even on such simple tasks.

That said as a show it is really good entertainment value and gives some great examples as to ‘how not to’!

Yes, Sir Alan! classic!

]]> By: Alex Bellinger http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151298 Alex Bellinger Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:30:38 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151298 Bill, you're right. Sir Alan values common sense and there didn't seem to be much in evidence last night. Bill, you’re right. Sir Alan values common sense and there didn’t seem to be much in evidence last night.

]]> By: Bill http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151296 Bill Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:43:42 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151296 It beats me how both teams failed to follow the everyday car cleaning example that many of us have already seen: Tesco car park, car cleaned (outside only), while you shop, £8. I used to use this once a month at Tescos in Twickenham, and there was always 4-5 cars before me, all cleaned half an hour later. It beats me how both teams failed to follow the everyday car cleaning example that many of us have already seen: Tesco car park, car cleaned (outside only), while you shop, £8. I used to use this once a month at Tescos in Twickenham, and there was always 4-5 cars before me, all cleaned half an hour later.

]]> By: Alex Bellinger http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151295 Alex Bellinger Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:53:09 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151295 I thought comedy was its appeal! I thought comedy was its appeal!

]]> By: Web Business http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151294 Web Business Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:14:46 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151294 I can see the apprentice going the way of big brother, with the contestants becoming more & more outlandish to satisfy a more demanding audience. The problem is that whilst these are supposedly 'reality tv shows', the contestants are so far removed from reality that the whole thing loses it appeal and turns more into a comedy! I can see the apprentice going the way of big brother, with the contestants becoming more & more outlandish to satisfy a more demanding audience.
The problem is that whilst these are supposedly ‘reality tv shows’, the contestants are so far removed from reality that the whole thing loses it appeal and turns more into a comedy!

]]> By: jonathan http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151293 jonathan Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:40:22 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151293 Yes, they sort of gave the game away with the editing when suralan said something like "we have been sat here for half a blady 'our" when the final three were in at the end. This task reminded me of a previous one (but I can't remember which) where they were selling food (cakes and buns I think) and ordered enough to feed half of London and ended up giving most of it away. Yes, they sort of gave the game away with the editing when suralan said something like “we have been sat here for half a blady ‘our” when the final three were in at the end.

This task reminded me of a previous one (but I can’t remember which) where they were selling food (cakes and buns I think) and ordered enough to feed half of London and ended up giving most of it away.

]]> By: Alex Bellinger http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151292 Alex Bellinger Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:29:20 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151292 I did exactly the same thing Jonathan. The boardroom is always the best bit anyway. The way it's edited, I think it's very, very hard to work out who are likely winners. Having said that, Sir Alan goes on gut and just reading the profiles and looking at their pictures, I reckon you can get down to 6 possibles, reasonably accurately. My predictions are, of course, now doomed! I did exactly the same thing Jonathan. The boardroom is always the best bit anyway.

The way it’s edited, I think it’s very, very hard to work out who are likely winners.

Having said that, Sir Alan goes on gut and just reading the profiles and looking at their pictures, I reckon you can get down to 6 possibles, reasonably accurately.

My predictions are, of course, now doomed!

]]> By: jonathan http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/the-apprentice-2009-episode-1-the-stradivarius-and-bongo-drums/#comment-151290 jonathan Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:17:42 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=1910#comment-151290 When the task finished, I looked at my watch and it was barely 9:30. I then realised that all the aftermath takes up nearly as much time as umm watching people wash cars (badly) and clean shoes... and is more interesting Interested if in the early stages, its possible to guess who is fired because the action tends to focus on them a little more? When the task finished, I looked at my watch and it was barely 9:30.

I then realised that all the aftermath takes up nearly as much time as umm watching people wash cars (badly) and clean shoes… and is more interesting

Interested if in the early stages, its possible to guess who is fired because the action tends to focus on them a little more?

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