Monday, June 18, 2007
You're Fired, you're Hired!
Well I haven't really commented much on it at all so far really, but the third series of the Apprentice finished last week, and to me it was the best slice of reality I'd seen for quite a while, far better than the turgid Big Brother ever could do be (well of late).
The candidates this series have mostly been very entertaining to watch, and yes there are a few calamities in there as well such as Andy, who got fired in the first week for his poor management of a team, and Adam (or Mr Pinot Grigiot), a young car salesman who fairly rubbish at well everything lol. Then of course there was the nasty Nick character of the series, Katie, who not only bad mouthed the other contestants frequently but also had a "relationship" with one of the other contestants too, and in the end she chose to stand down and resign her post rather go on to the final, as it would mean a massive relocation of her family which she didn't take into account fully.
But I was somewhat dissapointed by the outcome of the show when Sir Alan picked Simon Ambrose over Kristina Grimes. Simon was by no means a poor candidate but he couldn't manage a team very well, and in some previous tasks he couldn't decide what to do and left it to others to help him. Kristina on the other hand solidly lead a team and knew how to make people work for her. But this goes back to the point of the show I guess, the Apprentice has always been someone around the 25-28 age mark who still has alot to learn, and is looking for a way in, and isn't necessarily a great leader with a lot of experience. Just a shame that Sir Alan doesn't always pick the right one eh? Although i was surprised to learn on Wikipedia that the scene where Sir Alan tells the contestants which one is hired, is actually shot both ways with both contestants being told they are hired, both giving a different reaction, and in reality they were told later on.
Sir Alan has signed up to do another two series so I'll look forward to next year's series for more firings and hirings.
The candidates this series have mostly been very entertaining to watch, and yes there are a few calamities in there as well such as Andy, who got fired in the first week for his poor management of a team, and Adam (or Mr Pinot Grigiot), a young car salesman who fairly rubbish at well everything lol. Then of course there was the nasty Nick character of the series, Katie, who not only bad mouthed the other contestants frequently but also had a "relationship" with one of the other contestants too, and in the end she chose to stand down and resign her post rather go on to the final, as it would mean a massive relocation of her family which she didn't take into account fully.
But I was somewhat dissapointed by the outcome of the show when Sir Alan picked Simon Ambrose over Kristina Grimes. Simon was by no means a poor candidate but he couldn't manage a team very well, and in some previous tasks he couldn't decide what to do and left it to others to help him. Kristina on the other hand solidly lead a team and knew how to make people work for her. But this goes back to the point of the show I guess, the Apprentice has always been someone around the 25-28 age mark who still has alot to learn, and is looking for a way in, and isn't necessarily a great leader with a lot of experience. Just a shame that Sir Alan doesn't always pick the right one eh? Although i was surprised to learn on Wikipedia that the scene where Sir Alan tells the contestants which one is hired, is actually shot both ways with both contestants being told they are hired, both giving a different reaction, and in reality they were told later on.
Sir Alan has signed up to do another two series so I'll look forward to next year's series for more firings and hirings.
# posted by kenny @ 8:05 pm 
