lol Dara
― banal like a null (snoball), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
"I'm the guy that will learn from his mistakes, and come back the next day and do the same thing again"
hmmm...
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
Jesus, we really thought Stephen was getting away with it again there.
I'm still Team Ricky, despite everything. Him and Nick. Maybe Jade at a desperate push. Adam and Tom can fuck off though.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
Stephen's grown that beard in the time it took Dara to interview Gabrielle.
― banal like a null (snoball), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
When Jade got the 50% Sanctuary discount, I knew the game was over...
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
Nick vs Jade for the final. Ricky coming across more and more as Pricky. Tom is a smirking jerk and Adam is just a bumbler.
― banal like a null (snoball), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
Ricky is normally the only one they show telling potential clients why they might actually want to do business with them. Thinking about what other people might need to know, rather than what you want to say, seems to be a quality lacking in most candidates.
― kinder, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
Nick's shown that as well, although not to the same extent. Ricky keeps on missing sales, like the 'only 100' thing this episode. Jade doesn't miss things like that, but OTOH she doesn't have Ricky's sales presentations skills.
― banal like a null (snoball), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:26 (eleven years ago) link
Jade Jennie Bond has a voice that really annoys me.
― banal like a null (snoball), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
Fav moment in this episode was when Ricky came out of the boardroom and Gabrielle was grinning from ear to ear. Although she was fired it must have been great to know that Stephen went too.
― mmmm, Thursday, 24 May 2012 10:54 (eleven years ago) link
Good episode. Also loved that the manager at Windows gave Ricky a grand tour with no intention of striking a deal - good advertising if you can get it!
― mmmm, Thursday, 24 May 2012 12:24 (eleven years ago) link
That guy was on Michel Roux Jr's programme last year where he trained unemployed kids to work in the hospitality trade, he was quite self-promoting then too. I'd have edited him out of it for cheek, but I guess the BBC quite like him.
― ailsa, Thursday, 24 May 2012 12:46 (eleven years ago) link
If a luxury product is affordable, doesn't it cease to be a luxury?
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
oh just get Adam the fuck out of there already.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
The moment he put himself forward to be PM, I knew they'd lose. And they did, even in spite of Nick's ideas and Jade's sales skills.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
Thought Ricky and Tom totally nailed the brief - even without the blithering twatfest opposite them almost guaranteeing them victory by default, they looked like winners right the way through.
I have no idea why preparation and research aren't more widely-used and rewarded.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
Chocolate shop should've been called LORD SUGAR
― kinder, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
YES
wait when do they do the interviews?
― kinder, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
Sunday. Interviews are ripping the business plans apart iirc
― ailsa, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah right so. so there's only one ep left and it's not the big task where all their friends come back to help?
― kinder, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
aargh, Kelvin Mackenzie is on You're Fired, in the only possible move to make Adam seem like not the biggest twat in the room.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
and Ruby Wax, why are they doing this to us
― kinder, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
Ruby Wax there as well. I almost feel sorry for Adam.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
Actually I don't feel sorry for him, with his shiny pink perpetually grinning face that looks like something a kid would draw on a balloon.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
God, Nick Knowles seems like a real-life spitting image puppet
― kinder, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
I'd watch a Rolf Harris Apprentice.
― Radical Jedward (snoball), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
Who was the silver fox checking out Jade during her presentation? The way the show was edited, I thought he was going to turn out to be a talking point later, but he wasn't. Did the editor just fancy him?
― trishyb, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 21:44 (eleven years ago) link
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Yeah, Jade was in danger of winning the task for them.
― Mark G, Thursday, 31 May 2012 10:31 (eleven years ago) link
"CHOCOLATE BAAAAAAH!"
― Mark G, Thursday, 31 May 2012 10:32 (eleven years ago) link
Final on in five minutes, once Gary Barlow and his Royalist Tory tossbag mates have finished writing a pish song for the Queen.
― Dog shave the Queen / 'Cos tourists owe money!!! (snoball), Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:36 (eleven years ago) link
In a pub with it on. Happy days.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
I hope bald Claude punches smug Tom in the face over and over again.
― Dog shave the Queen / 'Cos tourists owe money!!! (snoball), Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
Lol Nick working the catwalk just then
― kinder, Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
Jade's idea is the shittiest of the four by a long way.
― Dog shave the Queen / 'Cos tourists owe money!!! (snoball), Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
I need a pub with this on :(
― ailsa, Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
aldo aren't you in Bris? can't be arsed to go out and find a pub tho
― kinder, Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
Yes, in the Bishops on Cheltenham Road.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
Ricky has a degree in medical biochemistry?!"Who plans a meal with recipes" er lots of people?
― kinder, Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
Is it just me or are some pitching ideas that basically they weren't willing to be PM on?
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
we're predicting Ricky to be hired
― kinder, Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, seems like the only conclusion. Especially after Claude sucking his cock so much.
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
@Lord_SugarShame about Nick nice bloke his idea such long shot
@Lord_SugarSpaghetti cabonara on google
@Lord_SugarChataux mon plonk will go down
― kinder, Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
THOR WINS
― the fey monster (ledge), Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
This "You're Fired" panel is the worst ever, surely?
― I must be old, I recognise nobody in ITV2 idents (aldo), Sunday, 3 June 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
panel chosen to make sure lord sugar was the funniest
― koogs, Monday, 4 June 2012 08:13 (eleven years ago) link
Still failed.
― Dog shave the Queen / 'Cos tourists owe money!!! (snoball), Monday, 4 June 2012 08:24 (eleven years ago) link
I thought Nick's idea was pretty good and I couldn't believe how dismissive the interviewers and Sugar were. Claude & Sugar both said "who's got time for that?" - what, clicking a button on a browser? Although I doubt if either of those two have actually cooked themselves a meal for at least 20 years.
― nate woolls, Monday, 4 June 2012 08:38 (eleven years ago) link
That question begged a proper answer. Why didn't he include some market research?
― mmmm, Monday, 4 June 2012 08:45 (eleven years ago) link
I expect Sugar has some existing interests in recruitment so that Ricky's plan can be easily implemented into a functioning back office and sales software set up. It also appeared that he had a few clients that he wanted to bring over, hopefully he previous employer(s) were all cool with that! Such a dull business idea. Easy choice though as it should make at least some money in the short term.
― mmmm, Monday, 4 June 2012 08:54 (eleven years ago) link
the interesting, possibly nonsensical, parts of the business plan (the ethical aspects) got waved away by sugar.
― koogs, Monday, 4 June 2012 08:56 (eleven years ago) link