Apprentice UK 2016

Exclamation Marc · 16-09-2016 9:15am #1

Due to kick off in October this year.

Not too many details on it yet however Rhod Gilbert has been hired as the new host of "You're Fired".

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 16-09-2016 3:09pm

Manufactured Miracle wrote: »

Due to kick off in October this year.

Not too many details on it yet however Rhod Gilbert has been hired as the new host of "You're Fired".

Rhod Gilbert is one of my favourite UK Comedians so I hope he works out as the You're Fired host.

Go Harvey Go · 16-09-2016 10:32pm

...Does anyone else think that the Apprentice might be starting to get a little bit tired at this stage?

It's still getting decent viewing figures after over a decade on air, of course - but surely its lifespan is finite. There's only so many times the viewing public can see teams mucking up their tasks, bickering in the boardroom and Lord Sugar's finger of doom...

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 16-09-2016 11:18pm

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

...Does anyone else think that the Apprentice might be starting to get a little bit tired at this stage?

It's still getting decent viewing figures after over a decade on air, of course - but surely its lifespan is finite. There's only so many times the viewing public can see teams mucking up their tasks, bickering in the boardroom and Lord Sugar's finger of doom...

I'm sure there's new audiences coming to it every year, with viewers who are sick of the concept not returning from the previous season.

It's not like a serial show where you feel the need to go back and start at Season 1 with a cliffhanger at the end of each season to draw you back for another year. Since each season is self-contained, like most competition shows, the audience can be fluid and as long as the contestants are at least somewhat likeable or entertaining and the viewing figures are good, then it's not really a case of the show getting stale or tired.

Of course, there'll be people who have watched every single season and will continue to do so, but that goes for any show on television.

Go Harvey Go · 16-09-2016 11:57pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I'm sure there's new audiences coming to it every year, with viewers who are sick of the concept not returning from the previous season.

It's not like a serial show where you feel the need to go back and start at Season 1 with a cliffhanger at the end of each season to draw you back for another year. Since each season is self-contained, like most competition shows, the audience can be fluid and as long as the contestants are at least somewhat likeable or entertaining and the viewing figures are good, then it's not really a case of the show getting stale or tired.

Of course, there'll be people who have watched every single season and will continue to do so, but that goes for any show on television.

But it certainly can't last forever, can it?

Were Sugar to decide that enough is enough - and he'll be 70 next March - then surely that's the end? Just like with Chris Tarrant on Millionaire and Anne Robinson on the Weakest Link, he has become so associated with the Apprentice that replacing him would be just about impossible.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 17-09-2016 12:49am

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

But it certainly can't last forever, can it?

Were Sugar to decide that enough is enough - and he'll be 70 next March - then surely that's the end? Just like with Chris Tarrant on Millionaire and Anne Robinson on the Weakest Link, he has become so associated with the Apprentice that replacing him would be just about impossible.

I don't know how successful it'd be if Sugar left and the BBC decided to replace him or if indeed the BBC would even want to do that - sure they could decide themselves after this upcoming season to call it a day, but I don't think it's the sort of show that needs to have an expiry date or to give a more straightforward answer to your question, there isn't necessarily any reason it couldn't go on forever... It won't, but it's a formula that has the potential to continue. It's not story driven, so it doesn't need to have an end in sight - if it ended this season I wouldn't be surprised, but I also wouldn't be surprised that another 15 years from now if it was still going is some shape or form.

Paully D · 17-09-2016 12:58am

I still tune in, but the show for me really died a death when they moved to the business plan model.

Sugar and co obviously review the business plans prior to the tasks kicking off and thus the candidate exits are manipulated to ensure that those with the more desirable business plans are staying in the competition the longest, regardless of performance.

I know that this happened to a certain extent in the past prior to the switch, with candidates who he favoured getting more opportunities than they should have, but it's at a whole different level now. The whole process feels like a waste of time now and thus the show is nowhere near as entertaining as it once was.

Poochie05 · 17-09-2016 6:03pm

I think it could survive without Sugar, might give it a needed shake up.

Wouldn't mind seeing Karren as the boss, or maybe one of the Dragons, perhaps Deborah Meadan?

learn_more · 17-09-2016 10:16pm

There's a lot of reality tv shows that don't seem to want to die. Like Xfactor and Big Brother.

The good thing of course it that the contestants will always be original, so even if the show formula becomes stale, at least there is some originality in each series.

I think it's time at least for the BBC to consider new challenges. That would shake it up a bit.

I agree the business plan idea spoils it all. The viewer wants to see their favourite person win, not the one with the best business plan.

I think if Sugar leaves the BBC will drop it. Just a hunch. I think he's happy to carry on for a good while yet though, despite his age.

maudgonner · 17-09-2016 10:48pm

The BBC might drop it if Sugar left, but they don't own the format. I'm sure Mark Burnett would be keen to get another channel to pick it up.

Go Harvey Go · 17-09-2016 11:18pm

maudgonner wrote: »

The BBC might drop it if Sugar left, but they don't own the format. I'm sure Mark Burnett would be keen to get another channel to pick it up.

Channel 4 would probably be his best bet there.

maudgonner · 18-09-2016 6:46pm

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

Channel 4 would probably be his best bet there.

C4 may have blown their competitive reality budget for the next little while

But I can see how it would fit in well for them.

ITV did the UK version of Survivor so they do have a relationship with Burnett & Co, but I think there was a bit of a kerfuffle over the similarity of I'm a Celebrity, so I'm not sure how things stand now.

Jamie2k9 · 21-09-2016 4:38pm

Trailer Released:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=k5aIZ4cJLEQ

Exclamation Marc · 22-09-2016 5:04pm

9pm on October 6th on BBC1 is the first show.

Thursday is the new day!

Meauldsegosha · 27-09-2016 10:36am

This year's crop of candidates.

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-apprentice/news/a809218/the-apprentice-2016-candidates-meet-the-x-hopefuls-trying-to-impress-lord-sugar/?utm_content=buffera055a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=mainfacebookpost

Mr E · 27-09-2016 11:13am

The egos have landed... some choice quotes:

"How would I describe myself in one sentence? I'll give you one word: awesome."

"Sometimes batting the eyelashes can get you a lot in business. Hence, the mascara comes in handy – so they can see those lashes." (this is from an Irish guy)

"If I wanted to be like everyone else, I'd have waxed my monobrow."

"I feel sorry for Lord Sugar because previous applicants have been weak." (setting himself up to be gone in the first 3 weeks)

"Sometimes I feel like James Bond when I'm in my suit."

"My creativity, my passion, my charm, and my likeability all roll into one, creating one perfect guy."

pilly · 27-09-2016 5:17pm

I knew that Dillon St.Paul was Irish before I read his bio, has he been on something else before?

kitten_k · 27-09-2016 8:54pm

pilly wrote: »

I knew that Dillon St.Paul was Irish before I read his bio, has he been on something else before?

He was on an Irish show called Fade Street

pilly · 28-09-2016 10:44am

Knew I knew his face and names, thanks Kitten. What was that programme about?

kitten_k · 28-09-2016 12:23pm

I never watched it, just read it the other day when the contestants were announced.

Big C · 28-09-2016 12:38pm

Late entrant just added, a guy called sam Allardyce

Go Harvey Go · 28-09-2016 1:56pm

Meauldsegosha wrote: »

This year's crop of candidates.

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-apprentice/news/a809218/the-apprentice-2016-candidates-meet-the-x-hopefuls-trying-to-impress-lord-sugar/?utm_content=buffera055a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=mainfacebookpost

Nine men and nine women. All aged between 24 and 38. All conventionally good-looking. One candidate each from Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland; the rest from England, mainly London and Essex. One black candidate; several others of Asian descent.

As expected, really. :rolleyes:

Utopia Parkway · 28-09-2016 1:59pm

pilly wrote: »

I knew that Dillon St.Paul was Irish before I read his bio, has he been on something else before?

As soon as I saw the head on him I thought he looked vaguely familiar.

somesoldiers · 06-10-2016 9:15am

kitten_k wrote: »

He was on an Irish show called Fade Street

Just found the thread, cool DSP is on it! He was the colleague, bestie, shoulder to cry on about fella-woes of the one, not Vogue, in the magazine she worked for.....obviously made a lasting impression on me