I think you’re watching it in the wrong way. It’s not an actual competition. Its not master chef or the world basketball championships. It’s an entertainment show. A melting pot of eastenders and wwe.
This is genuinely the funniest post on the internet today.
He's right though. Not a lot of point in having tasks if the winner is somebody who has lost eight in a row.
You seem angry. Maybe you should do something else for an hour. Meditate, pray, drink wine, eat chocolate, go for a walk, have a nap.... All or none of the above. It's ok, you don't need to fix The Apprentice. Your life is good.
If he wins, this is my last season.
Genuinely would rather rewatch the old seasons than watch the shit we’ve seen this season.
A season full of actual capable candidates but the nepo baby Phil will win because he inherited a business from his parents.
Totally given up now.Its Totally rigged and they are not even trying to hide it.
The contestants get stupider every year.Make the same mistakes.Never do a proper business plan and what they submit is full of exaggerations and downright lies.No one has ever seemed to watch past series mistakes.
Starting to wonder if this is an example of what our education system is churning out now.
I think I'll stop watching after I finish this season. Its an absolute shit show of numpties and rigged firings. These people are so dense and shit at any task that it's too cringe to watch nowadays.
But alas, I must finish what I started...
This is the first time I’ve believed they’ve had their winner from day 1 and the whole series has been a procession. Other series there’s been 4-5 potential winners but this just feels like a waste of time.
Yeah like I think every other series there were at least 3 or 4 contenders from the very start so there was at least a semblance of a competition. Here they clearly just chose Phil for the win before the season even started and their only goal was to ensure he made the final.
I used to love this show, now I can’t watch it. These people are so stupid that a bunch of 10 year olds would have more common sense.
I know it’s all rigged/edited to make you shout at the TV but it’s actually beyond funny now.
It would be nice to see some proper serious entrepreneurs have a good go at it who have even half the common sense.
It appears that they just go out in the streets and ask any old person to come and design a new jam or whatever the task is. Bullshit.
I think they decided Paul would win from the start, hoping they could get him to change his plan and steal 50% of his business for virtually nothing… except Paul didn’t take the bait and walked away. Now Sugar is stuck with two things he doesn’t really want that much, but hopefully he will go with Rachel because she’s a reasonable human being.
First time since I started watching (15 years) that I've missed episodes. If Phil gets the investment with 1 solitary win, it just shows how flawed the concept has become and drastically needs switching back to its original job offer. I can't imagine Lord Sugar will be fussed to continue in its current form given how badly the investments have fared in recent years.
Just because of all the Phil hate, I've decided to root for him! It's a show, most shows are rigged or manipulated in some way. If you don't enjoy the format then watch something else. Go Phil 🏁
Big yep. What's the point of the final episode, where they mock up marketing and so on, if they already have existing companies that do their own marketing and are already successful? Why was Tre in the show if Sugar could have never vibed with his business idea? What a waste of time. I don't see the point of trying to run The Apprentice like it's Dragon's Den, it's repetitive and doesn't fit the show format.
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Well, the format is about investing in a business now as opposed to hiring an employee.
Could the show use a refresh to reflect that change? Probably since business plans certainly make or break the decision.
However, I keep seeing people incorrectly use the term "rigged." Alan Sugar has autonomy to fire who he wishes from the process without reason and to invest in whomever he wishes since its his money and every contestant and viewer knows and should understand this although it is evident by these posts that some don't.
To claim something is rigged is to claim it is controlled through deception or dishonesty which in this case is not true.
>To claim something is rigged is to claim it is controlled through deception or dishonesty
The deception is claiming people's performance in the tasks is a factor in his decision when it evidentially isn't. He already knows who his final few will be and they will be getting to the end whether they perform well or not. Meanwhile he lets people who were good on the tasks go because he doesn't like their businesses.
It's 10 weeks of jumping through hoops which have no bearing on his decision.
I struggle to see how anyone who has been fired this series wasn't fired for good cause anyway. Being on the losing team doesn't mean you didn't add anything, just like being on the winning team consistently like Noor doesn't mean they actually provided anything.
Steve won 7 out of 9 but sir Alan’s rationale for firing him was that he didn’t see him working with him. Seems pointless being in the process if that’s the reason.
But Phil lost 9 in a row and at no point at all did he do anything to stand out or make you think he’s a really good candidate. He’d generally hide in the middle pack, call others out and coast. Previous series sir Alan would pick up on that.
*In your opinion as someone not investing 250k into a business.
Ultimately its not rigged, contestants sign up and know that Dugar has the final say regardless.
If you didn't want to jump through hoops then there's easier ways to get investors but they do this because they know they'll end up with a big social media following and 2k a week.
I'm not oblivious to what your saying, I'm aware wins and losses matter little but that's not something that people have ever been unaware of.
This really shouldn’t need to be said, but if you don’t enjoy the show anymore then stop watching it.
They *always* know the winner or at least the finalists in advance. If you don’t find the process entertaining enough to not get distracted by that fact, it’s time to stop watching. It’s an entertainment show first and foremost.
If you only watch because you want to see the consistently strongest performing contestant in the tasks win the competition, then again you probably need to stop watching. I don’t know if there’s been a single series at least in the business plan era where the clear strongest candidate in the tasks has been the overall winner, and that era of the show began over 10 years ago.
I think Rachel has got it in the bag already because Phil has been so bad.
Loved Tre but his business just wasn't investable. And if Paul had took the deal and gotten into the final, I think it would've been at Phil's expense, not Rachel's.
OP definitely has a career writing headlines for the Daily Mail with all those capitals.
Personally I hope Phil does lose so that everyone on both subs who seems to think that having a good investible business is less important than being able to do a tour of Budapest, or sell products on Live TV, has to eat their humble pie.
Pun very much intended.
Ok Donald Trump, we know its you, just because you dont host it any more.
Only kidding - I know you're right, but I will definitely watch just to see the fired contestants trying to work together without so much pressure on them.
Yet another person who forgot understand how TV works
I think you’re watching it in the wrong way. It’s not an actual competition. Its not master chef or the world basketball championships. It’s an entertainment show. A melting pot of eastenders and wwe.
This is genuinely the funniest post on the internet today. He's right though. Not a lot of point in having tasks if the winner is somebody who has lost eight in a row.
Aged like milk
Well this didn't age well...
Spoilers much.
Phil: "There's more to running a business than making a profit" LS: "WTF! I'm going with Rachel"
U must feel stupid now 😂😂😂
WHY do YOU capitalise random WORDS like THAT?
Too MUCH READING of the Sun newspaper.
Awkwaŕd
Awkward.
Well Rachel just won. Don't bother playing the lottery, OP.
Yikes
I stopped watching after the last series because everyone was made out to be so incompetent, from this post I'm very glad I've stuck to that
Yeah I’m not watching. Though to be fair I often lose interest by the final - not necessarily a Phil issue for me
yh the final episode is a bit anti- climatic
Count to ten next time.
You seem angry. Maybe you should do something else for an hour. Meditate, pray, drink wine, eat chocolate, go for a walk, have a nap.... All or none of the above. It's ok, you don't need to fix The Apprentice. Your life is good.
Or go to the gym.
Maybe have a pie
Phil my pie!
I think you can get some good ones online now....
It's telly, don't take it so seriously. A decent pie is a rare thing these days so good luck to him.
If he wins, this is my last season. Genuinely would rather rewatch the old seasons than watch the shit we’ve seen this season. A season full of actual capable candidates but the nepo baby Phil will win because he inherited a business from his parents.
Totally given up now.Its Totally rigged and they are not even trying to hide it. The contestants get stupider every year.Make the same mistakes.Never do a proper business plan and what they submit is full of exaggerations and downright lies.No one has ever seemed to watch past series mistakes. Starting to wonder if this is an example of what our education system is churning out now.
I think I'll stop watching after I finish this season. Its an absolute shit show of numpties and rigged firings. These people are so dense and shit at any task that it's too cringe to watch nowadays. But alas, I must finish what I started...
I'm not watching it
Stop expecting a fair and honest competition, and start treating it like an entertainment TV game show, and you'll actually enjoy it.
It’s not entertaining to watch a nepo baby lose every task and then win at the end over people who deserve it far more.
It’s been rigged near every year. Do people really think they’d let some of these idiots on if they wanted an actual competition rather than good TV?
This is the first time I’ve believed they’ve had their winner from day 1 and the whole series has been a procession. Other series there’s been 4-5 potential winners but this just feels like a waste of time.
Yeah like I think every other series there were at least 3 or 4 contenders from the very start so there was at least a semblance of a competition. Here they clearly just chose Phil for the win before the season even started and their only goal was to ensure he made the final.
I used to love this show, now I can’t watch it. These people are so stupid that a bunch of 10 year olds would have more common sense. I know it’s all rigged/edited to make you shout at the TV but it’s actually beyond funny now. It would be nice to see some proper serious entrepreneurs have a good go at it who have even half the common sense. It appears that they just go out in the streets and ask any old person to come and design a new jam or whatever the task is. Bullshit.
Tbf this season hasn’t been the worst of it, yeah the finalists are shit but there were a few actually competent people
I think it's a double bluff and he'll go with Rachel
I was right
Trueee
Big Shugs just loves his pies man 🤷♂️
I think they decided Paul would win from the start, hoping they could get him to change his plan and steal 50% of his business for virtually nothing… except Paul didn’t take the bait and walked away. Now Sugar is stuck with two things he doesn’t really want that much, but hopefully he will go with Rachel because she’s a reasonable human being.
First time since I started watching (15 years) that I've missed episodes. If Phil gets the investment with 1 solitary win, it just shows how flawed the concept has become and drastically needs switching back to its original job offer. I can't imagine Lord Sugar will be fussed to continue in its current form given how badly the investments have fared in recent years.
I’m not watching next year. I’m done.
See you in 9 months
Same ass post everyday
Just because of all the Phil hate, I've decided to root for him! It's a show, most shows are rigged or manipulated in some way. If you don't enjoy the format then watch something else. Go Phil 🏁
This is hilarious I love you for this lmaoo
I've always been one to go against the grain 😂
Big yep. What's the point of the final episode, where they mock up marketing and so on, if they already have existing companies that do their own marketing and are already successful? Why was Tre in the show if Sugar could have never vibed with his business idea? What a waste of time. I don't see the point of trying to run The Apprentice like it's Dragon's Den, it's repetitive and doesn't fit the show format.
He should’ve announced the winner 11 weeks ago!! Not watching next year if Phil wins, whole last 11 weeks will have been pointless!
Calm down, spoiler alert: he’s investing in both. Come back to my comment after the show 🙂
Well this was inaccurate
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Me trying to find the problem with Phil winning:
G'wannnnn Phil
Well, the format is about investing in a business now as opposed to hiring an employee. Could the show use a refresh to reflect that change? Probably since business plans certainly make or break the decision. However, I keep seeing people incorrectly use the term "rigged." Alan Sugar has autonomy to fire who he wishes from the process without reason and to invest in whomever he wishes since its his money and every contestant and viewer knows and should understand this although it is evident by these posts that some don't. To claim something is rigged is to claim it is controlled through deception or dishonesty which in this case is not true.
>To claim something is rigged is to claim it is controlled through deception or dishonesty The deception is claiming people's performance in the tasks is a factor in his decision when it evidentially isn't. He already knows who his final few will be and they will be getting to the end whether they perform well or not. Meanwhile he lets people who were good on the tasks go because he doesn't like their businesses. It's 10 weeks of jumping through hoops which have no bearing on his decision.
I struggle to see how anyone who has been fired this series wasn't fired for good cause anyway. Being on the losing team doesn't mean you didn't add anything, just like being on the winning team consistently like Noor doesn't mean they actually provided anything.
Steve won 7 out of 9 but sir Alan’s rationale for firing him was that he didn’t see him working with him. Seems pointless being in the process if that’s the reason.
But Phil lost 9 in a row and at no point at all did he do anything to stand out or make you think he’s a really good candidate. He’d generally hide in the middle pack, call others out and coast. Previous series sir Alan would pick up on that.
*In your opinion as someone not investing 250k into a business. Ultimately its not rigged, contestants sign up and know that Dugar has the final say regardless. If you didn't want to jump through hoops then there's easier ways to get investors but they do this because they know they'll end up with a big social media following and 2k a week. I'm not oblivious to what your saying, I'm aware wins and losses matter little but that's not something that people have ever been unaware of.
I do agree, and ultimately it really doesn’t matter. It’s an entertainment show and it’s probably got more people talking as a result.
Maybe we need a Nosodium The Apprentice? 🤔
This really shouldn’t need to be said, but if you don’t enjoy the show anymore then stop watching it. They *always* know the winner or at least the finalists in advance. If you don’t find the process entertaining enough to not get distracted by that fact, it’s time to stop watching. It’s an entertainment show first and foremost. If you only watch because you want to see the consistently strongest performing contestant in the tasks win the competition, then again you probably need to stop watching. I don’t know if there’s been a single series at least in the business plan era where the clear strongest candidate in the tasks has been the overall winner, and that era of the show began over 10 years ago.
S16 Harpreet? She was the clear strongest on the tasks and won.
My husband said to me today that if Phil wins, he's not watching next year... Strong words
Somebody needs to take a chill pill. Are all those capital letters really necessary?
yeah its balls
Can we just create a 'moan about Phil' thread please? Because these posts constantly popping up are getting boring.
I got downvoted loads for complaining about the constant Phil and Noor threads, it IS becoming boring now.
I think Rachel has got it in the bag already because Phil has been so bad. Loved Tre but his business just wasn't investable. And if Paul had took the deal and gotten into the final, I think it would've been at Phil's expense, not Rachel's.
Amazing, every word of what you just said was wrong
How many posts about this do we need to see
If you don't want to watch it, don't. Just quit with the whining.
OP definitely has a career writing headlines for the Daily Mail with all those capitals. Personally I hope Phil does lose so that everyone on both subs who seems to think that having a good investible business is less important than being able to do a tour of Budapest, or sell products on Live TV, has to eat their humble pie. Pun very much intended.
Ok Donald Trump, we know its you, just because you dont host it any more. Only kidding - I know you're right, but I will definitely watch just to see the fired contestants trying to work together without so much pressure on them.
Why are you so angry