Christopher Hatch

It’s taken me a long time to make any comment about the reality TV show, The Apprentice. I find it interesting watching mainly, like most other people that watch it, because I wonder why the collection of half witted individuals who sign up think they have any chance of actually being good in business.

The problem is the same throughout the early stages, desperate to stand out from the crowd each of the candidates refuse to listen to the others and instead attempt to drive their own agenda, leading to chaos.  Also they seem every week to go off half cocked, not researching the tasks or even thinking why they’ve been set it.

Okay, I know the programme is highly edited and the show is there to entertain – otherwise there would be no good reason why Lorraine and Debra would not have been sacked already – but just some sign that the candidates actually think about why Sir Alan has set the task would be welcome.

It is another show that can be enhanced by the Internet.  The BBC have an apprentice game where you attempt to predict the person who will be sacked. The game is okay, would would be improved no end if it kept track of users and had tables to compare performance weekly and across the series (there you go BBC, a idea for free – I should get a fiver off next years license for that).

Twitter too can play a part and like with Eurovision last week, following the comments on twitterfall using the tag #apprentice can provide some moments of humour.

My overall feeling however is that The Apprentice is a tired format and, whilst I expect it to be dragged out for another series or two, has possibly run it’s course.  Unless people who are actually talented in business sign up instead of candidates who are just a little too bright for Big Brother it might be time to say “Sir Alan, you’re fired.”