Comments on: Irish Apprentice Watch – Week 1 – The one with the bananas

By: B'dum

B'dum — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:56:15 +0000

Bill Cullen is surely just as amateurish as Sralan.

I haven’t seen it but would quite like to see TV3 have a decent hit for some reason.

By: accentio

accentio — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:37:10 +0000

Its funny that the vast majority of the contestants either didnt go to university, barely have a leaving cert or only have have certificates to their name… yet most consider themselves “high achievers”…and as for that idiot mark, this guy walks into the family architectural salvage business during the most economically prosperous time in our history and people say hes a great salesman…well let the recession sort the men from the boys and includes the girls!!

By: John Carver

John Carver — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:23:31 +0000

Didn’t see you either Ana funnily enough? Why would I quit a decent job to fanny around on TV for a few weeks? That probably explains why you dont see successful career people on the show, well in Ireland at least. There is no kudos in working for Bill Cullen, stop pandering. Hes no donald trump is he?

Your definition of fantastic might be a tad stretched. Theres plenty of people as successful if not more so than that clown Cullen who simply dont hog the media in the same vein.

By: Ana, Cork

Ana, Cork — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:19:35 +0000

John, this production is fantastic. Bill is a fantastic business man. And it’s funny for someone who think’s it’s so easy and amateur I don’t remember seeing you on TV Monday night. Step up to the challenge next year and we’ll see how long you high opinion of yourself lasts!!

By: John Carver

John Carver — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:58:50 +0000

What a farce, lets be honest! Yes, the show ! The format might be tried and tested and invariably you will attract mediocre calibre contestants but the very thought of Bill Cullen being the flag bearer as the bastion of Irish businessman is sheer fantasy. Such a pity that TV3 / Shinawill could not muster up a half decent figurehead to front the show. If Donald Trump and Alan Sugar can find time to do the show I am sure someone like Michael O’Leary / Denis O’Brien / John Magnier could have fitted into their busy schedules.

You could tell by the lads body language and the project managers laguid dress sense that they were far from afraid of Bill Cullen when they entered the boardroom. How they managed to keep a straight face when “challenged” is beyond me ! The standard of questions levelled at the 3 lads for the high jump was hilarious, I have had tougher 1st round interviews!

I’ll keep watching, but for the wrong reasons. Maybe thats all TV3 want? But shame on you, another amateurish production with a jovial skanger at the helm, could have been so much better.

John C.