Comments on: Guest post: Inside The Apprentice Australia

By: Adam Joseph

Adam Joseph — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:03:20 +0000

Lynton didn’t last long did he!!

First bloke to go, and with him the hopes of the entire marketing and media community eh?!

He was leading a team that ended up losing a “brand” challenge … but didn’t this guy previously work for Interbrand?!

Sugarism of the day: “I was born in Hackney. When you’re born in Hackney and you do well in life, you move to Chigwell”

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:07:36 +0000

I saw the re-run last night while I was in bed eating ice cream. My god Lynton is sexy

By: Mark Bourus to Death

Mark Bourus to Death — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:23:23 +0000

Bill Posters will be Prosecuted

By: Mark Bourus to Death

Mark Bourus to Death — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:18:16 +0000

Huge apprentice fan but this series blows harder than the ghays posting in this thread. LOL how bad is Mark Bouris and his advisors. Especially the woman. The Apprentice is supposed to be full of Dynamic people not massive losers who are obviously failures in life. Dont bother airing anymore eps cos even the seasoned Apprentice fans are turning this off!

By: The Apprentice – Some Little Bits Of Gossip | reality ravings

The Apprentice – Some Little Bits Of Gossip | reality ravings — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:16:04 +0000

[...] Lynton Pipkorn marketing guru (not the one with the mega biceps) has written an article for Mumbrella about his experience on the show and what the production was [...]

By: Tom Dodson

Tom Dodson — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:07:52 +0000

well thats an unfortunate failure…

By: Bill Posters

Bill Posters — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:22:40 +0000

“I have witnessed the casting and production unfolding as one of 12 candidates competing for the final prize of a six-figure business development position with Mark Bouris’ financial services firm Yellow Brick Road.”

Would that be the same Yellow Brick Road that “posted a net loss of $2.5 million in the year to the end of June 2008 and had a net asset deficiency of $1.17 million on March 31 this year.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/bu.....5777932997

Clue: the answer is “yes”.

By: Big Gary

Big Gary — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:26:58 +0000

Still think Lynton is hot though..

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:43:10 +0000

Bit unfortunate really – timeslot-wise putting it in up against Flash Forward was always a poor move (bold but still poor).

On top of that I agree, casting is key – a few interesting ones and a lot of unfortunately very boring to watch people plus not enough happening in the first ep to really pull you in.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:12:20 +0000

I agree with Rob, casting is everything. If you like the cast and characters, you like the show.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:54:26 +0000

Tanked is a understatement. All falls down to casting and the people from Femantle Media not getting it right.

By: paul

paul — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:28:01 +0000

and the show has tanked after one episode…will they move it to GO

By: Live blog: FlashForward and The Apprentice Australia - mUmBRELLA

Live blog: FlashForward and The Apprentice Australia - mUmBRELLA — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:12:28 +0000

[...] that’s followed by The Apprentice Australia, including our home town hope Lynton Pipkorn. (That’s assuming that because he works in marketing you feel like you’re on his side.) [...]

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:51:04 +0000

Wow,

This guy is sexy and his writing style is simply brilliant. I am in love with him already.

Pierre

By: Adam Joseph

Adam Joseph — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:39:06 +0000

I loved the UK version of The Apprentice.

Most of all I liked the uber-arrogance and self-delusion of the British contestants, and the smarminess of the candidates in front of “Sir Alan, y’majesty’”

For me, the Australian version will be most interesting in terms of observing the effects of the different working cultures between Australia and Britain.

Tall Poppy Syndrome for example …

At times, the British version was a masterclass in cut-throat competition and dog-eat-dog behaviour. Exceptional individual performance was very much encouraged, and usually publicly rewarded. Tall Poppies welcome here!

But what about Australia?

Isn’t the working culture here in the major cities much more egalitarian, more about being a “quiet achiever” and trying not to stand out too much? So I look forward to watching the Australian candidates being “un-Australian”!

As for Mark Bouris, Sir Alan will be a hard act to follow. As the old geezer once said, “I’ve written books on advertising. Cheque books”.