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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 12:56 pm
This show begins Tuesday May 5 at 8 pm on BBC America. It looks a lot better than the US celebrity version. Tuesday they will show the first 2 episodes back-to-back at 8 and 9. (I also get it at 5 and 6 Pacific time.) Can't wait!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 2:15 pm
Red, I caught the UK version on CNBC last season and it was great. The only problem was it disappeared off CNBC before the series was over. I'm going to set my DVR for this - thanks for the reminder.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 3:51 pm
Who are the participants?
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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 4:38 am
I don't know how to do links here, but the show has its own page off of bbcamerica.com. The players are all just people, not celebrities. It goes back to the original concept. 
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 4:27 am
Wouldn't matter either way to me considering I don't know one UK celebrity from a UK non-celebrity but am looking forward to it.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 9:01 pm
I caught this tonight. I like the boss a lot better, at least as far as his camera presence goes. He's much more natural, as if the cameras aren't even there.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 4:41 am
I recorded the two hour show last night so I won't get to watch it until this weekend.
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 4:59 am
Oh goodness, I missed it. Maybe I can find it streaming somewhere.
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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 11:40 am
I really enjoyed this show, but didn't they reverse the two hours? It seemed they showed us the second episode before the first. And they randomly put subtitles as if they think we can't understand some people when they speak. Others who are harder to understand don't have the subtitles. I'm just nitpicking here. This show is more interesting than Trump's IMO.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 11:55 am
Watched the first show and it was the one shown on CNBC or some such channel earlier, but they didn't show all the episodes. I thouhgt it was a new group of people. What a gyp!
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 3:19 pm
Will they be repeating it on there? I wanted to try it and completely forgot about it last night!
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Tiggymisty
Member
09-26-2007
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 4:27 pm
Episode 1 is repeated on Sunday 5/10 at 11 AM (EST); Episode 2 at 12 noon. Episode 2 is also repeated on Tuesday 5/12 at 8PM and 11 PM amd Episode 3 is on at 9 PM and 12 AM.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 9:46 pm
Thanks, Tiggymisty! I'm going to set my dvr.
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Kellee
Member
07-07-2004
| Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 3:27 am
I have been watching this series, haven't watched the American counterpart non celebrity version in years so almost like rediscovering what is great about this format, plus I like Alan's side kicks more.
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Gemma120in2002
Member
07-05-2003
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 11:45 am
I just saw this show! Sir Alan Sugar is a real-deal business man. I haven't looked him up yet, but he doesn't have the posh attitude or accent and he seems to be full of the fire of a self-made man. He can teach you a lot, but that fire can singe your eyebrows off if you don't meet his mark. He doesn't have the same kind of ego that Donald Trump has. He's very matter of fact and tells the contestants up front that he doesn't like liars, he doesn't laziness, he doesn't like schmoozing, and he doesn't like bullsh*t! During the first episode I saw about the Jukebox, he told someone on the losing team that he had forgotten more bullsh*t than the contestant had ever learned! LOL! (I'm paraphrasing) One thing I liked is that so far I've seen no Sugar Tower or Sugar Shack, or Sugar Water, or Sugar Casino in Blackpool, or Sugar Golf course, or Sugar International. I just found him on Wikipedia, and he does have businesses that start with AMS in the name because those are his initials. He is an arrogant SOB, but that's how he went from modest beginnings to being worth 1.6 billion dollars. I don't know if I like him or not, but I like that he's not afraid to speak his mind and be very straightforward with someone.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 1:36 pm
I have recorded the entire season. Next weekend I plan to totally veg out and watch every episode.
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Jgalt
Member
02-17-2009
| Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 9:53 pm
Gemma, very well said. I agree with everything. I really like this show, but then again, I guess I'm an Angliophile ( sp?), and watch a lot of BBC.
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