A questionable photoshop. Were the contestants even in the same country when the images were taken before merging?
Although can’t wait for Alastair to judge on this one… could be brutal.
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Yeah, it’s a composite of all of their individual shots according to my sis. The TV advert went out during Gogglebox last night apparently!
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Press run is starting! Show starts on Tuesday!
This is fascinating TV, that is genuinely trying to promote political discourse and do something different. It’s Channel 4 at its boat-rocking finest. If it sounds a bit like The Apprentice , which I loathe… well, yes, there are definite similarities, but this show has a heart where the other has only pound signs. It’s also funny, engaging, and entirely original, and gets my vote without a moment’s hesitation.
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So this was fun.
The format was very The Apprentice. The policies were a bit meh, but overall I think it shows potential.
I am #TeamNatalie and #TeamJackieWeaver (obvs).
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Thanks for watching @Peter_G!! Glad you enjoyed it! Really proud of how well Nat did in Episode 1. Darius made a huge mistake not offering himself up for resignation I think.
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I just watched it live through the All4 app myself. Presume it should be available already for playback 
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It’s politics. Of course your truth wasn’t the same as C4’s!
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Ah yeah, I’m seeing the same now in the app. 4th Oct does appear to be Episode 2 though, so perhaps the playback will pop up tomorrow.
Or maybe they’re dropping all episodes on demand next week?
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Just watched this. Actually enjoyed it; might be a better way of electing someone 
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Thanks @coffeemadman for watching! How did you feel my sister did/came across compared to the other candidates? 
I haven’t watched it (yet), but it got 5 stars here;
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Yes, reviews I’ve seen have largely been pretty good and they’ve all had good stuff to say about my sis! Looking forward to Episode 2 on Tuesday. I think she’ll come out of this whole thing very positively. Not sure all the contestants will from what I’ve heard, but she’s whipsmart and for the most part managed to avoid a lot of the drama. No spoilers, but there is one upcoming episode where she has a bit of a rough time but probably not any more so on the balance than any of the other contestants across the whole show.
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Now then… what if Ms B wins MMPM - woah!
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I’d be checking the small print. Imagine finding out that you’re actually the next Prime Minister!
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Episode 2 is tonight at 9.30pm! Who knows what might happen! Tune in if you get a chance and let me know your thoughts afterward! Episode 1 is on All4 now if anyone missed it.
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Anyone watch Episode 3? Think this was the best one yet!
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I did but it kinda frustrated me.
The reason is that it seemed like the show had a defined path they wanted the teams to take. The idea that governments around the world don’t do things without telling allies is naïve. Why didn’t the covert operation work? It might have done. Why were there only two options available for the final part of the task?
The second team ultimately went a different way but the outcome was the same. So why did it matter? They actually managed to reduce domestic panic and got the target so that’s even better.
With regards to (I think your sister actually), I was annoyed that she was being judged for being somehow hot headed. Do we really think that behind the scenes during crises there aren’t people pushing their case? Getting frustrated that things are taking too long to be decided? Of course they are. She was perfectly diplomatic when talking externally even when she was annoyed and ultimately that’s her job so she deserved praise for it.
Also the judging wasn’t consistent. If a PM made a decision decisively and it was the “right” decision then they were praised. If they made a decision decisively and it was the “wrong” decision they were seen as not having taken on board other views. Similarly if a PM discussed with their cabinet on the “right” decision they were seen as not being decisive enough and if they discussed it on the “wrong” decision they were seen as being some kind of pushover.
I also found it rich having Campbell discuss the art of taking a decision based on the information they had at the time in good faith… coughIraqcough.
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Definitely agree with that! I suspect it’s partially down to the fact that they’re cribbing together a 45 minute or so episode from in most cases, at least 10 hours of footage per episode.
That may not explain all of it but it surely goes some way towards it. My sis said that in regards to that bit where she was shown as being quite angry, something in specific happened that triggered that… But they cut that entire event from the edit and just showed her reaction!
Regardless, I found it to be quite entertaining still.
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