Watching it again......I'm in! (Dragon's Den)

Member Name: paulie1975

Product:	Dragon's Den
Date:	24/10/09 (31 review reads)
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Advantages: Different every week

Disadvantages: Becoming a slight caricature of itself

Dragons Den is a BBC2 programme based around members of the public selling ideas to multimillionaire investors.

They enter the Dragons Den, present their product or business, advise the 'Dragons' how much money they require for investment in exchange for a percentage of their business.

The show has elements of the X Factor because it is fun seeing madcap people with ideas and products attempting to sell them to the Dragons, these range from genius to ridiculous, its fun seeing the flaws in plans but also the Dragons reactions to the products, sometimes they'll shoot them down swiftly but at other times its interesting to see the Dragons falling for a business plan and trying to outwit each other to convince them that they should take their investment.

The Dragons:

Peter Jones - A Telecoms Millionaire, he is an expert in IT and telecoms and is often seen as the most powerful of the dragons, interested in sports and media, he is quick to invest when appropriate but just as quick to destroy an idea he sees as being wrong.

Deborah Meaden - A woman who made her money from holiday camps, she is honest, sometimes brutally so, but also much softer than she appears, offering advice, help and often investment.

Theo Paphitis - Owner of many High Street chains, he is honest, cutting, has real common sense and provides real insight into his knowledge of business and retail, he is humorous and possibly my favourite Dragon.

James Caan - A smooth Operator who watches and sees what he can pick off, he is suave, sophisticated but doesn't suffer fools gladly, he often teams up with Duncan on investments.

Duncan Bannatyne - Grumpy Scottish Health Club owner, he invests irregularly and is a tough audience, he is often the first to leave an investment and poke fun at a product but underneath it all seems a fair man.

The show is on BBC2 over one hour and is presented by Evan Davies, it now has spin-offs with an online version and has turned the Dragons into celebrities in their own right, the programme remains fresh because the format is the same but the products and investments change each time. Overall a watchable amusing hour of tv.

Summary: Watching it again......I'm in!