The Way of the Dragon

‘Dragons Den’ (BBC2) can make ‘thetvreviewguy’ a) throw stuff at the box b) laugh uproariously and c) go, ‘wow, you know, that’s a really good idea!’. The concept; have you got a business idea or a company start up but don’t have the funding you need? Well, why not make your pitch in front of five savvy and sharp business people who may invest in your company. The producers' trick is not to have too many utterly ridiculous business proposals, have the odd gem and choose entrepreneur ‘business angels’ that like to have a good row. Well parodied by now, ‘Dragons Den’ appeals and repels in equal measure; appeals, because we all have ideas, maybe that one big idea, that will get us out of the rat-race, appals due to the naked greed of the Dragons (yes Duncan Bannatyne, ‘thetvreviewguy’ is talking about you) when they know they’ve seen a commercial winner. The new woman, Hilary Devey, has a bizarre dress-sense that can only be described as harking back to 1980s ‘Dynasty’ (perhaps her own tribute to Thatcherism?). But, like the other dragons, she’s a tough, no-nonsense business person (an industrial palette millionaire no less; boring in the eyes of ‘thetvreviewguy’? Yes, but sticking at it was the key). Not as cruel as the ‘X Factor’, ‘Dragons Den’ has a well-balanced panel (of egotists, greedy bastards and commonsense talkers) and is well worth a small investment of your time.