Celebrity Apprentice - NBC

[QUOTE=Bacchus;239402]"Hey, I'm not little. I weigh a buck 40 soaking wet. I swear! Really!"[/QUOTE] I weighed 140 when I was ~15 and I wasn't even a big kid...

Does anyone give spoilers for Celebrity Apprentice in the way that Mold13 does for Mtv challenges and the way Reality Steve does for Bachelor? I know the finale is live but are there spoilers anywhere for the final 2?

Even if Richard Hatch is part of the final two, he won't be able to attend the finale. He'll be able to watch it in jail though... [url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor/2011_Mar_11_hatch_new_sentence]via[/url]

Why do they have to do two hour episodes? For some shows (TAR, Survivor) I'd love to see a two hour episode now and again, but for this series - not so much.

The inclusion of Marlee in the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump leads me to believe that she will make it far.

[QUOTE=AJHill;241435]The inclusion of Marlee in the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump leads me to believe that she will make it far.[/QUOTE] My completely unspoiled guess is that the final 2 will be Marlee and Star.

I'm such a huge Apprentice fan, but I always miss the first episodes due to never watching NBC and seeing adds...ugh. Caught up on Hulu now though. Thoughts so far: - Little Jon is hilarious. I hate his music, but have enjoyed his personality a lot on the show. Gary Busey too, obviously. - Latoya and Hope seem very weak. Almost never on screen and need to go home soon. - Been a fan of Jose Canseco since 1988 (40-40 club!). It's interesting seeing his real life persona outside of baseball. - Lisa Rinna's boardroom skills are some of the worst in existence. She should have brought Marlee Matlin on her side for the tag-teaming of Diane Warwick and pounced on the flawed story concept, the ego of wanting her name on the cover, for insulting deaf people, and overpowered Diane's laid-back and undefensive personality. Maybe even bring up her slow cash register skills from last week. - Early best players seem to be: Mark McGrath, Star Jones, John Rich, and Marlee Matlin. Richard Hatch is great too, but has made too many enemies, and I don't think Trump will let him win over real celebrities. [QUOTE=Bacchus;240552]Why do they have to do two hour episodes? For some shows (TAR, Survivor) I'd love to see a two hour episode now and again, but for this series - not so much.[/QUOTE] I love that it's 2 hours - the more the merrier. Although I might agree if I didn't record [I]every[/I] show that I watch to view later. /hate commercials. [QUOTE=AJHill;241435]The inclusion of Marlee in the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump leads me to believe that she will make it far.[/QUOTE] Yeah that to me made it obvious that she does - if she wins I'll be pissed because it's sort of spoiled.

[QUOTE]I love that it's 2 hours - the more the merrier. [/QUOTE] I just deleted the DVR timer. I don't watch it on Sunday night as I have other shows and two hours is too much time to commit another day, especially because it's not really working for me. I'm not a fan of the cast or the Celebrity format.

The 2 hour episodes just seem to drag out...they don't need to be showing every last component of putting tasks together. Just give me the major points, show the final product, and get into the freaking boardroom! I'm getting tired of Star being a control freak already, and her and Dionne asking to have their names on the front of the book was ridiculous and selfish. Dionne, how many ****** awards have you won and you're clamoring to have your name on the front of a stupid children's book? Good for Lisa for putting her foot down about that, but crap did she **** the bed in the boardroom. The girls team looks divided already.

I'm sorry, but how in the world is Hope not getting called out by one person, let alone still in the game at all? You could have fired her on the first episode and she'd have about the same amount of screen time and usefulness as she's been through 4 episodes. It actually makes the show slightly less interesting because I know the second she's sent home, there will be zero drama because it's beyond due. Diane Warwick seemed like was trying to mimic Nicki's "graceful exit," but...it backfired. Nicki was going home no matter what - she'd said her team was great and she's just too nice. Diane on the other hand is intelligent, and there were other options for firing. Really she could only be faulted for being old. About the 2 hour thing again, I could see this being a very solid hour and a half show, but that's kinda weird for TV schedulers I guess.

[QUOTE=Xeri99;242256]I'm sorry, but how in the world is Hope not getting called out by one person, let alone still in the game at all? You could have fired her on the first episode and she'd have about the same amount of screen time and usefulness as she's been through 4 episodes. It actually makes the show slightly less interesting because I know the second she's sent home, there will be zero drama because it's beyond due. [/QUOTE] I'm with you... when I saw her last nite I was actually like, wait who is that???

[QUOTE=Dandelion;242278]I'm with you... when I saw her last nite I was actually like, wait who is that???[/QUOTE] Usually her type go early. How have Speidi not been on this show yet?

First off, the amount of money raised was ridiculous, amazing. Thumbs up for that. /rant mode on 1. Maybe I misheard this, but I thought it was supposed to be hats and paintings - why was there a guitar and T-shirt? By that standard, they could auction whatever they wanted. 2. The board room was terrible. Why give the girls the option of helping decide who gets sent home? It destroys the shows core concept - Trump. "Well uh yeah Mr. Trump, send home the boys smartest, craftiest player." 3. The amount of money someone raises is nowhere near as entertaining as their skills and actions on a task. It seems like Trump has been saying the show is ultimately about raising money - no it isn't. If that were the case, let's have a 2-hour telethon every Sunday and raise lots of money, how boring. I hope that people's merits in the future never get judged based on who they know and how much they raise - why even invite them if you're going that route? 4. I want to see them compete and duke it out in the boardroom. This is the third episode in a row without a final boardroom. It was total 100% BS that they just fired Richard without any battle or thoughts or anything, and disrespectful to him as a person and the time he invested in coming on the show. "Well let's throw away the shows concept so that I can get this guy I don't like off the show." I'm sure he would've put up a great fight, especially since his parting words were that he had a bunch of notes and a prepared defense. I'm a huge Trump fan, but at the end it annoyed me so much when he said, "I made the right decision." /rant off :) note: Jose Canseco's dad passed away right after he left the show.

[QUOTE=Xeri99;242976]First off, the amount of money raised was ridiculous, amazing. Thumbs up for that. /rant mode on 1. Maybe I misheard this, but I thought it was supposed to be hats and paintings - why was there a guitar and T-shirt? By that standard, they could auction whatever they wanted. 2. The board room was terrible. Why give the girls the option of helping decide who gets sent home? It destroys the shows core concept - Trump. "Well uh yeah Mr. Trump, send home the boys smartest, craftiest player." 3. The amount of money someone raises is nowhere near as entertaining as their skills and actions on a task. It seems like Trump has been saying the show is ultimately about raising money - no it isn't. If that were the case, let's have a 2-hour telethon every Sunday and raise lots of money, how boring. I hope that people's merits in the future never get judged based on who they know and how much they raise - why even invite them if you're going that route? 4. I want to see them compete and duke it out in the boardroom. This is the third episode in a row without a final boardroom. It was total 100% BS that they just fired Richard without any battle or thoughts or anything, and disrespectful to him as a person and the time he invested in coming on the show. "Well let's throw away the shows concept so that I can get this guy I don't like off the show." I'm sure he would've put up a great fight, especially since his parting words were that he had a bunch of notes and a prepared defense. I'm a huge Trump fan, but at the end it annoyed me so much when he said, "I made the right decision." /rant off :) note: Jose Canseco's dad passed away right after he left the show.[/QUOTE] 1. Trump said that they were selling "art," and that was whatever it meant to them. So the guitar and t-shirt were fair game. 2. I agree that the board room was bogus. I love Marlee, but I don't think she should have been given the power to fire someone. 3. I also agree with this, and I thought Richard leaving was unfair. The cast has placed such an emphasis on the charity aspect of the show, and while that is important, they signed up for the Apprentice. Celebrities have many opportunities to raise money for their charity, and they need to start taking skill into consideration. 4. I think that the lack of a board room is why the problem mentioned in #3 is so noticeable. Trump needs to step in and fire those with the least to offer to a business. The show shouldn't be all about connections. But I'm really enjoying the show. This is my first season of the Apprentice, so I don't know how it compares to others, but I like it.

I'm not a big fan of the tasks that are just straight fundraising, it gets annoying. I like the tasks where both teams have to do something, and whoever the judges decide did better wins. Even though he didn't win as PM, John Rich has been the best player so far. He has had huge contributions on every task. I think the mens' team is better overall, especially when it comes to tasks involving creativity.

Good stuff. This season has DEFINITELY delivered! Looking forward to seeing how the rest plays out. I thought the stuff Latoya said about Michael was touching - he totally would've wanted her to help charity and sell the shirt. =/

Hope finally gets sent home and to me, this time it should have been Nene - ironic! Can't believe Trump let Latoya back, at least he said it would be the only time ever doing it. Had to record the show Friday night on MSNBC because of Sunday's interruption. I almost think that the timing of the national address Sunday night was planned to interrupt the most important part of the Apprentice, as Obama has been sticking it to Trump all last week. /conspiracy

Awesome. :D Show starts an hour early today, guess it will show what was cut last time...a 3 hour Apprentice though, eek!

Finally finished watching the monster 3-hour episode. For the first half: - Nene, c'mon! She was really dumb, but entertaining by bringing the street to the game. - Jim Cramer was setting television records for crazy faces per minute, and totally didn't belong on the show. - Meatloaf is a incredible actor, never seen a grown man cry so freely on queue. second half: I think they should probably rename the show, "Celebrity Apprentice: Pathetic Attempts to Justify BS Reasons to Get Rid of Star." I mean seriously, Meatloaf was responsible for 90% of what happened, and Marlee was responsible for 100%, yet she gets zero flak? Yes, it is true that the branding was a weak point, but I think It was completely unreasonable to think that Star could or should push over both of them, or that the member with the least control gets blamed over the ones with all the control, especially when there were other aspects that equally lead to the loss. The overall direction, concept, and poor humor were just as big of mistakes - all Meatloaf and Marlee's. She got had. Anyway, If either John or Jon win I'll be glad.

All's well that end's well, right? Random thoughts: - John Rich was the best player overall and deserved to win. - His mistake calling Def Leppard out early was huge, but he covered it up decently. - It wasn't really certain whether the teams knew when/if Trump and the Sprite executives were planning to show up or not, and if so, it appeared they arrived either last or late to John's event. - I thought John was gonna lose it when he was stressed and upset talking to Def Leppard's manager on the phone. - Marlee Matlin was just a great person throughout the show - It would have been alright as well if Marlee won, but her last 2 tasks were way too "Meatloaf-driven." - Richard Hatch should've been more confrontational about Marlee/Meatloaf rather than leaving his thoughts to confessionals...maybe it was edited out, though? - It was kinda funny seeing Marlee sign really fast and banging her mic in the final boardroom - very focused and intense. I'm gonna have to agree now with a shorter show - if they could try it at an hour, hour and a half, that would be great.

Men: George Takei-actor Paul Teutal Sr-reality star Lou Ferrigno-actor Dee Snider-singer Penn Jillette-comedian Arsenio Hall-comedian Clay Aiken-singer Marco Andretti-race car driver Adam Carolla-comedian Women: Patricia Velesquez-model Tia Carrere-actress Teresa Giudence-reality tv star Cheryl Tiegs-model Lisa Lampanelli-comedian Victoria Gotti-reality tv star Dayana Mendoz-miss universe Debbie Gibson-singer Aubrey O'day-singer Go Aubrey and Debbie!!!

It seems as if the cast is loaded with Reality Stars & Comedians, and the ocassional Model that nobody knows. Hmm? No big names this season. We only have one athelete this year. But it seems the cast always pulls through. Most excited to see Paul Teutal Sr. I'm sure we'll get a lot of drama from the women's team again. (Gotti +Giudence + O'day = Drama)

Does anyone on here share my love of Aubrey O'day? I've been a fan since Making The Band, but she has far exceeded my expectations on this show! She's actually doing very well, which I didn't really expect. I was thinking she'd be more a cooky character, but the girl is smart.

[QUOTE=salt&vinegar;303238]Does anyone on here share my love of Aubrey O'day? I've been a fan since Making The Band, but she has far exceeded my expectations on this show! She's actually doing very well, which I didn't really expect. I was thinking she'd be more a cooky character, but the girl is smart.[/QUOTE] She needs to be knocked down a few pegs.

If they insist on keeping this show on the air, I think it should merge with Celebrity Rehab - being the vast majority of the "Celebrities" need either drug related, mental, physical or career rehabilitation...

I have always liked the show but I have to DVR then watch it because there is no way I could sit through it live. 2 hours is too much. Just to add to the Aubrey O'Day point -- maybe I am showing my age but I had no clue who she was until she popped up on this season.

I love Aubrey and Lisa this season!