The Apprentice season 4

Dave_Brown · 09-23-2005, 02:48 PM

Not the Martha Stewart lame attempt, but the new one with The Donald started last night. Not a post on it started yet?

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Jason Harbaugh · 09-23-2005, 03:00 PM

I was afraid she was going to get a pass because she caused 'friction'. I mean, that's why Ponderosa stayed right?

Sure seems like they are just phoning it in now and it has become very formulaic.

Pick your business or location.
Come up with a product (usually off camera).
Show some advertising.
Show one group doing well, another not so well.
Reveal the winner.

There's just nothing that interesting going on.

WillG · 09-23-2005, 03:21 PM

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was afraid she was going to get a pass because she caused 'friction'.

I was kind of hoping that would happen because this show is not as fun to watch anymore without the friction. But anyway, was she a train wreck or what? She's on a team of all women and she tells Donald, Carolyn and George that she does not work well with women. Either she has never seen this show before, she is a complete dunce or (most likely) she was trying to become the next Omarosa and it backfired on her. And what's up with Donald's hard on of men vs women teams? This is the third time he's done it.

BTW, I'm liking Carolyn now that she has lengthened her hair a bit.

Stephen_L · 09-23-2005, 04:07 PM

As much as I've enjoyed the show, each season it gets a little weaker. This one had a 'jump the shark' moment early when our brilliant, talented business candidates were asked to dash all over a golf course looking for the helicopter. Gee, if I'm looking for a savy business person, I'd really love to see them do well in a golf course scavenger hunt. The tasks are also degenerating into hour long informercials for big companies. It may have had some cache once, but now it seems like cheap advertising.

Glad the lady got the axe; I just love these deperately disfunctional losers who somehow believe they are losers because they 'intimidate others' with their beauty. Puullleease.

Parker Clack · 09-24-2005, 04:59 AM

I agree that the show has become a real big reality show infomercial. The whole time they were in their "really fancy room in Trump Tower" Symantec was on the computer screen behind them. I always love how now whenever Trump tells them to come up with the next big idea for such in such company at the end of the show you start to see ads for that company with this new product line from the company they were just competing at.

The lady that got the axe really deserved it as she couldn't keep her mouth shut long enough to keep from looking like a complete ass. The other gal had a really big smirk on her face at the end though which Trump cut off with his "I wasn't happy with your poor performance either". I was hoping he would fire both of them.

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Tarkin The Ewok · 09-30-2005, 01:07 PM

This is my first season tuning in to the show, and I'm enjoying it so far. However, I am amazed at how some of these really smart people can make such dumb mistakes. A prime example is the men's print campaign from the second episode. They seemed more like first-year business students than professionals, and it showed in the end product.

Yes, the product placement is a big part of the show, but it is pretty much unavoidable. These candidates have to work for somebody.

I haven't seen a guy really take command or step up during the first two projects, so I'm inclined to say that the 4th apprentice will be female.

Jason Harbaugh · 09-30-2005, 01:23 PM

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However, I am amazed at how some of these really smart people can make such dumb mistakes.

Soon you will realize that that is a requirement to be on this show.

Patrick Sun · 09-30-2005, 04:34 PM

What is dumb is how their personal animosity clouds their "game-playing" judgment in thinking that the Donald will see things their way.

David_Jr · 09-30-2005, 07:04 PM

The women's ad was clearly better and the two execs were clearly digging it from the start. When they entered the room I was thinking "here we go again with sex appeal", but their ad was just better. The men for some reason couldn't figure out the appeal of the car, which is strange considering this car is mostly marketed to men, albeit very rich men. I think they were on to something with the one picture that had the car on top reflecting a different color below, but their other concepts needed too much explaining, which doesn't work for advertising. And the PM got stuck on explaining the water concept and couldn't get off of it. It was almost painful. Then he was stupid to take the loudmouth into the boardroom especially after Trump warned him. Loudmouth won't be around too many more shows either Trump predicted and he's probably right. This season's cast is a decidedly stronger group than last season - smart and good looking.