The Apprentice Three Hour Finale 12/16/04
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Originally Posted by chowderhead
IThis show cannot hold a candle to TAR which also has corporate sponsers but doesn't shove it down your throats like Apprentice or Survivor.
Just wait - the more popular TAR gets, they will start doing the same.
#102
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Originally Posted by Jadzia
I didn't like Jen much, but I couldn't root for Kelly to win because he is so boring. He seemed to fade into the woodwork most of the time, which to me doesn't scream great leader. I think he'd make a great middle manager, but I never felt he had enough of a personality to be an inspiring leader.
Plus having yet another bland white male win this thing was kind of predictable and boring. Too bad most of the female contestants were shrill bitches this year.
Plus having yet another bland white male win this thing was kind of predictable and boring. Too bad most of the female contestants were shrill bitches this year.
#103
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I think Kelly was the right choice based on overall perfromance throughout the season.
I thought the extent that they went to to humiliate Jen was too much and would have been much more deserved by Omarosa last time. Now that would have been fun.
I thought the extent that they went to to humiliate Jen was too much and would have been much more deserved by Omarosa last time. Now that would have been fun.
#104
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Oh please - neither his race nor his sex have ANYTHING to do with the fact that he won. Out of those contestants, he was the best week in and week out. He proved it with all of his wins and his demeanor.
I think it would've been more predictable to have a black woman win it in today's world.
I think it would've been more predictable to have a black woman win it in today's world.
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Originally Posted by Red Dog
Just wait - the more popular TAR gets, they will start doing the same.
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Originally Posted by Jadzia
Yeah, because black women run corporate America. 

But I must disagree with you about Kelly, I didn't think he was boring....wait that was Kelly in my dream last night. That's an entirely different thread.
Everything about last night's finale was just weird, that COO clamming up. I mean he couldn't even get out an "I think Kelly is just better." He needs to be fired.
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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
Roadblock: One member of the team will have to consume twelve tubes of Pringles and a case of Bud Light.
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Agreed. The funny thing is that, based on her strong closing performance, she'll probably get some real job offers, while Kelly gets locked into a babysitting job for the next year.
Trump undoubtedly had picked Kelly, but I guarantee that Trump was rethinking his pick when Jen started defending herself. "Kelly, this is bad." She just owned that conversation.
Trump undoubtedly had picked Kelly, but I guarantee that Trump was rethinking his pick when Jen started defending herself. "Kelly, this is bad." She just owned that conversation.
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I felt bad for Jen during the show. Then I remembered that she is gonna end up making no less than six figures for the rest of her life and figured I should turn in and go to sleep. There are no real "losers" on this show.
I like the show, but I really hope they up the ante on the challenges next go round. Some of the shit they did this year was below 16 year olds. Washing dogs? Selling candybars? Ice cream? C'mon now.
I like the show, but I really hope they up the ante on the challenges next go round. Some of the shit they did this year was below 16 year olds. Washing dogs? Selling candybars? Ice cream? C'mon now.
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No surprise here, a rather boring finale as confirmed by most people:
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve...427|1|,00.html
'Apprentice' Finale Ratings Take a Dive
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) The finale for the second season of NBC's "The Apprentice" drew an average of nearly 17 million viewers across its three-hour running time on Thursday (Dec. 16) night. While NBC is trying to put a happy face on those figures, the network will try to ignore the dramatic drop from the show's first season...
The finale was down 43 percent among adults 18-49 from the 13.6 rating done by the first season finale last May. The first season finale, crowning Bill Rancic, attracted 28 million viewers for a hefty 39 percent fall.
The finale saw only a slight improvement over the show's seasonal average of 15.3 million viewers and failed to left NBC over rerun fueled CBS for the overall ratings and viewership crown for the night. Last season, "The Apprentice" averaged 20.7 million viewers per week in its spring run...
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve...427|1|,00.html
'Apprentice' Finale Ratings Take a Dive
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) The finale for the second season of NBC's "The Apprentice" drew an average of nearly 17 million viewers across its three-hour running time on Thursday (Dec. 16) night. While NBC is trying to put a happy face on those figures, the network will try to ignore the dramatic drop from the show's first season...
The finale was down 43 percent among adults 18-49 from the 13.6 rating done by the first season finale last May. The first season finale, crowning Bill Rancic, attracted 28 million viewers for a hefty 39 percent fall.
The finale saw only a slight improvement over the show's seasonal average of 15.3 million viewers and failed to left NBC over rerun fueled CBS for the overall ratings and viewership crown for the night. Last season, "The Apprentice" averaged 20.7 million viewers per week in its spring run...
#113
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Originally Posted by Rogue588
Imagine my surprise when I turned to kill time watching a repeat of er, when my trusty IO box told me that the Apprentice was on for THREE hours..
I imagine this thing was streched out more than Trump's comb-over..
I imagine this thing was streched out more than Trump's comb-over..

#114
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Originally Posted by the narrator
Not a big surprise that Kelly won. I thought him and Kevin were the only 2 that had a really good shot at winning after the first few tasks. As soon as Kevin was gone, I thought it was all Kelly's to win
#115
Originally Posted by Jadzia
I cracked up during the boardroom when Jen was trying to say metaphor and she pronounced it "metamaphor".
#116
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Originally Posted by DodgingCars
Agree 100%. I'm surprised so many people here didn't like Kelly. I thought he was the only consistent "contestant" this whole season. Jen was terrible. She knew how to argue in the boardroom, but she generally was terrible on the jobs.
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Originally Posted by synergy
No surprise here, a rather boring finale as confirmed by most people:
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve...427|1|,00.html
'Apprentice' Finale Ratings Take a Dive
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) The finale for the second season of NBC's "The Apprentice" drew an average of nearly 17 million viewers across its three-hour running time on Thursday (Dec. 16) night. While NBC is trying to put a happy face on those figures, the network will try to ignore the dramatic drop from the show's first season...
The finale was down 43 percent among adults 18-49 from the 13.6 rating done by the first season finale last May. The first season finale, crowning Bill Rancic, attracted 28 million viewers for a hefty 39 percent fall.
The finale saw only a slight improvement over the show's seasonal average of 15.3 million viewers and failed to left NBC over rerun fueled CBS for the overall ratings and viewership crown for the night. Last season, "The Apprentice" averaged 20.7 million viewers per week in its spring run...
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve...427|1|,00.html
'Apprentice' Finale Ratings Take a Dive
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) The finale for the second season of NBC's "The Apprentice" drew an average of nearly 17 million viewers across its three-hour running time on Thursday (Dec. 16) night. While NBC is trying to put a happy face on those figures, the network will try to ignore the dramatic drop from the show's first season...
The finale was down 43 percent among adults 18-49 from the 13.6 rating done by the first season finale last May. The first season finale, crowning Bill Rancic, attracted 28 million viewers for a hefty 39 percent fall.
The finale saw only a slight improvement over the show's seasonal average of 15.3 million viewers and failed to left NBC over rerun fueled CBS for the overall ratings and viewership crown for the night. Last season, "The Apprentice" averaged 20.7 million viewers per week in its spring run...
#118
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Originally Posted by Bill Needle
She did a fantastic job filling out the Levis. I give her credit for that.

Has anyone read the most recent EW? Apparently Kevin wasn't hired because the Apprentice is racist.
Last edited by DodgingCars; 12-18-04 at 01:17 PM.
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Originally Posted by BabiG
I don't get what was so great about her "performance". In essence, she said the speech she's been practicing for the last few months, character assasinated Kelly, and in general just took up a lot of empty air time.
Having said all that though, I agree with John comment that she was being "thrown under a bus". It wasn't fair, was completely unnecessary and I felt bad for her as a result.
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From: Lounging on the beach in L.A., frappucino in hand...
Originally Posted by Decker
...her "risky" move across the country to work for the largest law firm in the USA. I'm still a little fuzzy about what the risk was, did she travel by covered wagon?
...And pointing out how she was the president of her sorority? That's pretty sad. Did she really think that was going to put her over the top? [Donald] Chi Omega? Oh my God, they're so cool! Kelly, you're Fired![/Donald]
...And pointing out how she was the president of her sorority? That's pretty sad. Did she really think that was going to put her over the top? [Donald] Chi Omega? Oh my God, they're so cool! Kelly, you're Fired![/Donald]
:Yep, completely agree. Also about her "speech" at the end. Any good lawyer is a good speech-giver, so I wasn't impressed.
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From: Capitol of the Empire! Center of all Commerce and Culture! Crossroads of Civilization! NEW ROME!!!...aka New York City
PLUS...Jen has NO IDEA how to read Trump...she kept pumping her Harvard/Yale background going against a West Point and Ranger school grad.
Umm...Jen, Trump went to military boarding school and creamed his pants all season when talking about Kellys background.
Umm...Jen, Trump went to military boarding school and creamed his pants all season when talking about Kellys background.
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Originally Posted by Decker
(like her "risky" move across the country to work for the largest law firm in the USA. I'm still a little fuzzy about what the risk was, did she travel by covered wagon?).
I mentioned my confusion over this 'risky' move after last episode along with her risky decisions to go to Princeton undergrad and Harvard for law school. In a word: WHAT!!??
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[QUOTE=Decker]The Donald didn't know, but now he's seen the show and that move was really unethical and perhaps gave us a glimpse of how Jen has been able to acheive so much (like her "risky" move across the country to work for the largest law firm in the USA. I'm still a little fuzzy about what the risk was, did she travel by covered wagon?)QUOTE]
That's what I was thinking. Perhaps she hitchhiked?
That's what I was thinking. Perhaps she hitchhiked?
Last edited by LiquidSky; 12-20-04 at 12:26 PM.



