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Celebrity Apprentice---Series Discussion--Thursday's on NBC

Old 01-18-08, 07:20 PM
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Just saw this episode, and am hugely disappointed that Gene is gone. He was the reason that I was watching the show. I've always been a Kiss fan, but not a big fan of his, until I started watching Family Jewels.
Old 01-19-08, 11:10 AM
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Gene was great on this show until the end, too bad he's now gone. It was obvious Trump didn't want to fire him.
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No Gene = no more viewing for me. He was my reason for tuning in. I admire his conviction, but he should have put that bitch on the chopping block and stayed on. He knew what was coming and didn't seem to care. You gotta love the guy. Alec also had some great lines. Pretty good for the final episode I'm going to see.
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I'd bet that ratings take a noticeable drop now.
Old 01-19-08, 08:14 PM
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With Gene gone, we now have a chance to see some of the other players. It still could get entertaining as the fight for survival heats up. I'm waiting for Lennox to get riled up over something.
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It was abundantly clear to me by who Gene invited back into the boardroom that he wanted out, which kind of sucks. If he didn't want to do the show, then he shouldn't have signed up in the first place. Once you start something, you should stick with it. I agree with others that my interest in this show has taken a big hit. Given the braintrust we're left with, I think you are going to see the tasks become more and more ridiculously simple and infantile.

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Old 01-20-08, 06:27 PM
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BTW, if they wanted to go with tough guys being knocked out for Kodak, they should have thrown Trace in there with Lennox and Tito. Not only is he big (6"6), but:
  • In 1994 his second wife shot him through his lungs and heart during a domestic dispute.
  • Broke both his arms, a leg and a handful of ribs and cut his nose off in a car crash
  • Had to have his finger reattached when he sliced it off with a knife, and got the doctors to attach it in a way so that he could still play guitar
  • Sustained a crush injury to his chest and a rib-sternum separation when he was pinned under a tractor

He's also talked about being stabbed and beaten half to death during his drinking days when he was playing barrooms. He was on Craig Ferguson last week, and he was a great guest.
Old 01-23-08, 12:29 AM
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Gene's a genius. Being a "rebellious rock star who does things his own way", he refused to cater to the "corporate suits" by even showing up to their meetings. By taking full responsibility for his way of doing things and sabataging himself, he verified that image in more ways than one.

Gene was in this show for himself. And it worked.
Old 01-23-08, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by thelwig14
Lennox made around $80 on three fights alone, so regardless, it is Lennox and Gene and then everyone else on the show is not even close (I assume).
$80? I'M worth more than $80! The bums in my area panhandling for money make more than that in a week!
Old 01-25-08, 01:22 AM
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Sorry to see Jennie go. She never really had a chance on that show though; she's too low key.

It appears that even w/o Gene Simmons the guys still have a sizable advantage in star power and connections. Curious to see or rather hear about Richard Branson on the show since he had one of the Apprentice knockoffs.

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Old 01-25-08, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by nodeerforamonth
$80? I'M worth more than $80! The bums in my area panhandling for money make more than that in a week!

One of the worst attempts ever for a joke...especially when there is not one there.
Old 01-25-08, 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by mwbmis
Sorry to see Jennie go. She never really had a chance on that show though; she's too low key.

It appears that even w/o Gene Simmons the guys still have a sizable advantage in star power and connections. Curious to see or rather hear about Richard Branson on the show since he had one of the Apprentice knockoffs.
Yeah, I think tonight Trump said he was a good guy, but back when Branson's show was on he was slagging him off pretty good.
Old 01-25-08, 06:54 AM
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How frikkin' tall is Jennie?
Old 01-25-08, 08:06 AM
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Jennie is drop dead gorgeous. Too bad she is gone.
Old 01-25-08, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman
How frikkin' tall is Jennie?
I believe she's something like 6'1".
Old 01-25-08, 06:44 PM
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Jennie was looking damn good. She had to go though. This was a lame project since it came down to call-your-deep-pocket-friends.

If you think Jennie is tall, you should watch college softball. There are some really tall pitchers. When the Olympics roll around in the summer, check out Cat Osterman. She's 6'3".
Old 01-25-08, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mwbmis
I believe she's something like 6'1".
The reason I asked is because Carol Alt is listed at 5'10.5", and Jennie towered over Carol. It's also probably because Jennie has broader shoulders, too, which really made her look much larger than Carol and the rest of the women.

IMDB has a photo of Jennie standing next to Danica Patrick, and Danica literally looks like a worker at Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/...0Jennie&seq=11
Old 01-25-08, 09:16 PM
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Jennie is hot. Sorry to see her go. Nelly think she got connections, well, not as much as the guys.
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I don't understand how Omarosa manages to survive. She is not a team player and is never shown contributing to tasks, yet this hasn't yet worked against her in the boardroom. Furthermore, she has no real business accomplishments she can cling to. She hasn't exactly become a success at anything since she first appeared on season 1.
Old 01-26-08, 09:18 AM
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She survives because she stirs the pot and Trump knows it.
Old 01-26-08, 10:28 AM
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I agree I don't see why Omarosa is even on the show, she's not a celebrity. Plus who does she have for big pocket friends etc.

It makes me mad cause she clearly will kept around because she causes fights, it would have been nice to see Jennie at least have a turn as project mgr, same with the playmate kicked off a long time ago.

Is it me or does next week's episode look really really staged, not that I think there is much going on real in the first place.
Old 01-27-08, 08:15 AM
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I was surprised Gene didn't last him being Mr. Money ideas.
Old 01-27-08, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SpaceBoy
I agree I don't see why Omarosa is even on the show, she's not a celebrity. Plus who does she have for big pocket friends etc.
Omarosa's cold brutality can be a necessary team asset in future challenges. That's why her teammates don't eliminate her yet. As far as rating her celebrity-ness, it's a relative thing.
Old 01-28-08, 01:38 AM
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One of the big problems on this show every season is that as executive producer, Trump is obliged to keep people on who make for interesting TV and as host, it's his job to pick who stays and who goes, supposedly based on merit. Those two jobs run counter to each other. On all other reality competition shows popular contestants may be eliminated early to the dismay of the producers, but here the producer gets to make the call.

Anyway, it's still a little fun to watch. Next week's episode (which has been hyped and spoilered since the first episode this season) looks pretty funny.
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Hahahahahaha! Awesome final minute tonight on Celebrity Apprentice.

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