Celebrity Apprentice 2011

[gmoney82]

Had this on season record on my PVR and just watched the first two episodes.

All I can say is that the IQ bar on this season is definitely a notch or two lower than previous ones. Quite the collection of personalities and talents, so it'll be interesting to see the drama unfold. Instead of an analysis of the episodes, I'll just categorize each contestant by what I think their chances are:

Easy Target
Hope Dworaczyk - will last a few more episodes because she flies under the radar. too quiet and passive to be able to fend off criticism or stand up for her own idea.
LaToya Jackson - sitting duck. Too much of a softy, avoids conflict.
Jose Canseco - doesn't seem too intelligent. Maybe it's the beady, lifeless eyes.

Cruise Control
Gary Busey - despite being awesome to watch, he's too volatile and doesn't take criticism too well
NeNe Leakes - seems dumb, but street smart enough to fend for herself
Lil Jon - likeable guy, quiet and doesn't put himself out there but hasn't shown good leadership qualities
Mark McGrath - also another likeable guy. more vocal and seems to be everyone's friend. most potential of the guys in this category
Meat Loaf - wears heart on sleeve and easily flustered
Niki Taylor - smart and likeable female contestant. will last a while, but will get eaten alive by the sistas if she doesn't speak up
Dionne Warwick - I hate this bigoted b*tch. She'll last a few more episodes only because most of the women are afraid of her. Will be the most clueless PM.

The Contenders
Richard Hatch - devious, intelligent guy
Star Jones - alpha-dog and sharpest of the women. will be interesting to see how her condescending personality holds up
Marlee Matlin - most well-rounded
John Rich - showed good leadership qualities. dark horse

[MilanoRedTeg]

Star Jones does seem like she's intelligent and a leader, but fuck what a bitch

[Impreza]

I fucking hate Star Jones.

[dezmarez]

If Richard Hatch wins a competition they might want to check who his charity is, and if its legit.

http://www.justice.gov/tax/txdv05463.htm

I hate Star Jones on the show. No wonder she was forced to leave The View.

[Kg810]

Originally posted by MilanoRedTeg
Star Jones does seem like she's intelligent and a leader, but fuck what a bitch

Originally posted by Impreza
I fucking hate Star Jones.

Originally posted by dezmarez

I hate Star Jones on the show. No wonder she was forced to leave The View.

I hate that bitch so much



What's funny is when they were discussing the children's book concept, she was all like "the message will be - Be yourself" yet the stupid bitch goes and gets gastric bypass surgery

[Mar]

Richard Hatch is on it? Sold.

[gmoney82]

last night's episode confirmed my hunch that John Rich is a contender. Fierce dude who knows when to pick his battles.

[Qtec]

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[Kg810]

Video phones? Seriously?

[gmoney82]

Originally posted by Kg810
Video phones? Seriously?

Apparently they missed the memo on Apple's Facetime. Bye Dionne, Nene was surprisingly good as PM.

[supe]

I would definitely move Gary down a tier and pick Lil Jon as my underdog out of that list. I see a lot of fight in that guy and he's very creative, a great presenter and has tons skills that will help with the types of tasks Donald comes with.

[gmoney82]

Originally posted by supe
I would definitely move Gary down a tier and pick Lil Jon as my underdog out of that list. I see a lot of fight in that guy and he's very creative, a great presenter and has tons skills that will help with the types of tasks Donald comes with.

Agreed. His risk paid off as the clincher to win that task. No chance in hell the guys could compete with the women on an emotional themed commercial. Donald Jr. especially seemed impressed.

[gmoney82]

Well, Richard's inability to leverage his 'celebrity' turned out to be his Achilles Heel. Too bad we didn't get a chance to see him as PM.

I have never seen a PM answer the Donald's questions as well as John Rich. Good lesson on how to keep your emotions out of a debate and be objective. My favorite to win it all. What a great episode.

[dezmarez]

Originally posted by gmoney82
Well, Richard's inability to leverage his 'celebrity' turned out to be his Achilles Heel. Too bad we didn't get a chance to see him as PM.

I have never seen a PM answer the Donald's questions as well as John Rich. Good lesson on how to keep your emotions out of a debate and be objective. My favorite to win it all. What a great episode.

First task man.

They lost to the girls.

He was a brutal leader.

[gmoney82]

Originally posted by dezmarez



First task man.

They lost to the girls.

He was a brutal leader.

You're right, his performance in the pilot was forgettable.

[gmoney82]

Mediocre episode in which both teams did not have a firm grasp on the messaging with Latoya's team edging Mark's team with the safer theme. An episode based more on personal conflict than task accomplishment.

Gary Busey has lasted longer than anybody would have imagined and is simply brilliant at being unpredictable. He simply has no grasp on the reality of his contributions. Even Trump is running out of nice things to say about Gary. Mark played the honorable leader card too early and pretty much planted the seed to his own firing in Trump's head from the get go. Definitely had a chance at getting Gary fired if Gary's inappropriateness were immediately brought forward as a reason they lost.

Nene's outburst in the end was pretty harsh. No one in ASAP felt the need to support Latoya from the beginning despite her obvious shortcomings as a PM, so I think they were almost disappointed that they won the task.

Next week's episode seems like the one where each group will try to lynch their weakest member. Should get interesting.