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Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 3:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
I like Martha alot. I'm not sure why, but I do. I always have. I enjoy her cooking shows, but have not watched too many of her other crafty type shows. I've tried to watch Martha Stewart Apprentice, but have unfortunately missed the last two episodes due to time conflicts. I hope to get in the swing of the rest of this show. DW can't stand her LOL.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 5:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
Darryl Waltrip can't stand her? Ok whatever :-)

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 9:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Who's Darryl Waltrip?

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 1:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
you know, I really liked the assymetrical cake! I taped the Cnbc show Monday and finally watched it. I agree with Martha. It was a sales problem.

The cake tasted fine and it was for a neesh (sp!!) market. As soon as it was known that the Famous cake designer was involved I think that it became obvious that the Bakers were "told" what to make and which colours to use. To blame them for failure was inappropriate.

To call Dawn in showed that David is not professional material. It was a decision based on personal dislike.

I think the correct person was told to go home. Looking forward to the next show!!

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 1:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Ms. Stewart was great on Larry King Live tonight! She looked amazing and she sounded wonderful. She has a new book, Martha's Rules (about business success) she talked about on the Today Show, on her show, and on Larry King that is now number 1 on amazon! I'm so happy for her!

I suppose I should write this in her daily show folder, but I really enjoyed it. CNN also did a feature during the Newsnight show (with Aaron Brown and Anderson Cooper) about how engaging her daily show is and how she does it with such great zest and humor.

Sorry to take the thread off-topic.

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Not OT at all, Tishala. I'm bummed that I didn't watch Larry King last night. DH was late (again!) and I thought of turning him on (Larry, not DH! ) to see who the guest was, but then moved on to something else. I would've enjoyed seeing Martha.

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
I am a Martha fan, as well. I applaud her undying effort to bring the masses to cloth napkins, serving dishes for condiments, garnishes, flower displays as art and good homemade food. She adds class, style and respect to arenas, most often, deemed as unecessary, frivilous or classest.

My mother taught me all of these things and I have an unwavering dedication to the practice of home and meals as a sensual and visual experience.

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
BJM - it's a shame you missed it.

The GEM of the hour was the man who called in, saying he'd be interested in purchasing stock in Martha's company, and that he knows he should have purchased stock while she was in jail and each was valued at around 8 bucks a share. But now that the shares are at about 22 a share, he wondered, "When does she think a good time for [him] to buy would be?"

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 7:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Totally excellent reward Martha! not

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 7:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
Primarius wins again.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 7:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Dawn is a slug!

Finqwik
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09-23-2000

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 8:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Finqwik a private message Print Post    
Was it me or did the adverts take up more air time than the actual show???? Also whats with the tooth whitening blitz. Oh! the show, well Dawn going was okay but I'd rather see Beth or Jim leave.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 8:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
What a train wreck! I didn’t like Martha’s decision last week and now this week she turns around and fires Dawn, who she steadfastly refused to fire last week.

Her two sidekicks are useless and add virtually nothing to the show, her cast is boring and her rewards are pathetic. What kind of reward is that? Congratulations – now you can go do …. nothing.

Of course, I’ll keep watching nevertheless.

Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 9:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Legalboxer a private message Print Post    
thought it was a fabulous show and dawn or the project manager deserved to go this week - what terrible time management and dawn just was a bad part of the team, regardless id whether she could perform or not (and we saw little of that) if you are that negative on a team, then it will only hurt the whole team in the end.

there have been a few times where donald gave an award of just spending time with him - and i think that is fine - would love more intimidate time with martha besides the challenges - gives them a chance to talk more...


Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 9:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
Finally! Dawn is outa there! Why did she even bother to aply? Why on earth did they pick her as a contestant? They made us think Jim is going next week so he probably isn't. The old Red herring ploy.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 10:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Both the project manager and Dawn deserved to go. The project manager was totally ineffective and Dawn was a slacker.

If the project manager hadn't wasted so much time "brain storming," the furniture would have arrived in time and they might have won. What a farce.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 1:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
This show is starting to lose me. Who are these people? Why do they want to be on this show?

Dawn was embarrassing to watch tonight. She doesnt want to paint? like its a CHOICE?? Obviously she didnt want to get out of bed either. I usually root for the 'picked on' person but this time she made me mad LOL

However, the PM ex-Primarius seemed to be completely unable to focus the group and make a strong decision. It was Jim who finally seemed to put his foot down and make the FLOW decision.
Surely someone could have suggested that the basic colours and furniture choices could be started prior to that decision. But why help the PM? what is in it for you?

It sure seemed to me that there was some passive-aggressive posturing occurring....maybe Matchstick was hoping to get rid of the Primarius lady?? I feel the PM should have been fired. They didnt lose because painting wasnt finished. Planning, concept and follow thru was missing.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 5:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Sad to say I was disappointed in this episode--in fact, almost bored--but I have to atone for my very few sins and I will talk more about it later. G-d is prolly angry I'm typing right now, but He or She will understand because it's about Ms. Stewart. Hee!

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 5:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Bethany. She only had minutes to buy the furniture and this must have come up in the conference room. The store had no time to contact the wearhouse, at that late hour, to set the wheels in motion. This is one reason why Martha gave her a pass. We did not see the full story. Also that suite would have won, the decor was much better, even without the sectional, lousy name and all. Martha saw this.

PM. The instant she volunteered I knew she must have been odd man out on her own team. There would be no reason, other than fear that you would be the first to go, to inspire such a drastic move. Dawn's poor behavior saved her. She dodged a bullet.

Dawn. I agree with this firing. Her sleeping late, refusing to paint, coming before Martha every week because her team cannot tolerate her was more than enough.

Martha. Using her own project of getting her yard ready for a party in only 2 hours was ridiculous. Everyone jumps to please her. They want her business in the future! AND her staff is all in place with the proper contacts to make things move quickly.

Primarius. They benefited from Matchstick's poor leadership. That huge baren, gray suite laced with candy and popcorn was lousy. It was cold and felt very empty. Martha would have criticized the smell of popcorn as well.

Alexis. How odd that she mentioned she was always the one on her team that no one liked! Martha does not even look at her in the conference room. At least coach your daugher on what to say if you have her on the show for exposure. Her part should be scripted if she cannot offer something on her own. It makes Alexis look stupid and discredits Martha to have included her.

Next week the teams get scrambled. Primarius is NOT going to like this at all!

Kep421
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08-11-2001

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 6:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kep421 a private message Print Post    
When Matchstick's PM volunteered to go to "the darkside" I said to myself, this lady has no clue. And I was right. I actually felt bad for her...she really felt she could lead this group of losers. I personally don't think Martha herself would win a task as PM with Matchstick.

Up until last night's show, I was a defender of Dawn. I didn't care for her, but felt others were using her as a scapegoat because she was so unlikeable. I saw the error of my ways last night. Dawn doesn't step up to the plate, nor does she take responsibility for herself. Sad situation... I find it amazing that she is successful.

For me, the highlight of last night's show was the comment made by one of the Primarius guys, when he thought Primarius might lose the task. He said something about not "over-estimating" Matchstick and that no matter how awful Primarius has completed a task, Matchstick always seems to do worse!!! That cracked me up!!

I think that the only reason Primarius has been winning every task isn't becasue they are such a good team, its because Matchstick is such an AWFUL team. I can't wait for the mixup, and for someone from Primarius to take smug, arrogant Jim down a couple of pegs...

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
I was glad to see the PM get a pass, because she was willing to take the risk of moving the Matchstick. When she decided to make the move I thought at the time that it wasn't all that risky...that she'd get a pass if they lost, and a lot of glory if they won.

Kep, I agree with you about Dawn. I'd been defending her, too, because up until last night, every time we saw her being "negative", it seemed there was a reason for it...and that her point of view was valid (wanting quiet time to write the book, thinking they should go with a more traditional cake design). But, last night I knew she was in trouble when she said she wouldn't paint. Of all things she could refuse to do, that just seemed to me to be the one that would not sit well with Martha. Dawn may not have been responsible for the loss, but I think she proved she was not what Martha was looking for in an Apprentice.

I actually thought Charles contributed quite a bit in the conference room. LOVED his line when Martha was talking about all she'd gotten done at Turkey Hill...and he said, referring to Matchstick "That's because you didn't have THEM doing it". Also loved it when Bethenny was going on and on about not understanding why the PM had picked her, after telling her that she was the biggest contributor and hardest worker...blah-dee-blah...and Charles just cut her off with something like "Because the furniture never arrived". I do wish we knew what actually happened with the furniture.

Oh...and WHAT is Martha's problem with people sleeping? I understand the thing with Dawn, because she was supposed to be up and on task, but on the wedding cake episode, when she called to tell them where to meet her to get the task she seem displeased that most were still sleeping. It actually reminded me of my first job after college...I was working overnights and living with my grandparents. At first my grandmother would give me all kinds of grief about sleeping "late"...it took me forever to impress upon her that sleeping till 3 or 4 in the afternoon is not really like sleeping late when you worked all night and didn't get in bed until 8 or 9am.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I knew Dawn's issues with sleeping so heavily was going to be her downfall. OMG, get yourself OUT OF BED! That alone should have secured her dismissal. I’m not sure if Dawn is lazy, full of herself or plain stupid but either way it was her time to go. I hope she’s on Martha daytime today.

I was pretty sure the PM was going to get a pass, regardless of how badly she managed. And she DID manage poorly. She took the challenge to manage a very bad team and that alone should give her a few points.

My favorite part of MA, still is the letter at the end! They keep getting snarkier and snarkier.

So far bravo to Martha.


Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 8:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
I recognized the Matchstick furniture to be from West Elm. They have a store in NYC and another in Brooklyn. My guess is that they had to truck a floor model couch from the Brooklyn store. Also, who knows where the wearhouse is, could be New Jersey. Bethany's hands were tied with the time constraint created by Leslie. I bet this all came up, right after Charles' snappy comment, and was edited. I cannot believe that Bethany did not talk about having only minutes to shop until the store closed, leaving no time for shipping action that day.

I would be interested in a behind the scenes show on both Apprentices. They have huge projects with so little time. On this one the furniture stores were assigned along with carpet and flooring stores, obviously. In other cases it is less obvious.

Had both teams completed this task it would have come down to concept and color. I doubt the Westin or Martha would choose furniture from either of these stores.



Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 10:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Alexis. How odd that she mentioned she was always the one on her team that no one liked! Martha does not even look at her in the conference room. At least coach your daugher on what to say if you have her on the show for exposure. Her part should be scripted if she cannot offer something on her own. It makes Alexis look stupid and discredits Martha to have included her.

Fruitbat, my thoughts exactly! Poor Alexis just comes off as so pathetic. I can only imagine what it must have been like for her growing up as Martha Stewart's daughter. She doesn't seem to have any self-esteem at all!

And what was up with that "reward"? Go hang out in the suite you just renovated for a while? Did Mark Burnett forget to budget suitable rewards this season? They do seem to be trying to save money . . .

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
When you see a reward like The Amazing Race gave out this week (each member of the first place team got free gas for life), it makes the Martha rewards seem even more pathetic!

Fruit, Yahoo TV does offer bonus footage each week for Apprentice: Martha and Apprentice: Trump...not exactly behind-the scenes, but stuff that doesn't make the show. To access the videos once you get to the linked page, choose "Weekly Review" from the "Exclusive Video" tab at the top of that page. (I'm sorry, I can't figure out how to post directly to the videos.) Its all free and you don't even have to be a Yahoo member to access them.