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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 6:45 pm
Hoping someone will spoil the show tonight, for those of us in the left time zones! ;)
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 7:52 pm
Best line: "Don't worry you'll be back in the bronx soon"-Trump said that to Frank.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:07 pm
Hey Ketchup... how's about a brief synopsis? Who's the PM on the Tent Team? Who won the challenge? Who got fired?
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:09 pm
I hate Heidi!!! Ok, maybe that is too harsh...I intensely dislike Heidi. It looks like some of the women in her team are being to not care for her that much either.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:31 pm
It's odd to me that the rewards and punishments get more air time than the task itself. I have only seen a couple of other eps from past seasons and they didn't feel this "Springerish". I feel like a hypocrite having tuned in at all...LOL (Please don't judge me, I'm human have my faults..LOL) I totally see why others other love show, but when board room time comes, it almost gives me a stomach ache because I get upset when I see people hating on each other that deeply. Minus the boardroom, I could like this show.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:34 pm
Here is a quick spoiler. Nicole (the one with laryngitis) was PM. The task was to create a new line of bathing suits. Carey pretty much insisted on creating a pretty tight little pink one as one of the guy's suits and he even wore it in the fashion show. Well he looked great in it but the consensus seemed to be that few guys would and that there wouldn't be a big market for it. Nicole's team lost the task and it was clearly because of the men's suits. The winners got to go to the Playboy mansion (LOL - with Trump of course). In the board room, a number of team members tried to pin their loss on Michelle for being negative and not commenting on a price point, but Trump was fixated on the pink suit and fired Carey. IMO it was absolutely obvious that they lost because of the men's suits, so I guess Trump was justified in firing him.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:41 pm
Costa, Nicole even modeled one of the suits for her team, even though she doesn't really have the figure for it. They had six suits and four models, so if they wanted to show all six of their suits, two of the team members had to model. I'm not sure which female on Heidi's team modeled, but Trump about swallowed his teeth while ogling her. Costa, overall figures were pretty close between the teams, like $19,000 in orders vs. $20,000 in orders, but on the losing team, out of three men's suits, they only got a TOTAL of $350 in orders for men's suits. Clearly, if they had not let Carey dictate their choices for the men's suits, they would have won the task, and Carey was clearly the one to go. (That's just my opinion. Some good arguments were also made for getting rid of Michelle for bringing the team down with her negative attitude and for getting rid of the progra manager for allowing the poor designs to be included.)
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:41 pm
Thanks Jimmer. And it sounds like they didn't take their target market into account... southern California is pretty much board short country. The only men we see in tight little suits are usually european or really old men. And even the cutest Dutch I guy I used to know didn't look all that great in 'em! Playboy Mansion? Good gawd.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:43 pm
And, of course, I have no idea who Carey is!!! So this is me heading upthread to check out the pix and see if I can remember him. ETA: Thanks Juju!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:44 pm
Costa, Carey is the gay black guy, although I did not know last week that he is gay.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:53 pm
Thanks Juju. I think I'm gonna start to feel sorry for those on the Tent Team. They are spending a lotta time outside, and that's gotta be dispiriting. No matter how much you're jonesing to win, you've gotta be at a bit of a disadvantage if you're sleeping outside. Then again, I guess maybe one can get used to anything. Including the nighttime outside noises, yes?
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:54 pm
Costa, Carey is the one that someone compared him to Marcellius (sp) from BB. I actually liked his suit. It was just the wrong color. He was aiming at the gay market and I much prefer seeing that on a man than a tight, too short speedo. His suit is more flattering to the male figure. Also, a woman could wear it with a tank top. I will refrain from saying anything else for now other than, Carey was robbed!!!
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 9:02 pm
One more comment in re this episode: it bothers me that the mansion team members stand by the hedges and eavesdrop on the losing team. Of course, if I was part of the group staying in the mansion I would probably be doing it also. Since I am not, it bothers me. Did I already say I can't stand Heidi?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 9:02 pm
Can someone please enlighten me what other "job interview" would require the "applicants" to parade around on a runway in a bikini while the prospective "boss" leers at them from the audience?
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 9:06 pm
Another part of winning -- next week Heidi's team does NOT have to do the challenge, so NONE of them will go home, guaranteed. They'll take a "vacation" while the losing team dukes it out and one of THEM will go home.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 9:06 pm
P.S. The reason I am refraining from saying anything else is because I did not care for what trump was saying in the board room. I need to watch it again.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 9:07 pm
Heidi's going to be targeted by her team, if they ever lose. She's being singled out by Trump and with being in the BR...it isn't going to set well for long with the rest of her team. I bet Trumps wife loved that little comment by Trump wondering if that one model was on HIS payroll. LOL
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 9:12 pm
Whoami asked:
quote:Can someone please enlighten me what other "job interview" would require the "applicants" to parade around on a runway in a bikini while the prospective "boss" leers at them from the audience?"
Can we say "<100>"? Don't forget the "reward" to the Playboy Mansion.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 9:12 pm
I think this may have been mentioned, but does Carey remind anyone else of Marcellus? I didn't understand why Nicole was trying so hard to get Michelle fired. She tried to talk Carey out of the suit that caused them to lose and yet everyone ganged up on her. They may have won if they had 3 competitve men's suits and wouldn't have to compete in a task next week and would be in the house. I can't believe Trump took the winners to the Playboy Mansion...oh noooooo! He's just giving fodder to you-know-who for her talk show tomorrow. Did it have to air this week, lol. As a woman, I wouldn't exactly consider that a prize.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 9:44 pm
Er, Cricket? As a woman, I *definitely* would NOT consider that a prize. Period. 'Nuff said.
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Mlt
Member
09-18-2002
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 11:47 pm
The whole Playboy mansion stuff was nuts. First, who exactly wants to learn business from Hugh Hefner (spelling?). Second, what's all this 'three girlfriend' stuff? How exactly does that work? Do they all share a bed or do they take turns? And what was with the Playboy bunnies? (shudder)
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, January 15, 2007 - 1:18 am
I second that Shudder and add an Eyeroll. how professional!! win a comp and get to go to Playboy mansion. And the team was a bunch of women and a gay guy...Yep, bet they were just drooling at the chance to go there. I'm sorry. Hugh Hefner started a big business...so what. I dont think that he had anything constructive to pass on to the Apprenti. Heck, what will be the next prize? A trip by jet to visit that "Girls Gone Wild" <100>? There is nothing empowering to women in either of their businesses. it is about manipulating women into objects whos primarily job in life is look pretty and to display their anatomy in graphic detail. IF I was a lawyer who was hoping to get a legitimate job where I was taken seriously....the LAST place I'd be is the Playboy Mansion LOL. Okay, Now Carey got hosed. There is no way that the PM wasnt to blame. I have seen little short shorts on guys. His problem was the choice of colour and the PM admitted SHE wanted the pink since it was 'the new black'. Carey is gone because his open declaration of being Gay seemed to make DT and Ivanka very uncomfortable. They were absolutely fixated on the short shorts. The two other board shorts were okay and I'm surprised that they didnt sell. only $300 out of 19,000. Yep, the male suits lost them the comp.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Monday, January 15, 2007 - 3:13 am
i've missed several parts of the first two episodes. from what i've seen so far, i think i'm going to continue to watch again this season (will try to watch repeats on cnbc). don't like the tent twist and it airing on sundays though. question: is the losing team allowed in the house for meals/showering/dressing? if interested, the mansion is at 13318 mulholland drive;beverly hills. trump is at 13320 mulholland drive. i'm not 100% sure...just going by what i saw on tv. i'll post some links w/photos in a bit.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Monday, January 15, 2007 - 3:21 am
http://tinyurl.com/yfudk5 http://tinyurl.com/y333aw (again not sure if these are the correct houses)
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 15, 2007 - 3:42 am
I'm not surprised the other board shorts didn't sell. For some reason they made them fit tight across the hip/groin area (Carey's influence?) and men these days do not like that or at least the men I know would not wear them like that. The men I know like them loose and roomy in that area. The difference in the two team's men's suits was miniscule and astronaumical in that just a small amount of fabric and better color could have made all the difference. In general, men don't wear pink and they certainly don't wear panty-type suits. Carey was not hosed. They did try to hose Michelle though. Michelle was the only one on that team with the cahonies to say the men's suits were all wrong and she was taken to the boardroom because she had the nerve to speak up. The choice was between the PM and Carey. The PM for not stepping up and saying no way and Carey, if he was 'in charge' of men's suits, for not making marketable ones. I know I'll get flak for saying this but possibly if the PM had one of the thinner girls model the suit they would have sold more of those and it wouldn't have taken many more sales to have won. I'm not saying anything was wrong with her body but it just wasn't swimsuit model material. I don't believe they were required to model; it appeared to be a choice to make sure all their suits were shown. I was appalled that DT thought the Playboy Mansion was a prize for the winning team of mostly women. Ugh! I don't know how it works exactly but I understand those three girls are under paid contract by Hefner to be his girlfriends. That would make them . . .? The whole Playboy Mansion thing was too sleezy. I like Heidi so far. She seems to know what she's talking about but that could be editing. I would have fired that guy last week just because of the way he dressed.
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