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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 8:07 pm
LOL Jules! Thanks! I feel so much better! I'm watching last night's show now and have a couple of comments... 1. Trump, calling the manager (or whatever she was) of his hotel "sweetheart." Oh, that went over SO well with me. NOT! (What a sexist!) 2. Editing. Was it really necessary to show Brent eating? The others were eating... you could see them chewing while they were talking. I agree with Whoami 110%... skinny people eat, too. In fact, some of us less than hefty folks eat a LOT, and constantly! (I'm speaking of me!) 3. So the "theme" of Gold Rush's event was "classy". Huh? With "models"? Classy. Yeah, right. And am loving the mini golf course in the dirt. LMAO actually! And even more LMAO at the fact that they didn't know anything about the car! 4. Did Gold Rush even audition that comedian? Cause, well, um... I'd have fired HER! 5. Trump calling out Brent when he describes the shark encounter. That was downright rude and uncalled for. And the comments from his teammates during the reward? At point, just to be a brat, I'm hoping Brent stays there for another six weeks! 6. Lenny is a piece of work. I'm not yet sure if that is a good thing or not, but I sure as heck don't see him fitting into the Trump organization. He's so confrontational. But I had to laugh when he abdicated responsibility for the generator. He did, to the letter, what he was supposed to do. And nothing more. 7. Theresa was pretty much clueless, yes? She had no creative support? But I seem to recall her cutting Tarek off every time he asked about it. Am loving this boardroom. And Carolyn was right... Theresa didn't manage the team well and she needed to go. Delegating is all fine and dandy, but you still need to manage those to whom you delegate.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 9:23 pm
I agree that the show’s editors are taking a very easy target when they show Brent eating. Brent’s size and eating habits should be irrelevant, as long as they don’t impact his ability to perform and I don’t think they have demonstrated that yet. Making fun of a person’s weight just isn’t nice. Though I will admit that Trump appeared to take the dig at his hair with rather good humor.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 9:16 am
I think Tarek got the short end of the stick (according to what we saw). Every time he tried to do his job (as Theresa delegated to him), she cut him off. He asked for a theme, he asked for nice putting green carpet, etc. Then she tried to foster the failure on him???? And I agree about some of Trump's comments being way unappropriate (but I guess everyone is a "yes" man/woman around him). Only Trump can make a dig at his own hair (imagine if any of the others made the same joke)? 'squeek'
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 2:12 pm
Tarek never should have been brought into the board room. Theresa deserved to go, but I'm loving Lenny.
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Tweety
Member
04-14-2003
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 3:14 pm
Jasper - I too did a double take at the Casino Rama sign. My first thought was I can't believe Trump would allow advertising for another Casino on his show. My second thought was "I've seen this before". I don't have last week's episode but went back and checked the first week, and it is a different ad on the cab. So, maybe it is in RL that I've seen the signage on a cab! But, what I'm now wondering is if they computerized the advertising for the Canadian market (you know how sometimes when a major sporting event in the U.S. such as Super Bowl comes back from commerical break and they have what looks like a Canadian Tire billboard in the stadium?) So, I'm wondering if U.S. viewers saw an ad for Casino Rama or something else. Does anyone living in the U.S. still have this week's show recorded? If so, could you please go to the scene at the end where Theresa is getting in the cab and check out the advertising sign on the roof of the cab? Is it for Casino Rama or something else?
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 3:25 pm
I hope this stays in the lines of discussion -I will try and be as tactful as I can. If I slip, please forgive me, I find it hard to navigate these issues. The woman are dropping like flies on this show - but aren't they pretty? I believe looks had a lot to do with the women selected for this show and performance came next. It is a reality show and we all know how real they are and the editing for drama. Brett not being appealing - I think he was cast because he has a strong personality to go along with being less tahn handsome and over weight. He would not rollover for long. In this last task, I think he did not fight back much because of the previous board room and being close to being eliminated for something that I feel was not his fault. He is getting the bad edit, so he might be around for a while. IN work you haveto get along with a variety of people and it does not bode well that these people are haveing trouble with one person who is not doing anything illegal and has not shown that they would lie down on the job. Lenny - I have worked productively with many men like Lenny, he comes from a different business culture. While no two people are alike, there are many people who grew up working in a different culture that could have similar traits. In Russia (he sRussian, right?), religion was not observed in the same way as in the US. There are different priorities - I think people judging Lenny need to take that into account, on the same hand, Lenny has to realize he is applying for a position in the US and will be handicapped if he does not adjust to the culture change. As to his doing what he was told to the letter and not taking responsibility for anything extra, that is also a trait I have seen among some of my fellow workers from Russia, I think that it maight have to do with the work experience in some offices there where it was better not to argue aobut things, but let them go. It is easy to work with a person with this trait if you recognize it, because their work ethic is so strong, you just need to not define a task in such a way that there is a rigidly definable task. I don't remember the task being defined to Lenny, if it was set up the stage, that is what he did. If it was to prepare the stage area, that would require a wider effort. The way he behaved seemed to indicate that he was busy doing what he thought was his task and did not think it was his responsibility to take care of this task, he had other things to do. Ordering the generator should have been done early on in the task, not left to someone in the field - so I don't know who was responsible and I felt the edit did not let us understand, but was the beginning of the bad edit for Lenny.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 3:32 pm
Sadiesmom: I'm not positive, but I think I remember Lenny saying something along the lines of, "they should have had generators (or electricity) here, but they didn't." He was pretty adamant with the PM that he had done his job...whether there was power or not, was not part of what he was expected to do. I could be remembering this all wrong, or have interpreted it all wrong. I don't really care too much for Lenny and maybe that skews my memory!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 5:26 pm
I agree with Hukd on the generator issue... he thought they were gonna be there and thought it wasn't his job, but rather the PM's, to get the generators to the stage. His job was to put the stage up, and that's what he did. A little too literal perhaps, but he did do the task he was assigned pretty much to the "t".
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 5:30 pm
I still find Lenny funny. However, I'm not sure if I would find him funny if I had to work with him. I do like how he seems to get to the point.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 5:40 pm
Lenny kinda reminds me of an actor, but I can't remember his name, or any specific thing he's been in (he's one of those faces you see a lot, but not in any specific series to tie him down to). Anyway, the actor I'm thinking of is usually typecast as a bad-guy mobster guy. He's often the mob-boss kind of guy. And sometimes he's the lead in guy who delivers those menacing threatening lines to the guy he's trying to intimidate, right before he orders the muscle men to work him over just to let him know he means business. Anyone have any idea who I'm thinking of?
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 6:15 pm
I don’t think Lenny’s attitude is solely a Russian cultural trait. One of my most intelligent, hardest working and socially excellent clients I have, is a Russian born husband and wife that immigrated to the states in their 30’s. I think Lenny wants to make sure others on his team look bad and or lose their composure. I don’t think he cares for any of his teammates and he’s already witnessed some of their mob mentality, already. Anyone could have ordered that generator…that’s a no brainer. I think it was a test. He wanted to see who would step up and how they’d handle it…he wanted to make waves for the PM. Do I think Lenny will fit the Apprentice mold?…no way! But Trump needs all sorts of managers and leaders and Lenny might just fit in somewhere…behind the scenes away from cameras. As far as Brent eating and eating and eating…definitely edited to make him look gluttonous and Lenny is edited as the bad ass, Tarek as the over inflated ego and a few of the gals as whiners. They do this sort of thing every season to some extent and I think it stems from a little bit of reality. So far this crop of folk are not at all impressive and I believe Trump and Co. know it. Hope we seen some more original tasks and someone will step up and show they can think and lead…at the same time.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 6:19 pm
Who was it that said the shark was "even bigger than Brent" ??? I think it was Allie and I think that comment was waaaay mean and extremely unprofessional.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 6:20 pm
who, i'm so glad you said that. lenny reminds me of an actor too. at some angles, though he doesn't...but at other angles...he looks exactly like a certain actor. it's been bugging me. i can't think of a movie the guy was in (or even a co-star) so i could check IMdb. however, we might be thinking of different guys. i still really enjoy this show...even though trump is a real jerk imo.
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Peeper
Member
06-14-2004
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:31 pm
I also agree that Lenny looks like an actor who usually plays a bad guy with a russian accent. But I too can not name a specific movies this guy has been in.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 11:02 pm
yep, peeper. by monday, i'm going to find out who it is. i'll report back later! lol who, i'll try to find the answer for you.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 5:06 am
Maybe just because he is Russian, but Lenny reminds me of the Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff. Picture Yakov not smiling, and I think we have Lenny:

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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 8:25 am
Sorry, but I dislike him intensely. He reminds me of all my neighbors. I live in a community that is very very Russian. By the way, my ancestors came from Russia. There is a different mentality in the Russians that immigrated after communism fell. Before that the Russian people that immigrated here appreciated this country and became a part of this country, they learned the language, educated their children, worked very hard and integrated well. Since communism fell, a very different story.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 10:28 am
Umm.. looks to me like Lenny learned the language, worked hard (janitor to restaurant owner, has a stock broker's license and his own trading company), and now has the attention of Donald Trump. Bill Rancic called him a hard worker and Carolyn likes him too. That's not integrating well??
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Delilah
Member
07-08-2005
| Friday, March 17, 2006 - 8:58 am
Could you be thinking of John Turturro? (I don't know how to post a pic, but he's at this link -- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001806/ ) peace, delilah
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, March 17, 2006 - 2:18 pm
I have two very good Russian friends who moved here after Communism fell, and they're hardworking, have both gotten not only a Bachelor's but Master's Degree, and just recently achieved "full citizenship." Lenny appears to have worked just as hard, and I personally have a hard time believing these three people are just "the exceptions that prove the rule."
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Drifter83204
Member
02-22-2005
| Friday, March 17, 2006 - 2:56 pm
I have been thinking that Lenny is just a plant on ths program who is there just to aggravate the others and try their patience!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, March 17, 2006 - 8:12 pm
Nope, not Yakov Smirnoff or John Turturro (for me anyway). I sure wish I could think of a movie he's been in! Darn it! Like I said, he's one of those faces that is in a lot of things, but not anything specific to nail down.
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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 8:04 am
Think the ad on the taxi was for Hotjobs at Yahoo. Never thought about them digitizing in different ads. I haven't found one person to root for yet among this bunch. Brett and Lenny just make me realize how much happier I am being retired. I spent 30 years in civil service dealing with people that are similar to their edited portrayals. Ick!!
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 1:11 pm
We have two friends that came from Russia after Communism, and they are delightful. Not like Lenny at all, but I do enjoy Lenny.
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