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Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
These Apprentice finales are pretty much a joke. The events are 90% planned by professionals before the contestants show up.

Lake_gal
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06-09-2004

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 7:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lake_gal a private message Print Post    
I'm just glad they didn't bring Omarosa back.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 7:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
What a stupid reason to fire her!! He requests the advice of two peers, they both recommend the same two people but Trump wants fighting so keeps the one guy both his advisors said to get rid of? And what fighting was he expecting? They go their separate ways to complete their tasks. I ran 170 miles for Carol!!! I don't mind losing because she wasn't qualified but because she hasn't insulted anyone and no-one hates her? LOLOL Anyway, only half-way through the show... they haven't even started the task yet. Off to watch the 2nd half.

PS: ITA Puzzled.

Hooters
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08-26-2006

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hooters a private message Print Post    
I"m just hoping for a Trace win. I adore him.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Agree, Rissa. What a dumb reason to fire her. So, if she'd been a total b****, he would have kept her? The interviews were a waste of time. He just picked the other two for the ratings.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 8:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
It was amazing, you'll have to admit, to see Carol go into the elevator with straight hair, and come out with it all wavy and stuff (and in a whole new outfit). Coulda knocked me over with a feather.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
LOL Huk. Shows how much attention I pay.. didn't even notice.

Could someone tell me how this blasted thing ends. Apparently it's a two hour show but my PVR only showed it as one and ended half-way through.

Hooters
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08-26-2006

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hooters a private message Print Post    
Personally, I'm glad Carol is gone. She did nothing the first half of the season, and should have gone home, and would have if Marilu had brought her back. I'm happy with the final 2.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 8:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Rissa, tonight's show was one hour and one minute long (what's up with that stuff?). Next week is the two hour finale. You're good to go!

Sharinia
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09-07-2002

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sharinia a private message Print Post    
I love Trace and his charity, but . . . .

justification for firing Trace: you have a losing record

justification for firing Piers: my advisors suggested it

justification for firing Carol: I want a guy fight


Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Glad to hear that Huk. My TV just cut off mid-sentence (guess it was that last minute) and my search function isn't showing it as being on next week. Will leave the timer intact and that should catch it. THANKS!!

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 8:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Here's a recap of the show from Buddytv.com

For the first half of tonight's The Apprentice: Celebrity Edition, Donald Trump held interviews and an extended boardroom in order to immediately fire two of the final four contestants. It seemed like an arbitrary way to go about the last two firings – it happened in one night, right after the previous firing of Stephen Baldwin. After that, the two finalists began preparing for their final task – a star-studded celebrity auction. We'll see the auction go down next week in the two hour Celebrity Apprentice finale.

The Celebrity Apprentice begins with the four finalists (Piers Morgan, Trace Adkins, Carol Alt, and Lennox Lewis) being brought right back into the boardroom. Trump tells the final four that before the night is over, two of them will be fired. It's going to be a long and brutal boardroom. Each of the final four will be interviewed by Erin Burnett and Jim Cramer – both NBC cable news personalities. Piers is confident – he feels if there's anything he can do, it's talk.

The interviews are all inter cut with each other. They talk about their respective charities. Lennox is the only one who flubs that part of the interview. Everyone one of the finalists give reasons why the others shouldn't be in the final two. Piers arrogantly states that he hasn't made a mistake in the competition, to which Cramer is indignant. Trump then talks to Erin and Jim about the interviews. Erin says she liked Piers the least. Jim doesn't like him either, but admits that he will make you money. Both really like Carol. Erin says Trace is her favorite. Jim's picks are Trace and Carol.

Trump brings the final four into the boardroom. All the finalists make their pleas. Lennox makes the mistake of saying that Piers was the driving force behind Hydra and Trump promptly fires him. Trump and Piers get into a little verbal tussle. Trace talks about the ruthlessness of Piers, and how Trace will give it his all in the finale.

Trump then arbitrarily fires Carol because he wants to see Piers and Trace fight it out.

The next day, Trace and Piers come back to hear about their final task. They are going to hold a grand charity event. Four former contestants returns to help: Carol, Lennox, Stephen Baldwin and Marilu Henner. Piers and Trace each choose two. Trace picks Lennox first. Piers picks Stephen. Trace picks Marilu, and Piers takes Carol last. One finalist will handle catering and produce a charity auction. The other finalist will take care of décor and handling The Backstreet Boys, who will perform. Also, each team will be judged further on ticket sales and on the auction proceeds. Each finalist can bring in their own auction items, as well as be provided with some.

Trace, because he's a music guy, takes the show and décor. Piers takes the auction and the catering. They then negotiate the given auction items.

Trace concedes that Piers will make more money, so his focus will be on bringing big faces to the auction – he's chartering two jets to bring country music people up. Everyone is trying to pick up some celebrities – it's difficult on one day's notice. Trace picks up some country artists that I've never heard of. Marilu does her manic planning thing while planning the party décor.

Carol and Stephen head up the catering planning. Stephen has a good time sampling the finger foods.

Piers calls in the big guns. He brings in his old friend Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. Fergie loves working for charity and she WANTS TO WIN. She offers up a great auction item – Tea with the Duchess.

Marilu is a little weary of all the items that The Backstreet Boys want in their dressing room. Trace calls their manger and gets a little perturbed.

Piers talks with his charity's manager, and says that they should give twenty auction tickets to actual wounded veterans, which is what his charity is for. Trace then meets with The Backstreet Boys, which is pretty funny just in general. Trace gets pissed off at these punk kids – Nic Carter asks for wheat grass.

Stephen is in charge of bringing celebrities in. He seems to be failing. And that's how the episode ends.


Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 9:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
And of course we're supposed to believe that Fergie and the Back Street Boys just happened to be available for that one day.

Sharinia
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09-07-2002

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 9:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sharinia a private message Print Post    
Trace should have told them the he'd be the entertainment and thanked them for dropping by.

haahah :-) I lol'd when Trace lamented that his time spent w/ the Backstreet Boys was time in his life he'll never get back

his little girls looked adorable, btw


Lake_gal
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06-09-2004

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 9:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lake_gal a private message Print Post    
Piers would have never won anything if half the challenges hadn't been about calling up wealthy friends to make a big donation. Otherwise he mostly made everyone upset with him. Carol did deserve to be fired earlier in the season. So seeing her leave didn't really bother me. But it is so obvious that Donald just picked who was Good TV rather than who was the best apprentice.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 9:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Trace will be here to see me May 23rd. Nanananana!

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Friday, March 21, 2008 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
Do you think The Backstreet Boys list was for real and or the wheat grass commotion was for real. Like Trace, I thought he was being punked.

I wasn't all that taken with Carol's contributions and I agree with Trump that I want to see Trace and The Britt duke it out.

Actually the loser in the finale are The Backstreet Geezers. On a personal note I manage a couple local bands here in the Chicago area and we do our fair share of charity events. First we never take payment (even if they have budgeted for it)for those gigs and often find ways to help behind the scenes so The Backstreet Boys really hit a nerve with me.

Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Friday, March 21, 2008 - 7:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Carrie92 a private message Print Post    
Me too, Lil... they hit a nerve. <76> Wasn't just the wheat grass, they mentioned something about tea, certain water at room temperature, etc. I wonder how much was edited out. And then on next week's show, one of the calls and needs nail polish? Gimme a break.

If Nick Carter wants to be so healthy, maybe he should cut down on the clubbing, and gee, I don't know, GET HIS OWN wheat grass juice?

Bombaycat
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07-21-2007

Friday, March 21, 2008 - 7:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bombaycat a private message Print Post    
The Backstreet Boys????? You mean to tell me no other bands/musicians were available to do a charity event. It's obvious that they were selected prior to the task assigned to the final 2.

After their "entitlement" behavior, I wish Trace would have said to them "Thank you for coming, but your services will not be needed. I'll be performing instead."

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Friday, March 21, 2008 - 7:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
I am not a country fan Bombaycat, but you know ,that would of rocked!

Bombaycat
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07-21-2007

Friday, March 21, 2008 - 7:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bombaycat a private message Print Post    
Skootz - I totally dislike country music. My dad loved it, and as child I had to listen to it daily. Be that as it may, I love Trace. I would bite the bullet and go see him, just because he is a true gentleman in my mind.

(I'm a smooth jazz fan - opposite country on the music wheel) LOL

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Friday, March 21, 2008 - 8:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
Trace is the entire package as far as maleness goes for me and I believe his speaking voice could sooth all that ails me. I don't think I've heard him sing since I usually avoid country music...well maybe I have since he's had top hits that have probably crossed over onto regular rock/pop station. Time to google...

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Friday, March 21, 2008 - 8:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Rock and Roll all the way for me baby (as you could probably tell from my post "rocked"

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Friday, March 21, 2008 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Trace, imo is the total package, can get the job done, is cool, calm and collect, does what he needs to do without all the loud yapping we get out of Piers.

Also, what a pita the Backstreet boys are...give me a break, it is a charity event and they are wanting all this speciality crap...I know, I have heard how some bands can be so picky on what they get etc,. but come one it is for charity, even though I am sure that Trump is paying them a pretty sum to be there. If you want "wheat grass" bring your own.

Bombaycat
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07-21-2007

Friday, March 21, 2008 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bombaycat a private message Print Post    
Has it occurred to anyone else that this whole "Backstreet Boys Behaving Badly" was set up by Trump's people in hopes that Trace would get fed up and do the concert himself. Remember in past seasons Trump has intentionally put challenging situations in the final task just to see how the final 2 would handle them.