Apprentice 3
 

Since the new season begins this Thursday (special time of 8:30pm - 90 minute episode), I thought I'd get a thread started for the new season. You can see the candidates by going to:
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentic...es/index.shtml

I like more of the street smarts candidates just from reading their profiles, but I'm sure my opinions will change once the season gets going. The ones I like so far are (from street team) Angie, Audrey, Chris, Craig, Kristen, Tara, (from book team) Alex, Erin, & Stephanie.

Anyone want to make predictions on the composition of the final two candidates (2 from the same "team" or one of each, 2 boys/girls or one of each, etc - or if you want to single out candidates you think will be in the end - go for it! :))

Yeah!!! This starts this week.. I am so excited...but all I have to ask, is why oh why does it have to be at the same time as CSI....really need a DVR...argh.

Did anyone watch last night?

I had forgotten that it premiered tonight until I was going through my digital cable guide at about 8:29pm and saw that it was on.

I like Danny and I was sad that his whole team tried to sell him out. I'm glad that Todd got fired in the end.

Todd definately deserved the boot, but I'm betting that Danny's days are deservedly numbered. (George and Carolyn seemed to think so, too.) That marketing "campaign" didn't even rise to the level of lame, and I just don't see Trump hiring someone who wears a leisure suit or tries to boost team morale by leading everyone in camp songs.

I want Tana to go. Oh man she's annoying.

I miss it. But I hope to catch it next week.

I like how they picked total losers for the college educated team and then really well-to-do winners for the high school team. Seriously while you're bringing in ringers for the high schoolers why don't you throw on Richard Branson and a couple other real big shots.

Someone please shoot the idiot with the polyester suits, slap the lawyer girl who can't operate a cash register, and tell the fat high schooler who brought up the house story with Trump to shutup.

-Rudey
--And that fugly blonde deserved to get peed on

Erin is a DG from U. of Miami.... She graduated in 2000, I think. I like the idea of how it's book smarts v. street smarts, should make things interesting. Although, I don't see Donald Trump hiring anyone without a degree even if they're great. The guy with the nasty clothes has to go! He's a marketing exec and that stupid "throw the ball in the hole" was all he could come up with?!

I *completely* agree! I was glad she got peed on - made for some funny moments! :p

I felt bad that Stephanie "turned" on Danny, but he didn't deserve a champion - his ideas sucked and he didn't listen to anyone (remember him hanging up on Todd? or at least that's what I got out of thatpart :o)

But the way that the episode was edited, I didn't think the numbers would be that close - the editing made it seem like Magna sod hardly ANY of their specialty item.

Oh well, the fireworks look to be great next week! :)

That lawyer girl is the cousin of a "colleague" of mine - Erin Elmore is her name. http://www.erinelmore.com/

Honestly, I wasn't too impressed with Erin. :o Like Rudey mentioned, she just got too flippant about working the cash register.

As for Danny, I think he's just too out of tune with what I think Trump wants. Yes, Todd was a lame project manager, but Danny is a loose cannon. They both needed to go.

The street smarts team, Net Worth, had a great Western-themed promotion. The book smarts team, Magna, had some paper sacks with a hole in it?? Oh boy......

.....Kelly :)

I just gotta ask - how many of you all think "Las Vegas" when you think of the West? (Especially going with the cowboy/western theme)

I'm just curious about what you all think :)

They had a story on one of the radio stations here about the kid from Boston College. Supposedly he was an intern at Kiss 108, and while he was there he was pretty useless. They were laughing about how he's now a contender for "The Apprentice."

Which one was from BC?

I certainly don't. But I doubt that the chance of winning trips to Laramie or Cheyenne would have the same appeal as a chance for a trip to Vegas.

My first impression is this:

Am I the only one growing weary of the way minority women are portrayed? Are they trying to tell me that what'sherface on "Book Smarts" was the ONLY one with a negative response to Danny's singing and energy? I doubt it, but the best way to stir up the pot was to show her copping an attitude and rolling her eyes when Danny was pushing his "Unbelieveable" motto?!?! Geez!

Otherwise, I thought it was ok...The "Street Smarts" team sure did get a bit duped by the guy running a travel agency out of his 10th floor walk-up!! HA!

Does anybody know how they paid for the trip to Vegas? It sounded like the teams both sold 100 something burgers (I could be wrong and don't remember the exact numbers) so where did they get that extra money?

They didn't say, but often the teams seem to have some seed money to use for marketing or whatever else. I'm assuming that was the case here, since they made clear to the BK guy that they, not BK, would be paying for the trip.

There was an Article in the Local Paper here about Danny, who's a graduate of Cleveland State University. It's always good to see a fellow CSU Grad making it big, even though he almost got fired.

I agree with you sigmagrrl. Verna seems to be good and have good ideas, but they did focus on her expressions more than anyone else. And I love her hair!!

What did you all think of tonight's episode???

So far, I've been very disappointed in this season. No one has really impressed me at all.....and Erin's attempt at legal brilliance with the whole "exemption" issue made me want to send her straight back to first year contracts! She worked at my firm (AT my firm, not FOR my firm) as a contract attorney for a few months so it'll be interesting to see how she does!

Oh, and the hippie with the bad suits had to go!

I agree - I couldn't believe his taxicab message! I just got done telling my mom we wouldn't have to hear anymore singing or "unbelievable!" shouts, and then here comes Danny! :)

Next week looks to be interesting....who's going to go too far?

i havent really kept up with the show this season, but Chris from the street smarts team is an SAE from here at UNLV. i personally never met him, but my big knows him and her roommates know him quite well. i always think its nice when theres a Greek involved somehow :D

My guess for "who goes too far" would be Michael. Especially based on the comment - you knew someone would be offended. But I can be wrong. I was cheering for Gus and Hera on Amazing Race.

Huh? Does this mean that some of the "Street Smart" team actually did go to college? :rolleyes:

i guess so. but he dropped out shortly after i believe, to pursue the whole realtor thing with his dad.

I think they were talking a little about that during their brainstorming in the first episode - I can't remember who now, but I think at least one of the women said they'd started college, but it wasn't for them.

I think his name is Mike. He was the one who almost got fired even though he had immunity.

I agree, the fact that both teams did so poorly on the Dove commercial tonight was amazing. Wow.....

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I could NOT believe Bren's idea for the commercial - I figured as soon as I saw that it was an "easy" win for Networth...too bad they had to screw it up! :p

I think Trump should've fired someone from each team - since no one really "won" the task....letting Magna keep their six is almost like them winning the task (except for the fact that no one is exempt next week)

Curious to see what happens next week (and who Trump is talking about when mentioning the "being fake")

Wow, my cat could've come up with a better commercial than those people. I'm glad that what's her name got fired because she was just AWFUL. OMG MY BOYFRIEND IS A DIRECTOR. Yikes.

My boyfriend is a Chemist. That now means that I can make different pharmaceutical drugs because I was able to obtain the information he knows through osmosis.

It sounds ridiculous but that's essentially what Kristen was saying. Her boyfriend is a director, she's watched him direct a few times so now she's completely versed in the world of directing. Uh...just because you sleep with someone who knows how to direct doesn't mean that you know how to direct. Knowledge isn't transferred that way. FYI!

I noticed this for the first time last night but did anyone else catch how they all have these pins they wear? I first saw it on one of the guys and I thought he was trying to stir up some publicity for his fraternity or something then in the boardroom I noticed they were all wearing them. It seems that each team got the same pin but different colors. Was that discussed in a previous episode and I missed it??

I saw the pins also. I was thinking they were fraternity/sorority badgesm unti lI saw Michael(?) wearing it on the right side of his jacket. I haven't been able to see if they are all alike or not. Good question though.

I think they're probably pins "given" to them by Trump. The book smarts teams have pink (red?) M's and the street smarts have green N's....maybe so it's easier to identify them at a quick glance which team they're a part of?

I saw them a few episodes back, but I don't recall them making an explanation about them.

i am glad that trump fired kristen, but i am surprised he didn't fire erin too. honestly, she was making all of those crazy faces the whole time! i would have smacked her! i am sure it helped that magna kept their mouths shut while networth bickered. i can't wait till next week.

The pins may be ID pins but they might also serve the purpose of microphones as well.

During the Real World: Hawaii season, most of the cast would go around naked so the producers had to figure out a way for them to have mics on at all times (i.e. having a mic on 24/7 is a part of the casts' contracts). The producers made puca (sp?) shell necklaces with mics in them for the cast and said if they feel the desire to go naked to put on a necklace and that way they would still have mics on all day. The cast didn't know the necklaces had mics in them but they did. I saw this on an E! True Hollywood Story episode about Reality TV.

Michael was dumb tonight - but what else is new? :p

I was really impressed by Networth's idea - definitely "out of the box" thinking (but in New York, a great idea!) While Magna's idea was good, it just wasn't very creative - but it was a nail-biter in the end to see which team won! :)

Ms. MysticCat and I both thought Magna should have won this task. While their idea may not have been as creative, it was the better idea, and except for marketing, it was better executed. NetWorth's idea just wasn't as good and was poorly marketed and executed. NetWorth simply lucked out.

NetWorth's idea may have been more creative or unusual, but it was also a harder sell and was likely to make less money, which matters when the goal is to make as much money as possible in one day. 15 minutes with a casting director at $25. That's a maximum income of $100 per hour, unless customers don't use their full 15 minutes, and that's assuming a steady stream of customers. Add to that the casting director service was geared to a limited market, rather than to the very wide market Magna targeted. Granted, there are a lot of people in NYC who want time with a casting director, but a lot of them are waiting tables and, as Craid said, "went to the class where they said 'don't ever pay to see a casting director.'" If I were a waiter/actor in New York, I would have questioned whether this casting director working out of a Streamliner for one day was on the up-and-up or was just a scam. Even if I thought it was on the up-and-up, I would have wondered whether I would be blowing my money or whether this casting director could actually deliver on anything.

Magna, on the other hand, had a variety of services to sell with broad appeal and could handle numerous customers at one time, giving them a much better potential for greater income. Seemed to both of us, though, that they should have charged just a little more.

NetWorth also should have marketed the day before -- though I guess they couldn't 'cause they were all just sitting around trying to hire a casting director. (Once again, John shows himself as the MVP of that team.) Thinking back to the bridal shop task last season, they should have used the internet to get the word out -- perhaps going through a source that would have given them credibility with their targeted market. Their failure to do so meant no customers for half a day.

Over at Magna, when Michael came and complained the third time about how the services couldn't be marketed, Bren should have said "Fine, go over here and alphabetize cards or something equally useful and out of the way" and sent someone else out to market. I was surprised that Trump, George and not-Carolyn never mentioned that.

As for Michael, what a complete loser. That whole giving Trump his business card, telling Trump to look him up in Boston ("I mean that. I own a big parking lot.") was just plain pathetic.

What the heck is that supposed to mean, anyways? "I own a very large parking lot." WTF? Was he serious?