With Donald Trump in charge, 'Apprentice' isn't business as usual (NBC reality show debuts today)

Boston Globe ^ | Jan. 8, 2004 | Matthew Gilbert

[PJ-Comix]

Oh yeah. The women developed a really dopey ad campaign purposely using the corporate jet as a phallic symbol. They came up with some really bizarre photo images which seemed semi-pornographic. But as silly as their ad campaign was it was still better than the men's ads since the men showed NO IMAGINATION. It was just the typical ad with no originality at all.

[flutters]

Excellent review, PJ. I loved the tonights show . I'm red-faced that I liked Omarosa...she was a witch tonight. I didn't pick up on her sour attitude last week, but it came thru loud and clear tonight.

So, how did you like the testicle ads and the slogan they used "how do you measure up?" lol I still can't believe they used that theme. OMG.

It's going to be very very interesting.

[PJ-Comix]

What was the name of the woman that Omarosa was fighting with? Also, when Omarosa was working in the White House, did she ever have some Oval Office "quality time?"

[flutters]

I think her name is Erika. I'll try to find some pics with names and post them on this thread so we can keep it straight.

I imagine the ad was directly related to Omarosa's 'quality time' in the Oval office.

[ozaukeemom]

I found this on google:
Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth: Omarosa is bossy and likes to wear the most form-fitting clothes possible. (particularly All McBeal skirts) She has an impressive resume for a 29-year-old and has worked as a Clinton something-or-other. We all know what this can lead to... Strategically, she has the chops to be boss and to win, but she’ll piss too many people off stepping on their toes with her Prada heels. That hurts, trust me.

[flutters]

Heidi Bressler, 30, Philadelphia, PA

Katrina Campins, 24, Coral Gables, FL

Jessie Conners, 21, New Richmond, WI

Kristi Frank, 30, Bel Air, CA

Amelia (Amy) Henry, 30, Austin, TX

Tammy Lee, 36, Seattle, WA

Ereka Vetrini, 27, New York, NY

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, 29, Washington, DC

Jason Curis, 24, Detroit, MI

David Gould, 31, New York, NY

Bowie Hogg, 25, Dallas, TX

Kwame Jackson, 29, New York, NY

Troy McClain, 32, Boise, ID

Bill Rancic, 32, Chicago, IL

Sam Solovey, 27, Chevy Chase, MD

Nick Warnock, 27, Los Angeles, CA

[FairOpinion]

Thanks for the pix & names -- good reference.

[FairOpinion]

But neither group made any effort to find out who the TARGETED customers are and what would appeal to them. the purpose of the ads supposed to be to appeal to that audience.

I think neither group did that, and my personal opinion is that the guys' ad may not have been memorable, but the women's ad may well have offended the target customers.

The women showed that they were not afraid to be daring, that's probably why they won and because of Jason's obvious mistake of not meeting with the customer.

But I can't believe how Sam survived two firings, in fact I can't believe they picked him for the show in the first place.

[Wait4Truth]

I love this show and I usually avoid reality shows totally. This one is facinating!

[PJ-Comix]

But I can't believe how Sam survived two firings...

It's called "comedy relief." I was busting my gut laughing when Sam, right in the middle of his work, suddenly curled up in fetal position on the rug and went into a deep sleep. Also he really took Troy's suggestion VERY SERIOUSLY when Troy put the cowboy hat on his head and told him to close his eyes and imagine himself out in the country. Sam stayed in that auto-hypnotic state for a VERY LONG time. BTW, what are those pills that Sam keeps popping?

And the women have definite problems getting along. It must be hell to be in the middle of that Omaraso battle but it is FUNNY to watch. I'm still waiting for one of the women to ask Omaraso if she performed "special services" for Clinton while working at the White House.

Psst! Notice how Kristi Frank stays out of the battles and cooly performs her work? Also she showed great initiative when she gave her phone # out to the guys buying lemonade from her. My guess right now is that she will be the eventual winner.

[djf]

Both of the first two tasks were sales related, the lemnade and the ad campaigns. So I thought that gave a somewhat unfair advantage to the females. They got legs, and know how to use them. But both weeks, the guys made massive screw ups, not picking a good location last week, and this week, not talking to the ad client to get a feel about the approach.

As far as the friction on the female side, I think the dark lady has a serious problem, she's already tangled with about three of the others, I mean it seems the problem is with her, no matter who she was working with.

Cool show. Interesting to see business from it's real, cutthroat perspective, not covered by glitz and glamour and promises.

[tear_down_this_wall]

But I can't believe how Sam survived two firings,

There was a quick disclaimer before the first episode that went something like, "Although the producers discuss the decision with Mr. Trump, Mr. Trump still has the final decision about termination."

You've gotta think Mark Burnett is keeping Sam for ratings.

tdtw

[PJ-Comix]

They just interviewed Jason on the Today Show. He still sticks by his decision not to meet with the client so as to save time. Talk about DUMB decisions. I was actually yelling at the TV set when he said they shouldn't meet with the client. Right at that point I knew he was history if the men's team lost again.

[mystery-ak]

I love this show...I too knew that Jason's decision would get him fired....didn't even ask what their client wanted, bad move.

[philosofy123]

He wanted to buy this job. Now that he got it out of his system, don't let the door hit you in the rear! Mr. Mayor!

[BlackRazor]

She and another women got into a major b*tchfight. Then the other woman said something about "the pot calling the kettle black" and I went "UH-OH! Poor choice of words." Sure enough, Omarasu (sp?) brought up the whole racial thing and called the other woman a racist.

She actually played the race-card twice. A few minutes later, in the midst of their argument, Omarasu blamed the whole personality conflict between her and Ereka on the fact that Ereka must be intimidated by strong black women.

[PJ-Comix]

Jason was incredibly arrogant in his DUMB decision not to meet with the client. As to Sam's comedy relief, I am still chuckling over that bit he did on the first show where he got down on the floor on his hands and knees then up on one knee and then stood up while giving some silly speech about how he will rise up and become a president of one of Trump's companies. I think Sam borders on being clinically insane plus the fact of his elfish qualities (I think he is only about 5'2" tall) makes him a look like a real wacko.

[mystery-ak]

I was rooting for Sam in the first episode, I thought he showed promise....I was wrong, he's all talk and no show....Now, the girls...through all their bickering they manage to get things done and next weeks show looks explosive.

[mystery-ak]

Maybe we sould have a live thread like they do for Survivor on Chat...it's pretty funny.

[PJ-Comix]

Now, the girls...through all their bickering they manage to get things done and next weeks show looks explosive.

I still want to know about Omaraso's activities in the White House. She has a great body and it's hard to believe that Clintoon didn't notice her.