During
last seasons Apprentice I decided that I seriously can't
stand Donald Trump for zillions of reasons and after watching the premiere of Season III I've just realised that it doesn't matter. You can still enjoy the show, possibly even more, if you fully accept it and loathe him madly through everything.
This is exactly what happened 'cos I wasn't particularly thrilled at the idea of seeing the start of another season but there was no ways I was gonna miss it obviously so I tuned in grumpily and within moments of it starting I was freaking at the idea that I was kinda pleased to see him - while wanting to slap his hair off to within an inch of his life.
I think getting into it immediately could have to do with New York and all that stuff he does about it at the start with his chopper. As much as he bigs things up he is right about New York when he descibes it as the type of city it is. It has a feeling like no other that makes you feel powerful and excited just thinking about being part of it's buzz, even though you know it must be as gridlocked and hard as it's streets and buildings.
I always think about the film Gangs Of New York when I see it presented like this - it's like you can see the history of the city through what it is now. Donald would have been The Butcher if he lived back then methinks.
Out of every big reality show there is I reckon The Apprentice is the humdinger when it comes to people being guarenteed Pigs from the very first glimpse you get of them. You couldn't get a bigger bunch of arseholes in one place.
Right from the start of it they were oozing everywhere, from those poor extras who were waiting to worship Trump when he arrived and got out of the car (how was that one chick who went so beserk, ha) to every one of the contestants, with the college Smarts being the worst.
OMG - that Danny turned out to be so predictably the wanker you just knew he would be from the moment he walked in with his stupid clothes and guitar that it's almost a cliche saying it. Trust me when I tell you that if Paul McCartney didn't meet John Lennon he'd be the splitting image of Danny.
I saw an interview with Paul a while back and he was
such a loser I was finished and fully convinced that he would never have had anything he has if he hadn't met John. Instead he'd be sitting around arrogantly torturing people with crap tunes and even worse marketing campaigns in the same outfits as Danny.
The way Danny forced everyone into making the entire start of the episode about him was astounding and accurately reflected the general pretentiousness of the college gang who've named themselves Magna.
After the opening introductions to the contestants they all met Trump, he expained that they'd been chosen because half of them have college degrees and the other half don't and then he sent them to the penthouse where they had to find out who was who and divide into two teams accordingly.
The Book Smarts, as Trump calls the college crowd, decided on naming themselves Magna which refers to some qualification and the Street Smarts named themselves Net Worth as a reflection of the fact that they don't have degrees but have made more money in their real world businesses than the Books, which they really have.
They all spent the evening listening to Danny being a prick and the next day were given their task that involved each of them running a Burger King joint and promoting a new burger. Magna chose Todd as their project manager, Net Worth chose John and Net Worth won the task by making $596.90 out of their burgers versus Magna who made $553.22.
As their reward Net Worth went for dinner at some claustrophic place called 21 where the short, fat bully Brain or Braid obsequiously kissed Trump's butt in the most cringeworthy ways.
I can't remember what his name is but his grovelling after asking Trump about that car story was too appalling - how does someone do that and keep their self-respect? And of course how does someone accept it as Trump did? Seee - this is a reason I loathe him soo much.
Over at Magma everyone got desperate at a meeting called by Erin with-the-legs and Todd targeted Danny who'd made a joke out of their marketing in ways you could only see to believe. Still despite how pathetic he was things turned out the right way when Todd got fired instead because of not being able to control Danny and also because he thought he was too special to get trained in doing something practical in the task.
The way he sat at that table making phonecalls was not only disgusting but also unbelievably stupid. Where in your life - besides the Spur - have you ever seen a manager who doesn't know how to do every job there is? The fact that he didn't know how to use the cash register was pathetic and as much as I wanted Danny gone, he was way worse.
What was also incredible was how he refused to admit it - as he left whining for a job in the car he still blamed Danny for not supporting him, not for a moment considering that this is what he did to his entire team.
It was interesting how Net Worth proved why they make more money in the real world by showing how much less savvy the Books are. Even though there wasn't a massive difference between the cash they made at the end it was reflected in the way they handled each aspect of the task. Even though he's a cheeseball, Net Worth's John turned out to be an impressive leader and I liked the way he encouraged the staff at Burger King.
I had the sadness for them when he asked the question about who of them had college degrees before he explained that he was with them. The expressions on their faces showed that they thought they were being judged and that they have been before.
His telling them that it was all good was cool and put me firmly on their side for whatever's gonna happen next - this despite Tana. Argh - those pink, hard boobs of hers
so suit her screachy face and how was that slimeball she bought the tickets from??
That poor person who won the prize to Vegas - not only was there no accomodation included but guarenteed it'll be a trip from hell. He's gonna organise and pack and get his wife all excited and they're gonna arrive at the airport only to face mega problems and disappointment. I just don't see how things could work out differently.