Celebrity Apprentice Minicap – Hero Worship My Ass!

21 Comments

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   Chef Pants
   Posted February 21, 2012 at 4:29 am

   Bogus is an understatement. Paul Sr. made a comment that I am surprised that was never contested. I know a previous celeb made a similar comment and he was at least investigated.

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   dearcrabby
   Posted February 21, 2012 at 5:35 am

   As someone who used to recap these, yes, Luscious, the 2 hours will end up killing you, but great job on the minicap (esp. the Real Housewives of Jerusalem!). Luckily, this episode was really kind of boring – same as last season’s pizza activity and basically it’s people just calling people for money – so you could probably skip a lot. A telethon would have been smarter, screw the sandwiches.

   I had some issue with how the men’s team won – that seemed kind of suspicious (but I won’t go into it until the recap is up because I don’t want to ruin anything) and I thought Trump was really stretching on trying to create drama where there wasn’t any. Also, he’s really not as big a star as he thinks and I’m hoping he was joking – they must have edited out Don Jr. and Ivanka’s eye-rolls.

   This show really could be edited down to an hour. Looking forward to the recap!

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   Lizbot
   Posted February 21, 2012 at 5:48 am

   I’m looking forward the actual recap – this minicap left me hungry for more of your snark! The “Donald’s face can be made out of food” comment was hilarious.

   I’m probably naive, but for any celebrity (or politician) who makes outlandish egotistical claims like the Donald does, I always wonder if they’re serious. Are they part of the joke and just bolstering their persona? Is he a surprisingly good actor, or does he seriously think He’s the biggest celebrity on earth?

   Sadly, I suspect it’s the latter. Although, I was also fooled by Joaquin Phoenix’s act, so what do I know?!

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   Newco
   Posted February 21, 2012 at 6:19 am

   Thanks for the minicap! And thank you for pointing out how much work has been done by all of these people, yikes!
   I think the Donald had two meanings in this episode title, since a ‘hero’ is another name for a sammich. Though, as you pointed out, he is always looking for a way to praise and inflate his own ego, so I believe you are correct as well.
   Can’t wait for the full recap!!

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   lindaw205
   Posted February 21, 2012 at 7:33 am

   I DVR’d the episode thinking I would kinda watch so I would be able to follow the recaps but I forgot it was 2 hours long and there’s no way I could sit through that crap. Thanks for watching for us and I’ll definitely be back for the full recap.

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   notwithoutmytv
   Posted February 21, 2012 at 7:51 am

   These aren’t all going to be two-hour bloat-a-thons, are they??

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   notwithoutmytv
   Posted February 21, 2012 at 7:54 am

   The Hair is in on the joke. He’s gotta be.

   I think it’s all branding. (Around the time he was “campaigning”, I heard real estate commentators talking about his mythical dragon hoard that he falls asleep on each night, and they pointed out that Trump hasn’t actually BUILT anything in years. His major business is really licensing the Trump name to other developers.)

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   Pikey
   Posted February 21, 2012 at 8:01 am

   All of the episodes are 2 hours long, unfortunately! And Trump just opened up a new hotel in Toronto, Ontario just last month so he is still in the business. Also, unfortunately… Looking forward to the full recap.

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   Fan-Ann
   Posted February 21, 2012 at 9:37 am

   “His face can be made out of food”…..I’m thinking cheese and marshmallows. Trump believes all men want to be him, even with that hair, and that all women want to sleep with him. But anyone who remembers his reaction to Seth Meyer’s jokes at the White House Correspondents Dinner knows the man doesn’t have a sense of humor about himself. I think that he has bragged so much that he believes his own hype. He knows that if he stops believing, the Trump name loses value.

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    MrsMiaWallace
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    I will hold back for the full recap but man, what a lame thing the challenges have become.

    I will just say I was profoundly amused by the opening being in Lincoln Center although there was zero in the challenge about the arts. Kind of a great allegory for Trump, you think you’re going to be at one of the world’s most impressive and revered institutions involved with high ideas and great talent and when you get down to it you’re just in a cheap sandwich shop slinging ham and cheese. The opening theme was played by a live orchestra! Those people have actual talent and should have asked to have their faces pixellated.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    I am so embarrassed for my own gender. The women lived down to my expectations, right from the name of their deli. I loved Ms. Gotti’s contribution to the effort– talking to her agent!

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    Fan-Ann
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    @MrsMiaWallace, I missed the beginning and didn’t see the opening at Lincoln Center. What a shame and a huge missed opportunity. He could at least have had the orchestra send them off to compete with the rousing William Tell Overture, The 1812 Overture, or the creepy Symphonie Fantastique. (remember how it provided the chills in Sleeping With the Enemy?) Maybe next year he will debut “The Donald, A Rock Opera”

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    MrsMiaWallace
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    @Fan-Anne, I hope you are happy with yourself. Because of that suggestion, somewhere in the world, The Donald just “Trumped” all over the front of a pair of very expensive suit trousers.

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    cattyfan
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    snowshoecat…Ms. Gotti’s contribution was actually talking to the car dealer…talking to her agent…talking to a realtor…and the lying about it.

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    cattyfan
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    Fan-Ann…how about the Danse Macabre.

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    2muchbravo
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    I missed it. How was Teresa Judychay? Did she outshine everyone in the brain dept?

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    Fan-Ann
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    LOL @MrsMiaWallace, a new definition of the verb “to trump”.

    @cattyfan, another gorgeous piece for setting a mood. But I guess no classic can compare to the theme for The Apprentice. /:
    On Jimmy Fallon, the team of Trump and Dee Snider played Password against Fallon
    and Teresa G. and lost. It was hilarious. The Donald was not gracious in defeat as T. squealed and clapped her hands.

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    I watched this. Didn’t think I was going to be able to do it and yes I didn’t always immediately press play when fast forwarding through the commercials, but I watched it. It isn’t even fun to watch because all they do is call their richy rich friends to get money. I curse the celebrity that came up with that (I’m pretty sure it only came in on the second task in the first Celebrity Apprentice).

    And the Mob jokes are getting really old, Donny.

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    anniedawg25
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    This is the first Celeb Apprentice I have ever seen, the cast seems so awesome I had to check it out. I’m an Adam Carolla fan! Anyway, the way the men’s team won was kind of bunk to me….I was expecting the woman’s team to win. oh well!
    As for The Donald….yeah, 2.5 seconds into it, I almost had second thoughts about even trying the show due to his ego. But, it wasn’t as bad as I thought. I did think he made something out of nothing with Tia’s comment though. And EVERY ep is going to be 2 hours? Dayumm my Sunday night DVR is getting fulllll

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    AmyOops
    Posted February 23, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Well, the full recap is up and I can’t wait to read it now that I’ve finally gotten around to reading this (the precap was awesomeness).

    I love that this show is two hours LOL…more Botox, bitchiness, and laughs for my time.

    Oh, the whole reason I’m even commenting here, now, is because Luscious you are SO fucking right about Tia. I almost peed myself when I saw the comparison photos. Damn she used to be pretty! I had completely forgotten.

    On to the full recap!

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    leslilly
    Posted March 19, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    “Deborah Gibson goes for the Real Housewives of Jerusalem look.”

    LOLOLOLOL!!! I cannot STAND “Deborah”