Something's Fishy With Martha And Her Show - 
by sg-dub
Back on the premiere episode of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart they did something I found pretty cool; they acknowledged the original Trump version in different, funny, and cheeky ways. This week, Martha acknowledged Trump's show in a completely annoying, boring, and insulting way: Directly copying a previous Trump Apprentice task. Yes, I know the shows share a producer and I would assume many creative folks. It's not that the task was identical to Trump's; it's that they didn't even acknowledge that fact. Touchy semantics I know, but didn't Martha go to prison for an equally picayune detail?
As always, before we got to the task description, we had to endure "Jim's Hyperbole Corner." Jim has been on the losing team every single week save for one (I think - really, do you expect me to care enough to do the research?) so almost every show begins with his triumphant return from the conference room.
This week, however, I found myself begrudgingly agreeing with the idiot as he breathlessly described the inane "Tide to Go" rant as, "The most horrible botchery of a task." I don't think "botchery" is a word, yet I like it anyway. But I like it more as an Olde World English word as in, "I say Jeeves, after a spot of tea, let's amble to Ye Olde Botchery for some bloody right fine times." Ok, I'm getting a little too "Clockwork Orange," eh droogs?
Mark Burnett beat us over the head with some more of his trademarked foreshadowing, as Dawna was shown bemoaning Jim and Bethenny as "crazy" and stating that the thought of working with them was horrifying. So, of course, the next morning Martha evened up the teams by sending Dawna over to crazy Jim and Bethenny's beleaguered Primarius team (which also has Howie). This left Ryan, Amanda, Marcella, and Leslie remaining on Matchstick. Also, for the record, a cardboard cut-out of Alexis Stewart was placed by Martha's and Charles' side.
Once the teams were set, the task was outlined by Martha. At this point, it would have been cool if she popped in a tape of The Donald outlining the same task a couple years ago; Go to QVC in West Chester, PA, pick a product, and sell it on air for 10 minutes. Most revenue = winner. The product would have to be outdoorsy somehow, because Martha Stewart sells outdoor stuff. Get it? (I don't.) The winner would be "Congratulated," said Martha. Uh-oh, sounds like another non-reward reward. Or at least another totally crappy reward. How's that, Burnett? Foreshadowey enough?

Nah, not for Mark Burnett. On the way down to the lovely West Chester area (home of such luminaries as Phil and Bam Margera), Jim was telling his team (and the camera), "This is NOT a hard task. Easy." Would it ruin this recap for you to know that Jim and his Team Primarimotherofgod lose later on? Actually, since it's Jim's team, of course they lose - no heavy-handed foreshadowing needed. Bethenny was assigned as Project Manager by Martha and she was doing her best to reign in Jim and his childish antics - if only to keep Dawna from jumping out of the moving bus. Despite her best efforts, every now and then Jim would spout imaginary marketing pitches like, "If you're one of those fat bastards who can't stop stuffing your mouth..." Then he'd make another monkey face and display more heroin withdrawal symptoms.
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