Celebrity Apprentice . TV Review: . Fitting, because it was deeply unsettling, which seems to be the defining emotion of our era. But it hit a little too close to home, having to watch a group of women split under the scrutiny and pressure of a bombastic, accented politician and his richly dressed scion. 15 reasons why The Apprentice star Karthik Nagesan HAS to be a Celebrity Big Brother housemate next year. The Big K needs to meet Big Brother. Superheroes, swimsuits, and getaway drivers await you in our Summer Movie Guide. Plan your season and take note of the hotly anticipated indie, foreign, and. 2, but instead of Donald Trump at the helm of the boardroom, the stars will answer to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Similar to. Arnold Schwarzenegger immediately outdoes Trump in The New Celebrity Apprentice - review. ![]() Donald Trump has doubled down on Arnold Schwarzenegger, not only trashing his performance on 'Celebrity Apprentice' but ripping him over his tenure as Governor of. Relive the last season of The Celebrity Apprentice with exclusive video highlights.It was especially punishing to have to watch the women sell each other out twice: the new season of “Celebrity Apprentice” packages two hourlong episodes back- to- back, making for a mega- episode with two judging and elimination scenes. In an unwieldy episode that otherwise felt strained, the elimination scenes where the women faced the judges were unusually compelling, mostly because of how excruciating they were. There was something allegorically dramatic about them, though. The women were mostly dressed in an array of jewel tones; the room and furnishings around them were totally black. ![]() They look already swallowed up by something. And though guest judge Tyra Banks — no stranger to judging and elimination scenes — is also sitting at the boardroom table, due to camera angles and editing, it’s possible to forget she’s there. Instead, the viewer is forced to contemplate the imbalance between the eight colorfully dressed and nervous women opposite Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his nephew — quite the archetypal Mini- Me — Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger. It’s hard to watch “The Apprentice” and just watch “The Apprentice.” The show is stacked with signifiers that point to the nadir of the 2. And because last night’s attempt to reframe the show is, simply, quite bad, it is difficult to think of much else besides all of those signifiers. The elder Schwarzenegger — the replacement for former host, current executive producer, and future president Donald Trump — does not offer much to engage with except faded glory, gamely delivered famous lines, and visible discomfort with the roles of both business mogul and reality star. Even the opening credits, where he’s smoking cigars and looking rakish in expensive suits, he barely seems more than mildly enthusiastic about having money or being on- camera. He smiles with apparent genuine feeling once or twice, and that appears to only be when he doesn’t know he’s being filmed. As is traditional for the show, the contestants were divided by gender to create the first two teams. Banks instructed each team to talk up her controversially structured TYRA Beauty line of products, and after the women’s team (Team Prima) failed to impress her, they were left in the board room for judging. People want to be you, people want to look like you. You’re undervaluing the value that you have.”)Which brings us back to the judging. Schwarzenegger’s new catchphrase — top- secret, and revealed on the show — is not Trump’s “You’re fired” but instead the more brand- appropriate “You’re terminated.” (Regrettably, after the second chance he got to say that last night, he added a clunky and far- too- seriously delivered “Hasta la vista, baby.”) Both times, they were delivered to a group of women, and both times, it landed with the awkward thud of a stand- up comic who has not read the room even remotely accurately. In that first judging scene, the women sitting across from him are, at times, actually distraught. When project manager Porsha Williams struggles to explain herself — and starts babbling — the former governor of California turns to his nephew, and under his breath in German, complains about how much Williams is speaking. She is not told what is happening. In the next boardroom scene at the end of the episode, Schwarzenegger just stares at the group of talking women until they fall silent and, unprompted, apologize.“The Apprentice,” in both its regular and “celebrity” forms, is a competition where no skill is tested except selfishly calculated teamwork. Contestants stay on the show largely depending on whether or not they manage to avoid being the product manager or stay on the product manager’s good side; indeed, it is almost too educational about how to get ahead without really trying. Right before being the first contestant eliminated, personality Carrie Keagan looks bitingly petrified; just an hour ago, she’d told the audience at home that she has a “collective 2 billion views” on You. Tube (whatever that means). Olympic gold medalist and WNBA Lisa Leslie, who delivers an incredible self- defense at the end of the episode, can only register her apparent dislike for the surroundings by quietly announcing her opposition and waiting to be overruled. The mood is not fun or snarky so much as it is unpleasantly tense; the challenges are not all that interesting, and the contestants are going through the paces of reality competition as if it is a kind of bizarre summer camp they never wanted to attend in the first place. The celebrity format itself is hampering; the show is just a collection of individuals performing their brands at each other in order to advance the causes of some other brands — under the umbrella of a larger brand, which is itself. It feels less like a show than it does a two- hour long commercial for a lot of things that no one should ever want. The only contestant who seems truly stoked to be there is “American Ninja Warrior” host Matt Iseman, who admits within the first few minutes that he isn’t just a fan of Schwarzenegger, he’s a “superfan.” Iseman goes onstage at the TYRA Makeup event to apply highlighter and foundation on a volunteer’s face. There’s palpable, if unspoken, tension between the gay and straight members of the team and their relative comfort with women’s beauty products. But it could also be argued that they win because of their novelty appeal; women selling the same stuff to women isn’t as interesting as a bunch of buff men learning the skills that most women do every day of their lives. Either way, “The Celebrity Apprentice” decided to launch a new host with the same old gender breakdown, and though I guess there is something to be said for tradition, it is difficult to not be derailed by the gender implications of this episode. After all, while “The Apprentice” and “Celebrity Apprentice” have had six different assistants on- screen —whose only job is to hit the button when the Governor buzzes from inside the boardroom, to make the fake office seem like a real office — Schwarzenegger’s assistant Elisa is, like all the rest, a woman. Reality, 7 episodes (1 reviewed): NBC, Mon. Crew. Executive producers, Mark Burnett, Donald J. Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Page Feldman, Eric Van Wagenan. Cast. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Laila Ali, Brook Burke- Charvet, Eric Dickerson, Boy George, Matt Iseman, Carrie Keagan, Carson Kressley, Lisa Leslie, Jon Lovitz, Vince Neil, Nicole. The Apprentice (U. S. Despite this season having long concluded filming in early 2. Sunday, January 4, 2. The season aired more than a year and a half after the conclusion of the previous season. This was Trump's final season as host as he was replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger amidst Trump's campaign for the U. S. Presidency in advance of the 2. Shortly following the death of Celebrity Apprentice 2 winner, Joan Rivers, Donald Trump revealed that Rivers was one of his advisors for two episodes of this (then- upcoming) season (specifically as a judge in episodes 4 and 6). Leeza Gibbons was the winner, while Geraldo Rivera was the runner- up. Candidates. Fox. Actress. Infinity. 50. Indianapolis, Indiana. Best Buddies International. Fired in task 1. 2(0. Brandi Glanville. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star. Infinity. 41. Salinas, California. Make- A- Wish Foundation. Fired in task 1. 1(0. Johnny Damon. MLB outfielder. Vortex. 41. Orlando, Florida. The Johnny Damon Foundation. Fired in task 1. 1(0. Ian Ziering. Actor. Vortex. 50. West Orange, New Jersey. EB Medical Research Foundation. Fired in task 1. 1(0. Kenya Moore. Miss USA 1. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star. Infinity. 43. Detroit, Michigan. Detroit Public Schools Foundation. Fired in task 1. 0(0. Fox. Infinity. Vortex. Vortex. Vortex. Fired in task 1. Brandi Glanville. Infinity. Infinity. Infinity. Infinity. Fired in task 1. 11–1 (win in task 8, loss in task 1. Johnny Damon. Vortex. Infinity. Infinity. Infinity. Fired in task 1. Ian Ziering. Vortex. Infinity. Infinity. Infinity. Fired in task 1. Kenya Moore. Infinity. Infinity. Vortex. Fired in task 1. 01–1 (win in task 6, loss in task 1. Kate Gosselin. Infinity. Vortex. Vortex. Fired in task 9. Sig Hansen. Vortex. Vortex. Fired in task 8. Lorenzo Lamas. Vortex. Vortex. Fired in task 7. Shawn Johnson. Infinity. Vortex. Fired in task 6. Terrell Owens. Vortex. Infinity. Fired in task 5. Jamie Anderson. Infinity. Fired in task 4. 0–1 (loss in task 4)Gilbert Gottfried. Vortex. Fired in task 3. Kevin Jonas. Vortex. Fired in task 2. 0–1 (loss in task 2)Keshia Knight Pulliam. Infinity. Fired in task 1. Elimination chart. No. Candidate. 12. Leeza. ININININININWININININWININCA2. Geraldo. WINBRBRINWININININININININFIRED3. Vivica. ININWINININLOSEINININININFIRED4. Brandi. INININININININWINININFIRED5. Johnny. INININWINBRININININWINFIRED6. Ian. INBRININLOSEINININWININFIRED7. Kenya. INININBRINWININININFIRED8. Kate. BRWININBRINBRININFIRED9. Sig. INININININININFIRED1. Lorenzo. ININININININFIRED1. Shawn. INININININFIRED1. Terrell. ININLOSEINFIRED1. Jamie. BRININFIRED1. Gilbert. ININFIRED1. Kevin. INFIRED1. 6Keshia. FIRED The candidate was on the winning team. On the women's team, Keshia Knight Pulliam suggested the name Trojan Horse, which was rejected because of its association with condoms. Brandi Glanville suggested Gold as there were two Olympic medalists on the team, but Kenya Moore's suggestion of Infinity was chosen. Keshia then volunteered to be Project Manager. Both teams concentrated on social media to spread the word that they were selling pies. Keshia assigned Shawn Johnson and Brandi Glanville to oversee this for the women's team. In the boardroom, Piers Morgan felt that both teams, but the women's in particular, should have concentrated more on calling big donors for money, especially since it was revealed Kevin Jonas had more Twitter followers individually than the women's team combined. Each team had to make a sweet pie and a savory pie. The men's team chose to go with a chocolate- vanilla layer pie suggested by Kevin and a low- calorie chicken pot pie suggested by Lorenzo Lamas. The women's team chose a pear- blueberry pie suggested by Jamie Anderson, and an enchilada pie suggested by Keshia. During the making of the pies, Kevin felt Geraldo ignored the men who were in the kitchen to concentrate on raising money. Additionally, Sig Hansen burned a batch of 6. On the women's team, Jamie Anderson and Kate Gosselin took charge of making the pies since Keshia offered no clear direction. Gilbert Gottfried was able to secure comedic entertainment for the crowd. Celebrities such as Sean Hannity, Maria Menounos, and Joe Piscopo showed up to donate money. Additionally, former contestant Claudia Jordan came to the women's store with the intention of smashing a pie in Kenya Moore's face, but Kenya smashed a pie in Brandi Glanville's face, who then retaliated. Piers Morgan, upon visiting the teams, felt the women's store was chaotic with no clear direction, and expressed concern that Geraldo did not have a handle on what was actually coming in. Buddy Valastro, the star of Cake Boss, judged each team's pies. He felt that the men's savory pie needed salt, and ended up tasting one of the sweet pies that had been burned by Sig Hansen. On the women's team, he felt the savory pie had too many flavors for a pie, but thought that their sweet pie was excellent. It was revealed in the boardroom that Buddy had chosen the women to receive the $2. Toshiba. In the boardroom, it was revealed that, on the men's team, Geraldo raised the most, while Lorenzo Lamas raised the least, with only $1. Additionally, Terrell Owens only raised $7. On the women's team, Leeza Gibbons raised the most, while Kate Gosselin was unable to raise any money. Shawn Johnson stated in the boardroom that she did not believe the women raised enough money to win. Kate stated that Keshia was a poor Project Manager because she did not give any clear direction, which Piers agreed with. Geraldo did not know the amounts raised by each person on the team, which Donald Trump found surprising given his journalistic background. When the women's team was left behind, Kate and Kenya Moore expressed concerns over Keshia's role as Project Manager. Kate said Keshia had good intentions, but could have done better, while Kenya told Donald that Keshia had failed to call Bill Cosby, which Donald said could have made the difference between the women's winning and losing. In the final boardroom, Keshia was called out by Ivanka Trump for bringing back Jamie Anderson, who was responsible for the pear- blueberry pie which won them $2. Jamie had raised less than $5,0. Before firing Keshia, Donald gave her charity $2. This marks the first time on any celebrity version of The Apprentice in which the losing project manager was fired for after the first task, and only the fourth time overall that the losing project manager has been fired after a fundraising task (the first being Omarosa in Celebrity Apprentice 1, the second being Tom Green in Celebrity Apprentice 2, and the third being La Toya Jackson in Celebrity Apprentice 4). Usually Trump's policy of never firing the top fundraiser in any task is enough to save the project manager, but Keshia was only the fourth- highest fundraiser on the team. Piers pointed out that it had been somewhat foolish to volunteer herself as project manager when she was limited in terms of fundraising ability. Total money raised was $2. Geraldo's charity. Episode 2: . Geraldo was later given the task of writing the script, but became angry again upon finding out that Sig Hansen had asked Mike Rowe to narrate the commercial, rather than Geraldo. On the women's team, Leeza Gibbons and Brandi Glanville initially took charge of the commercial, but Kate saw Brandi as a distraction and excluded her from the further production stages. In the boardroom, Kate stated Brandi was the weakest player on the women's team due to her being a distraction. Geraldo said Kevin Jonas was a good PM, but slighted him even though he had experience in production. Winning team: Infinity. Reasons for win: Even though they lacked in targeting their marketing- audience, the executives liked the women's brand messaging and the overall concept better, along with the fact that their commercial starred Vivica A. Fox as the . Despite Infinity's victory, Kate's work as project manager received a poor reception from her team- mates, who near unanimously agreed that she deserved little (if any) credit for the win. Kate Gosselin won $4. During the initial boardroom, Geraldo Rivera attempted to take responsibility for having Gilbert in the commercial, even though it was Kevin Jonas's idea, which the other men called him out on. Kevin blamed Geraldo for the team's loss, since his script did not cover the Neat Cloud service, but both Donald, Jr. The women, who were watching in their suite, were also surprised by this choice. Trump tried to convince Ian that Kevin should be fired for bringing him back, but Ian stood behind Kevin. Ultimately, Trump fired Kevin anyway. Task 3. Air Date: January 5, 2. Task Scope: Teams must create a presentation for the frozen food product line Luvo. Infinity Project Manager: Vivica A. Fox. Vortex Project Manager: Terrell Owens. Judges: Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. Task tension: Vivica A. Fox assigned Kate Gosselin and Shawn Johnson to retrieve props for their presentation, and was upset when they took six hours to secure the needed props, since this left no time to rehearse. Shawn also did not feel good due to her menstrual cycle. The women's service was not as smooth, with large gaps between the service of each dish. At one point, Kenya Moore, who was trying to get the food out on time, angered Jamie Anderson by asking her for a plate which was not ready. Terrell Owens asked all the men to come up with a script for their parts of the presentation, but Gilbert Gottfried refused and insisted he would improvise during the presentation itself, much to Terrell's annoyance. Winning team: Infinity. Reasons for win: Despite the inefficiency of the service (which resulted in some of the food being cold), the women had better brand messaging, produced a consistent lifestyle in the presentation, and the executives complimented Leeza for her solid presentation.
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