Fri, Jan 09 2004

Made Me Look

I don't like most reality shows, but hubby wanted to tune into The Apprentice last night, and I enjoy observing Donald Trump's type of thought processes, so I sat and watched too. I wanted much more background detail than they gave us. I wanted to know more about the screening steps that led up to the choice of finalists. I wanted to know how much Mr. Trump would be personally involved in the decision-making process of who stays and who goes. My first impression is that he is relying mostly on his two long-time associates for most of his knowledge and trusting their instincts. I'm disappointed. I wanted to see more of Mr. Trump's direct involvement. As time goes on, maybe he'll zero in a bit more and give us a glimpse of what he's really looking for in an apprentice. For now, I see his position as that of having fun playing a sort of Godfather, but maybe a growing discomfort that his fun will affect these people a great deal. It's not just a game. It never is. It might start out that way, but people are very emotional creatures, and they can't help but get emotionally involved in such things.

Of course, as hubby Ron pointed out, each of these people (except the surviving apprentice) will have a dubious brag to put on their resume that will get them a particular kind of notice from now on. "I was personally fired by Donald Trump."

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