Monday, April 26, 2010

The apprentice becomes the Master

The biggest news surrounding Celebrity Apprentice has been the brain hemorrhage of contestant Brett Michaels. While this didn't impact the show, as it was filmed a while ago, it has grabbed the country's attention as evidenced by the ratings increase for the most recent episode.
And those new viewers who turned in were not disappointed, as they were treated to the best episode of Celebrity Apprentice ever! You might think, the "Whore Pit vipers" debacle of last season might take the cake, but that episode represented the worst in reality television. It was entertaining, except it appealed to the lowest common denominator.
In Sunday night's episode we had teamwork, comedic moments and super sweet sappy moments that belong over on ABC with HOMEMAKEROVER EXTREME EDITION SEARS. (That might not be its official name...)
This season has been marred by too much tension amongst the women. Every week induced a squirmtastic moment, where it all became unbearable. It was so bad that Sharon had decided she wouldn't just skip another task, but that she would quit.
Luckily this was avoided, because The Donald switched up teams. He created team Brett, formerly known as Rock Solid, which is characterized by the singer's loosey goosey attitude and penchant for creative jibber jabber. THe other team is still just team Tenacity, with its hodgepodge of personalities that will eventually serve as a pressure cooker.
What made the episode enjoyable was that the drama had been removed, and we got to watch celebrities work at tasks. Team Brett focuses their sexually charged atmosphere to create a sexually charged workout. Team Tenacity utilized their no nonsense approach to generate a plain jane workout, but in the process raise a ton of money through tireless fundraising efforts.
(Editor's Note: This show does not sound entertaining. At what point will he give up and just say, you had to be there.)
But I digress... Hear are some of the high notes:
1. Brett Michaels has a great body. Granted, there is a 99% chance he is bald under that bandanna, but there's a 99% chance he could wash it on his washboard abs.
2. Brett Michaels finds some ugly ladies attractive. That totally explains ROCK OF LOVE.
3. I'm worried about Cyndi Lauper's mom. She is super old.
4. Summer Sanders is really hot.
5. The show finally added a caveat to its fundraising episodes, so that it wasn't simply about getting checks. Now when someone made a donation, the team had to find a body to represent the check. Undermines the task a little bit, but it is a step in the right direction.
6. The former WWE DIVA has a really charming personality. I would watch her on her own reality show.
7. The Donald's current wife made an appearance on the show. It was as awkward as you think it was.
8. In the end, The Donald didn't fire anyone. He was happy with everyone's performance, so he opted to keep them all. Sort of saw it coming, since there wasn't enough time to fire anyone. Was surprised that Holly offered to write a check to Sharon's charity

Ok, I'll admit that this was a bad post. Probably should have taken notes. If you made it to this point, I apologize.

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