I hardly think that Trump would bring back the first fired candidate. She was difficult to work with, but she was gone so fast that I don't think anyone remembers who the hell she is. Just my opinion.[/quote]
I know what you're saying, but he brought back Rob, the first one out, in Apprentice 2, and Brian, the second one out, in Apprentice 3 (apprentice 3 actually brought back the 3rd, 4th, and 5th firees as well). So I don't think he minds bringing back the first few fired candidates. And I do think Melissa's whole Spanish Harlem freakout was pretty memorable. She's much more memorable than, say, Jen W., Chris, Mark and James.
I've noticed that Trump tends to give the more "challenging" final task venue to the candidate that he appears to want to throw under the bus.
If Randal is given a venue that needs a virtuoso performance to be made presentable, while Rebecca is awarded with the cushier, far-more-suitable locale, this would indicate to me that Trump a) no longer believes in Randal, and b) his southward units have moved up north and set up residence between his ears.
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I'm not sure I'd agree with this -- I think it means Burnett is trying to make for good TV (give the underdog the harder task, and why even watch to find out who the winner will be??).
Wallyhorse
Dec 2, 2005 @ 4:37 am
Wallyhorse, you asked me a while ago to ask my girlfriend at Mark Burnett about the schedule and changes. I was in her office today, and asked her point blank if NBC modified the schedule. She pulled it out of her bottom drawer, complete with partial coffee cup stain, and had all the dates of the episodes from day one , episode 401 to the mid season recap to the finale on the 15th. No changes, no deviations. The number of the weeks and the number of candidates was decided before filming. Trump just decided how and where to cut them. The only thing I do not know about is the interviews. Last time, Craig was fired in the first 15 minutes, it was not an entire episode dedicated to interviews, so the number of weeks was always 13 with the number of candidates being 18.[/quote]
Thanks, Cooler!
It just seemed strange going this route, and especially there being no interviews, unless since filming for Apprentice 3 (excluding the finale) was complete before the Apprentice 2 finale ever aired, they decided then and there not to bother with interviews on Apprentice 4. It's possible that would have been the case, but if that were so, it still would have been the same number of episodes since that "firing" previously was always in the first half of that episode, followed by a little celebration before we saw the start of the final task.
You're probably right that was the case, but as you and I know very well, plans for a show like The Apprentice are often made months before they even begin interviewing potential candidates. The fact that the start of filming just happened to be days after the NFL schedules for the regular season and then the pre-season were announced in April lent itself at least to me to the possibility that changes had to be made at the last minute for this season, as I would have thought if they knew it would be 13 weeks all along, they would have only brought in 16 candidates like they did in the first season as opposed to the 18 we have seen each season, especially given if anything, with that many candidates and the Olympics on the horizon in February, NBC would have wanted Apprentice 4 to have been stretched into January to reduce the time between seasons (of course, I had said that not knowing NBC was planning to make rearrangements to its schedule that will have the show on another night (or nights) when it returns for Apprentice 5).
BlakeSpeare
Dec 2, 2005 @ 11:10 am
My best guess is that Randal will have the baseball task, and do a crappy job. Rebecca will do a good job on her task (or at least the editing will make it appear that way). Trump will then say that Randal was the obvious choice up until the finale, but now that Rebecca did so well on the final project, he has no choice but to hire both of them.
CheekyCricket
Dec 2, 2005 @ 11:52 am
I did see on her paper that the final tasks are involving Yahoo! and Outback Steak House. It said, " Episode 412-12/8, Brand: Outback Steak House/ Yahoo!"[/quote]
So Yahoo! is sponsoring one event, and Outback Steak House is sponsoring the other? That's what it sounds like. Excel was eating out at Outback Steak House during the "Brian likes Jenthura" clip in the recap show, so that makes sense.
I've noticed that Trump tends to give the more "challenging" final task venue to the candidate that he appears to want to throw under the bus.[/quote]I'm not sure that the tasks are usually that mismatched; there's usually a lot of disagreement about which task is more challenging, and since we don't get a clear picture of what the candidate is responsible for, versus what the site is providing, it's hard to say for sure.
Wonder if the comedy-club task will be at Webster Hall again?
highlander
Dec 2, 2005 @ 12:40 pm
I think Randal is going to get the softball task and Rebecca is getting the comedy task which is indoors and Rebecca will have alot of help from the professionals who run this type of thing moreso than another candidate would because Trump wants her to look good.
OldLadyM
Dec 2, 2005 @ 1:45 pm
What if Donald's big shocker is that he isn't inviting any of the fired Apprenti back to help, and R&R have to plan the events on their own? I don't remember seeing any others in the promo shots. Did anyone else notice?
charma
Dec 2, 2005 @ 2:01 pm
My problem with the double hiring is how could he know at this point that he's going to hire both? The Apprentice is not like ANTM. There is no winner at this point presumably or only in Trump's mind. That would be like admitting he's already made up his mind before the final boardroom which is filmed live.
Knowing Trump, I can def see a double hiring, its that for him to spill that info now means the game has already been called before the resolution and the final show is a farce.
highlander
Dec 2, 2005 @ 2:05 pm
I believe Trump knew he was going to hire Bill, Kelly and Kendra way before the finals. I also believe that Trump planned on hiring Randal from day one and then decided to hire Rebecca too.
Bevinlondon
Dec 2, 2005 @ 2:35 pm
Does anyone think that Trump would do the interviews on the live show?
CheekyCricket
Dec 2, 2005 @ 2:46 pm
I guess anything's possible, but I don't see why the interviews would be necessary since we're already down to the final two. If, for some reason, Trump et al decided that the final tasks ended in a draw, the interviews could be used as a tiebreaker, but otherwise, there's no purpose for them anymore.
I forsee a dull, dull final, unless something really unexpected happens.
HighQueenEB
Dec 2, 2005 @ 2:49 pm
My problem with the double hiring is how could he know at this point that he's going to hire both? The Apprentice is not like ANTM. There is no winner at this point presumably or only in Trump's mind. That would be like admitting he's already made up his mind before the final boardroom which is filmed live.[/quote]
Well, he knows how each person did on their task already, so he probably has a good idea of who he wants to hire. It could be that Trump really feels that one of the candidates was really disadvantaged when he or she was rained out. Now, you either have a "do-over" which isn't fair to the candidate who did pull off a successful event or you hire both (if the one who was disadvantaged by the rain-out is the one you were leaning towards all along).
JMO.
Peg Amy
Dec 2, 2005 @ 4:06 pm
My problem with the double hiring is how could he know at this point that he's going to hire both? The Apprentice is not like ANTM. There is no winner at this point presumably or only in Trump's mind. That would be like admitting he's already made up his mind before the final boardroom which is filmed live.[/quote]
I agree with this. Trump may have made up his mind already, but he couldn't admit that. It's supposed to be up in the air until the final boardroom. I think the much hyped surprise will turn out to have nothing to do with who he has hired.
catnip
Dec 2, 2005 @ 4:34 pm
For some reason, I have this fear that the big surprise will turn out to be that George is retiring and that Bill will be replacing him permanently.
scarletsmith
Dec 2, 2005 @ 4:44 pm
For some reason, I have this fear that the big surprise will turn out to be that George is retiring and that Bill will be replacing him permanently.[/quote]
Jacob, catnip's scaring me!
P.S. Alexis sends her best as well.
P.P.S. I fear George is gone, too; he's been away an awful lot this season.
charleyhorse
Dec 2, 2005 @ 4:49 pm
I'm not sure this is as much speculation as wishful thinking, but here's what I'd like to see happen on the final episode.
First, I'd like to see Randal and Rebecca not go negative in the final boardroom and focus on their own strengths and abilities rather than attack each other. When Trump says, as he inevitably will, "Rebecca, why should I hire you instead of Randal?" I'd love to hear her say, "Mr. Trump, Randal is a great candidate and I have nothing bad to say about him. Instead, let me tell you why I think I would be an excellent choice as your Apprentice." Trump respects loyalty - I think he'd eat that up.
Then I think it would be really neat if, at the end, Trump said, "Randal, you've done an outstanding job...you're hired!" Then after the aplause and squealing have died down, he could turn to the downcast Rebecca and say, "Rebecca, you're young and relatively inexperienced. You had some mis-steps along the way (e.g. the Toral debacle) but you learned from your mistakes and grew stronger as the weeks went by. I also really liked the fact that you worked long and hard despite a broken ankle, and never complained. In a few years, with a little more experience, you'll be a tremendous asset to whatever organization you work for. And... I'd like that to be the TRUMP organization. Rebecca, you're ALSO hired!"
This wouldn't take anything away from Randal - he'd still be "the Apprentice" - but would also let Rebecca win. I'd love to see that!
gastrolyor
Dec 2, 2005 @ 4:50 pm
The double-hiring wouldn't bother me. I'm thinking it's Randal who gets rained out, which would allow Trump to say, "Randal, you were a star. Your teammates loved you. You had a perfect PM record. Your degrees are outstanding and you'd be an asset to the Trump organization. On the other hand, you unquestionably failed this task. Rebecca, you were a weaker player, but you had some shining moments. You won the Microsoft task, and when you managed your event, you [knocked it out of the park/swung for the fences/clubbed a babyseal and skinned it with ONLY YOUR EYES]. So, Randal, Rebecca .... you're hired."
Obviously it still needs a few more cliches, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if that's the way it goes. I like Rebecca; she'd make a great Apprentice, and Randal's a wonderful guy. Everyone goes home happy.
Well. Everyone but Clay.
CheekyCricket
Dec 2, 2005 @ 5:44 pm
For some reason, I have this fear that the big surprise will turn out to be that George is retiring and that Bill will be replacing him permanently.[/quote]
In the words of Darth Vader, "Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"
Bill is solid, but he's a much of a niggling pain-in-the-patootie as he was during the first season. He is easily rattled by [what he sees as] overly-aggressive, "unpolished" candidates like Troy and Alla, and his judgement is, naturally, nowhere near as seasoned as George's.
He's also kinda dull.
Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
tjmor
Dec 2, 2005 @ 8:57 pm
I believe Trump knew he was going to hire Bill, Kelly and Kendra way before the finals. I also believe that Trump planned on hiring Randal from day one and then decided to hire Rebecca too. [/quote]
The whole thing with Rebecca seems un-kosher to me. I'm really surprised that Carolyn hadn't commented in that special St.Carolyn way about Rebecca's poor performance - not even once. My speculation is that Rebecca threatened MB and DT with a law suit for work related injury. There must be something in their legal documentation that she noticed and used to her advantage. Trump is Trump, but he is not a dummy - there is no way that millions of viewers see Rebecca for what she is (which truly isn't much), and he doesn't. JMO.
DeepInTheHeart
Dec 3, 2005 @ 12:06 am
My speculation is that Rebecca threatened MB and DT with a law suit for work related injury.[/quote]They'd laugh. Assuming that she's a contractor and not an employee (where her claim would be barred by worker's compensation laws), her claim would go straight to the liability carrier and DT would never hear about it again.
Then, she'd have to establish negligence - but let's assume she can do that. The primary problem is damages: her medical bills were certainly paid, she won't suffer any permanent disability, she hasn't lost any wages, she has shown herself capable of continuing to function, but there might be a smidgen for pain and suffering. I wouldn't put the claim above $7,500, if that. Case would be settled in a blink, but why would Rebecca want to even threaten suit in such a public setting for such a piddling amount??
The idea that there must be some "hidden agenda" to explain why Rebecca has advanced to the final 2 just doesn't ring true for me. She's a very interesting commodity; she seems to draw strong reactions -- positive and negative. The fact that some may not appreciate her abilities does not necessarily lead to some inference of blackmail. The easier explanation is that DT simply likes her background and her style.
zxbreck
Dec 3, 2005 @ 12:53 am
Could Rebecca quit in the final task? It could be injury related, but it doesn't have to be. The Microsoft task seemed to foreshadow that. Rebecca got so upset over an innocent question from Carolyn. The NBCMV preview saids that a finalist is "left reeling" after a celebrity cancels an appearance at the nightclub comedy event.
If Rebecca quits, the producers have to get another finalist. Maybe Rebecca's employees vote for a contestant (other than themselves) to replace Rebecca. That could be the shocker that the preview is talking about.
I'm not saying that Rebecca is going to quit. It's just one of many possibilities. Do you guys think it's possible that a "firee" will become a finalist?
Jaded Cat
Dec 3, 2005 @ 1:06 am
That's an interesting take on the final task but we know that MB overhypes the previews. It's happened every season and I don't think Trump would bring back someone he fired.
I'm looking forward to next week's show! It should be fun.
gapkid
Dec 3, 2005 @ 1:11 am
Last season, Trump didn't like many of the candidates and the worst of the worst came back for the final task. This season I think we'll have the opposite. Perhaps Chris, Marshawn, Alla, Brian, Felisha and maybe Clay for some drama? I think we've seen enough of Markus, Melissa, Toral, Kristi and Jennifer M.
What would be really cool though, is if the Final 2 gets to pick from all 16 firees. (Remember Trump likes both R&R, so this might happen.) Or if the firees get to choose who to work for.
Wallyhorse
Dec 3, 2005 @ 4:33 am
One other possibility with this supposed "shocker":
Could this "shocker" not be anything related to Randal or Rebecca or Bill, Kelly or Kendra (the three winners), but perhaps instead the shocker being Mr. Trump being the one allowed to announce on the live finale that Katrina Campins from season 1 will be the sideline reporter when NBC takes over NFL Sunday Night Football next fall?
I would not put it past Mr. Trump, Burnett or NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol to do this. NBC already knows Sunday night games are going to air opposite Desperate Housewives and Gray's Anatomy in most of the country, and the thinking could be Katrina could bring in a considerable number of Reality TV and other non-football fans to Sunday night games just to see her, never mind the fact Katrina has an extensive knowledge of football and would probably have to be looked at for the position anyway on those merits.
highlander
Dec 3, 2005 @ 8:00 am
I think Trump felt bad Rebecca broke her ankle on his reward. She then didn't quit which he saw as she's tough and her defending Toral by Rebecca's using the word integrity to describe herself made Trump think more of her than she really is. We saw with Jenn M. of S2, that Trump does not always listen to Carolyn and Carolyn must know how Trump is when he gets fixated on something or someone.
gastrolyor
Dec 3, 2005 @ 1:04 pm
Could this "shocker" not be anything related to Randal or Rebecca or Bill, Kelly or Kendra (the three winners), but perhaps instead the shocker being Mr. Trump being the one allowed to announce on the live finale that Katrina Campins from season 1 will be the sideline reporter when NBC takes over NFL Sunday Night Football next fall?[/quote]
I doubt it. It's an interesting thought, but I doubt most of the public even remembers who Katrina Campins is, and that announcement isn't a surprise so much as news.
I really think the speculation about a double hiring is right on, particularly if Randal is the one with the outdoor task, as has been speculated.
Magsi2
Dec 3, 2005 @ 1:13 pm
Then I think it would be really neat if, at the end, Trump said, "Randal, you've done an outstanding job...you're hired!" Then after the aplause and squealing have died down, he could turn to the downcast Rebecca and say, "Rebecca, you're young and relatively inexperienced. You had some mis-steps along the way (e.g. the Toral debacle) but you learned from your mistakes and grew stronger as the weeks went by. I also really liked the fact that you worked long and hard despite a broken ankle, and never complained. In a few years, with a little more experience, you'll be a tremendous asset to whatever organization you work for. And... I'd like that to be the TRUMP organization. Rebecca, you're ALSO hired!"[/quote]
I'm going with this as being the most likely scenario. As for the next season in LA...I think Kendra would be a good Not!Carolyn to fill in a few times. I just think she would have some good comments. She did have some last season just in her confessionals. Now she has the job she wanted and could be a bit more snarky in the boardroom.
Nocturne
Dec 3, 2005 @ 2:43 pm
Some ideas I've thrown out are that if there could be an announcement for an "All Stars" type of season or a season shot overseas. Then again, the double hiring sounds more plausible to me than anything right now.
LoneHaranguer
Dec 3, 2005 @ 6:17 pm
For some reason, I have this fear that the big surprise will turn out to be that George is retiring and that Bill will be replacing him permanently.[/quote]
IIRC, the promo said something about Trump having one more trick up his sleeve. That sounds more like a double-hire, although if George does want out, maybe Randal is going to become Trumps right-hand man after Rebecca is dubbed apprentice. Of course, it could all be hype, and the surprise is just that Randal is going to be driving away in a Lamborghini.
Then I think it would be really neat if, at the end, Trump said, "Randal, you've done an outstanding job...you're hired!" Then after the aplause and squealing have died down, he could turn to the downcast Rebecca...[/quote]
For the greatest impact, I expect he'd hire Rebecca first, then after half the country had a chance to say WTF, he'd signal to cut the fanfare, and announce "Randal, you're hired also". Although, as a practical matter it may make more sense just to pause for suspense, then say "you're both hired".
tjmor
Dec 3, 2005 @ 10:54 pm
DeepInTheHeart ,
You must be an attorney. I loved your take on my speculation. Thank you. I am sure you are right.
The idea that there must be some "hidden agenda" to explain why Rebecca has advanced to the final 2 just doesn't ring true for me. She's a very interesting commodity; she seems to draw strong reactions -- positive and negative.[/quote]
I think our reactions (mainly negative) are not necessarily about Rebecca. It is more about Trump not seeing how weak and sub-par she is. Watching him continuously ignore real facts and forgive something that other candidates would’ve been fired for, that’s what makes it look so odd, and therefore, questionable (JMO). I guess we will never know what the real truth is.
CurryMasala
Dec 4, 2005 @ 12:08 am
Sorry Jacob - just read your warning and am withdrawing my post.
rmax
Dec 4, 2005 @ 10:14 am
zxbreck wrote:
Could Rebecca quit in the final task? It could be injury related, but it doesn't have to be. The Microsoft task seemed to foreshadow that. Rebecca got so upset over an innocent question from Carolyn. The NBCMV preview saids that a finalist is "left reeling" after a celebrity cancels an appearance at the nightclub comedy event.
[/quote]
The NBC press release reads:
"A finalist is left reeling after a star cancellation and Mother Nature threatens to destroy the other's plans."
The way I interpreted that is that both the star cancellation and Mother Nature affect the same task (i.e. Randall's outdoor softball event). So, if Randall does indeed take the softball task, the candidate reeling would be Rebecca, IMHO (reeling at the thought of winning?).
I love the idea of a double hiring. It would make perfect sense, if Randall fails at his final task, but Trump wanted to hire him (from the outset, as many have speculated). I think Rebecca is a strong candidate, and hiring them both wouldn't be a letdown (for me, anyway).
johnnywang57
Dec 4, 2005 @ 10:27 am
I'm reading this as a star cancellation happens to someone (Rebecca, if she has the indoor task) leaving her reeling, while Mother Nature threatens to destroy Randal's ("the other's") plans.
blackwing
Dec 4, 2005 @ 10:39 am
I agree that it's odd if the "big surprise" is that he hires both of them. Because then he's essentially saying he made up his mind well enough in advance to let NBC know to prepare the promos. And he supposedly doesn't make up his mind until after hearing all the comments.
It would be fitting for this season, though, where he seems to have picked his Final Two even before anything started.
I think the big surprise likely has something to do with Bill Rancid being offerred a permanent chair. Gack.
Or maybe instead of bringing back firees from this season as helpers, he brings back firees from past seasons? Essentially complete strangers to Randal and Rebecca.
Or he announces that he's getting a buzz cut because he's tired of the dead animal on his head?
Maybe Melania is pregnant? Yuck. Someone's been eating too much spaghetti. Or is that steak? It would be very Donald to think the entire millions of viewers care about that.
Wallyhorse
Dec 4, 2005 @ 8:58 pm
I originally said:
Could this "shocker" not be anything related to Randal or Rebecca or Bill, Kelly or Kendra (the three winners), but perhaps instead the shocker being Mr. Trump being the one allowed to announce on the live finale that Katrina Campins from season 1 will be the sideline reporter when NBC takes over NFL Sunday Night Football next fall?[/quote]
To which
gastrolyor replied:
I doubt it. It's an interesting thought, but I doubt most of the public even remembers who Katrina Campins is, and that announcement isn't a surprise so much as news.[/quote]
A good amount of the general public probably doesn't remember Katrina, but in the world of Reality Show fans, a lot of us do remember her very well.
What makes me think this would be the "shocker" (even though this would really be more news than a "shocker") is aside from what I previously said is the fact that Katrina is a former Apprentice candidate who if this did in fact happen would be getting a very high-profile gig on what is going to become (most of the time) the main prime-time sporting event every week next fall when NBC takes over Sunday Night Football (also getting flexible scheduling in the later weeks of next season) and ESPN switches from Sunday to Monday night games (which will likely more closely resemble the Sunday night schedule ESPN has gotten in recent years). In that regard, this would be like Elisabeth Filarski-Hasslebeck getting her gig on The View, except that if this did happen, Katrina would be seen by many more viewers and would probably be far more scrutinized than Elisabeth ever has been.
ETA: I can't see Randal and Rebecca both being hired as being a "shocker" since it is a widely held opinion of so many real fans of the show.
peterredtail
Dec 4, 2005 @ 9:08 pm
Watching him continuously ignore real facts and forgive something that other candidates would’ve been fired for, that’s what makes it look so odd, and therefore, questionable (JMO). I guess we will never know what the real truth is.[/quote]
I have to agree. Rebecca has gotten an easy ride compared to some of the other candidates. Is it the broken ankle thing? I am not even sure of her outside accomplishments are anything much compared to some of the other...JMO - but something is odd here.
blackwing
Dec 4, 2005 @ 10:24 pm
I can't see Randal and Rebecca both being hired as being a "shocker" since it is a widely held opinion of so many real fans of the show.[/quote]But on the same note, a lot of us here said that a double firing of Alla and Felicia would not be a surprise given Trump's beatification of Randal and obsession with Reblecha. And yet NBC (or the press release) promoted it as a "surprise ending" in the boardroom. Despite the fact that it was 1) not all that surprising, and 2) it had happened before twice this season, and once with four candidates.
I think the NBC people are just trying to drum up what little excitement and suspense there is in what is IMO a fairly dull and predictable season. This was the worst rated season to date, right? I know a lot has to do with the age and tiredness of the show, but I blame a lot of the dull and uninteresting people. So I'm not all that surprised that NBC is trying to draw people in with a "surprise" that is sure to be disappointing.
tjmor
Dec 5, 2005 @ 12:16 am
But on the same note, a lot of us here said that a double firing of Alla and Felicia would not be a surprise given Trump's beatification of Randal and obsession with Reblecha. And yet NBC (or the press release) promoted it as a "surprise ending" in the boardroom. Despite the fact that it was 1) not all that surprising, and 2) it had happened before twice this season, and once with four candidates.[/quote]
The key word here is us . The TWoPers are a very intelligent bunch of fans. We spend more than 1hr X wk on discussing this show and using this forum to bounce ideas and speculations.... In other words, we know. As an example, haven't we figured out here that 4 candidates will be fired after the Dick's Sporting Goods task? Other fans, who simply watch the show on Thursday, had no idea. The double firing last Thursday came as a big surprise to many of my co-workers, and none of them expected Alla to be sitAlla'ed. But we knew.
I think Randal's failing the baseball task and double hiring in the end is a very good possibility for a surprise.
charleyhorse
Dec 5, 2005 @ 11:16 am
Blackwing, Melania IS pregnant.
CheekyCricket
Dec 5, 2005 @ 3:45 pm
I think our reactions (mainly negative) are not necessarily about Rebecca. It is more about Trump not seeing how weak and sub-par she is. Watching him continuously ignore real facts and forgive something that other candidates would’ve been fired for, that’s what makes it look so odd, and therefore, questionable (JMO). [/quote]
That about sums up my feelings. I wouldn't call Rebecca "weak," per se, just limited in terms of her skills, probably because of her age. Without Randal supporting her, I doubt she would have won the last episode. I believe we'll see more of those limitations in the next two episodes, as signalled by the scene where she flipped out at Carolyn's question about the length of time taken to complete the video.
I don't see how a double hiring can be the big surprise, since that means that Trump has already made his decision, and even though he probably HAS made his decision, the fiction is that he doesn't decide until the final boardroom, and that we all watch the final episode pretending that this is the case. Yeah, I know the final boardroom is a sham, but it's a workable sham that allows the producers to draw out the proceedings for two hours. Take away that sham/fiction/pretense, and he might as well choose the winner at the end of this week's episode.
If Rebecca ends up on the winning end of things, the big surprise to me will be that Trump chose a candidate who lost more than she won; it will make any future comments about "losers" and "loser-ness" and "hating losers" seem hollow. Either that, or some "losers" are more equal than others in Trump's scheme of things.
For another subject of speculation: I wonder if the celebrity who pulled out of the comedy-club showcase is Dave Chappelle? I believe he walked off the "Chappelle Show" set sometime in May . . .
LoneHaranguer
Dec 5, 2005 @ 7:17 pm
I agree that it's odd if the "big surprise" is that he hires both of them. Because then he's essentially saying he made up his mind well enough in advance to let NBC know to prepare the promos. And he supposedly doesn't make up his mind until after hearing all the comments.[/quote]
I think it would be more accurate to say the decision isn't final. At the start of the S2 finale, he said that going into the S1 finale, he had already made up his mind to hire Bill. And, although he said he hadn't made up his mind yet for S2, we saw a parade of people praising Kelly, and Trump cutting off Jen when her arguments started to get too good. Being live, there's a slight chance of something happening that would change things, but going into the finale, he pretty much has made his choice, and I don't see either candidate being the type to screw things up - especially if they're tipped off in advance, as the producers may have chosen to do since there'd be no loser needing to argue the decision.
ConanGrammarian
Dec 5, 2005 @ 7:41 pm
For some reason, I have this fear that the big surprise will turn out to be that George is retiring and that Bill will be replacing him permanently.[/quote]
I think the announcement might be the already-announced move to LA.
…Melania IS pregnant.[/quote]
Perhaps the “big shocker” is that the baby is Trump’s.
Hoola
Dec 6, 2005 @ 1:30 am
I hope the double-hiring isn't true, but it would make sense with the crazy multiple firings this season. I think Randal is ready to be Trump's apprentice and Rebecca is ready to be Randal's apprentice. I do think it would take away from Randal if he had to share his victory, but if he has the softball task that is going to be rained out it is explainable.
catnip
Dec 6, 2005 @ 1:34 am
I think the announcement might be the already-announced move to LA.[/quote]
I'll bet this is it.
MartyBru01
Dec 6, 2005 @ 5:32 am
The move to LA isn't until Season 6 (shudder), so it would be awkward for the "trick up his sleeve" to be Donald saying "Not next season, but the season after, we're moving to the west coast!!" The again, every boardroom is the most. shocking. ever., so who knows?
Nascar
Dec 6, 2005 @ 7:20 am
Randal has the benefit concert task and Rebecca has the softball task that is rained out.
CheekyCricket
Dec 6, 2005 @ 9:57 am
That's what I've been anticipating, Nascar, based on the one spoiler that we have from someone at the event. (The description of the lackluster celebrity auction reminded me of the Tethno Expo, hence Rebecca as PM.) But, how did you determine this?
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