Official "The Apprentice 2" Thread

[brigden]

How can you guys find Ivana hot? She looks like William Hung.

 

[Yossarian]

hehe Mattel has preorders up at Amazon for the toy the Apprentice team designed

 

[imported_Strang]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
oh and another perspective..

remember when the winning team told trump, if you are ok we wish to donate the whole proceedings to the foundation? trump said yes, but he can also simply said, OMG since you just did that, you practically made ZERO dollars, so your team will be in the bored room

but that action will have a huge consequence in respect to ratings, so its impossible for him to do that

Except that was after the boardroom had finished and it's not an egotistical, foolhardy thing to do.

Plus it makes Trump look good, but anyway, that was a pretty safe move to make.

Honestly, I thought they were going to jump on that team more for hyping up the charity and then only giving $150 (out of what, $2700?) instead of a set percentage. If they'd lost, that would've been a huge thing for Trump to rail on.

Part of the fun in the boardroom scenes is trying to guess which little nagging point Trump will hit on (like the Amy-Nick romance last year or even Raj's cane last week).

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13
oh and another perspective..

remember when the winning team told trump, if you are ok we wish to donate the whole proceedings to the foundation? trump said yes, but he can also simply said, OMG since you just did that, you practically made ZERO dollars, so your team will be in the bored room

but that action will have a huge consequence in respect to ratings, so its impossible for him to do that

Except that was after the boardroom had finished and it's not an egotistical, foolhardy thing to do.

Plus it makes Trump look good, but anyway, that was a pretty safe move to make.

Honestly, I thought they were going to jump on that team more for hyping up the charity and then only giving $150 (out of what, $2700?) instead of a set percentage. If they'd lost, that would've been a huge thing for Trump to rail on.

Part of the fun in the boardroom scenes is trying to guess which little nagging point Trump will hit on (like the Amy-Nick romance last year or even Raj's cane last week).

well not really, they were still in the board room. trump can simply claim, oh too bad, I decided that your team lost. all I want to say is that its all fair game to trump, and trump acted unreasonably when he fired brad. this will be the reason why I wont watch the show anymore

 

[athithi]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13
oh and another perspective..

remember when the winning team told trump, if you are ok we wish to donate the whole proceedings to the foundation? trump said yes, but he can also simply said, OMG since you just did that, you practically made ZERO dollars, so your team will be in the bored room

but that action will have a huge consequence in respect to ratings, so its impossible for him to do that

Except that was after the boardroom had finished and it's not an egotistical, foolhardy thing to do.

Plus it makes Trump look good, but anyway, that was a pretty safe move to make.

Honestly, I thought they were going to jump on that team more for hyping up the charity and then only giving $150 (out of what, $2700?) instead of a set percentage. If they'd lost, that would've been a huge thing for Trump to rail on.

Part of the fun in the boardroom scenes is trying to guess which little nagging point Trump will hit on (like the Amy-Nick romance last year or even Raj's cane last week).

well not really, they were still in the board room. trump can simply claim, oh too bad, I decided that your team lost. all I want to say is that its all fair game to trump, and trump acted unreasonably when he fired brad. this will be the reason why I wont watch the show anymore

Sheesh, they "asked" if it would be ok - not like they demanded that it be done. If Trump had said "No, that would put your team in the boardroom", do you think would've still done it? When Trump asked Bradford if he'd walk the talk, the jackass nodded heartily It was shocking, but thrilling too. It made sense that Donald Trump would catch the slightest weakness in a person in his boardroom. I think it was an excellent decision to fire Bradford - "Thank you for your kindness, Mr.Trump. You bet it won't happen again, Mr.Trump". What a loser

 

[imported_Strang]

Originally posted by: athithi

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13
oh and another perspective..

remember when the winning team told trump, if you are ok we wish to donate the whole proceedings to the foundation? trump said yes, but he can also simply said, OMG since you just did that, you practically made ZERO dollars, so your team will be in the bored room

but that action will have a huge consequence in respect to ratings, so its impossible for him to do that

Except that was after the boardroom had finished and it's not an egotistical, foolhardy thing to do.

Plus it makes Trump look good, but anyway, that was a pretty safe move to make.

Honestly, I thought they were going to jump on that team more for hyping up the charity and then only giving $150 (out of what, $2700?) instead of a set percentage. If they'd lost, that would've been a huge thing for Trump to rail on.

Part of the fun in the boardroom scenes is trying to guess which little nagging point Trump will hit on (like the Amy-Nick romance last year or even Raj's cane last week).

well not really, they were still in the board room. trump can simply claim, oh too bad, I decided that your team lost. all I want to say is that its all fair game to trump, and trump acted unreasonably when he fired brad. this will be the reason why I wont watch the show anymore

Sheesh, they "asked" if it would be ok - not like they demanded that it be done. If Trump had said "No, that would put your team in the boardroom", do you think would've still done it? When Trump asked Bradford if he'd walk the talk, the jackass nodded heartily It was shocking, but thrilling too. It made sense that Donald Trump would catch the slightest weakness in a person in his boardroom. I think it was an excellent decision to fire Bradford - "Thank you for your kindness, Mr.Trump. You bet it won't happen again, Mr.Trump". What a loser

Yeah, it's not like Trump didn't give him every chance to take it back, all the while stating how stupid it was to do it. It's not a valid comparison to the charity thing and, imo, it's a lame reason to stop watching the show (if you enjoyed it up until that point, anyway). It's not like Trump broke rules or went against the premise of the show -- you know from the get-go that it's his call.

 

[brunswickite]

Originally posted by: athithi

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13
oh and another perspective..

remember when the winning team told trump, if you are ok we wish to donate the whole proceedings to the foundation? trump said yes, but he can also simply said, OMG since you just did that, you practically made ZERO dollars, so your team will be in the bored room

but that action will have a huge consequence in respect to ratings, so its impossible for him to do that

Except that was after the boardroom had finished and it's not an egotistical, foolhardy thing to do.

Plus it makes Trump look good, but anyway, that was a pretty safe move to make.

Honestly, I thought they were going to jump on that team more for hyping up the charity and then only giving $150 (out of what, $2700?) instead of a set percentage. If they'd lost, that would've been a huge thing for Trump to rail on.

Part of the fun in the boardroom scenes is trying to guess which little nagging point Trump will hit on (like the Amy-Nick romance last year or even Raj's cane last week).

well not really, they were still in the board room. trump can simply claim, oh too bad, I decided that your team lost. all I want to say is that its all fair game to trump, and trump acted unreasonably when he fired brad. this will be the reason why I wont watch the show anymore

Sheesh, they "asked" if it would be ok - not like they demanded that it be done. If Trump had said "No, that would put your team in the boardroom", do you think would've still done it? When Trump asked Bradford if he'd walk the talk, the jackass nodded heartily It was shocking, but thrilling too. It made sense that Donald Trump would catch the slightest weakness in a person in his boardroom. I think it was an excellent decision to fire Bradford - "Thank you for your kindness, Mr.Trump. You bet it won't happen again, Mr.Trump". What a loser

What is so hard to understand about the reasoning of bradford's decision?, the reason Immunity is offered to a project manager, is that if they fvck up the next week they are in the clear... Bradford did not fck up, and was actaully the strongest member on the team, that is why he didnt need immunity. The boardroom is where trump should fire the weakest member (as in an interview process, the weaker member are cut each round), this was not so in this case.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: athithi

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13
oh and another perspective..

remember when the winning team told trump, if you are ok we wish to donate the whole proceedings to the foundation? trump said yes, but he can also simply said, OMG since you just did that, you practically made ZERO dollars, so your team will be in the bored room

but that action will have a huge consequence in respect to ratings, so its impossible for him to do that

Except that was after the boardroom had finished and it's not an egotistical, foolhardy thing to do.

Plus it makes Trump look good, but anyway, that was a pretty safe move to make.

Honestly, I thought they were going to jump on that team more for hyping up the charity and then only giving $150 (out of what, $2700?) instead of a set percentage. If they'd lost, that would've been a huge thing for Trump to rail on.

Part of the fun in the boardroom scenes is trying to guess which little nagging point Trump will hit on (like the Amy-Nick romance last year or even Raj's cane last week).

well not really, they were still in the board room. trump can simply claim, oh too bad, I decided that your team lost. all I want to say is that its all fair game to trump, and trump acted unreasonably when he fired brad. this will be the reason why I wont watch the show anymore

Sheesh, they "asked" if it would be ok - not like they demanded that it be done. If Trump had said "No, that would put your team in the boardroom", do you think would've still done it? When Trump asked Bradford if he'd walk the talk, the jackass nodded heartily It was shocking, but thrilling too. It made sense that Donald Trump would catch the slightest weakness in a person in his boardroom. I think it was an excellent decision to fire Bradford - "Thank you for your kindness, Mr.Trump. You bet it won't happen again, Mr.Trump". What a loser

Yeah, it's not like Trump didn't give him every chance to take it back, all the while stating how stupid it was to do it. It's not a valid comparison to the charity thing and, imo, it's a lame reason to stop watching the show (if you enjoyed it up until that point, anyway). It's not like Trump broke rules or went against the premise of the show -- you know from the get-go that it's his call.

when did trump give him a chance to take it back??

all he said was I am willing to accept that, and trump caught bradford in the "heat of the moment"
of course brad said yes, he was simpy confident

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: brunswickite

Originally posted by: athithi

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13
oh and another perspective..

remember when the winning team told trump, if you are ok we wish to donate the whole proceedings to the foundation? trump said yes, but he can also simply said, OMG since you just did that, you practically made ZERO dollars, so your team will be in the bored room

but that action will have a huge consequence in respect to ratings, so its impossible for him to do that

Except that was after the boardroom had finished and it's not an egotistical, foolhardy thing to do.

Plus it makes Trump look good, but anyway, that was a pretty safe move to make.

Honestly, I thought they were going to jump on that team more for hyping up the charity and then only giving $150 (out of what, $2700?) instead of a set percentage. If they'd lost, that would've been a huge thing for Trump to rail on.

Part of the fun in the boardroom scenes is trying to guess which little nagging point Trump will hit on (like the Amy-Nick romance last year or even Raj's cane last week).

well not really, they were still in the board room. trump can simply claim, oh too bad, I decided that your team lost. all I want to say is that its all fair game to trump, and trump acted unreasonably when he fired brad. this will be the reason why I wont watch the show anymore

Sheesh, they "asked" if it would be ok - not like they demanded that it be done. If Trump had said "No, that would put your team in the boardroom", do you think would've still done it? When Trump asked Bradford if he'd walk the talk, the jackass nodded heartily It was shocking, but thrilling too. It made sense that Donald Trump would catch the slightest weakness in a person in his boardroom. I think it was an excellent decision to fire Bradford - "Thank you for your kindness, Mr.Trump. You bet it won't happen again, Mr.Trump". What a loser

What is so hard to understand about the reasoning of bradford's decision?, the reason Immunity is offered to a project manager, is that if they fvck up the next week they are in the clear... Bradford did not fck up, and was actaully the strongest member on the team, that is why he didnt need immunity. The boardroom is where trump should fire the weakest member (as in an interview process, the weaker member are cut each round), this was not so in this case.

But he had immunity, and he gave it up like a dumbass...and he got nailed for it. Life sucks!

 

[imported_Strang]

Originally posted by: brunswickite
What is so hard to understand about the reasoning of bradford's decision?, the reason Immunity is offered to a project manager, is that if they fvck up the next week they are in the clear... Bradford did not fck up, and was actaully the strongest member on the team, that is why he didnt need immunity. The boardroom is where trump should fire the weakest member (as in an interview process, the weaker member are cut each round), this was not so in this case.

What's so hard to understand about Trump's decision? He doesn't HAVE to fire the person who performed the weakest in *that week*'s competition. He can fire someone for whatever reason he wants -- he saw that Bradford was willing to make a stupid move (and when prompted, he acted cocky rather than explain why he wanted to do it).

 

[imported_Strang]

Originally posted by: z0mb13when did trump give him a chance to take it back??

all he said was I am willing to accept that, and trump caught bradford in the "heat of the moment"
of course brad said yes, he was simpy confident

After he decided to waive it, Trump asked him several times if he was sure.

 

[brigden]

The only person who made any major mistakes on the last task was Ivana. Her poor leadership left the team split in half for two hours. She wasn't particularly aggressive, but that isn't her style.

Competing in a task and a PM is subject to hundreds of variables outside their control. Many factors can affect the outcome of the team, regardless of how well or how poorly the PM leads. Trump knows this.

Bradford made a critical mistake during a period where he was fully in control. The mistake was so overwhelmingly stupid on his part that Trump had no choice but to fire him.

Performing poorly during a task is one thing, but to fvck up in a controlled situation with no threat of reprisal is thoroughly unacceptable.

Trump made the correct decision.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13when did trump give him a chance to take it back??

all he said was I am willing to accept that, and trump caught bradford in the "heat of the moment"
of course brad said yes, he was simpy confident

After he decided to waive it, Trump asked him several times if he was sure.

if bradford says ok I will take it back, then trump would see him as indecisive, so its a lose lose situation

trump simply PUT him in that position, by going after him after brad made that rethorical statement

 

[imported_Strang]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13when did trump give him a chance to take it back??

all he said was I am willing to accept that, and trump caught bradford in the "heat of the moment"
of course brad said yes, he was simpy confident

After he decided to waive it, Trump asked him several times if he was sure.

if bradford says ok I will take it back, then trump would see him as indecisive, so its a lose lose situation

trump simply PUT him in that position, by going after him after brad made that rethorical statement

Yeah, I'm sure Trump had it all planned out in advance. :roll:
Bradford made a dumb move b/c he thought it would rally his team around him and it got him booted.

It probably didn't hurt that Ivana bringing Bradford in made a mockery of the boardroom -- if PMs start filling up the final three with solid performers just so that they can get whoever they want fired, it undermines the whole concept. This will also help put a stop to that.

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13when did trump give him a chance to take it back??

all he said was I am willing to accept that, and trump caught bradford in the "heat of the moment"
of course brad said yes, he was simpy confident

After he decided to waive it, Trump asked him several times if he was sure.

if bradford says ok I will take it back, then trump would see him as indecisive, so its a lose lose situation

trump simply PUT him in that position, by going after him after brad made that rethorical statement

No, he put himself in that situation when he opened his schmuck mouth.

 

[athithi]

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13when did trump give him a chance to take it back??

all he said was I am willing to accept that, and trump caught bradford in the "heat of the moment"
of course brad said yes, he was simpy confident

After he decided to waive it, Trump asked him several times if he was sure.

if bradford says ok I will take it back, then trump would see him as indecisive, so its a lose lose situation

trump simply PUT him in that position, by going after him after brad made that rethorical statement

No, he put himself in that situation when he opened his schmuck mouth.

I think if he had explained his reasoning in a clear manner (atleast the stuff he said in the cab), Trump might've been convinced. But Bradford was equally eager to admit that he made a stupid, life-altering move. It was almost as if he was begging to stay back in the competition. He couldn't defend his decision. In fact, I was so impressed with this episode, I think I will watch The Apprentice on a regular basis now - never saw the first series.

 

[wobbuffet]

Originally posted by: athithi

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13when did trump give him a chance to take it back??

all he said was I am willing to accept that, and trump caught bradford in the "heat of the moment"
of course brad said yes, he was simpy confident

After he decided to waive it, Trump asked him several times if he was sure.

if bradford says ok I will take it back, then trump would see him as indecisive, so its a lose lose situation

trump simply PUT him in that position, by going after him after brad made that rethorical statement

No, he put himself in that situation when he opened his schmuck mouth.

I think if he had explained his reasoning in a clear manner (atleast the stuff he said in the cab), Trump might've been convinced. But Bradford was equally eager to admit that he made a stupid, life-altering move. It was almost as if he was begging to stay back in the competition. He couldn't defend his decision. In fact, I was so impressed with this episode, I think I will watch The Apprentice on a regular basis now - never saw the first series.

first is better... this one SUCKS :thumbsdown:

 

[imported_Strang]

Originally posted by: athithi

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: z0mb13when did trump give him a chance to take it back??

all he said was I am willing to accept that, and trump caught bradford in the "heat of the moment"
of course brad said yes, he was simpy confident

After he decided to waive it, Trump asked him several times if he was sure.

if bradford says ok I will take it back, then trump would see him as indecisive, so its a lose lose situation

trump simply PUT him in that position, by going after him after brad made that rethorical statement

No, he put himself in that situation when he opened his schmuck mouth.

I think if he had explained his reasoning in a clear manner (atleast the stuff he said in the cab), Trump might've been convinced. But Bradford was equally eager to admit that he made a stupid, life-altering move. It was almost as if he was begging to stay back in the competition. He couldn't defend his decision. In fact, I was so impressed with this episode, I think I will watch The Apprentice on a regular basis now - never saw the first series.

It's funny how polarizing that firing was. I would expect a ratings bump for this Saturday's encore.

The question I'm dealing with now is, should I watch the encore for the extra footage or just not bother? I don't really want to watch the episode again (and as good as it was, there were parts of it that were painful to watch, like any time Ivana was trying her form of "leadership").

 

[brunswickite]

Originally posted by: Strang

Originally posted by: brunswickite
What is so hard to understand about the reasoning of bradford's decision?, the reason Immunity is offered to a project manager, is that if they fvck up the next week they are in the clear... Bradford did not fck up, and was actaully the strongest member on the team, that is why he didnt need immunity. The boardroom is where trump should fire the weakest member (as in an interview process, the weaker member are cut each round), this was not so in this case.

What's so hard to understand about Trump's decision? He doesn't HAVE to fire the person who performed the weakest in *that week*'s competition. He can fire someone for whatever reason he wants -- he saw that Bradford was willing to make a stupid move (and when prompted, he acted cocky rather than explain why he wanted to do it).

The principle of the show is to pick the best candidate. Obviously Trump does not have to pick the contestant who performed the weakest, and he can fire anyone for any reason. But the show does lose credibility when Trump fires people on a whim without solid justification.

 

[dr150]

Originally posted by: TheAudit

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: faenix
Elizabeth is the hottest one in the show.

You heard it from me first.

I'm Korean and I think Ivana is BUSTED.

Cheers. :beer:

Damn straight Ivana is busted. Asian chicks normally don't look that bad to me, but her whole face is just wretched.

Gimme Jennifer C. or Maria anyday

I think Maria is the best of this crew.

LOL. You are one TRUE GEEK.

Live long and prosper my geeky friend.

 

[glugglug]

For a good laugh:

The 2 addresses the girl's team argued about (42nd & 7th vs. 42nd and broadway) are just over 100 feet apart. There are no buildings blocking the view of one from the other at that point. (where would they fit?)

Driving directions

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: glugglug
For a good laugh:

The 2 addresses the girl's team argued about (42nd & 7th vs. 42nd and broadway) are just over 100 feet apart. There are no buildings blocking the view of one from the other at that point. (where would they fit?)

Driving directions

so that girl with short hair is also a dumbass

bwahahhaa

 

[adelphi]

the guy that looks like zach from 'save by the bell' is gonna take it all

raj = screech

ivanna's got that angry azn uberb*tch look, which is attractive in a weird unexplainable way

 

[adelphi]

bradford is like the type who ace the midterm and opt to take the optional final and end up f##kup their own gpa

 

[alm99]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
hehe Mattel has preorders up at Amazon for the toy the Apprentice team designed

the black car is sweet