I Don't Watch Much Reality TV, But ...
I have been watching The Apprentice on NBC Thursday nights. It's fascinating and I just can't stop watching it.I initially ignored the show when it debuted because I didn't want to see a show about good-looking, successful, ambitious young people being successful, ambitious, and good-looking. But it turned out to be more than that.
They started with a large group of young professional people who were either entrepreneurs or successful in some form of business. Some were business owners, sales people, marketing folks, real estate, and finance oriented.
What makes the show great is Donald Trump. He acts just like you'd expect him to act. Tough, fair, smart, totally business minded. A very demanding but rewarding kind of a boss.
The contestants divide into two groups and are given a business task. They have a short time to plan a strategy and one day to execute it. They team that makes the most money wins and gets a reward, like a yacht trip, a picnic at Trumps mansion upstate, etc.
The project manager of the losing team must bring him or herself plus 2 others from the team into the "boardroom" where they are grilled about what went wrong and who was responsible.
Someone on that team gets fired.
The show is getting really tense as there are now only 5 members left and only two shows left in the season.
My prediction is that Amy's boyfriend (Nick) will be the next one fired, leaving two teams of two. But it's hard to predict that, because if his team wins, then he cannot be fired. He and Kwame have shown the least amount of skills, judgment, and leadership ability.
Bill, Amy, or Troy would be good winners. They've been the best. We'll see. I'll be watching.
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