Monday 27 February 2012

An Intervention, An American Psycho and Golden Case- only in The Celebrity Apprentice: USA

Ah, The Apprentice. Not just any Apprentice, the American Celebrity version. A show made up of people us Brits have no idea about. We've got a woman poker play (they must be stars in America) and a woman golf player (okay, why not?). We've got a Kardashian, a cowboy, some more sports players, a Playboy bunny and my personal favourite a model from the American version of Deal or No Deal. What the hell??

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So these aren't really household names (at least over here) but there are a couple you would know. Joan Rivers, Tom Green and Dennis Rodman are probably the most recognisable faces that Donald Trump has got. Although I imagine Joan Rivers' new face isn't that recognisable from her old one; that cost her about $150,000.

The Kardashian is Khloe, she is the one married to a NBA player who she only knew a month. She also gets a lot of stick for the way she looks (there are loads of rumours around that she has a different dad to Kim and Kourtney), but on the few episodes I've seen of Keeping Up With The Kardashians she seems more human than the life-selling juggernaut that is Kim.

We also have an Olympic ice skater Scott Hamiltion. He introduces himself by saying "I want to cure cancer in my life time." Big ambition for an ice skater, but hey, it's all for a good cause.

There's also some stand up comedian that I've never heard of, maybe you know him? But if you're going to say "I'm the biggest stand up comic in history ever" probably best to start with your name; it's Andrew Dice Clay.

We've also got Sandra Bullock's ex Jesse James. He is introduced to us as a "Working Class Hero". Barely. Also there is Joan Rivers daughter who must have the same surgeon.

The Playboy bunny looks like every other Playboy bunny; long blonde hair, (probably) blue eyed, killer bikini body. She seems quite nice, unlike some of the bitchy bunnys we get on our reality TV shows- we defiantly get the budget versions.

My favourite however, is the Deal Or No Deal model. I've never seen the American version of our beloved (too strong a word?) Noel Edmunds show so don't really know why they need models. I imagine it's like 30 Rock's amazing Golden Case created by Kenneth Parcell.

There have been some interesting moments so far. We've had an intervention for Dennis Rodman when the whole boardroom turned and told him he has a drinking problem. Bloody hell, it's only a light entertainment programme, not a hard hitting documentary.

Then we have the firing of Khloe Kardashian last week (sorry spoiler) which I found a bit weird. Donald Trump fired her because the week before she wasn't there for part of the task. It turns out she was back in LA in front of a judge who wasn't happy about her being in New York because she has a DUI (Drinking Under the Influence). Apparently Donald Trump knew nothing about this but he wasn't very happy. He says he knows people who have lost loved ones to drink drivers so understandably, he just can't justify her being in the competition. I can't argue with that, but are you seriously telling me no one told him she was still on probation for this? I find that hard to believe. Seems like it was a bit of a set up, a horrible one for sure.

My absolute favourite thing about The Apprentice USA is Donald Trump's son, Donald Jr. He is original Patrick Bateman. I sure he's never killed any strippers but let's be honest, it wouldn't be surprising. I assume he modelled his look on the American Psycho.

The BBC are showing this jem at midnight 3 times a week so this series will be over quick. Catch the freak show while you can.

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