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Survivor Power Rankings–Chris Daugherty revisited? May 7, 2008

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I’ve heard that Erik is arguably the biggest Survivor fan ever.  If that’s true, he may be inspired by Chris Daugherty of Survivor Vanuatu.  He was the last man standing against an alliance of 6 women.  He beat the seemingly insurmountable odds, outlasted them all and became the sole survivor.  If Chris can win against six women, maybe Erik can win against five.  Against such a shrewd, cut-throat bunch like this it’s hard to be optimistic, but in this year of the blindside, anything is possible. 

  1. Cirie-I think her only competition in a final three vote would come from Amanda, so look for her to break up that final three alliance soon.  She’s doing a masterful job of calling the shots in the game without putting a target on her back.
  2. Amanda-To paraphrase Jeff Probst at last week’s tribal council….Amanda is a lock to win a vote if she gets to the final three.  That’s the good news and the bad news.
  3. Parvati-In a game full of deceit and blindsides, she and Amanda have the one true friendship left.  That may get her to the final three, but I can’t see her winning the million dollar vote.
  4. Natalie-If Erik wins immunity again, Natalie could be in big trouble.  It’s no secret that Amanda and Parvati would like her out of the game.  On the other hand, she’s the kind of person Cirie would compete against in challenges and in the final three vote.
  5. Erik-The only easy part of this week’s rankings is putting Erik last, seeing as he’s the last man standing.  There is hope for Erik surviving to the final three, however, as he just might end up being the swing vote.  If that doesn’t work, it wouldn’t shock me to see him get to the final three via the immunity necklace.  

Who will be knocked out Thursday night?  Who will prevail on Sunday’s finale?  Tune in later this week for another round of power rankings, previews and recaps!  May the tribe speak clearly to you!

The Bachelor Preview–Weird World of Sports April 13, 2008

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First it was a rugby match, then an afternoon of tennis.  This week, Matt and his harem are going skiing.  What’s with all of the sports related group dates?  At this rate, I think David Beckham will wind up winning Matt’s hand in marriage.  I can’t wait to see who gets the rose after the triathlon date a few weeks from now.  It’s becoming clear that to be with Matt, you’ve got to have some semblance of athletic ability.  This of course means that he will not be dating a member of the New York Knicks anytime soon.  Will Chelsea dominate on the slopes the way she did on the rugby oval?  Will Noelle answer the bell and come out of her shell?  Could that last question have rhymed any more?  Will Marshana injure herself again to get some more one on one time with Matt?  Will Amanda’s meeps cause an avalanche?  Who will go home Monday?  This week’s power rankings may provide a clue, but my wife will tell you that when it comes to affairs of the heart, I have been wrong before.        

  1. Amanda-Many may disagree with me, but I think she’s the frontrunner right now.  She got the first impression rose, which is an almost guaranteed ticket to at least the final four.  Then, last week, she got her rose before she and Matt left the diner. 
  2. Shayne-Matt has more physical attraction with her than with anyone else, but I can’t put her in the top spot.  If Matt really is serious about settling down with someone, how could it be the person who said that she’s high maintenance and not ready for marriage?
  3. Chelsea-All of these sports themed dates play right into her hands, and she did get the rose on the group date last week.  I still wonder if her “game” has another gear, however.
  4. Robin-Most people don’t like Robin, but I do.  Some criticize her for being competitive, but this is a competition after all.  How is she supposed to act?  How boring would this show be if you didn’t have someone to cheer against, anyway?
  5. Marshana-I couldn’t put her in the basement this week after her shocking victory at the 2 on 1 date.  For Matt to give up on Holly, someone I thought he was really into, for Marshana tells me there may be something between them.  I just can’t quite see that “oomph” between the two them, though.
  6. Noelle-Matt flat-out told Noelle that she has to open up this week if she wants to have a chance to win.  If she does, she may take someone else out of the top four.  If not, she could go home Monday night.  

Please tune in again later this week for a recap of this week’s action.  Until then, make sure to stop and smell the roses!

Celebrity Apprentice recap–Words cannot describe it. March 7, 2008

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Are there enough words in the English language to describe last night’s episode?  Let’s start with the task itself.  It was a rout.  A beating.  A cakewalk, clobbering, comedown, debacle, disaster, drubbing, shellacking, vanquishment…..well, you get the idea.  It was bad.  It was Harlem Globetrotters vs. Washington Generals bad.  Omarosa made General Custer look like Alexander the Great.

The teams meet in Trump’s apartment.  Or was it the lobby at Caesar’s Palace?   How do you describe it?  Overdone, schmaltzy, superficial, contrived, artsy, shallow….  Anyway, he told them about the task, which was to sell art at a gallery.  Omarosa decided to be the project manager for Empresario, which wasn’t a bad decision considering Trace and Stephen knew nothing about art and she had done this task on The Apprentice before.  Okay, she got fired after the task, but I thought maybe she learned from the first time.  Piers, not surprisingly, took the reins for Hydra.  He has the rich contacts, he has the art knowledge and he had a desire to get Omarosa fired.  Just like Rambo, this time it was personal.

As soon as we heard that the artwork was priced from $2,000 to over $20,000, It was clear that Hydra was all over this task, thanks to their secret weapon–Piers’ list of wealthy contacts.  How big is this list?  It’s abundant, ample, big , hefty, large, significant, sizeable.  Watching Piers working the phones I thought for a second that this was unfair, that Empresario didn’t even have a fighting chance to win.  They were like a one legged man in a butt kicking contest.  Then I remembered that Omarosa was the project manager of the other team, and suddenly I was okay with it again.

The art gallery itself might as well have been Little Big Horn.  If Piers’ rich contacts buying out his higher priced works didn’t seal the deal, then Stephen flirting with two girls while Carol stole his contact and sold him a painting definitely did.  Not even Trace, as smart and charming as he is, could make this a contest.  For the second time on this series, Piers orchestrated the biggest rout in the history of the show. 

Empresario only raised $7,000 on the night, about the same as your average Stephen Baldwin movie.  That’s compared to almost $200,000 for Hydra.  The only question in the boardroom wasn’t whether Omarosa would be fired, but rather would Stephen go with her.  You see, of the $7,000 they did raise, Stephen brought in zero.  Nought.  Goose egg.  Nothing.  Nil.  Zip.  Nada.  A Baldwin piano could have sold more. 

Omarosa brought up another question during her execution in the boardroom.  Is Piers gay?  In a moment that, let’s admit it, you’ll remember for a long time he responded by charging into the boardroom, calling Trace a “beautiful cowboy” and kissing him on the cheek.  Hilarious.  Riotous.  Funny.  Amusing.  Droll.  Witty.  Side-splitting.  Trace’s very uncomfortable reaction to it made it that much better.  I guess the whole kissing a cowboy thing was a little too Brokeback Mountain for him. 

Then, in a move good for Piers’ sanity but bad for the ratings, Omarosa finally got the boot.  Joy, exaltation, bliss, rapture, rejoicing, revelry….words truly can’t describe America’s feelings at that moment.  Stephen lives to fight another day, which is good–Trump needs someone to battle with Piers for the sake of his ratings.  Sure enough, he wasted no time in promoting that battle.  Omarosa’s boardroom seat wasn’t even cold before NBC ran the “Stephen vs. Piers” ad for next week’s episode.

Stay tuned next week for another set of power rankings and previews!  I hope you didn’t find this blog boring, uninteresting, monotonous, unexciting, vapid, insipid, uninspiring, humdrum……  

Celebrity Apprentice Power Rankings–Feb. 21 February 19, 2008

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It’s time once again for another un-scientific, one person poll which makes up this week’s Celebrity Apprentice power rankings (heading into the show February 21): 

  1. Piers–His win as project manager last week with Omarosa on his team was like Captain John Smith docking the Titanic in New York after it hit the iceberg.  Yeah, he rubs people the wrong way, but he delivers.
  2. Trace–What’s that line from Raging Bull?  If you win, you win.  If you lose, you still win.  That seems to sum up Trace, who lost in his first run as project manager, but did such a good job that nobody got fired.  If that’s not reason to think he can win this thing, I don’t know what is. 
  3. Stephen–After a bit of a morality crisis, he seems to be back to being productive and confident again.  This ranking is a little bit premature, since the next task involves writing, directing and producing for QVC.  Right up his alley. 
  4. Carol–The only female to win deserves to be the highest ranked female.  She had a rough first two weeks, including a spat with Omarosa.  That’s okay, though, since everyone’s argued with Omarosa except for Lennox, and that’s because O has the hots for him. 
  5. Marilu–She’s tough for me to figure out.  She’s shown she’s smart enough, tough enough and business savvy enough to compete, but only in flashes.  To put it in boxing terms, she’s landing jabs, but does she have a knockout punch?  Speaking of boxing…. 
  6. Lennox–New week, same story.  He’s a great soldier, but not a general.  Only generals win on The Apprentice.
  7. Tito–The smart move for Tito now is to show Trump  he can win again as project manager.  He’s been steady but pretty quiet since week three.  On the other hand, with Omarosa on his team now he may want to wait another week before stepping up to the plate.
  8. Omarosa–Yeah, I’m being hard on her here but I have two good reasons.  First, she’s getting slaughtered at her own game by a bunch of celebrities.  It’s like Calista Flockhart beating Rosie O’Donnell on a celebrity version of The Biggest Loser.  Second, I don’t like her.   Okay, it’s mostly because I don’t like her.

Stay tuned later this week for a preview of this week’s Celebrity Apprentice.  Hope you enjoy it!