Let’s let Olympic figure skater Scott Hamilton sum up this wonderfully absurd second season of Celebrity Apprentice: "This is the most potentially dysfunctional group. You know, the way I look at it is we’re putting the fun in dysfunctional." How much more can we add? Sure, last season boasted such characters as acerbic Brit Piers Morgan and the ever-mockable Stevie B (reality TV just ain’t the same without you, B!). But Trump really brought out the big guns for season 2. Dennis Rodman. Andrew Dice Clay. Joan and Melissa Rivers. I haven’t seen a fiercer battle of the egos since Kanye West last looked in the mirror!
So, thank you, Donald Trump, for assembling this ridiculous group of people, who collectively produce one heckuvan entertaining premiere. Some (non-spoiler) highlights from the two-hour show: Herschel Walker holds Andrew Dice Clay’s hand! Tom Green turns down his crazy dial! Dennis Rodman wears sunglasses at night — while inside! The suitcase No. 1 model from Deal or No Deal has a name! And, finally, this quote from Joan Rivers: "I’m project manager, I think, because of age. I’m the only one in there without a tampon in my pocketbook. So they just deferred to me."
And now I defer to you, PopWatchers. How pumped are you for the premiere? (Related question: How ashamed are you about being pumped for the premiere?) Out of the entire cast — click here for the complete list of contestants — who do you think will win it all? (My money’s on poker champ Annie Duke or Mr. Sandra Bullock, Jesse James.) And two more things before I let you go. (1) Check back late Sunday to see Josh Wolk’s recap of the premiere, and (2) because I feel like being generous, here’s a little quiz/teaser for you all (winner gets an imaginary cupcake!): Which contestant shamelessly hits on Trump’s secretary outside the boardroom?
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How does this piece of crap get a recap and shows like 30 Rock and Damages get squat? Way to sell out EW … Thanks for the endless recaps of reality crap
Not pumped, in fact about as flaccid as I can be.
A v o i d . . . L i k e . . . P l a g u e
I’m only watching for Joan Rivers. She cracks me up! I will probably stop watching once she is gone.
Joline you are pissing me off. STFU.
spammers. soo annoying. gawsh.
any vayz.
the only reality recaps i enjoy are american idol and survivor cuz the first recaps are written well and survivor is a great show. unlike this apprentice crap. no offense. used to watch this show. used to be great. now i dont like trump. at all. hate him in fact. so annnoying.
but might tune in….dunno why. XD
SURIVIVOR ROCKS!
and i agree about the 30 Rock thing. that show deserves a recap.
this show is going to be terrible, mindless drivle, COUNT ME IN!!! nothing like a scripted, non-scripted hot mess to get me laughing.
Great Kate…promote more reality show garbage.
who even wants to watch this dreck???
I’m going to watch it for la rivers and that wookie kardashian sister who looks like she’d eat a car if she got really angry.
I’d rather have a root canal than watch Joan Rivers…
What the heck EW???
No. Just no!
I am watching for Jesse James. Once he is gone, I am done with this circus.
That picture is unintentionally hilarious. Looks like a group of cartoon characters. What a group of misfits.
The buzz from the poker world a few months ago was that Annie Duke goes deep.
After watching the premiere, somebody explain to me how the hell Andrew Dice Clay even became a celebrity? What an arrogant, washed out, chain-smoking, womanizing piece of s***! And can someone tell Dennis Rodman to drop the attituce when being criticized constructively. Oh, and may I add — wearing sunglasses at night works in the club, not in front of Trump in the boardroom. Send them both home for God’s sake!
I am watching tonight and hoping to wake up tomorrow morning to Whitney’s TV Watch recap!!
People have called this show; crap, a plague, drivle, garbage, dreck, worse than a root canal, a circus, and a group of misfits. I’d say the popwatchers pretty much nailed this nightmare.
I wasn’t actually planning on watching since the Apprentice franchise has really bottomed out. But somehow I got sucked into the show and it was actually pretty good!
What a stupid commentary.
As is wereally need more positive people like this so called commentator in the world.
Hello !!!! It’s a television show, not an internationl summit!
I only wanted to watch this for Andrew Dice Clay. Now I’ll have another free hour on Sunday nights. Too bad.
I don’t watch this show.
I never talk about TV shows but I’ve never seen anything like this on TV. The show was good but when it got to the boardroom, WOW. I’ve never seen anything like this before, anything; you could have been dead and been entertained.
To have this group of characters together is a hysterical disaster that you can’t stop watching.
Where do you start with Dennis Rodman? This guy is a former NBA basketball legend who won multiple championships the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan. It’s inconceivable this guy doesn’t have some major connections and could easily “earn” the most money of any contestant, every time. Yet he didn’t bring in any big money and he’s total conundrum. His ego is huge. In his universe, he’s such a big star he could be out on the street because of the mayhem it would have caused. I think he believes he is some kind of royalty and if this was ancient times he’d be the people’s king.
Now I am waiting for the women to lose. That board room with get really nasty. Glad to see the Clay guy go, what an ego, and a nut combined. Glad he didn’t make any cookies.
so-watched the premiere episode of Celeb Apprentice on Sunday Night…Female team totally had their act together, even though they squabbled just a bit. Male team , not working as a team- especially the slackers Rodman and Dice Clay. Happy to see Diceman get fired – the early 1990’s are calling – you can go back to your decade…NOW
I enjoyed the show. Dice should have not been on the game if he wasn’t going to play the game. Good Riddens Dork Dice!!
I enjoyed the show. Dice should have not been on the game if he wasn’t going to play the game. Good Riddens Dork Dice!!
Dumb. Didn’t watch it. Don’t plan to. Donald Trump turns me off. You think Dice has an ego? What about Trump? He should have been fired a long time ago. Donald, you are fired.
It’s no fun watching anymore, now that Dice has been kicked off. Complaining to Trump about no coffee and bagels, that’s brilliant. Funny is funny.
OMG if you are going to put dennis down use the correct word–lackadaisical NOT lackSadaisacal