Donald....... I've told you time and time again.. Let the people decide. You can't control everything. Get back in the Lear, stupid.
its gotta be troy. most betting website have nick as the favorite, but i think troy will win it for his cunning ways.
Haven't watched many episodes so excuse my ignorance but has the winner been picked already or is it going to be done live?
I thought they said it was going to be announced live on April 15th. (The Donald has probably figured out some way to get a tax break by doing it on this day... )
Amy will win. You heard it here first. The next Apprentice is already in the works: 'The Apprentice' casting call draws crowd in Austin By ANDREW GUY JR. Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle AUSTIN -- Send in the clones. Then fire them. Please, somebody fire them. Where's The Donald and that hand when you need him? The more than 800 people who showed up in Austin Saturday for the chance to be on the next season of The Apprentice had several things in common: they were well-dressed, well-groomed, sharp, intelligent, educated and successful. But the show's casting team was worried about running into the same issue they'd seen in other cities: people who are too well-polished, too well-groomed, too well-spoken. Too ... perfect. "Be yourself," casting director Paul Gordon said. "Please! That's what I tell people. We want humans, not robots." Good advice. Clichés came flying out of people's mouths faster than the bats under the Congress Street bridge. "It's really that road less traveled," said Keith Ferris, a 37-year-old business owner from Austin, when asked why he wanted to be on the show. "Do I have, truly at my core, what it takes to make it?" Joshua Jenson, a 32-year-old certified public accountant from Oklahoma City, believes he "knows how to make it in the big leagues." "It's my destiny to be the next apprentice," Jenson said. "I think it'll be a win-win for us all: for me, because I'll get on and win the whole thing, and for them, because they'll have my skills. I can't lose. I'm good, but I want to be great." And he'll probably give 110 percent. Eight days a week. Twenty-five hours a day. To win one for the team. Contestants spoke of being consensus builders, of being able to "strategically align the team with the company's motives," of, being true leaders in a storm and, naturally, of stepping up to the plate. "I talked to this one woman who, when I asked her why she was here, just rattled off her résumé," Gordon said. "I kept trying to draw more out of her besides her work history, but I couldn't. We don't want that. We want people who are confident and accomplished, but we want people with a bit of personality, too." Which is why the interview process for the show is, well, different. Think you're going to sit down with a producer and rattle off your accomplishments? Forget it. They take 15 or 20 people at a time, put them in a circle, and bring up a topic. The group has to debate the issue for 10 minutes. There are no rules. People can yell, scream, shout, pout, stomp, stand on chairs, bang their shoes, whatever it takes to make their point. After 10 minutes, that's it. Staff members watch the debate, keeping their eye on how people form opinions, who stands out, who has charisma, who has the whole package. Apprentice casting calls are being held across the country. The remaining tryouts will be later this week in Little Rock, Ark.; Omaha, Neb.; Portland, Ore., and New Orleans. The crowd that showed up in Austin over the weekend came from everywhere: Oklahoma, California, New York and the Virgin Islands. They were diverse: white, black, Asian, Hispanic, everything. They were of all ages: young, older, middle-aged. Kirvin Rogers, 30, an Austin real estate and mortgage broker, said he came to try out because he believes his skill in real estate would be an asset to Trump. "My skills are top notch, and I can surely get the job done," Rogers said. "I'd definitely like to run one of his companies. Who better to do it than me?" The next Apprentice season will begin this fall. Gordon said they expect about 200 people to make the semifinal round in Los Angeles, where the sweet 16 will be chosen. He said it was difficult to predict how many people from the Austin interviews would make the Los Angeles round. But one thing's for sure: Those who do make it will be good. "We know what we're looking for," Gordon said. "It's a weird process, but it works." During one round of interviews, Gordon introduces himself, explains the rules and tells everyone to shout out their opinions of the topic. And it's a doozy. "Maybe this is a Bible Belt Southern thing, but why haven't religious groups, which are always crying about violence in movies, come out against the violence in The Passion of the Christ?" Whoa! Stock clichés are replaced with yelling and screaming. People stand, shout, everyone in a frenzy. Everyone has an opinion. A few are offended by the "Bible Belt" comment. They are fired up. Gordon later says he purposely brings up controversial topics to get people riled up. "That's how you get a feel for people," he said. "They have great backgrounds, but we need to get them past their résumé." Scott Martin, 40, from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, came to the Austin auditions after interviewing with the show during its Miami stop. The toilet-paper salesman -- yep, you read that right -- said he has the people skills to make it on the show. "I could do a lot better than a lot of the morons they had on the show this season," Martin said. "I have no formal (college) education, and I know people who went to college and are struggling along with everyone else. It's about connecting with people. I'm good at that." He also has another blunt reason for wanting to be on the show. "I want to be on TV," he said. "And this is the best way to do that and have some fun. I admit it. I want to be on TV." To be fair, not everyone gave stock answers. Scott Goyette, 33, an Austin telecommunications consultant, was blunt when asked why he wanted to be the next Apprentice. "So I don't have to do telecommunications consulting. Ever. Again." Maybe, just maybe, he'll get fired.
I think it will be Nick to win it all. God, I'm just moist with anticipation over the fact of Kwame getting exposed. Besides pretending to be an athlete and signing autographs, what has he really done? He's the John Salley of reality television, just along for the ride. As for the last episode... wow, those legs! Amy and Katrina and the icy cold Trump assistant showing of those legs and thighs in those mini skirts! Tasty! By the way, did anyone see the last episode, where the Donald pointed out how his hair WAS real, based on the wind and how you could see his scalp! That was awesome!
