Trump's "Apprentice LA" Going Down to the Winnah-Task for 4/15/07 Critiqued

Trump's "Apprentice LA" winds down to the last week.

We've got a review of the 4/15/07 show and some thoughts on the winnahs.

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2007 Apprentice LA Down to Four on 4/15/07; Finale Set for Upcoming Week

This is the first time myself has followed Donald Trump's "Apprentice" reality series so closely. I have, from time to time and year to year, followed the final few or watched an episode now and again. This year I've gathered an all-around feel for the candidates, what a winner needs for this thing, the producer's style of "warning" a viewer.

My first new but true impression of this reality series is that it will soon be over unless The Donald finds a way to involve the audience. Indeed the most sucessful reality shows all involve the audience in some form or fashion and "The Apprentice" needs to figure out to make this dynamic happen or the series' time is up. That's my take on the show's future but that being said, I'd like the show to continue for it is a test of business leaders and I like to consider myself just that sort of thing.

For the final show with a task, at least as I understood The Donald's summation at the end of this show, all four finalists will come back next week and a winner will be chosen. How and why they will be chosen is unclear.

On the show of 4/15/07 the four remaining would-be apprentices were: Frank, Nicole, James, Stefani. These teams split into two, one with Frank and Nicole and the other with Stefani and James. These two then could pick two former contenders for Apprentice of 2007 to join their team. Frank and Nicole chose Surya and Tim while Stefani and James chose Aaron and Angie. After a strictly promotional meal with five previous Apprentice winners, the final task was revealed.





The two teams were charged with creation of a mini-movie for the air freshener Renuzit. Their little movie would be filmed in front of a live audience at an AMC movie theater where the audience reactions, along with the advertising gurus at Renuzit of course, would be taken and a winning mini-movie would be chosen.

Frank and Nicole's team chose a story about a working mother sent to a hospital to comfort and be with her injured child. It wasn't all that clear whose idea the hospital was but Frank expressed great concern about it. The Donald had made very clear at the start of this task that there would be no project managers.

Stefani and James' team created a movie about a Dad charged with stinking up the family home. The Dad was taken to court where the "charges" against him were presented. But ah....a container of Renuzit deodorizer is found and of course the Dad is "not guilty". For any stink he may have created were eliminated by the Renuzit air freshener thus the Dad's stinkiness is evidence not found due to Renuzit.

Frankly I thought the court room mini-movie was much better. Nicole and Frank's film about the Mom at the hospital seemed disjointed and nonsensical. This while the court room drama was believable and humorous. But my opinion means pretty much nothing but that everyone has one. Just what Donald or his son or daughter thought of the mini-movies was not discussed on this evening of Renuzit. As The Donald told us at the end of this show, next week he will be choosing the 2007 for Apprentice from the remaining four.

My predictions? Thought you'd never ask. First, no way is either Nicole or Stefani going to win this. In fact, I'll never quite understand why Nicole made it to the finals. This girl is but a real child and throughout the competition she showed basically no business savvy beyond playing kissy-face with fellow Apprentice contender, Tim. As for Stefani, I'd choose her over Nicole but given that I'd not give her a whisper of a chance over either Frank or James. Stefani's shown nothing much beyond being a good worker bee.

I'm putting my money on Frank. Goodness knows his chance at winning was "broadcast" enough thoughout this year's competition. He barely hung on during one task and practically got down on his knees and begged The Donald to stay. In one boardroom episode, Donald Jr. expressed an eagerness to hire Frank to help whip the construction crews in shape for Trump's building projects. Finally, Frank has been deeply involved in all tasks, an essential to make his victory believable.

Not that James couldn't win this thing but if the Trump business needs construction experience at this time, this gives Frank the edge. For Frank's experience is in this very same arena.

Early next week we'll wrap up this year's Apprentice 2007 series and store it in the vault of golden memories.

APPRENTICE 2007 LA LINKS
First Show 1/7/07
Swimsuit Task 1/14/07
Michelle Quits 1/21/07
Pollo Loco
The Honey of a Task
Priceline Trips and Language
Marketing the Lexis
The Soap Opera Task
Universal Studios Task
The LA Times and Mouthwash
Three Teams of Two
Renuzit Task

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