Thursday, November 29, 2012

IT'S VENAL PEOPLE CLAWING AT STUPID, SOULLESS SHIT IN FRONT OF THE MODERN-DAY SCROOGE MCDUCK IN ORDER TO STAY FAMOUS:  Penn Jillette describes the Celebrity Apprentice experience. 

11 comments:

  1. KCosmo's neighbor10:38 AM

    Wow...tell us how you really feel. He certainly had a lot to say. As with most reality shows, I like the first season or two...then it's just drama. I'd love to hear more about his experience on DWTS because I watch that show--I lost interest in the Apprentice long before the celebrities entered the mix. Speaking of DWTS, I love how the winner was a former reality show "star." Yes...these are our best and brightest shining stars. OY.

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  2. I think there's a good debate to be had - who was the most influential reality contestant of all time; Richard Hatch or Omorosa?

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  3. Adam B.11:40 AM

    How is it not Hatch? No Hatch, no "alliances" immediately becoming a factor in every subsequent season of Survivor, and in so many other shows (Big Brother, TAR, etc.)

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  4. Loved this: "For one “task,” Donald Trump asked us to create a Macy’s store display and print ads for his new fragrance. . . . I got fired for coming up with the slogan “You Earned It.” They thought that slogan was “pompous.” My slogan for a perfume with Donald’s picture on it called “Success” was deemed pompous. Wow."

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  5. And once again, I'm reminded that Fox's great Apprentice parody, "My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss" needs to come to DVD.

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  6. The case for Omorosa would be that she influenced non-competition reality shows as well - the entire Real Housewives franchise would seem to owe her a debt.

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  7. I think the bigger influence there is Puck on the Real World.

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  8. Roger6:24 PM

    And once again, YES.

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  9. KCosmo's neighbor8:27 AM

    I'm glad you brought up Puck, because when I think of reality shows, I think of the Real World. Was that not the first reality show of our generation? They should re-run the first season; I'd watch it. It was filmed a few blocks from where I worked post-college; it's worth watching it just to see how the neighborhood has changed since then (Soho)...wow. It was the pre-Starbucks era. When the East Village was still edgy. When the meat packing district actually had a Western Beef store--right on 14th and 9th. Now there's an Apple Store on that corner. Ah...I miss the early 90s. Sorry to go off on a tangent.

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  10. There is still at least one Western Beef store in the Meatpacking District (16th between 9th and 10th, right next to Highline Ballroom). It's kind of a weird outlier.

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  11. Adam B.10:04 AM

    Real World: San Francisco was the third season, and other than the first one (NY) it's the one with the largest cultural impact, between Puck and Pedro.

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