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Schwan · 01-30-2005, 08:32 AM

Well, last week's episode (the second one in the series) was interesting, wasn't it? It was certainly scary to see one of the members of Magna simply braking down in front of the camera, and then ending up walking dazed on the street in her PJs and slippers. Creepy. I'm sure Carolyn's gesture to help her was well intended, but I don't think the cameras helped. That woman had a nervous breakdown, and they proceeded to film the crap out of her. I guess that's reality TV for you.

As for the shows itself, I find the lack of clear-cut rules more and more distracting from the show. This episode proved it, I think. What's really stopping the team members from sabotaging their project managers? It doesn't matter that the whole team loses - the detractors get away with it. This was the case in season 2, where some of the least productive people got to hang around almost until the finale.

Also, the Trump promoting things scheme is horrible. Each and every episodes starts with Trump saying something like "this is my business. It is the best/most expensive/most beautiful enterprise in NYC/East Coast/USA". Cue to horrified manager of the business, being asked by Trump how the business is doing (and honestly, what's he going to say - "business is crap, Mr. Trump"?). After that he'd proceed to outlining this week's task with as many product placements as possible ("This week you'll drive down to Atlanta, the best city there is, in your GMC trucks, eating your burgers and drinking ice chilled Pepsi, the best drink in the world, to manage for a day one of my businesses, which happens to be great/wonderful").

What sets this season apart from the previous ones is the hostility. These people are in showdown mode. They're all agressive and scheming, and it's only been two weeks. And, judging by next week's trailer, it'll only get worse.

01-30-2005, 08:32 AM	#17 (permalink)
Schwan A boy and his dog Location: EU!	Well, last week's episode (the second one in the series) was interesting, wasn't it? It was certainly scary to see one of the members of Magna simply braking down in front of the camera, and then ending up walking dazed on the street in her PJs and slippers. Creepy. I'm sure Carolyn's gesture to help her was well intended, but I don't think the cameras helped. That woman had a nervous breakdown, and they proceeded to film the crap out of her. I guess that's reality TV for you. As for the shows itself, I find the lack of clear-cut rules more and more distracting from the show. This episode proved it, I think. What's really stopping the team members from sabotaging their project managers? It doesn't matter that the whole team loses - the detractors get away with it. This was the case in season 2, where some of the least productive people got to hang around almost until the finale. Also, the Trump promoting things scheme is horrible. Each and every episodes starts with Trump saying something like "this is my business. It is the best/most expensive/most beautiful enterprise in NYC/East Coast/USA". Cue to horrified manager of the business, being asked by Trump how the business is doing (and honestly, what's he going to say - "business is crap, Mr. Trump"?). After that he'd proceed to outlining this week's task with as many product placements as possible ("This week you'll drive down to Atlanta, the best city there is, in your GMC trucks, eating your burgers and drinking ice chilled Pepsi, the best drink in the world, to manage for a day one of my businesses, which happens to be great/wonderful"). What sets this season apart from the previous ones is the hostility. These people are in showdown mode. They're all agressive and scheming, and it's only been two weeks. And, judging by next week's trailer, it'll only get worse. Last edited by Schwan; 01-31-2005 at 01:27 PM..