# The Apprentice -- 5/19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 19, 2005, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559 "2005-05-19T11:39:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/1 "2005-05-19T11:39:03Z")
(Yup – got up, walked across the room, looked at the calendar – today is, in fact, the 19th.) Woo hoo! The big finale! Can you feel the excitement, people? People! People! Wake up! Tonight is the big finale, when we finally hear those two little words – “You’re hired.” Said to Kendra. Unless, of course, Mark Burnett (mad genius that he is) has managed to skew the presentation such that in fact Tana isn’t a hick and an idiot, in which case … Nah. I can’t even come up with a scenario in which Tana wins. (Another reason for the one-hour finale?) Can you? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/2 "2005-05-19T12:04:35Z")
I think that Tana is very likeable, much more likeable than Kendra, which is probably the reason Burnett had to smack her down so hard, and had to show Kendra crying fondly over her blundering teammates. He went a bit far. Not typical of Burnett, but here we are. Tana simply cannot win, so yes, I think that’s why the one hour. In an interview with Donnie Deutsch, Trump himself said that the candidates overall were a disappointment. And so he hand picked the next series’ candidates from a final pool of about two thousand. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/3 "2005-05-19T12:14:03Z")
I don’t think Tana’s alleged likability has anything to do with this perceived smackdown. If anything, Burnett would probably have preferred to show them as running neck-and-neck in this competition. Nah, I think that Tana simply didn’t provide a whole lot of raw material to make this competition worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/4 "2005-05-19T12:16:40Z")
Big yawn. I’ll probably watch the last five minutes out of idle curiosity, but this whole season has been a huge waste of time. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/5 "2005-05-19T12:45:55Z")
Good morning **twickster** and all the other Trump fans! Let’s see… _Apprentice_ finale, _Star Wars ep. III_ premiere, or a singles event? I’ll tape the show, and watch the movie some time over the weekend. If Tana wins, it would be “UNBELIEVABLE!” ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/6 "2005-05-19T17:00:42Z")
I have a commitment tonight, meaning I tape the finale. Ultimately, I imagine I won’t even watch it. This season has been beyond boring. The firings have made sense (a big improvement over last year), but the people, tasks, and show organization have been pretty awful. Spend less time showing us rewards, high rise flyovers, Trump’s lessons, Trump’s “impromptu” meetings with people, and people dressing. Give us lots more task action. It’s not that hard. Give us 4 or 5 people that are exceptional and that we can safely root for. Give us 2 quirky people that are ultimately harmless. Give us one evil but incompetent person. Give us 1 or 2 truly mean people. Make the rest competent and boring. Give us tasks that involve more than marketing. Give us tasks that aren’t designed to pimp another company’s product. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/7 "2005-05-19T17:23:26Z")
Sorry folks, I’ll be tivo’ing this and watching CSI tonight. I think Kendra’s a lock anyways. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/8 "2005-05-19T17:36:17Z")
Who’s gonna sign my yearbook, if no one watches the finale? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/9 "2005-05-20T00:55:12Z")
I’m watching. Looks like they’re recapping all the past tasks … gotta fill the air time I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/10 "2005-05-20T01:08:09Z")
I guess…kinda dull, though. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/11 "2005-05-20T01:17:12Z")
Sheesh, Trump can’t even keep them straight. ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/12 "2005-05-20T01:18:11Z")
“Live” stuff starting now … Tana starts with an apology! Now the employees get to have their say about their bosses last week. People look kinda different, maybe the effect of a 6+ month lag between now and the last task. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/13 "2005-05-20T01:20:50Z")
Tana’s apology seemed a little fake to me. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/14 "2005-05-20T01:26:01Z")
Yeah…I’m not sure what the joke was supposed to be that didn’t come through… is it just me, or are the commercial breaks coming as fast as during the last half hour of the Sunday afternoon movie… ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/15 "2005-05-20T01:28:21Z")
Gotta fill the air time … commercials … small segs on Bill and Kelly … just delaying the obvious decision. ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/16 "2005-05-20T01:28:49Z")
Tana’s morphed into Ellen Degeneres! What happened to her face? ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/17 "2005-05-20T01:33:18Z")
What happened to the niceness? Those are hard eyes. ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/18 "2005-05-20T01:35:39Z")
They’re the eyes of someone who’s resigned to losing. She’s fighting, but, base on the comments so far, the die has already been cast. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/19 "2005-05-20T01:36:49Z")
That’s not too good a sign for tana that Chris endorsed Kendra. I think that’s the first time a final task team member has jumped ship and endorsed the other person. Does it seems like Tana’s doing all the talking and Kendra’s only said like two sentences? ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559/20 "2005-05-20T01:38:21Z")
It’s Kendra’s to lose. Trump doesn’t like lackeys who talk when they don’t have to. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-5-19/304559.md?page=2)