Jan 03, 2008 -
The Donald is back — and this time, he's bringing a bunch of quasi-celebrities with him. Donald Trump's The Celebrity Apprentice premieres tonight on NBC, marking the seventh season of the show and the first since Trump said he was quitting back in the spring.
The 14 candidates came by their fame (or, in some cases, "fame") in a host of different ways: Two are Olympic gold medalists, several are actors, and a couple made their names on other reality TV shows — including Omarosa, the brash contestant from the first season of The Apprentice.
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Nov 20, 2007 -
- TV Filter is stunned at The Bachelor's actual surprise ending.
- Kenneth Branagh tells MTV Movies Blog that he'd hoped his character in the Harry Potter series would have turned out to be Harry's dad.
- Popwatch wonders who has the catchier commercials: iPod or Zune?
- TV Squad wonders if there will really be a Green Acres remake.
- Cinematical dissects the news that Jennifer Garner will join Ricky Gervais in the comedy This Side of the Truth.
- Color me jealous: TiFaux saw 30 Rock's live show.
- Over on Stereogum you can enter to win 2007's 50 best CDs
- The TV Addict has an interview with Sarah Strange from Men in Trees.
- You Ain't No Picasso has a hysterical playlist of songs for Pushing Daisies.
- Give Me My Remote is livid over the Thursdays-at-9 time slot for The Apprentice.
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Jul 16, 2007 -
- In addition to all-fantasy Mondays, NBC announced a few more changes to its schedule during Monday's TCA presentation. On Tuesday nights, "The Singing Bee" will lead in to a 90-minute edition of "The Biggest Loser." "Friday Night Lights" will shift to 9 p.m.
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Jul 10, 2007 -
Just when we thought we might be free of "The Apprentice" forever, there's this: Sources say that NBC is about to announce at least one, and possibly two, more seasons of the show.
I'm trying to look on the bright side here; it could be worse. Maybe another NBC reality show could have been renewed instead — say, "The Real Wedding Crashers" or "Grease: You're the One That I Want."
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Jul 09, 2007 -
- Forbes confirms that Jane magazine is shutting down.
- Rupert Friend has been cast as Prince Albert alongside Emily Blunt in The Young Victoria, says Hollywood Reporter.
- Recently ousted NBC entertainment president Kevin Reilly could be hired by Fox, which would reunite the team that developed "Nip/Tuck" and "The Shield," TV Week reports.
- MTV News warns that there may not be a new Outkast album for two years, while Andre 3000 and Big Boi pursue solo projects.
- Bestselling novel Water for Elephants will be adapted for the big screen, Variety reports.
- It sounds like we're in for at least one, if not two, more editions of "The Apprentice," Reuters says.
- Billboard says The Cure is working on a double album due in October.
- Lance Bass will join the cast of the Broadway musical "Hairspray" on August 14, reports the AP.
- The Hollywood Reporter says ABC is retooling "Cavemen," adding a new character, ditching the caveman played by Dash Mihok, and shooting a new first episode to go deeper into the characters' back stories.
- This year's ComiCon schedule of events has just been released.
- In TV casting news, two Kevins — Alejandro and Pollak — are joining the cast of "Shark" on CBS, while TV Guide says Michael Cassidy of "Hidden Palms" will be the new editor of The Daily Planet on "Smallville."
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May 21, 2007 -
- "The Apprentice" wasn't on the schedule NBC unveiled last week, but Donald Trump refused to be fired — he quit instead, Reuters reports, moving on to "a major new TV venture."
- Julia Roberts is set to produce and star in a movie about Joan Root, a wildlife conservationist who was murdered in Kenya last year, says the BBC news.
- Let's just say it wasn't exactly "National Bingo Night" after all — the ABC game show limped to a third-place finish on Friday, writes Zap2it.
- "Studio 60"'s expensive, grand set has been torn down, says the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Variety tells of an Overboard! reunion: Goldie Hawn has signed on to direct and star in the comedy Ashes to Ashes with Kurt Russell joining her.
- "On the Lot" contestants will have to feature Ford and Verizon products in their films, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- Fiona Apple and Nickel Creek will team up for a summer tour, Billboard reports.
- The LA Daily News brings us news that Anthony Michael Hall (yes, the geek from The Breakfast Club!) will be joining the cast of The Dark Night.
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Apr 22, 2007 -
"The Apprentice" wraps up its first trip to Los Angeles tonight, with either Stefani, Frank, James or Nicole getting to hear the magical words — "you're hired" — from Trump himself. I've got to ask: Is anyone still watching? It seems like the show, which was once one of television's biggest hits, finally oozed into irrelevance this season, with its worst premiere ever and lackluster ratings ever since.
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Jan 09, 2007 -
- As a church examines the morality of "Grey's Anatomy," PopWatch drafts The Ten Commandments according to Grey's.
- M. Night Shyamalan will also direct an Avatar movie, Defamer says, but not the James Cameron kind.
- The Modern Age finds out how Alicia Keys feels about being name-checked by Dylan.
- TVGasm gives us an early "American Idol" fix with footage from the Pasadena auditions.
- TV with MeeVee interviews Ed Begley Jr. about what it's really like to live with him.
- Stereogum somehow makes me care about folk-rockers America covering My Morning Jacket very earnestly.
- Best Week Ever lets us vent our pop-culture frustration with the Rosie vs. Donald Street Fighter game.
- BuddyTV talks with Martin Han Clarke, the first fired "Apprentice."
- TV Squad has the scoop on new DVDs: the last season of "NewsRadio" and 1970s classic "Maude."
- Idolator challenges the Village Voice Pazz & Jop list with its Jackin' Pop poll.
- Filmrot.com finds a hilarious silent film version of Star Wars, complete with piano accompaniment.
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Jan 08, 2007 -
Donald Trump made headlines recently by fighting with Rosie O'Donnell and shaming Miss USA, but all that publicity still couldn't get anyone excited about the premiere of "The Apprentice: Los Angeles."
Sunday night's episode was the series' worst premiere ever. It got whupped in the ratings by "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers & Sisters" on ABC and "Without a Trace" on CBS.
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Jan 04, 2007 -
The Donald returns this Sunday for the sixth season of "The Apprentice." This time around, he and the wannabe apprentices (apprenti?) are in Los Angeles, and the twist is that the contestants have to earn the right to sleep in Trump's mansion. The team that loses each challenge has to sleep in tents and pee in portapotties.
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