The New Apprentice

Stephanie is hired!  Frank, Nicole, and James go home.  Frank and Nicole were quickly fired, leaving Stephanie and James.  A tough choice for Trump, but based on his dislike for some of Jame's quirks, Stephanie prevailed. I think it was a good choice, although James would have been good too.  Do you think she should have won?   

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Comments

[Jamal]

I don't understand why james was fired. Donald Trump mentioned something about some of the commentary he had provided on the show. What was trump referring to?? I felt James was totally unique while the lady who won was much more traditional. But I am very interested to know what trump meant. Please explain. Thanks.

[Jim Green]

Hi can anybody remember at the very end of the last episode there was a website link that the announcer said you can visit it was something like paidaids.org or paidsaid.org or.com can anybody remember that I appreciate it

[NotHappyWithTrump]

Why was James fired ? That was THE worst answer for firing James... "There were certain dialogue that you gave during the course...and you know what I'm talking about, that bothered me very much"

THAT IS TOTAL CRAP. Dude... you have MILLIONs of people watching that that's the best you can do ???

What a weak way to end the show after a whole season of anticipation.

[Jim Green]

Hi can anybody remember at the very end of the last episode there was a website link that the announcer said you can visit it was something like paidaids.org or paidsaid.org or.com can anybody remember that I appreciate it

[byetrump]

Yeah, THAT IS TOTAL CRAP, as this blog doesnt worth a dime, happy I didn't get it when it was on sale

[Willy Lowman]

I think each season has gone downhill since installment #3. The tent crap is Burnett's influence as perhaps he had too much Survivor on his mind. Trump's main issue is he ends up firing good folks too early for informed risk taking, then ends up with mediocre finalists (Nicole and Stephanie.) I appreciate the short live ending, and the elimination of the "contrived" project at the end.

I do agree that Trump's logic really short-changed the fans who have spent the season watching.

Trump lost my viewership after this season.

[spoiler]

it's 10pm here on the west cost the finale just started..can someone tell me who wins......?

[Siraaj]

Well, a lot of ridiculous candidates should not have been there. I think Stephanie was solid from the get-go, and she should have won. I figured she probably would. Either her or James.

Nicole should have been kicked out right after she screwed Kinetic with her rollerblading idea, then after sleeping during that horrendous presentation, and many times over. Maybe Trump had a thing for her.

Frankie should have been kicked out a dozen times over. He was the partially the reason a strong candidate like Heidi was kicked out in week 12 (I say partially because she's not very good at lying). Back when Tim was kicked out in week 11, he definitely should have been kicked out. Tim defended himself well, but Trump doesn't really seem open to reason once his mind is made up. And he seems to have thing for Brooklyn accents.

[Mark K]

Web site mentioned at the end was www.pedaids.org

[Patrice]

The Donald has no class. He makes some off-handed comment to James that makes no sense.

He is supposed to be a polished multi-national businessman?

[Terry]

What happened with Nicole and Tim? Are they still an item?

[iia]

Anyone knows what comment did James make??

[Sherry]

Does anyone know what dialogue Trump was speaking of in reference to James?

[Solsbury]

OK, is it me or did Stephanie have some work done between the end of fliming and last night's show? Something else didn't look right other than that awful hairdo.

[iia]

Looked like Stephanie had a nose job since end of filming...

[Ana]

I think it's between Trump and James and Trump does not have tell the public what he was referring to. He is the boss. Would you hire anyone someone who offends you? And would you want people to know what exactly he said if you were Trump? I don't think so. Just more ammunition for anti-Trumps like Rosie ODonnell. If James said something offensive about Trump I would not surprised that James would put his foot in his mouth. He was behaving way too cocky and childish exchanges with Frankie. Stephanie behaved professionally throughout the entire season. Trump is smart. He knows enough to hire people who won't badmouth back even if he might (such as Carolyn Keptcher who didn't say anything negative about Trump when he fired her as his assistant). I think that he was also smart not to hire Tana over Kendra in Season 3. Not because she was the street smarts but because she is poor loser and berated and insulted her team. And afterwards, she had bad remarks about Trump and Kendra.

[KW]

I think Stephanie was just an ok choice. I don't think there is anything exceptional about her, at all. And WHAT did she do to her hair? Awful!! Frankie was getting the kuddos from Trump the whole show. Why was he fired? Because of his commercial? It was funnier than James/Stephanie's. And I don't think that because they said a bum stunk they offended half of the demographics. That was the dumbest statement all night. I'm with Surya, as bad as the contestants have been, he might as well have hired Sanjaya.

[trump]

It was ridiculous. Trump clearly could not think of good reasons to fire anyone. It kept saying "it's going to be interesting" but it never was. Also there is no mention of a next season; after this one, I can't say I will miss it.

[Ana]

I think the real reason Frank wasn't hired was because he made many mistakes but Trump kept him longer because he admired the way he fought his way through. I knew he was never really going to hire Frank and Nicole but he kept them on for amusement to keep the show interesting and he was right about saying he didn't think Frank had an acceptable excuse to why he hired Surya which doesn't sound like a smart move considering Frank got him fired when Surya was project manager. It made Frank seem weak (as if he felt guilty for having Surya fired) but Surya would not be getting anything out of it. I like James and there's nothing wrong with making jokes but he has to know when to stop. I'd hire Stefani because she is very reliable and focused for solving problems and she's really detailed and doesn't get distracted like all the others do. I'd say the other candidates could be risky and bad for business. Any big corporation would prefer someone stable and responsible like Stefani who got along with everyone and had a perfect record. From all the apprentices, it shows her great qualities are so rare. I wouldn't want to pay Frank so much $$$ because I'd know he'd make mistakes which could be costly. Trump wouldn't be making a proper business decision if he chose the others (just to please viewers? I don't think Trump is that crazy). It may be a show for entertainment but he still needs to make sure he hires the best people who is qualified to work for him in a high paying but very important stressful, demanding job. Also, Stefani did not have a nose job and comments about her appearance on the final show was totally irrelevant and childish. She just had a new hairdo like every woman does and it doesn't always work the way one expects it to. She is just the logical choice for being the next apprentice.

[Judy]

In my opinion this was the most disappointing apprentice series yet! Too many very good people were fired, while people who had problems with taking ownership of their decisions and not really adding any value to anything remained. Once Heidi was FIRED I totally lost interest in the remaining players.

[Ana]

Are you for real??? Heidi choked and didn't give a presentation. She lost confidence after she saw how great James and Stefani did on theirs and she even said she was 100% impressed with their work. Messing up a presentation is really bad thing in the real world. She also was too distracted by Frankie who was doing the video while she was suppose to come up with the writing. Then in the boardroom, she lied so she could blame Frankie. Are all of you unrational people who watch The Apprentice??? Suppose you needed to hire an attorney, which would you hire Heidi or Stefani? Heidi, who choked and who couldn't present herself? Those that messed up are what makes the show funny, yes. But if all people were like Stefani, nobody would be interested because she's the perfect example of someone who does her job well...But I am so surprised that anyone would think the others should have been hired. In real life, people get angry about people who mess up and rarely do they praise the people who do everything right. I would think Trump had really lowered his standards if she chose the others. This is not a popularity contest. This is about who does their best job with the least mistakes and wouldn't embarrass Trump by their performance. Trump doesn't have to hire James if James offended him because it doesn't make him look good.

[clayT]

This season is absolutely lame! Stephanie won only because she had the benefit of doubts. She never really led in a project while the others have to expose themselves week after week. But I have to admit that all 4 candidates are absolutely week comparing to previous seasons. Frank & Nicole were candidates that should probably shouldn't even last through the first 4 firings.

Anyway, Apprentice LA is a true disaster and I am definitely losing my interests to watch this show next time.

[stephanie]

does anyone know yet what "commentary" trump was talking about in reference to james?

[Mr. Truth]

Trump said "I want leaders on my team...not followers"

...quiet the contradiction their Mr. Trump. Lets take a closer look at James v.s Stephanie.

1) James owns his own company - Stephanie works for one.
2) James lead many tasks - Stephanie did not.
3) James left a six figure job – Stephanie did not (but great attorney).

So what does this mean? James is an entrepreneur, has vision, creative, takes "risk" (what Trump say's he likes) and is an everyday leader because he employs his own workers.

Some critics might say:
1) Stephanie got along with other members, never in the boardroom, is a lawyer and also works with real estate, classy & professional.

So what does this tell us? Stephanie can follow orders, be nice, have experience and look good and lay low…so lets hire her!

Reasons why I think Stephanie was hired and James fired by Mr. Trump:
Trump benefits from Stephanie because she will not wander from her future project, will not create problems by laying low and be organized (such a leader uh?). To sum up, she is conservative and will just follow orders like a “good old fashion solider” in the Trump organization.

Why James fired? He would be too much for Mr. Trump in the long run. He is leader in his pack, a true entrepreneur. He would inspire to be more than just a Trump employee so this threat left Trump but no choice to not even let him in the door. But what Trump did not see is that if he taught James right, he could have been loyal forever while pushing leaps and bounds in the Trump organization.

Last thought. Why didn’t they make each final candidate run their own last task like all the other seasons and judge them individually (good question uh)? Is it because Stephanie might lose to James and Trump had no outings to explain to the audience (safer to play it this way uh, then you can explain whatever it is that you wanted Trump)?

Trump said "There were certain dialogue that you gave during the course...and you know what I'm talking about, that bothered me very much". Ok, if it was that disturbing Mr. Trump, why not air it for ratings (you love rating don’t you). Just another way to fire James without any strong reason.

P.S – Remember Kwame in season one, he is a big time entrepreneur now. He works in real estate and has his own clothing line. Mr. Trump fear’s that from James.

PSS - So the last question is for season seven since Trumps true colors came out in this season. Do you want a “leader amongst leaders… or do you just want a simple leader”?

...season 7, not sure Ill watch as much.

[Ana]

Stephanie did not have a chance to step up to be the leader after James became PM because he won every time. No one pointed out that Trump's new rule of recurring project managers if their team won essentially made it more difficult for people to step up, even when the PM was not the primary reason for a victory.

I don't believe Trump was afraid of James becoming successful than him. Many of the previous apprentices already made millions before they got on the show. James already made millions with his own company and many other previous candidates were also self-made millionaires like Andrea from last season. Trump knew about their profiles and thought they had great potential before he chose them as candidates and he knew that they wouldn't lose much if he fired them. If Trump was afraid James, why he would he choose him? Remember that Trump has an estimated wealth of 2.9 billionaire and I don't think the others have made that much or they wouldn't be there. Trump wouldn't be scared about millionaires but he might be afraid of the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, who has an estimated worth of 56 billion. I don't think Kwame Jackson is a billionaire but even if he was or is now, Trump didn't fire him because he was afraid of him. That's so absurd.

James offended him and airing those parts would have been potentially embarassing for Trump (Why do think some people often sue others for airing stuff they don't want the public to see?) and he has control of what gets aired. For example, I heard about a certain prime minister who absolutely refuses to be videoed or photographed while he eats his lunch or puts anything in his mouth. That is his prerogative. Trump does not want to look like a fool. Trump still has to show he's the big Boss and you don't try to make the boss look like an idiot if you want to work for him. Trump wants a leader but he does not want someone who is egotistic enough to offend him. If you work for any organization, you must answer to your boss. You still are leader to your subordinates but you still answer to your superiors.

If you don't want to work for someone, then don't apply. Just have your own company like Trump, Bill and James already had. Trump would be stupid if he hired James and James refused to be lead by Trump or anyone else.

I am really tired of all these ridiculous comments. It's not the show that has become mediocre, it's the viewers who are so use to watching shoes like Jerry Springer or American Idol or some Soap Opera and have many dumb questions. Who cares how they looked like. It's not a beauty content. Because the quality of viewers interest has come down is the major problem. You just want to see stupid things happening. Trump knows that so that's why he kept Frankie and Nicole. And because he already felt he didn't want to hire James for personal reasons, he didn't want the show to be about a James versus Stefanie. So he tried something different and he kept two more people for the final four even though he should have fired Frankie and Nicole. If Heidi and Kristine didn't screw up so badly, they would have been there instead of Frankie and Nicole. I am sure Frankie and Nicole knew they wouldn't be hired and that Trump kept them to the final because they make the show funny and focusing on James and Stefanie would not really be interesting. He enjoyed having Frankie and Nicole and the others but he still has to hire the best candidate who can do the job well and would not embarass him based on their performance and how they treat him.

Stefanie may not have had her own company but her profession as a defence attorney is not something to dismiss. She defended California employers against worker's compensation, subrogation and discrimination claims, and defended large real estate developers in construction defect litigation. She was voted as Young Rising Star for her excellence in law. Someone who can be excel in that position is a leader. She has to tell the clients what they have to do or say when they go into court or what are their rights are, and she has to be detailed and prepared and make a strong arguments for them to win, etc. You have to be in control, and be tough, prepared for everything that might happen. Lawyers get paid a lot of money too and they can't be weak or merely followers. You make her sound like she's a secretary but she likely has her own secretary to help her with some things.

If James could only be aleader but he could not be lead by anyone, then that also makes him unsuitable to work under anybody, including Trump. If he wants total control, he might as well not apply. The whole idea of the show is for Trump to hire someone to work for him. James is doing just fine on his own with his own million dollar company. It's no big deal for him that he didn't get hired but he got so much rewards from being on the show. Trump is not worried about James at all. James is not even a billionaire. Saying that Trump is afraid of people like James and Kwame is just crock.

If you're going to make an argument like that, make sure you can back it up with numbers and reasons that are credible.

Most of the negative comments posted here are so irrational and really lame. Poor Trump has to behave illogical and lower his standards just to please some mediocre viewers in order to get ratings? I am sure that's part of the reason he kept Frankie and Nicole longer than he should have. I am sure Trump, as audience were, amused with Tim and Nicole's affair but that's not entirely why Nicole wouldn't be hired but it gave him an excuse (He had no problem last Season with Sean and Tammy) so he didn't have to comment about her flaws and weaknesses. Also Trump and the audience were amused by Frankie's antics and how he fought in the boardroom. The outcome was not at all surprising to Frankie and Nicole but they got a chance to sit on the final and they had a great time. James also didn't look surprised and Trump must have talked to him privately about it. Trump knows that Stefani is not what draws the viewers but the others who are less professional and they mess up but they get the most laughs. Even though, she never got to be the leader, she showed she could perform confidently and flawlessly without getting distracted by the others (like Heidi with Frankie). Most people who aren't celebrities would find it harder to perform so well in short time schedule and be scrutinized with a camera all the time. She never lost focus of her task which shows she's definitely not a weak person. Just because she didn't have a big loud mouth or act like a big shot, it does not mean she's weak. She knew exactly what she was doing. She wasn't going to try to upstage anyone because she knew that causes conflict and hinders performance. She knew it was best to play it safe. Muna is also a lawyer but she's not in the same league as Defence Attorney Stefani. Muna works for Children's Services as a litigator in child neglect cases for the City of New York. Muna's sensitivity makes her difficult to work with and there's no way she could do what Stefani already does successfully and Muna's profile is less impressive.

You people could really learn a lot about business from watching the show but the lower the quality of viewers that watch the show, the harder it is for Trump to make this show something entirely different from all other Reality shows by actually teaching you something of value like hard work pays off or confidence and ability to get along with everybody are great asset, etc. I'd rather The Apprentice gets cancelled than to see Trump give into disappointed mediocre viewers and turns the show into a circus like The Jerry Springer Show.