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Celebrity Apprentice: Piers Vs. Vinnie - VIDEO

by Isabelle Carreau, posted Feb 1st 2008 10:19AM
The Celebrity ApprenticeIf you watched The Celebrity Apprentice this week, you probably still are thinking and talking about that boardroom scene (and I use that latter word here to mean both "a subdivision of the episode" and "an exhibition of anger or indecorous behavior"). Even if it looked childish at times, we have to admit that this was one of the most entertaining boardroom ever!

In short, during the task America's Got Talent's Piers Morgan, who was project manager for the men's team, sent The Sopranos' Vincent Pastore over the women's team to spy on them. Of course, it backfired: Vinnie, who did it willingly (see the first video after the jump), eventually admitted to the ladies that he was sent there to spy but that he now wanted to be a double agent; and, later on the episode, Vinnie and Piers had a major argument about the "rat project". In the boardroom, Vinnie revealed to Trump what had happened. This was followed by more argument between Piers and Vinnie, and comments from the women, the other men, Trump and his children.

At one point, it looked like Trump would fire Piers. Then, it seemed like Vinnie would be the goner. During the first part of the boardroom, we weren't sure who would be sent home. I thought that maybe Trump would fire both of them. Vinnie eventually gave Trump his resignation. But, after being asked if he would stay if Piers was fired, Vinnie said that he would. That triggered yet another fight. In the end, Vinnie gave once again his resignation and Trump accepted.

Even if I don't agree with sending Vinnie to spy on the women, I wanted Piers to stay. He is a better leader, gets the game, contributed to each task so far, and, let's face it, is more entertaining to watch than Vinnie! On the downside, Piers is opinionated, sometimes disrespectful, etc.

As for Vinnie, he hasn't been the best player. He did somewhat contribute to the tasks but he never really embraced the show. He too is opinionated and, to his downfall, accepted being a spy and tapped into his acting skills to ensure that the "rat project" would work from the start. If he had stayed, the men's team wouldn't have been has strong (even Vinnie admitted to it!).

Previews for next week's episode showed that this spying game may also have Stephen Baldwin walk out on the show (or ask to be on the women's team). Stephen and Piers have not been seeing eye to eye from the start but were able to work together well despite their differences. Stephen played along at first during the spy ordeal but eventually changed his mind and expressed it in the boardroom when he supported Vinnie.

You can watch the entire episode on The Celebrity Apprentice website (select the Week Five video). If you just want a quick take, here is a video on how it all started...



And their first big argument...




Who do you think should have been fired and why? Let your voice be heard in our poll and comments section.

Who should have been fired?
Piers.87 (29.2%)
Vinnie.113 (37.9%)
Both.53 (17.8%)
None.15 (5.0%)
I didn't watch.30 (10.1%)

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Dylan

i like Piers, i think he's realli smart and good leader, i don think the things he did is a shame, it's business, everybody wanna win they hv to play that, pretend you are a so nice guy or you so pure?! anyway i don like Omarosa at all, she is the bitch from slatland, oh yea, coz she's from whitehouse? kind understand now.

March 19 2008 at 4:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Malik

Thanks Isabelle! You are a good writer I will look for some of your other blogs.

February 06 2008 at 12:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MJK

I was wondering why my original message that appeared on 2/1/08 @ approximately 5:06P.M. is not in here anymore? I even confirmed it by replying to the e-mail that was sent to me.

February 04 2008 at 1:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AT

The whole thing seemed scripted, more so than usual. At the end, I didn't know what was "real" and distilled down by editors and what what planned before the task began. I don't know if the editors and "writers" did this or if it was the actors themselves. Maybe it was "reality" and I'm being overly cynical, but this season with the actors, seems to be a series of improv shows. -Or maybe WWE wrestling is the better analogy.

During the Pier-Vinnie fights Vinnie sounded like a whiny child, while Piers was a douchbag. I'd hoped that Trump would fire Piers even after Vinnie resigned.

I think Stephen got caught up in it but felt badly about it at the same time. Sometimes people get caught up in these bullying situations and feel guilty and amused at the same time. It's not right, but it's human nature. Part of it is pack mentality, the desire on some level to fit in. It's schoolyard bully behavior, "ganging up". I would bet that he knew he was being a hypocrite.

February 03 2008 at 10:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Malik

Isabelle can you please start reviewing this show?

February 02 2008 at 2:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Isabelle Carreau

I cannot add another show to my list of show's I review because when the strike is over, I'll have my plate full. But I'll try to write articles about the shocking events of the show when there are some.

February 06 2008 at 11:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cynthia

Could someone tell me if that was Bill Murray as one of the shady looking characters at the end.

When Vinnie looks to the side while walking to his car it looks like Bill Murray in a hat holding the paper under his arm. Please let me know :)

I loved this episode but also agree with ORKMommy #16 reply.

Stephen Baldwin DID go along with Piers !!

As for the piece of paper - If he TRUELY felt it was wrong why didn't he pick it up and THROW it away ???

Instead he gets Lennox to pick it up – Piers would have never seen it IF Baldwin threw it away. To put the blame all on Piers was wrong.

I also did not like seeing that the women could not concede that Vinnie DID help them out.

I liked Vinnie and will miss him on the show.

Piers is fun for the show so I hope he stays around !!!

February 02 2008 at 3:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MJK

I don't have Tivo or DVR but I was able to catch when Vinnie hit the pavement, there were men in "Members Only" jackets and the same man that walked into the diner with a newspaper under his arm and wearing a fisherman's hat was leaning against a wall and of course-the music. Why didn't this make it into AOL's TV's Top 5 clips??? It was priceless!!!!

February 01 2008 at 7:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MJK

I was really amused to see when Vinnie hit the pavement, the men in the "Members Only" jackets and if I'm not mistaken, the same actor that walked into the restaurant with a newspaper under his arm and of course-the music. Why at least, didnt't that ending make it into AOL's TV's Top 5 clips?!?!

February 01 2008 at 6:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ORKMommy

I was really disappointed in Stephen Baldwin. I get that he felt bad about the spying thing, but he was laughing with Piers the whole time. He refused to touch the note and made Lennox do it, but when Piers went to the woman's room to do his whole "Share the love" thing, Stephen was right there harassing them with him. He's a hypocrite!! Then he got all "holier than thou" in the boardroom.

He's a weasel!

February 01 2008 at 2:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Michelle

What I couldn't believe the whole time is that no one pointed out to Vinny he wasn't actually being a double agent. He went in to spy, told the men exactly what the women were doing, then felt bad....Also, he seemed to think he was living in The Sopranos still, what was all that about getting killed? YOU ARE ON THE APPRENTICE! Either way, the ending was hilarious! What a great tribute to the Sopranos!

February 01 2008 at 1:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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