|
|
PLEASE NOTE: The Reality TV World Message Boards are filled with desperate
attention-seekers pretending to be one big happy PG/PG13-rated family. Don't
be fooled. Trying to get everyone to agree with you is like herding cats,
but intolerance for other viewpoints is NOT welcome and respect for other
posters IS required at all times. Jump in and play, and you'll soon find out
how easy it is to fit in, but save your drama for your mama. All members are
encouraged to read the
complete guidelines.
As entertainment critic Roger
Ebert once said, "If you disagree with something I write, tell me so, argue
with me, correct me--but don't tell me to shut up. That's not the American way."
|
|
"Lenny had a good idea."
psyche14u 9 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
|
03-27-06, 10:12 PM (EST)
|
"Lenny had a good idea." |
I liked Lenny's ad way better than the other boring ad. It was more creative and interesting. Is there anyone else who thinks the same? I don't know what's Trump got against him!
|
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
theend 1 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
|
03-28-06, 01:16 AM (EST)
|
1. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
I completely agree. I hope Trump doesnt fire him right away because hes one of the most interesting characters they've had.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
Jealousy 109 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
|
03-28-06, 01:55 AM (EST)
|
2. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
I thought Lenny's idea was great! Just that the execution of the commercial was sort of lame. I was envisioning something else when he the castaway was mentioned and it just did not match what the final product was. Perhaps they didn't have all of the props etc to make the commercial look better, but really, it was a great idea, originally.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
CattyChat 3379 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
|
03-28-06, 07:03 AM (EST)
|
3. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
LAST EDITED ON 03-28-06 AT 07:06 AM (EST)Trump has always been an a$$ and a walking contradiction. Lenny's idea wasn't terrible -- the execution was. The whole team rallied & agreed on the idea & Dan was right not to bring Lenny in for that reason. Also, Trump didn't give any credit to Lenny for trying to get Tarek off his stupid subtitle idea. Most of the team knew the subtitles were bad & a couple of them told Trump that Lenny tried to get them to do a voiceover, but Tarek got "hateful" and wouldn't listen. So, Lenny gets no credit for that? ETA: Also, the cruise guys said it was a close call between the two teams, who went about the commercial in similar ways -- shock value in the beginning & "cruise montage." They said the difference was the voiceover vs. subtitles. This was all Tarek and also Dan for siding with Tarek. Trump's ego always gets in the way of his "firings" on this show. Tarek should've been fired, he's deserved it since the beginning. Worse than his idiotic mistakes and poor ideas is Tarek's inability to accept other's suggestions. I think Trump is keeping Tarek around, because he has as much of an over-inflated ego as Trump has. There were only 2 people that deserved to be fired: Dan for poor leadership & his co-leading with Tarek and TAREK for being a closed-minded, egotist without any common sense. The team told Trump Tarek is bad for their team, yet Trump is giving him a FOURTH chance? Yet Trump had no problems firing Brent for bringing his team down. I was surprised that Trump trashed Lenny the way he did. It seemed that Lenny had a favorable edit -- taking action (or trying to), putting out ideas. Lenny is rough around the edges (but HILARIOUS & I agree the most fun apprenti to watch this season), but at least Lenny works hard & makes himself heard. I wonder if Lenny is going to be team leader next week. With Tarek on the team, Lenny is probably going down in flames.  Kind Creation of ARNutz
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
saranita 5 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
|
03-28-06, 09:46 AM (EST)
|
5. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
Sorry, but as much as I dislike Donald, I agree that commercials for ships shouldn't begin with somebody stranded due to a shipwreck. It's kinda like how nobody in their right mind wants to watch "The Titanic" while on a cruise! Still, I get a big kick out of Lenny (and I have laughed my butt off over "The Lenny"'s postings on the BTA thread!), and would like to see him as PM next time and watch him kick the Menski outta Tarek.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
|
 |
realitytvwatcher 77 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
|
03-28-06, 10:34 AM (EST)
|
7. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
Lenny's idea was not good at all. If that commercial was on t.v today without ever being on the Apprentice, no one would understand what the castaway has to do with the cruise line. Saying that the castaway was "confined" on the raft made no sense in trying to sell a "freestyle" cruise. Of course the castaway was confined - he was on a raft. He doesn't care that he can eat when he wants. He is just glad he can eat. The whole concept was dumb.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
realitytvwatcher 77 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
|
03-28-06, 12:04 PM (EST)
|
9. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
Well I never said the other team's idea was good either. Both were dumb in my opinion. However, Gold Rush's idea (notice I'm not saying Lenny's)just didn't make sense considering anyone that was floating on a raft or whatever in the middle of the ocean would be glad if just a fishing boat picked them up. They would not be worried about whether they were confined to a schedule or not. They would be glad to be out of the sun, drink fresh water, eat food, lay on a soft bed. Get my point?
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
|
 |
Wacko Jacko 2434 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Seventeen Magazine Model"
|
03-28-06, 03:09 PM (EST)
|
13. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
I agree Padme. It's not like this was the Cucumber Commericial or the guy washing himself with soap as he was running a race. Niether commerical was that bad considering that not of these contestents had probably ever made a commericial before. Sure one commericial is better than the other but as you said it wasn't that big of a difference by either....and the execs said they liked both.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
|
 |
realitytvwatcher 77 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
|
03-28-06, 03:33 PM (EST)
|
15. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
Good voice over suggestion! That definitely would have tied the whole castaway idea into the commercial. Having the text really made it confusing especially the first one "Welcome Anytime". That kind of made it seem like anyone could come on board the ship.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
psyche14u 9 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
|
03-28-06, 09:55 PM (EST)
|
17. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
I cannot stand his shouting either. Someone give this guy a microphone if he thinks people have problem hearing him Or maybe he is hard of hearing. You know how people who are a bit deaf tend to shout.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
psyche14u 9 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
|
03-28-06, 09:52 PM (EST)
|
16. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
That is a great idea. The ad would have been hilarious if they had the volleyball thrown in. ha ha
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
Kelly_Smith 169 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
|
03-30-06, 11:50 AM (EST)
|
18. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
I also liked the idea initially when Lenny came up with it. I could very easily picture it in my head and if properly executed, it would have been funny (yes, Wilson would've been a nice tough as well ) I was SHOCKED that Trump was sooo harsh on Lenny, very unexpected. But I think he just wanted to see how Lenny handles criticism or stress. I wish Tarek woulda gone though instead of Dan. Or both!
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
dafnaf 38 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
|
03-30-06, 01:24 PM (EST)
|
19. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
I thought both ads were terrible.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
Wacko Jacko 2434 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Seventeen Magazine Model"
|
03-30-06, 05:05 PM (EST)
|
20. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
I think both were outstanding if you think about it. None of these people probably ever created and ad. And they had to do it all in one day...that includes editing. Considering that...they were great. Just compare them to the ads for the soap product...both of those ads were cridge-worthy. They were so bad that the client could not say there was a winner. I always like to think I would do good on this show, but creating an ad in one day would scare the heck out of me. This ads were almost tv ready...just a little tweaking and they were not that far off.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
dafnaf 38 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
|
03-31-06, 04:01 PM (EST)
|
23. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
the job was done quickly, you're right about that. It was done terrbily, but it was done. There wasn't even a bit of creativity there, both ads were extremely old-fashioned (not in a good way), they wouldn't have even passed at the lousiest advertising company.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
|
iltarion 1791 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Herbal Healing Drugs Endorser"
|
04-02-06, 01:08 AM (EST)
|
25. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
The Apprentice is the same as always. Two teams are asked to come up with ideas, which they both do, then some subjective judge decides which idea they like best. The team that didn't come up with the idea that was liked better is herded into the boardroom where they are told how much their idea "stunk." Look, just because one idea is better than another doesn't mean the other idea wasn't creative or "stunk."The losing team is always treated worse than they deserve. Lenny's idea was clearly the more creative one. However, the execution is just as important as the idea, and the beginning of their ad wasn't executed very well. Synergy went with an easy concept and pulled it off well. Their final product was better. There are arguments for and against a voice-over, as Tarek suggested. The executives pointed out that if you aren't paying attention, then you can still hear the voice-over. Yeah, except that goes both ways. What if you are watching but not really listening to the ad? What if you are in a bar or restuarant and just can't hear the volume? Then the text would be a lot more useful and the voice-over would be useless. Personally, I like Tarek. He has been upfront with his ideas and not hiding back, hoping to avoid the flack. Nothing has happened to prove anything about his IQ. He is just a victim of his own foolish announcement. A genius wouldn't tell everyone he's a genius any more than a pro poker player would tell everyone he has a pair of aces in the hole. I am in more exclusive company by being a Wisconsin resident than he is by announcing he is in the top 2% in the world for IQ. 2% of the world population is A LOT of fricking people.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
Sidecar 0 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "New Member"
|
04-03-06, 01:55 PM (EST)
|
26. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
So what are you saying when you state "A genius >wouldn't tell everyone he's a >genius any more than a >pro poker player would tell >everyone he has a pair >of aces in the hole. "??????? So you believe Tarek NOT a genius? I think Tarek problaby is Mensa, but is too caught up in "KNOWING" the right answer that he is not open to other possiblities. Not a good quality for a top executive. And with all due respect, claiming to be the top percent in IQ is a lot different than being a resident of Wisconsin.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
 |
|
skbnwinters 11 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
|
04-06-06, 05:23 PM (EST)
|
28. "RE: Lenny had a good idea." |
Which idea are you referring to? There was the shipwreck idea and there was Lenny's JINGLE idea which was....NOT! If you are referring to the shipwreck....umm, at first I thought it was but then again, an idea has to catch on big in the first seconds and obviously, it didn't with the people who mattered the most. Advertising is such an incredibly difficult field. I HATE MOST COMMERCIALS and write my share of nasty letters to companies telling them to please stop assaulting me in my own living room. Some ads are SO ghastly! Some can be downright painful. You get hit constantly. That idea missed...the boat.
|
Remove |
Alert |
Edit |
Reply |
Reply With Quote | Top |
| |
|
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
|
|