Bad idea. Why is it necessary to have third or fourth tier celebrities on unscripted competition shows? The Apprentice wasn't such a bad concept until Trump & the producers made it into one giant product placement. Then to resurrect it they decided to bring in celebrities to compete for charity. First of all, I don't like the charity angle at all. While some money is raised for charity let's not forget that Trump, the network and others are making significant money off of this show. So it's really not about charity. I guess the most interesting thing about this show is how poorly some of these entertainment types behave.
The Apprentice casting is particularly suspect. Andrew Dice Clay? Dennis Rodman? Really? The best part of Clay's brief appearance on the show was his claim to be the most famous comedian around. Hah! That was the funniest thing he said in the two hours on the show. Rodman's behavior makes you question the sanity of allowing him on the show in the first place. He obviously has no interest in the concept of the show other than continue his brand of total self-centered freak show. Who cares about watching these celebrities put the squeeze on their friends for dollars. As a poker play, I happen to love Annie Duke, but that's not enough reason to care about the outcome.
Dancing with the Stars is another matter all together. The concept of this show is to take minor celebrities and see if they can dance at a decent level. This show seemed charming the first season, and ok the second. Now it seems tired and bloated. Some people can dance, and others can't. Is that entertainment? I'm not sure. Would the show work with regular people rather than stars dancing? It might be worth a try - but I'm guessing, probably not.
Mark Burnett, the producer of Surivor and The Apprentice was once asked if he would put celebrities on Survivor since there had been some interest in that concept. He indicated that he thought that would kill the show. Agreed. But about that time I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, a hit in Britain, was imported for a summer run on ABC. It was terrible. But now NBC has announced another try at it.
My response is get the celebrities out of unscripted competition shows. They get enough exposure.
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