Trying out for The Apprentice
Comments for HappySysiphus

Jan. 16, 2004

Hmm I might as well share a fantasy...

I thought of "trying out" for The Apprentice .I found the whole premise to be so disgusting, I had to imagine what I would do in that show, just out of morbidity.

I never got the jazz of "reality" TV anyway. It seems ,well, contrived, but boring enough to mimic reality, sorta.

First of all I knew in The Apprentice they'd cut the all the really intelligent people out of the show, and they'd cut the competent and creative ones too. I knew there'd have to be a show of T&A out of at least one person for ornamentation, too. I knew the show's executives would go for the sniveling manipulative asskissers and eyecandy, because that's what the bosses want out of people. They want entertaining stupid sycophantic slaves to flatter their EGOS and fight amongst each other.

So I thought I would play stupid and be a quip-spoutin' smartass. I'd be a conniving bi-ach to my coworkers, and of course bow down to Trump (for show only). I'd play the idiot game too well. Then, when I was chosen for "THE JOB" and it was a big whoop de doo... I'd QUIT. And if possible, I'd do it LIVE!

Fuck the rich, and on national TV, would be a helluva way to say it.

I would apologize to my co-workers each and every one, for being an asshole to them, and I'd give them whatever prize money I got. Then I would say to Trump boy:

Look, I'd rather be poor and happy, than have this McJob. I'd rather live my life a free person than dress up like a fool kiss your ass and live in this role I performed so well here. Simply because it isn't ME. It can never be, because I have integrity. I signed up for this show so I could tell everyone that the myth of Horatio Alger is a LIE. Most people will NEVER be a millionaire.

And then I'd flip Trump the bird tell him to get a real life, and walk out. How would your "execs" like them apples?

I still wonder what happened to hiring real script-writers anyway, ones who could write, like Norman Lear or Seinfeld. What happened to TV excecultives respecting their employees and audience? I can only take so much contrived reality. Gimmie some good fantasy. TV sucks, it's all true life (fake) crime dramas, advertising, reality shows or bullshit, nothing of substance or even lightheartedness anymore.

It ain't worth a shit. Yawn ... I mostly watch Cartoon Network, and even they suck sometimes.

I'd rather scoop the litterbox than watch reality TV. It's sad, considering the potential TV as a "medium" could have, if it wasn't made to fawn over the whims of rich boy cliques dominating what gets aired, and the greedy manipulations of advertisers.

I'm glad you quit reality TV, Sisyphus. Welcome to the world! Take care, ok?

=U Panther=