With some hesitation, I DVR’d “Celebrity Apprentice.” It came on at the same time as “Brothers & Sisters,” a well-written show with real actors.So of course I watched that first. (There were even 2 black people in that episode—Sonja Sohn and the baby she gave up for adoption to Calista Flockhart and Rob Lowe.) Good thing I did because I don’t think I would have made it through Donald Trump’s celebrity version of his long-running (or shall I say tired) show without the fast-forward button. First calling this “Celebrity” Apprentice is a wee bit of a stretch. A model from “Deal Or No Deal”?, A Kardasian? A Playboy centerfold? . T-Boz, what were you thinking being part of this mix? Plus, If you said more than two sentences during the whole episode it was a stretch. And the women’s team was especially distracting because there was just too much bad plastic, as in surgery. It sometimes hurt just to watch. 

But it was the brothers who had me shaking my head—especially Herschel Walker and Dennis Rodman. Brian McKnight, on the other hand should heed the advice I gave to T-Boz. Not because he’s among pseudo-celebrities (the men actually are more accomplished) but he seems so out of place. But back to Herschel and Dennis. The former Heisman Trophy Winner was clearly out of his element. A good Southern brother  who seems to get ahead off the field because of a nice personality. Business savvy? Not so much (at least it wasn’t evident to me). My first clue is when he said “everybody did a good job.” If Dennis Rodman sitting around on his butt for the entire episode is a good job, I am sure a lot of folks want to come work for you.

Personally, I never got the whole Rodman mystique. I don’t think of him as  a bad boy, more like a weird, attention-seeking  guy with a love of piercings and tattoos. And Sexy? In a word, No. And these days, I think his legacy has more to do with his antics than his skills as a former baller. He thinks pretty highly of himself too—that’s why he sat in the truck through the competition. In hindsight maybe that was the best idea he had. Because I probably wouldn’t want a cupcake handled but that man. 

Either one of them could have been sent packing. But they were saved by the insufferable presence of Andrew Dice Clay, who was the first to be fired. I am sure that the weird dynamic between Hershel and Dennis will continue but I won’t be watching. I’ve seen enough of The Donald, his hilarious comb-over, and this format to last me for the rest of my life. So these brothers and sisters are on their own.

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