I'll Keep The Reality Television Rant Short.

John was the most promising and talented contestant on The Apprentice this year. The show's ultimate prize is a job with Donald Trump, right? To think that Trump chose to keep Chris over John, when the race was so close, is beyond me. Good luck having that 21-year-old sniveling hot-head in charge of one of your hotels. John's worst quality was that he got a little too cocky, and I think that's what The Donald really took exception to. Because he holds the patent.

On to The Contender. Frankly I was cringing as it started - but in reality (snicker) it's an amazingly awesome show. NBC is plucking all the right heart strings with this one. You see the boxers, their families, where they come from, what they hope to gain, you know one of them blows his brains out after shooting wraps... and for the last 15 minutes of every episode, the week's resolution is that they get into a ring and beat the Christ out of eachother. I enjoyed the show, thought the final bout was a lock (but would still be fun to watch), and then POW - total upset to boot. Forget the boardroom - this is the best reality television show EVAH. Yeah, I said it.