The Apprentice: Season One Comes to DVD With an Inside Look at TV's Highest Rated New Series and an In-Depth Reveal of Season Two

Available to Own August 24, 2004 From Universal Studios Home Video

Special Bonus Features Take Fans Inside the Action

The Apprentice: Season 1 DVD is packed with never-before-seen bonus materials that take fans beyond "The Boardroom" and inside TV's fiercest competition including:

* The Future: A Look Ahead: This featurette includes an in-depth reveal of Season Two of The Apprentice. Additionally, Season One's veterans provide their advice to this season's candidates.

* The Job Description: Creating The Apprentice: Donald Trump and Mark Burnett discuss the show's inception and casting. Includes a special look at the candidates from their screen tests to home movie submissions.

* The Candidates:
-- Meet the Job Candidates: A collection of short featurettes that profile each candidate via highlights of their antics on the show and casting/home video clips.

-- Extended Audition Tapes: Fans can also watch the candidates' extended audition tapes.

* The Boss:
-- Donald Trump on The Apprentice: Featuring a new interview with Donald Trump, this featurette covers his attachment to the project, his early expectations, day-to-day production involvement, and candidate impressions.

-- "Donaldisms": Mr. Trump's words to live (and work) by.

* The Board of Directors:
-- Mark Burnett on The Apprentice: This featurette covers Burnett's pitching the concept to Trump and NBC; day-to-day production involvement; and candidate selection.

-- Career Advice From George & Carolyn: A second featurette in this section of the DVD provides career advice from George Ross and Carolyn Kepcher.

* From 16 to One: Narrowing the Field:
-- Natural Selection: A recap via clips of the tasks, candidate screw-ups, Trump's reprimands, contestant excuses/defenses and Trumps firings leading up to the final episodes.

-- Truth from a Taxi: See more complaining, ranting and raving than you did on TV.

-- Deleted Scenes

-- "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" Music Video

* The Job Offer: Bill and Kwame: The two recall their experiences on The Apprentice and what's next for both of them.

Series Wins Critical Acclaim

Glowing reviews from major national television critics helped propel The Apprentice to the top of the ratings heap. Newsweek described the show as "perhaps the first reality program that's close to real," while Entertainment Weekly deemed the series, "Irresistible. Donald Trump lords over a group of eager apprentices, and viewers reap the rewards." Additionally, The New York Times raved, The Apprentice "takes a modest twist on the Survivor formula -- from jungle to urban jungle -- and improves on it."

Synopsis

Sixteen contestants from diverse backgrounds arrive in New York City for the "ultimate job interview" with real estate mogul Donald Trump. Split into a men's and a women's team, they compete in tasks that test their business skills -- from selling lemonade and managing a Jessica Simpson concert, to renovating and renting a Brooklyn apartment in three days. The winning team receives a lavish reward while the losers report to the boardroom where one team member will be fired personally by Trump. Ultimately, one contestant will be chosen as the 'Apprentice,' winning a $250,000-a-year dream job with The Trump Corporation. Along the way, personalities are revealed, alliances are formed, and trusts are betrayed, making The Apprentice the ultimate corporate reality show.

CAST & FILMMAKERS

Creator/Writer: Mark Burnett
Producers: James Bruce, James Canniffe, Seth Cohen, Bill Pruitt,
Katherine Walker
Segment Producers: Patrick Costello, Anneli Gericke, Rob LaPlante, Johnny
Petillo
Executive Producers: Mark Burnett, Donald Trump
Co-executive Producers: Jay Bienstock, Conrad Riggs
Supervising Producer: Kevin Harris
Production Designer: Kelly Van Patter
Cinematographers: Scott Duncan, Matt Sohn
Editors: Jonathon Braun, Scott Gamzon, David Michael Maurer, Claire
Scanlon, Janet Swanson
Cast: Donald Trump, Heidi Bressler, Katrina Campins, Jessie Connors,
Jason Curis, Kristi Frank, David Gould, Amelia Henry, Bowie Hogg, Kwame
Jackson, Tammy Lee, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth Troy McClain, Bill
Rancic, Sam Solovey, Ereka Vetrini, Nick Warnock

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

DVD
Street Date: August 24, 2004
Order Close: July 20, 2004
Rating: Not rated
Suggested Retail Price: $59.98
DVD Selection Number: 25491
Running Time: Approximately 3 hours 10 minutes
Number of Layers: Dual layer
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Bonus Material: The Future: A Look Ahead; The Job Description: Creating
the Apprentice; The Candidates-Meet the Job Candidates & Extended
Audition Tapes; The Boss-Donald Trump on The Apprentice & "Donaldisms";
The Board of Directors-Mark Burnett on The Apprentice & Career Advice
From George & Carolyn; From 16 to One: Narrowing the Field-Natural
Selection, Truth from a Taxi, Deleted Scenes, and "Put Your Money Where
Your Mouth Is" Music Video; and The Job Offer: Bill and Kwame.

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