Bill Pruitt, a former producer forĀ The ApprenticeĀ whose NDA just expired after 20 years,Ā writes in SlateĀ that Donald Trump used the n-word during the production of the show ā€” and there are tapes of him doing it.

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    If the core reality of them is questioned then it hurts the ā€œintegrityā€ of the brand

    I canā€™t believe anyone thinks any ā€œreality tvā€ show is real. The majority of them are all bullshit. Oh, sure, there may be some genuine moments in there, but those are scattered among the scripted and edited garbage.

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      But thatā€™s the thing isnā€™t it. People cling to the idea that in that trash heap is a sparkle of the genuine even as the recognize the garbageness of the garbage pile. Thereā€™s layers to the onion. As long as thereā€™s something that reads convincingly as genuine people will clap themselves on the back for spotting the contrivance while still at some minute level still buying into the perceived core aspect of the show.

      Also letā€™s not forget that Hugh Laurie receives tons of letters from fans in desperate undiagnosed medical situations on a regular basis. Just because you arenā€™t fooled doesnā€™t mean thatā€™s a universal.

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      My ides for a reality.show.is kind of like.a game show. You give people a bunch of cocaine and then send then to work in some sort of quarry breaking rocks. Whoever does the best gets a bunch more cocaine, while the loser just gets a little bit of.cocaine. Theyā€™ll work in the quarry for 8 hours a day with their off time spent however theyā€™d like in a group living situation. Probably doing their cocaine. At the end of every week the person with the least amount of cocaine is disqualified. The prize for winning is a shit load of cocaine.

      Thatā€™s it. Thatā€™s the show. It would be important to select.people that would actually do the cocaine. No teetotalers. Also: open bar.