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Yesterday, while watching the Panthers play, they broadcast a United Way commercial. The commercial was setup like a mock draft, as if they had just draft a Panthers player - sorry don't remember who it was. But at the end, the drafter said something to the effect of "Is that a guarantee?" and the draftee responded quite convincingly with something like "No, it's a prediction". I think it would have made for a better commercial if they were swapped, don't you?

In other Panthers news, Jake Delhomme has a new spot for Bojangles where he is working the drive-through. Pretty good, though I don't like it quite as much as the takeoff on the old Mean Joe commercial from last year, where Jake eats the poor kid's chicken. That one made me chuckle. The new one's just worth a grin. Still, the Bojangles creative team seems to be doing well.

We watched the Fox version of The Apprentice last night. My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss might not be quite as entertaining as My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, but it's close. The actors in this one don't seem as genuine as the family in the first installment, but it is pretty entertaining to see the jokes they are having played on them. I don't recommend the web site though - too much flash, Fox!

Does anyone else think about what happens to families after they are helped by some show or another? Since Denise loves to watch Extreme Makeover - Home Edition, I find myself thinking this almost every week. To be fair, Ty and the crew left the family last night with a barn full of hay and almost sixty thousand dollars. And I don't mean to be mean, but maybe that lady and her two young kids just can't run a farm on their own, you know?

I also wonder about all these people they help with a new house - how long can they afford the super-sized electric bills and the troubles of keeping up with an even larger house, when they couldn't even handle the smaller one? And all the personal makeovers - like those people are suddenly going to invest all this time in their hair and makeup and clothes, when they didn't do so before? No. As soon as the cameras are off, they're headed right back to where they started. I don't think this is a good trend in reality TV. Where is Richard Hatch when you need him?

After I mentioned The Donald seems to be using the same taxi each week on The Apprentice, it seems to have been changed up for the last couple of weeks. Last week's show looked to have one of those magnet-type signs over the numbers, creating a "new" taxi, and I didn't get a good look at the most recent show. Not a big deal, just wondering if I've managed to influence Mark Burnett's production team. That would be cool.