Mark Burnett helped turn Donald Trump into a national figure with "The Apprentice." But since 2016,

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his impact “has kind of gone bust.”

And Mr. Burnett, until 2016 one of the most prominent figures in Hollywood, has gone dark. His Trumpian gift for telling his own story — about his triumphant reinvention of a once-great studio, MGM, and his plan to bring Jesus Christ to entertainment — has foundered on the reality of corporate infighting, creative struggles and a religious streaming network that never got off the ground.


“The impact that he was going to have on the film and Christian community has kind of gone bust,” said Peter Bart, who was a top executive at MGM before a long run as editor in chief of the trade newspaper Variety. “If that’s your main mission and your legacy is Trump and maybe the failure of the next MGM — that’s not a good chapter in his life.”

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People who have worked with Mr. Burnett say they can’t help imagining that he’s working all the angles on the final, realest reality show of all, following a former president back into the real world.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/burnett-trump-apprentice.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

[Raster]

1. Mark "Touched by a paycheck" Burnett...

... #CafeteriaChristian

People who have worked with Mr. Burnett say they can’t help imagining that he’s working all the angles on the final, realest reality show of all, following a former president back into the real world.

Yeah, Burnett the #FakeChristian is actively planning for his next tRump* production.

[Silent3]

2. He's very much a real Christian, and also a terrible person

Exemplifying kindness and good behavior has nothing to do with how “real” one’s membership in any religion is.

[Raster]

3. sounds like you kinda missed some of the basic tenets of Christianity.

[Silent3]

5. Membership in a religion is not contingent upon how well you follow...

...the often very debatable rules of that religion. In many religions strictly following the supposed rules would, in fact, make you an awful person.

Being religious and being a good person are two entirely separate things.

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4. This is his chance to reboot "Survivor".

Outlie -- Outsteal -- Outrun

...whereupon the entire Rump family is placed on an ice floe in the North Atlantic, along with a few of their most rabid worshippers and some executives from Deutsche Bank. Every week, there will be a meeting of the Klans to determine who will be eaten.

The "Ultimate Trumper" will win an fully-paid-for dacha on the Baltic Sea.