Jon Minus Kate plus Eight (every other weekend)

[starsky]

never seen this show and have no idea what's it's about? brady bunch?

[toys2cool]

Like many that commented, my wife is also addicted to the show and I've had to watch the occasional episode.
Just to keep it short. These two deserve the same contempt that the octo-mom has received. They've got 8 small children that need both their parents. John/Kate need to do right by them, stop treating them like a meal ticket and work out their differences. I don't care if he did cheat and that she's a castrating beotch. They made their collective beds. Time to put themselves aside and think about the children.

well technically it wasn't cheating,supposedly she wrote up a contract for him that allowed him to date other women

[Gorn Captain]

It's always the same thing.
A couple wants a ton of kids.
But their own relationship is messed up.

They split up, and the kids can deal with the trauma.

In a couple of months time, Pitt and Jolie will split up, same story.
"Ooooh, we want ten kids!!!"

Yeah, and a couple of years down the road.....

[vulcan2074]

I'm not surprised at all. I heard they had a bunch of problems. I tried watching that show but I couldn't get into it. I wish the best for the kids
Sammy

[Sideshow Spock]

Looks like TLC is halting production on it.

TLC halts production of Jon & Kate Plus 8: reports

[aquatroy]

Like many that commented, my wife is also addicted to the show and I've had to watch the occasional episode.
Just to keep it short. These two deserve the same contempt that the octo-mom has received. They've got 8 small children that need both their parents. John/Kate need to do right by them, stop treating them like a meal ticket and work out their differences. I don't care if he did cheat and that she's a castrating beotch. They made their collective beds. Time to put themselves aside and think about the children.

[vintage spideyfan]

Remember when TLC was "The Learning Channel"???

[Gorn Captain]

May I first say that I absolutely hate reality TV.
Sorry, but I find other people's lives not that interesting.
The only reason I sometimes watch LA Ink/Miami Ink is....for the tattoos.

I saw a brief flash of an interview with Kate. They asked her about her marriage issues, and she answered "you should watch the new series on TV".
Wow. Like, the success of the TV show comes first, not her marriage?

Well, on the bright side: they can still keep four kids each!

[toys2cool]

I heard they were already renting an apartment for Jon that was camera friendly all over the place

[Earth 2 Chris]

Looks like TLC is halting production on it.

That's surprising, since I heard they had a contract for at least 40 more episodes. But will they leave well enough alone, or retool the show with just Kate? Maybe "Me, Me, Me, and Oh Yeah, My 8 Kids".

ts turned the multi channeled tv-verse into a wasteland of crap.

Agreed. And who is it to blame. Survivor really made the genre (if you call it that) popular, but "The Real World" was really the first of it's kind. And not only did it ruin the once imaginative artform of television, it loosed Judd Winick on our favorite comic characters.

I guess Hollywood likes it because it's cheap. They don't have to pay writers as much (although most are scripted) and most of the "actors" have some kind of incentive to be on there in lieu of much, if any, pay.

Give me Gilligan's Island reruns any day over this crap. Hell, even Small Wonder!!!

Chris

[palitoy]

Looks like TLC is halting production on it.

[toys2cool]

I liked this show, it was nice seeing the kids grow up and seeing how different each was...I can't honestly blame the guy for cheating,she treated him like a little *****

[Captain]

I get enough reality in the real world. Dont watch "reality" television at all...In fact I detest the whole fad. Its turned the multi channeled tv-verse into a wasteland of crap. I would much rather have them put on reruns of old tv series from back in the 50s,60s,70s, and 80,s...when tv was an escapist form of entertainment....not a voyueristic "look how screwed up those people are" nightmare it has become.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Hopefully, they have been saving the money rather than spending it all because their 15 minutes of fame is quickly coming to an end.

Unfortunately, the kids will be brought back in the spotlight every time one of them messes up for the rest of their lives. If they just go away and keep a low profile, maybe they can live a relatively normal life, but as soon as one gets a speedy ticket...scandal city all over again.

Chris

[Adam West]

My wife is a Jon and Kate junkie and has been watching the show ever since it started airing.

I haven't watched too many episodes but have found her to be extremely annoying to say the least.

She is very disrepectful to her husband and seems to use the show and her fame for money and any kind of free perks she can garner while it lasts. My wife knows much more than I do and she told me that Kate actually charges money for her autograph!!!

I wouldn't even stand in line for an autograph from her much less pay for one.

The last episode I saw was when the American Chopper crew made Jon a motorcycle and Kate a scooter. They received them for free and she thanked them by donating her scooter to the Ronald McDonald house to be auctioned off and made sure to autograph it (I guess thinking it would make it more valuable).

Hopefully, they have been saving the money rather than spending it all because their 15 minutes of fame is quickly coming to an end.