Comments on: The sad reality of “Jon & Kate”

By: — TV Tattle

— TV Tattle — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:18:47 +0000

[...] very last minute. Episodes this season were often completed as late as the day of airing.” Somebody has to have the sense to pull the plug on this show! Kate like an “overconfident actress,” oldest girls sound like “tiny talk show [...]

By: ‘John and Kate’ divorce papers released | pbpulse.com

‘John and Kate’ divorce papers released | pbpulse.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:10:04 +0000

[...] the Gosselins’ announced they were getting a divorce on Monday night’s episode, according to divorce papers Kate claims the the couple have lived [...]

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:33:59 +0000

CAN I GET AN AMEN!!!!

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:31:39 +0000

They’re called repeats!!!

By: annecruz

annecruz — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:40:09 +0000

What in the world makes anyone think this couple wants out of the show? If they were truly concerned about the children they’d be off this show as quickly as the lawyers could work out a deal with TLC. This couple has made it clear that they are concerned with paychecks, endorsements, book deals, etc rather than their children.

By: MCS

MCS — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:25:35 +0000

TLC needs to forget about ratings and let this poor family alone….leave them be – it is TLC that detroyed them….WHO COULD SURVIVE THIS SANELY. Ask TLC – would the director or the President want cameras in their bedrooms / living rooms 24/7 for several years???? I think not – cancel the show and let these people be!!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:07:40 +0000

Poor Kate, she’s such a bitch. How could anyone stand to live with her. Good luck to John and a new romance maybe. No more kids though. Good riddings to Kate and her body guard. No more kids. Please get her spayed.

By: DIVA

DIVA — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:56:52 +0000

JON AND KATE U SHOULD TRY TO WORK IT OUT FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILDREN. LIFE IS TO HARD WITH BOTH PARENTS,LET ALONE FOR ONE IT WILL NEVER EVER BE THE SAME PLEASE TRY DON’T GIVE UP SO FAST JON.

By: Angela W.

Angela W. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:49:34 +0000

I think they are a wonderful family! So what if they are getting a divorce, what makes them any different from the million other couples that divorce every year. As long as they are still there for their children that’s all that matter’s! And how many of you would really pass up the opportunity to be financially stable for probably the rest of your life to be video taped. I have one child and it’s hard in these tough times. I couldn’t imagine supporting 8 children. I think they are very brave for opening their home to the world and all the hardship that comes along with it. I’ve watched the show since it started and I will continue to watch it. So what if Kate is a b*tch so am I. Sometimes women have to wear the pants in the relationship, like Kate said she has always been the main provider in the family. Times have changed women have taken on the role of men these days!

By: ed

ed — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:24:56 +0000

If they want peace, here’s a hint….KICK THE CAMERAS OUT OF THE HOUSE!!!!….the problem is they need the very thing that drove them to divorce in the first place. The wife is so spotlight hungry, that she is willing to pimp out her family to get what she wants….cosmetic surgery, a big house, financial stability…Well…those were things that should have been considered before cranking out 8 kids…and she is such a PAIN IN THE ASS that I can’t believe he stuck with her as long as he did. He looks like he was over the show totally, but she craves it still…she wants the attention, the money and the notoriety that TV provides, for beter or worse…what a golddigger!!!!

By: hurting for them

hurting for them — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:45:47 +0000

I have to agree with Jaqui Brooks comment. Forgivenss is the hardest road, and it seemed (from what the media portrayed ) both individuals were hurting through this. I agree they did not sign up for this part of the story. I am sure like anyone else they had the same hopes and dreams a lot of young families do….To live happily ever after. I am positive they never wanted this type of outcome for themselves or their family. Who does? Marriage is truly bringing two people together and making them one. And when seperation or divorce comes into play you literally are riping a part of yourself apart. I can not even fathom what they are going through. And to do it in the public eye, where this society is so quick to judge and place people in a category, that sometimes there is no escaping. They were a young beautiful family who wanted to share their story and as always FAME took its toll. It reminds me of Jim Carey’s movie the Truman Show, media had a course of action for this family and the script was written probably faster than they realized. In all marriages there are trials, I tell everyone all the time that marriage is the most difficult job I have ever held. A man needs respect and a wife needs love and security. There are rules on how to do this. Unfortuantly in this “me” society when one is hurting its hard to see the other persons side. I truly do have this family in my prayers. Not just for their children’s sake but for their own sakes as well. Its like that kodak commerical says….”Ever wonder why there is never any pictures of the bad times in life? Its because of those bad times we get to the next set of happy pictures.” Jon and Kate your whole family is in my prayers and if somehow through all of this anger, betryal and hurt you can both remember what it was that made you fall in love in the first place and being there. Its not an easy road but as the comment before me stated, it is the most fruitful. God can turn ashes into beauty if you trust Him enough to do so.

By: chookie

chookie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:45:45 +0000

Gosselin fan, why on earth is your four year old up until after 10??

By: bob

bob — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:34:09 +0000

I guess you people that watch this and every other reality tv show believe in santa claus and the tooth fairy cause no one with any brains believes these shows are real and have any merit to them.

THEY ARE ALL SCRIPTED! There is nothing real about any of these shows.

For cryin out loud get a life. No wonder this country has gone in the toilet.

Its all done for ratings with equals advertising dollars which equals money for the shows creaters and participants.

To the lady whose 4 year old kid thinks the tv kids are his friends, thanks alot for the special ed classes that your kid will need at the expense of my tax money.

By: cc

cc — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:20:59 +0000

Saw few episodes, not really a fan. I am tired of hearing about them. I agree with everyone else, from the few episodes I saw, Kate was a total Bitch! and I could not understand, how he allowed Kate to speak to him like that. I wish TLC stopped the show and let this family figure it out without the cameras. I feel sorry more for the kids, I hope they are getting all the support needed during this time, both parents are clueless and just focused on themselves. How sad.

By: melody

melody — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:06:45 +0000

Were they ever happy – never watched the show but everytime i flipped thru the channels i would stop and watch a little and she was always a bitch to him. So I have to say I am on his side. She has turned into this hardcore bitch

By: Reality?

Reality? — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:50:55 +0000

Reality?

There are no reality shows. Once you put a camera in the room, everyone acts and acts different.

These shows are all a fraud.

By: CD

CD — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:53:25 +0000

Very thoughtful post, Leslie.
I don’t think Jon and Kate Plus 8 was necessarily different from any other reality show. There are certainly scripted episodes. And the fascination of watching someone navigate an extraordinary life.
I’m sure when this all started that no one on any side of the arrangement imagined that Jon and Kate would split.
And now what? Is the family not addicted to the flow of money that comes to them as a result of the show? How can they walk away now?
I have to say that in our house the show provoked a pretty serious discussion with our teen-age daughter about whether people should split up for the kids (as Jon said he’s doing) or stay together for the kids.

By: Gosselin Fan

Gosselin Fan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:33:23 +0000

I watched also…although I’ve watched the show for years fascinated how these two normal people managed with 8 children plus my son is a HUGE fan of the show he’s 4 and believes the Gosselin kids are his “friends”

Through the shows it was evident Kate was the “man of the house” there were many times in the show she would belittle him to the point where I would cringe and feel embarrassed for him…I’m not placing blame I’m sure there were other issues no one knows the inside of a marriage even if they are watching a show about them but it seems once Jon saw himself on tv and the way their relationship was he probably said ENOUGH, he mentioned that yesterday that she was the ruler of the house, sometimes seeing yourself on TV shows a reality your not ready to handle…I truly wished they would take a break from filming the show and focus on themselves and working on their marriage. I think the reality of fame and fortune got to them and neither is willing to meet halfway to make it work. So sad.

By: brew girl

brew girl — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:16:31 +0000

I did watch the show for its first several seasons and I have to say I haven’t the stomach to watch it now. I too hoped when I read they’d announce their separation that would be the end of it… no more TV in their living room.

I’m sad that’s not the case. I’m with you: Someone should pull the plug for them if they can’t do it themselves. I’m unplugging now.

By: jacqui brooks

jacqui brooks — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:45:02 +0000

its so sad my husband was unfaithful and we worked through it it was hard but hey kids its so sad forgiveness is the hardness road but the most fruitful for your soul