I've wasted many hours of my life watching Jon & Kate plus Eight. We're given yet another promo about a big announcement on the show. Since it's not until Monday, we get the weekend to make speculations. With a reality show like Jon and Kate plus Eight, one doesn't expect millions of plot twists like Lost so I doubt that we're going to flash forward five years or wake up and realize that it was all a dream. Here is a list of sane and insane announcement ideas that Jon and Kate should announce.
They will separate – Kate mentions Christian values a lot. I didn't think the word "divorce" was in the Christian dictionary. Instead, the two agree that it's best for the children if they have some time apart.
Likelihood: Well, it's technically happening already. Announcing it to the world sounds like something that TLC would say to gain viewers.
They will divorce – There were rumors of Jon obtaining divorce papers, but I don't think that it will get that serious that quickly. Either way, it's probably Jon who will benefit because Kate holds the money.
Likelihood: Slim, I don't think that they would announce a divorce until the end of season five to capitalize on their cash cow.
They are ending the show – Probably not, but with the dip in viewership, I could see Kate thinking that the show isn't worth it anymore.
Likelihood: Little, TLC owns their souls.
Kate is joining Dancing with the Stars – Okay, this is a personal pipe dream, but Kate is willing to show off her body in public, she probably won't mind a skimpy dress. Also, the show could help soften her image if she doesn't beat her professional.
Likelihood: Let's hope not. It would be amusing if she had Maksim Chmerkovskiy and she berated him.
The Octomom is coming to visit – I think this would be worse than Kate joining DWTS. Kate has berated Nadya Suleman and Nadya has countered maybe they will finally meet and punch each other.
Likelihood: Better than one expects. Dear basic cable: Stop it with the (OMG!) multiple children.
Kate will announce her new television show – You know that Kate wants to become white Oprah. I hope that no one falls into her trap. Imagine Good Morning with Kate Gosselin. I cringe just thinking about it.
Likelihood: Not yet, but I guarantee you that Kate will try to shop a talk show to different networks.
Nothing – You know what? TLC has baited and switched before with Jon and Kate plus Eight. Maybe they are yanking our chain to get the viewers back.
Likelihood: A dumb announcement sounds like an interesting television ploy. Every reality commercial sounds like that (Shocking Elimination! Who goes home?)
In all hopes I wish that the media would calm down on the Jon and Kate storm. They are normal people. Yes, they sold their souls to the television gods, but it originally was in good faith. The kids are adorable and it's just painful watching the eight of them cope with marital trouble. Leave more announcement ideas below.
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6-19-2009 @ 2:41PM
Matt said...
Jon and Kate Gosselin to announce divorce, report says
http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/06/report-jon-kate-to-announce-divorce.html
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6-19-2009 @ 3:49PM
matthew said...
I say they should have sent em' to the moon along with the newest nasa probe. Let em' fight it out moon style.
p.s. WHO CARES!
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6-19-2009 @ 3:50PM
Joyce N. said...
I've heard the news about the divorce announcement too.
Can't blame John so much. Her public emasculation of him was embarassing to watch. Kate's a control freak who will probably end up a very lonely woman.
Unfortunately, the kids will suffer the most, as ususal.
I'm sure Kate will end up with all the moneybags and probably rightly so, as she will need support for those kids. But I'm willing to bet that John will still have to fork over most of his paycheck (once he gets a job) because Kate WILL get the revenge she will surely seek in a divorce. How DARE he humiliate HER in a divorce?
I doubt she will ever "get" her part in the failure of their marriage.
John does love those children and I'd also bet that he will be a hands-on dad. He just won't have to take her crap anymore.
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6-19-2009 @ 11:18PM
Becky said...
Why is everyone blaming Kate for Jon being a whimp? Kate is the brains in that family. If not for her they would still be living in that little house. Poor poor Jon. I didn't see him turning down his hair plugs or saying no to their huge home.
6-20-2009 @ 8:59AM
Shy said...
I'm with Becky. And how about that OCC bike he just got? If he bought it, the money came from doing the show. Most likely it was a gift for TLC. And can you believe that President Obama made a Jon and Kate joke at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner!?!!!
6-20-2009 @ 8:59AM
Joan said...
I'm sure the show will continue for the rest of the season. If Kate had her way, the rest of the season will focus on her suffering all alone with her 8 children while Jon is off having so much fun!
I hope Jon gets back to work and feeling better about himself. Jon should get custody of the kids since he seems to be more sensitive to their emotional needs. It shows how much he loves them.
How can Kate lecture about being a Mom of multiples if she is never home with them? I believe she has found her niche in life. I hope her ambition doesn't over-shadow the needs of her children.
A suggestion: Since they have so many acres of land. Build a small house for Kate to live in, when she is in town! She can have the little house setup for all the filming that has to be done! Of course, the kids can visit!
6-21-2009 @ 7:16PM
iamnotit said...
I agree with Becky. It's ridiculous how people are letting Jon off the hook. I do not believe that Jon is suitable or ready to be the single father of 8 children. The kids tend to like him more because he really isn't the disciplinarian of the family. He's the fun one while Kate has to do the dirty work but with Jon as their primary caregiver i'm sure the kids feelings toward him will quickly change.
Also Jon is the least responsible of the two he keeps saying that he's only thinking about his kids yet he spends all night out with college girls...please explain this? He has brought nothing but bad publicity to his family and now the paparazzi are on their family thick which can not be good for the kids.
Jon went out and bought a TWO seat sports car....for who? definitely NOT the kids. (way to consider your kids Jon) and now he's about to get a small apartment in NY which isn't enough room for his 8 kids if they wish to spend the night.
Jon just seems selfish and inconsiderate he says he's only thinking about his kids but his actions say contrary!
6-19-2009 @ 3:50PM
Mike said...
Huh???
Their ratings are through the roof... How exactly do you reconcile that with "They are ending the show – Probably not, but with the dip in viewership, I could see Kate thinking that the show isn't worth it anymore."
What dip in viewership? The dip between the season premiere and subsequent episodes?
Really?
You're a professional entertainment blogger? Really?
Having 2 or 3 episodes score 8 million viewers doesn't change the core viewership of the show... and when you went into this season with 1 or 2 million viewers, go up to 8 for 2 episodes, and then come back down to 4 or 5 million people, I doubt you see it as a dip... unless you're stupid.
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6-19-2009 @ 4:05PM
Michael Pascua said...
First off: The ratings continue to sink and are almost back to their normal pre-drama numbers (http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/06/jon-kate-ratings-slide.html). ONE episode (the Season Five opener) had the 9+ million viewers, the rest have sank. The American Chopper episode brought 2.9 million viewers (really weak compared to the opener at 9.8, but stronger than the season three opening of 1.7). You do the math.
Secondly: When you have marital problems and alienate the audience and the viewers stop watching, it's time to reconsider. The audience will stop supporting the couple, no matter how cute the kids are. Kate can make money off of her book instead. She has other outlets (or so she thinks) to make money.
Thirdly: It was only a suggestion to end the show, there are supposed to be 30-something more episodes this season and I doubt that TLC will walk away from its money maker. Even if Jon and Kate divorce, TLC will probably show the other episodes and announce how much fun the children have even with marital trouble."
Lastly: Calling someone stupid isn't an argument point. Jon is foolish for getting caught, but if he wasn't caught we wouldn't be talking about it now would we?
6-19-2009 @ 4:49PM
Jimmy said...
One of the kids died. Jon & Kate Plus 7...
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6-19-2009 @ 6:08PM
bc said...
How about they're divorcing, ending the show, and Donald Trump is buying the children?
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8-10-2009 @ 9:55AM
Anne said...
If they have any integrity at all, they will cancel their show and do whatever is best for these kids (who didn't ask to be born.) I think if Kate can get her head out of the clouds and Jon can think of his family before himself, they could stay together and try again.
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6-19-2009 @ 10:37PM
dana said...
kate is a bitch and jon and her should divorce .but neither should get the kids they used those babys.just for fame there are plently of people that desirve children but they dont. i am a mother of 3 and whould never do this to my children .one day they are going to relize what they have done and i hope there kids can forgive them. i just wanna know was the money worth it.
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6-26-2009 @ 9:38PM
sonya said...
Who are you to call anyone a bitch or say what Jon should or shouldn't do? U only know what the press tell you and what you know from a show that has been edited. You don't know Jon and Kate personally nor do you know their kids and how they feel about their lives. Plus no one should be excused for cheating.
6-20-2009 @ 8:58AM
sonya said...
Honestly if it wasn' for Kate, Jon wouldn't be as wealthy as he is today. I don't understand why people are making it a big deal because she spanked her child. It's her way of disipline and is that is how she wants to handle a situation with her kids then who is anyone to be saying it's wrong? Let them be already it's not like it's makng everyone else better by putting them down.
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6-21-2009 @ 1:46PM
Joyce N. said...
Jon has finally stopped being a wimp and will be better off for it. He tried to tell Kate that he didn't want to be talked to like that and she totally ignored his feelings. She claims that everything she does, she does for HER children, when in fact, most decisions seem to be in HER best interests. She's slowly become this money-hungry, fame-hungry monster. If I had treated my husband the way she treated Jon, I would not have been shocked to see him traipse after other women. Kate's fondness of control over every situation in her life may eventually also alienate her relationship with her children. I'm not saying that Jon is blameles but Kate not giving an inch is what seems is what seems to be causing this downward spiral in their marriage. If she doesn't do some serious inward evaluation about her way of thinking, she will have a difficult time finding happiness in her life and if she isn't happy, she makes everyone around her miserable. That will affect her kids big time. She's thrown her marriage down the tubes because she wouldn't give an inch. I just hope she doesn't do the same to her kids.
It's her way or the highway. Jon FINALLY took the highway. I don't blame him.
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6-21-2009 @ 1:46PM
Carol said...
I think it is sickening that Jon is apartment hunting in New York. He is still a father of 8 kids. And as Dr. Phil says "You don't start one relationship until you end another." My hope is that Dr. Phil would step in and help the family. Sounds kinda funny, but I think he really could help them. He sure has worked wonders in many other families that were a lot worse off then Jon & Kate and wouldn't that be a ratings catcher. Just a thought!!
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6-21-2009 @ 1:46PM
AENM said...
they need to cancel this show! it is no longer reality but a couple moving on up because of their kids. they don't have the everyday struggles and decision making. she has full time help and a huge house off of what her kids.
Cancel the show!
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6-21-2009 @ 1:47PM
kulpsix said...
I do believe that Jon and Kate were very much in love when they married. Having the twins seemed to only enhance their love for each other. Then 6 were added to the family which was difficult enough to handle without having to share their family with the world. True, it was their decision to be on a reality show with the intentions of providing all of them with a home, trips, almost every thing they needed yet probably couldn't have afforded on their own. I am sure they never thought their lives would change so much that it would separate them from each other. I looked forward to watching them every week. Now I'm praying that for the sake of those beautiful children, they can be friends in their best interest. It can be done if they don't become selfish. I feel sure Jon will keep that in mind. Sorry to say, I think Kate's fame has gone to her hair, whoops, I mean head.
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6-21-2009 @ 1:47PM
Suzie Clark said...
Madonna and Angelina adopts one child each...better than Jon and Kate plus HATE!
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