Jon and Kate Plus Eight

Kevin · #1 05-07-2009, 11:07 AM

Jon's gonna get nailed for so much alimony and child support that he's going to want to stay on his mistress' good side -- otherwise, he won't be able to afford a place to live.

LaneSig · #2 05-08-2009, 11:39 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...lin/index.html

I've watched a couple of episodes, especially after seeing JK8 highlighted on Talk Soup.

I have to speak about this part of the interview:
Quote from Kate
"Jon is having difficult times realizing that you can't go to the grocery store without people whipping out their cell phones, calling everyone they know and taking pictures of you," she said. "He is dealing very poorly with it ... and these things are making him realize, 'Oh, my gosh, I cannot go anywhere without everyone knowing who I am.'"

This show has been on how long? How many places do they visit around the country for speaking engagements? They've been in People, EW, the cover of Good Housekeeping, etc.

All of that, and Kate still wants us to believe that Jon is just now realizing the level of their celebrity status? I call shenanigans.

SWTXBelle · #3 05-08-2009, 01:41 PM

Live by the sword, die by the sword. Make your money giving people a look into your personal life, and soon your personal life is all public. I'm hoping for the sake of the kids that the show fades slowly into the west - but we'll see.

eta - interesting perspective - http://www.parentdish.com/2009/05/08/jon-and-kate-will-weather-the-storm-but-at-what-cost/?icid=main|main-t2|dl3|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parentdish.com%2F200 9%2F05%2F08%2Fjon-and-kate-will-weather-the-storm-but-at-what-cost%2F

33girl · #4 05-08-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Live by the sword, die by the sword. Make your money giving people a look into your personal life, and soon your personal life is all public. I'm hoping for the sake of the kids that the show fades slowly into the west - but we'll see.

eta - interesting perspective - http://www.parentdish.com/2009/05/08/jon-and-kate-will-weather-the-storm-but-at-what-cost/?icid=main|main-t2|dl3|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parentdish.com%2F200 9%2F05%2F08%2Fjon-and-kate-will-weather-the-storm-but-at-what-cost%2F

Rachel went through a lot - she was dating one of the cameramen from RW and they were in a car crash - he was killed. She met Sean I think a year later on a challenge and they got married when she got pregnant (after the whole time she was on the show, making a big deal about saving her virginity for marriage).

She got raked over the coals in every way someone could and I think she finally grew up and realized whatever perks you get aren't worth it.

You know, here's my question: why didn't Kate write the book with Jon, and go on a book tour with him?

It would be nice if this would not just kill J&K+8 the show, but the whole reality genre as well.

mystikchick · #5 05-09-2009, 04:17 AM

Going back to what someone said a little while back about people from Reading knowing that Jon has been out and about with ladies, someone on another board I regularly post on said the same thing.

"As far as whether he's actually having an affair with this other woman, he was caught out in Legends, a Reading bar. My brother and his friends go there all the time, and a few of them were there the night Gosselin and his girlfriend were. They were all over each other. If they're not sleeping together they sure do act like it."

I think Jon wants/wanted to get caught, no question about it. Would he get hit up for alimony though, if the marriage dissolved? Kate's the one that writes the books and goes on the PR tours. Jon, as far as I know, is currently unemployed.

I think the thing that baffles me about this whole mess is the girl's "brother" releasing details to the media about his little sister's sex life (ew, major squickiness there) to "protect her." If my brother ever dreamed of doing something similar, he'd have to seek his own protection pretty damn fast.

SWTXBelle · #6 05-13-2009, 02:07 PM

http://www.popeater.com/television/a...eakup%2F480269

LaneSig · #7 05-13-2009, 03:54 PM

Do you think they will go on Dr. Phil?

I would think that they would be better off talking to a marriage counselor than talking to People Magazine. Seriously, you have 8 kids to consider. I'm not for the parents staying together if they are totally miserable and making the family miserable. But, if there is something to salvage, and you still do love each other, make it work.