Jon and Kate + 8 ....

[fronk777]

Well, my wife and I just watched the season opener. Without revealing our feelings about it I was curious what others on this board felt about it?

[mikejet]

I can't decide if it's fake or not yet. I mean if it is they did tons of setup and staged it very well.

Plus they had to plan this out for a year or two.

It's weird watching the show like this. I was right about to make a thread for it too.

[PS3+HDDVD OWNER]

Watchin it right now!

Great show to watch with your spouse/girlfriend

Those kids are growing up in a hurry!

[b0bby]

i used watch this show casually with my gf. i enjoyed the first few seasons very much but have since despise the show, well not the show, but the wife. she is a total btch. her transformation is evident from the early days of being a humble housewife letting the husband be the breadwinner into now running the show.

i feel like she's way into herself and her looks and her hairdo. she complains about how much hard work it is to narrate the shows but doesn't complain when they are bringing in 75k per episode. she writes books about how hard it is to take care of 8 kids but then doesn't really watch them much as she is always on the road doing speeches and appearances. she is turning these speeches and appearances and book signings into a career when she should be at home watching the kids.

i feel bad for the kids.

[fronk777]

Well here are our thoughts on the show...

First specifically about tonight's show...
1. Very sad that Jon and Kate never gave interviews together....
2. Hate to say it but did Jon seem drunk in his interviews?
3. Very sad that they had to adjust their lives to the Paprazzi.
4. WOW, you could cut the tension with a knife between John and Kate in the show. They barely talked and never sat together. Can you say AWKWARD.
5. I hate to say it but the personal issues of the show make for great TV! I don't think the producers could written a better script!
6. Holy cow was that rabbit FAT!
7. The show has morphed from a family show to a Soap opera, which is not necessarily a bad thing for ratings. We definitely will tune in for more, good or bad.

About the show in general...
1. As many who followed the show know, it's very sad that somehow key characters in the show have been FORCED out of the show, ie Aunt Jody and Beth. It's weird that none of them were at the sextuplets B-day party. How do you have B-Day party for the kids and not have any relatives there? Weird. This is our biggest beef with the show.
2. We always have and always will LOVE those kids! Happy to see Madi not get abused much tonight like she has in the last several years.. I think Madi is gonna be awesome when she gets older! She is probably our favorite kid!
3. Kate needs to stop belittling and abusing Jon. At least she acknowledged it on the show.
4. Jon needs to grow up and stop being stupid.
5. Kate is not my favorite but she gets piled on a bit too much.

Well we've given alot of ammo for people to create a lively discussion so have at it!

[mikejet]

I was not aware that Jon quit his job two years ago to take care of the kids.

They are really taking the time to try and make her look like supermom.

How can she be that when he was the one taking care of everything while she was on a book tour and giving speeches?

[Heart&Soul]

I'm sure Kate edited that episode.

[fletchlives]

This show has definitely gotten better over the past couple seasons, and it's for the wrong reasons I guess which is the soap opera drama. We started watching this because we have multiples and can relate to some extent of the craziness (3 not 8!!), but the show has for sure gone beyond anything we'd ever dream of. Entertaining but kind of sad none the less.

[Tru2theBlu]

Originally Posted by mikejet

I was not aware that Jon quit his job two years ago to take care of the kids.

They are really taking the time to try and make her look like supermom.

How can she be that when he was the one taking care of everything while she was on a book tour and giving speeches?

My wife and I have watched every episode and we love it!

1. Whether John or Kate is at home "alone" watching the kids, they have plenty of help. They have a couple of nannies, plus all of the producers/camera men, etc who are at their house 18 hrs. a day. So they are not alone. I won't say it is easy for them, but they do have a lot of help.

2. That rabbit was very fat!
3. What is up with John rolling up to his kids party, fashionably late in a souped up 350Z?
4. Divorce seem inevitable for John and Kate.
5. The kids are cuter than ever. Accept for Cara.
6. What happened to John going to the gym? He needs to get back on track if he is going to be single soon.

[werewuf]

Originally Posted by fronk777

Well here are our thoughts on the show...

First specifically about tonight's show...
1. Very sad that Jon and Kate never gave interviews together....
2. Hate to say it but did Jon seem drunk in his interviews?
3. Very sad that they had to adjust their lives to the Paprazzi.
4. WOW, you could cut the tension with a knife between John and Kate in the show. They barely talked and never sat together. Can you say AWKWARD.
5. I hate to say it but the personal issues of the show make for great TV! I don't think the producers could written a better script!
6. Holy cow was that rabbit FAT!
7. The show has morphed from a family show to a Soap opera, which is not necessarily a bad thing for ratings. We definitely will tune in for more, good or bad.

About the show in general...
1. As many who followed the show know, it's very sad that somehow key characters in the show have been FORCED out of the show, ie Aunt Jody and Beth. It's weird that none of them were at the sextuplets B-day party. How do you have B-Day party for the kids and not have any relatives there? Weird. This is our biggest beef with the show.
2. We always have and always will LOVE those kids! Happy to see Madi not get abused much tonight like she has in the last several years.. I think Madi is gonna be awesome when she gets older! She is probably our favorite kid!
3. Kate needs to stop belittling and abusing Jon. At least she acknowledged it on the show.
4. Jon needs to grow up and stop being stupid.
5. Kate is not my favorite but she gets piled on a bit too much.

Well we've given alot of ammo for people to create a lively discussion so have at it!

There is a scene with them on the couch together, they didn't say much though.......
This episode was designed to make Kate look like the good guy, they didn't address allegations that she is having an affair with her bodyguard. The reality is that in all relationships it's a 50/50 deal. Both behaviors contribute to either positive or negative results, both people have to work on a relationship and no one person's behavior out weighs the other. Kate has become enamored of being famous and Jon is resentful of her and the overstuffed life they have and the loss of privacy and normalcy. Their jobs that they get paid for are the open display of their day to day lives. Nothing could be harder if you ask me.....

[K_Williamson42]

This show has had a great run, and if it wasnt for the greed I believe Kate woulda sided with John and left the show after season 4...which they should have then they wouldnt be in the situation they are in now...they would be back to living a normal family lifestyle, kids not waking up to camera's, and worrying about the papparazzi. Sure they show provided those kids with lots of possiblities they wouldnt of never been able to give to them, but all great shows come to an end and it should of....it would of saved there marriage and kept there family together!

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by fronk777

Well, my wife and I just watched the season opener. Without revealing our feelings about it I was curious what others on this board felt about it?

Is this about the Octo-mom...?

Logan

[fronk777]

Here's a pretty damning video I found about Kate's brother Kevin and Aunt Jody talking about the show...

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusive...-marriage-over

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusive...-blasts-tv-mom

Keep in mind this is Kate's own BROTHER talking about her this way....sad.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Is this about the Octo-mom...?

Logan

No, it's about someone else who abused fertility drugs/in-vitro and had way too many children at once.

[Secretagentnumber6]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

No, it's about someone else who abused fertility drugs/in-vitro and had way too many children at once.

They did use fertility drugs but not in vitro. They used Intrauterine Insimination, completely different. And most couples who have fertility problems use the exact same method. It just happens occassionally you get more than one. They are not like the Crazy OCto mom who insisted on have 8 fertilized eggs inserted. It all happened inside of the uterus for Jon and Kate.

[Teabaggins]

fertility drugs are baaaad....mkay.

there are plenty of kids without parents, if you can't have one naturally then don't have any.

fertility drugs are used by egotistical selfish people

[Secretagentnumber6]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

fertility drugs are baaaad....mkay.

there are plenty of kids without parents, if you can't have one naturally then don't have any.

fertility drugs are used by egotistical selfish people

There is nothing wrong with fertility drugs, only with the people who abuse them. In your view you could apply your logic to any drug. I could say heart meds are bad, if your heart is going bad just die. It makes no sense. Sure there are people out there who abose these drugs to try to get rich, but not near as many as people who truly want to have their own child and have gone through years of trying with no success, selfish it is not. Wanting to have a child is fine and having a child is one of the greatest things that will happen to most people and if they need a little help with that then they have the right, your view is very narrow. Adoption is not available to everyone either as it is ridiculously expensive and tough to make happen.

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

fertility drugs are baaaad....mkay.

there are plenty of kids without parents, if you can't have one naturally then don't have any.

fertility drugs are used by egotistical selfish people

They wouldn't give my parents fertility drugs. They made my dad wear freezer boxers. Worked like a charm lol.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

fertility drugs are baaaad....mkay.

there are plenty of kids without parents, if you can't have one naturally then don't have any.

fertility drugs are used by egotistical selfish people

That's such a narrow, simple-minded, and ridiculous statement that it could only come from an internet forum. And no, my wife and I have had no issues having children.

Adoption is not the same as having your own child. Yes, fools like octo-mom are abusing the drugs but to say it's only for "egotistical, selfish people" is such an inflammatory blanket statement that it has to be trollbait.

Lemme guess... single?

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

fertility drugs are used by egotistical selfish people

You're so wrong, it's not even amusing.

Do you have children? Have you ever tried to have children for months or years without success? Have you visited fertility clinics? Have you had the uncomfortable conversation of asking your spouse to visit one since it could be his or her "fault"? Have you spend countless time and dollars on finding a solution to the problem? Having children comes very easy to some; for others, it's a hellish experience that comes with negative results time and time and time again.

Who are you to judge them?

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

the fact that you guys watch such shows only helps to promote such behavior.

Why are you even participating in this thread? Bored?