Jon & Kate Separate

I haven't been keeping up with "Jon and Kate Plus 8" because it is on the same time as "I'm A Celebrity," and I've been watching that. But I managed to catch a rerun, and I was glad, because I was really wanting to find out what this big announcement way, even though I had a pretty good idea of what it would be. And considering, today, they filed for divorce, it really wasn't hard to predict what the announcement would be.

Jon and Kate announced that they are separating because they don't want the kids to be around their fighting. I just don't see why they don't go to counseling. They didn't even try that hard to keep their marriage alive. I feel like they kind of just gave up. If I had been married for 10 years and I had 8 kids I would try like hell to keep my marriage from falling apart and getting a divorce.

They really should quit the show, if they want to save their marriage. I think they have made enough money to support their kids without the show.

What do you guys think?

Top Five Tuesday--Reality TV

Last week I counted down my top five favorite tv shows- drama. This week I'll countdown my top five favorite reality tv shows.

I'm obsessed with reality tv. I love it, despite most reality shows being kinda fake. I do have a few favorites, however. So, lets start the countdown!

#5

Jon and Kate Plus 8

I do realize that I did just start watching this show this weekend...but I realized that I actually didn't have as many favorite reality shows as I thought. I've been obsessed with it all weekend and it's pretty much the only thing I've been watching all weekend. I love it after only watching it for a few days. And I'm excited for the upcoming season!

#4

The Real World

It's the original reality show and I've been watching this show since the season of Back to New York, which was the 10th season. Unfortunately, I didn't watch this past season, Brooklyn, because of the fact that I didn't have cable for awhile, but I will watch the next marking it the 22nd season. Some of my favorite seasons include: San Diego, Austin, and Denver. I can't wait for the new season to come out so I can start getting into this show again.

#3

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

I started watching this show halfway through season one and I loved it. I did see all of seasons two and three. I don't think there is word about a fourth season but I hope there is. I'm also super excited for Kourtney and Khloe's spin off show about them moving to Miami to open up a new Dash store.

#2

The Hills

I loved Laguna Beach and Lauren was one of my favorites so I was really excited that she was getting her own show. I've watched it from the beginning and I will continue to watch it despite the fact that Lauren is leaving the show. I'm very saddened about it, and the show was originally about her, but the show must go on, right?

And my number one favorite reality tv show...

THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR

I actually didn't start watching this from the beginning but I remember watching it one day on E! and I loved it! Holly, Bridget, and Kendra are so entertaining to watch and they are so funny. I'm really sad that all of them have left the mansion but it was time for them all to go on with thier lives. I don't really like the new twins, Hef, has, and I don't know anything about his other new girlfriend, so I'm not sure how the 6th season will go, but I will watch anyway. Holly, Bridget, and Kendra are all still doing things together, so hopfully they will be in the new season, despite the fact they are no longer at the mansion. They are the original girls next door and there shouldn't be new girls. This show started with Holly, Bridget, and Kendra, and thats how it should end. I'm super excited for Kendra's new show coming in a couple week and I love Bridget's new show. I own seasons one, two, and three on DVD and as soon as I get the money I'll but the other two seasons that are out.

Where they you have it, my picks for top 5 reality tv show. What's yours?

A Season Premier and an Almost Season Finale

Since One Tree Hill is over for the season, and there are new shows I've been watching that air on Monday nights, my Monday night TV lineup has changed. There is, however, a tough decision I had to make. Do I watch Jon and Kate Plus 8 or Charm School at 9:00? Since I know that VH1 will replay Charm School again soon, and I don't watch TLC enough to know how often they will replay J&K+8, I decided to go with Jon and Kate Plus 8 for my new 9:00 slot. Of course after that The Hills, which I had to choose over the season finale of Keeping Up With The Kardashians (but of course E! will show that many times as well.)

So lets get to it shall we?

Jon and Kate Plus 8


So, like I said in my last post, I just started watching this show this weekend during the Memorial Day Weekend marathon and I love it already! Tonight's episode marked the 5th season's premier. And as we all know, from reading all those tabloid magazines, that there are rumors of Jon cheating on Kate, and that their marriage is falling apart, etc, etc. So half of this episode was Jon and Kate, discussing everything on their interview set, at separate times. I actually feel really bad for both of them. Who really knows if these rumors are true or not? The only people that know are Jon and Kate themselves and we can only go on what they say. Jon says he did not cheat so its up to us to believe him or not, either way he doesn't care. It sucks about the way he feels about being in the limelight and everything but he did put that upon himself for agreeing to do this show. And like he did say, he knows that, but he also said that at the beginning this show was about the children and now its become something totally different. It's not just about the kids anymore and he can't go anywhere without the paps being there to take pictures of him wherever he goes.

This is also how it is with Kate, of course. Even when she took the kids to the party store to get supplies for their birthday party. There the paps were...ready to take pictures of them. Which to me is really rude and inconsiderate. I mean, its not just the adult in this scenario, the children are there too, and its just rude and inconsiderate of them to do that. But that's how they are suppose to be. They are suppose to do whatever they can to get a picture, even if it means being rude and inconsiderate. I also feel sorry for Kate for having to put the whole party together, by herself, and to have to deal with 8 kids all by herself. Like, I know Jon is going through something and he needs a break, but seriously!?

The other half of the episode what celebrating the sextuplets 5th birthday. And of course they were so freakin' adorable the whole time. Those are the one's I feel sorry for the most. They are so innocent and they don't really know what is going on because they are so young. All they probably know is that Mommy and Daddy are fighting and they aren't together in the same place as much so they don't see one of them as much as the other at a given time. I just hope that one day they will understand and wont have hatred toward one parent or whatever. I really hope that Jon and Kate can make things work for the kids and I hope they are able to overcome this thing. I mean, they just renewed thier wedding vows and bought a new house so I hope it wasn't all for nothing. I'm one that doesn't understand how you can just not make your relationship work if you really truely love the other person. I think that if you really love the other person you can make it work, you just have to try really hard. And if it doesn't, you didn't try hard enough.

But anyway, I noticed the show went over the allotted time slot of one hour by like almost 15 mins. But I was glad that when it did end both Jon and Kate were eating a meal together with their children.

The Hills

So since Jon and Kate Plus 8 ended a little late, I missed the first few minutes of The Hills but I think the only thing I missed was Heidi looking at dresses. I tuned in while Lauren, Audrina, Stephanie, and Lo were all out to lunch.

Here are my thoughts of this episode...in bullet points :)

• I think Kelly was a bitch to Stephanie. Stephanie was trying to be nice to her and all Kelly could do was be rude. I mean, she could of at least pretended to be nice back to her.
• I think Brody was being an ass about the whole Audrina/Jayde ordeal. I understand that Jayde is his girlfriend and he loves her, but Audrina has been his friend for years. I think he should have been the middle man and tried and make things right between the two of them. But whatever!
• I also think Spencer was being an ass when Heidi asked him from the bottom of her heart, to apologize to Lauren. But I'm glad he did end up doing it. It probably wasn't sincere but at least he did it for Heidi because he loves her and I'm sure he really did want to show her he's changed.
  

I'm pretty excited for the season finale, which is on Sunday, right before the MTV movie awards, at a special time of 8 pm. I don't really know why they are doing this, but whatever...

I'm glad Lauren decided to go to the wedding so I'm excited to see what happens. It also looks like Spencer talks to Heidi's mom about what's going on between them, and something Heidi's sister is upset about Spencer. Oh, the drama =)

A Weekend Marathon of Jon and Kate Plus 8

Ever since I saw The Soup a couple weeks ago, when they showed the clip of Kate yelling at Jon for not using a coupon, I though to myself "This is hilarious, I think I should start watching this show." So when I was flipping though channels Friday afternoon I saw that it was on so I figured that would be a perfect time to start watching, since the new season was starting. Little did I know it was a whole weekend marathon. So, from Friday afternoon to now, I've been watching Jon and Kate Plus 8. When I said I was going to start watching this show, I really held myself to it because I've been watching, nothing but Jon and Kate Plus 8 all weekend. And I have to say that I love it! The kids are just adorable and even though Kate can be very bossy and mean at times toward Jon, its still pretty funny.

Right now there is an article at Us Weekly's website where "Aunt Julie" urges viewers to not watch the show's season premier tonight. She first states that when the show first started Kate had a list of things that she wanted (trips, etc), which became the theme of each episode, and all of these things have been paid for with the budget of the show or traded for free advertisement. Well, DUH!! If it wasn't for the success of the show and the money they make from it, they wouldn't be able to afford all of the trips and things that the give to their children. If it were me I would do the same thing...wouldn't you? If I were on a reality show, of course I would use the money for family trips and things that my family needs.

Julie also goes to say that the show is staged. She says "there is a staff of people reading these blogs and they base the shows around what people are talking about." For example, Julie states that for the Chrismas 2007 episode, where they bake cookies and go caroling, the produces wanted them to show their appreciation to their helpers. Supposedly, Kate did not want to do it and she threw a fit about it, but ended up doing it in the end to help pacify viewers. She also says the children are being prompt to do or say certain things. They are children and I don't think they will do anything if they don't want to. Jon and Kate have even said in thier Q&A special episode, that I just watched, that the kids are not required, and they don't have to do anything they don't want to do. Sure, they are coached to say "On this episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8" but it looks like they enjoying doing that, and its cute.

It seems to me that this "Aunt Julie" is a jealous, backstabbing person. She is upset about not being in the show (probably for good reasons) and she wants to do, and say, anything to make this show, and this family, look bad. Yes, this is a reality show, and they are going to edit it in a way that is the most entertaining to the viewers. If that means the producers saying something like "hey, you should do this..." then who really cares. Its not like they go back and make them reenact something that they did before and they camera guys didn't catch it. And sure, Kate, can be a bitch sometimes, but I would be a little bit on edge, and cranky a lot if I had 8 children and 6 of them were only 5 years old.

I did, however, hear that this whole Jon and Kate relationship thing, is a scam. I don't really know what to think of that right now. But I think the reasons that "Aunt Julie" is giving for not watching the show tonight are bogus. I think she should come up with better reasons for us not to watch.

To read the full article click here =)

So what are your thoughts about everything?