Jon & Kate Plus 8: Good Reality TV from Production Standpoint
So Kate needs a Valium, but don't let this actually stop you from checking out Jon & Kate Plus 8, because from a technical production standpoint, it's actually a superb show. I just want to forewarn new viewers that Kate can be a real devil. Her sextuplets and twins think tantrums are normal behavior.
I have no criticisms of how Jon & Kate Plus 8 is crafted and put together. I can imagine the relentless hours of video footage that must be dissected to fit into 30-minute segments. I can imagine the aching eardrums of the camera crew as they follow the screaming sextuplets and wailing twins around the house. I can imagine the TV crew's reaction when Kate acts up. Are the sextuplets miniature Kates? Or is Kate an oversized preschooler? You be the judge.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 does a splendid job of showing every detail of Jon & Kate's life, taking the viewer from the bathroom to the ski slopes, from the messy kitchen to the ice skating rink and to the music lessons. Plenty of dialogue between Jon & Kate is captured. Plenty of dialogue amongst the sextuplets and twins is also captured.
In fact, Jon & Kate Plus 8 makes sure you don't miss anything because sometimes there is captioning at the bottom of the TV screen of whatever is being spoken, since it's not always easy to understand a preschooler's mumbling.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 includes the nannies sharing their thoughts. And let's not forget the standard segments of Jon & Kate relaxed in a loveseat, speaking towards the camera about what's happening in their lives lately. And it is during these scenes that you will sooner or later witness Kate take a potshot at her husband. Just keep watching. It invariably happens.
Jon is half Korean, so the sextuplets and twins are one-quarter Korean. But interestingly, they all appear to be three-quarters Korean and will grow up to be very attractive. I believe that the sextuplets resulted from Kate taking hormone shots to stimulate egg production. This kind of fertility treatment can easily result in a litter of eggs being released from the ovary, and just a few moments of intimate passion are all it takes for a cluster of eggs to be simultaneously fertilized. Correct me if I'm wrong about this particular technique being used on Kate, but nevertheless, it was reproductive technology that brought Jon & Kate sextuplets, and they are interesting to watch.
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Post a Commentkate is a bitch.jon has finally dumped her. she is no victum.she is money hungry and what everybody needs stop feeling sorry for poor kate .she always put him down and that hairdo of hers looks stupid so she can take her phoney tears and get a job instead of useing her children. exploiting them is terrible.
I totally agree with Ellei Koester, Kate has de-balled Jon for all the time the show has aired..and Maddie is the only child that acts like a spoiled brat..daughter like mother..hopefully the show will be canceled, but now on Monday nights I do have better things to do than to watch KATE acting like the victim..oh poor KATE..she is only getting what she deserves..
soft spoken husband? Does anyone critizising the Gosselins actually watch the show? The loudest and quickets to raise his voice is Jon. Not just to Kate but the children. There is an episode that one could barely hear Kate andJon was screaming angrily at the top of his lungs that the post office was closed. I think people are talikng without facts, watching the show, or just to be part of teh negative swarm of jelouse commentators on the blog circuit.
Kate is so money hungry she has lost sight of reality. She is always saying people do for them because they are so loved. Like Maddie kicking one of the little girls, That makes people love them? I don't think so. I hope they lose the show, imagine reruns when the little kids are in high school and the episodes of Kate taking pictures of their first bowel movements? Sad.
does any one know if there's a message page that is just for Jon and Kate. I've notice on there web site now there is no message board anymore. I guess Kate don't like reading about herself
Money has went to Kate's head. I believe that is all she is concerned about. She has lost the value of what is really important. Eventually the money will destroy her. But she won't see it until it's too late. :(
I'm a mother of 2! A 8 year old and a 4 year old I never STOP! and kate and jon have 8!i take tips off kate shes soooo
GREAT!My 8 year old loves jon and kate plus eight!SO DO I and my 4 year old loves them to!
I'm a mother who has grown children and I know what a chore it is to raise them properly. I think she is a very loving mother, however she has to loosen up. The episode where she was going to throw the childs teddy bear away because it had gum on it was over board. I felt so sorry for him crying over this. The way she treats her husband in front of the kids or otherwise is uncalled for. She's always slapping him and belittling him. Most men wouldn't put up with that. Its so disrespect full. I have OCD and it has been under control for years. Shame on her for not seeking help.
Agreed, Colleen; I raised my boys that way - with back-up clothing for messy times. I mean, who stays neat and clean all the time?! That said, I'd like to clarify that I had only two sons, seven years apart. So organizing was a 'tad' less strenuous and quite a bit looser than what the Gosselins face daily. It just seems that Kate is unable to let go of that rigid, perfectionist requirement when it comes to her kids. She wants them to look nice, of course - and they do - but if she took it a little more in stride, she might de-stress herself a little more. I simply don't think her personality permits it. And yet, if she were laid back and relaxed and let the little ones run around grimy, sloppy and sticky, no doubt, some of her self-professed critics on these boards would accuse her of being a negligent mother - and maybe even suggest that they be removed from the home (sarcasm). Can this girl win at all, I wonder?!
I'm a teacher who went down to pre school level when I finally had my own children. My own children were never afraid of getting their clothes dirty, because clothes are dispensable. Whenever possible I would pack an old t to put on if we needed to keep what they were wearing clean and neat. I always had an extra set of clothes in the car until they were in high school. Kids need to enjoy the messy things in life without the worry of getting dirty. Ice cream is one of those pleasures. If my children made a mess, they knew to change clothes or get the paper towels to clean up. Let them enjoy simple little pleasures.