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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Mommy Fires Daddy

Posted by on Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:36 AM

It's an American tragedy:

The breakdown of the marriage U.S. reality television stars Jon and Kate Gosselin has made its mark on the television show that chronicles their lives, with its title being changed to "Kate Plus 8".

The reality show now called "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will change its name on November 2 to reflect the couple's divorce, which was filed for in June.... "Kate Plus 8" will document Gosselin's life as a single mother raising 5-year-old sextuplets and 8-year-old twins.

 

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spoiler alert 1
jon will have his own reality dating show soon enough.
Posted by spoiler alert on September 29, 2009 at 11:47 AM
2
I hope the network fires her, too. I'm sick of the gosselins in particular and the glorification of over-reproducers in general.
Posted by Coljack on September 29, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Mike in MO 3
I can't explain why, but I have really enjoyed seeing this disolve before our very eyes...
Posted by Mike in MO on September 29, 2009 at 11:50 AM
slaggy 4
Mr. Poe and Kate Plus 8
Posted by slaggy http://www.videowatchdog.com on September 29, 2009 at 11:52 AM
5
I don't watch or support any show that rewards people for having litters, and I understand from people who watch the show that Kate Gosselin is a bossy control freak...but why the headline "mommy fires daddy"?. Didn't the network fire daddy? Seems like "daddy is a complete tool who bit the hand that fed him" would be more appropriate.
Posted by genevieve on September 29, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Loveschild 6
I honestly don't know why she wants to continue with this sort of thing now after the breakup. It's bad enough that it happened but to keep it up there for all to see, fail to see how that will be beneficial for the kids in the end. She seriously needs to start thinking about the kids first.

Posted by Loveschild http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_haiti_earthquake/ on September 29, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Banna 7
Soon to appear: Kate and date plus 8.
Posted by Banna http://www.ucp.org on September 29, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Banna 8
Oh, and the companion show: John the John gets 8-10 for solicitation.
Posted by Banna http://www.ucp.org on September 29, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Baconcat 9
@6: Yeah, 'cuz she's got so many marketable skills that will pay the bills.

She could do HR, since she's great at picking people! Or be a Detective, since she's got this amazing skill to read people and find out what wrongs the commit. Or maybe a lawyer, since she's got an awesome ability to get justice.

Oh wait, nevermind. She should stick with TV.
Posted by Baconcat on September 29, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 10
Seriously, LC @6, where else is she going to make a million dollars a year? Money makes the world go 'round, baby.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on September 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Urgutha Forka 11
They should have stuck with the mathematics meme and called it "Kate - Jon + 8 = X, solve for X"
Posted by Urgutha Forka on September 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Matt from Denver 12
@ 6, they're making $50k per episode. That pays for a lot of nanny bills, and funds a lot of education accounts because there's no way she's putting the kids through public school at this point. I don't see saying no to that as the better choice.
Posted by Matt from Denver on September 29, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Will in Seattle 13
I hear Brangelina's looking for some more adoptees ...
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on September 29, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Hernandez 14
Has anyone blamed the gays yet?
Posted by Hernandez http://hernandezlist.blogspot.com on September 29, 2009 at 12:17 PM
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Jon Minus Nine
Posted by the spin-off on September 29, 2009 at 12:18 PM
16
I'm just looking forward to Jon suing for alimony.
Posted by keshmeshi on September 29, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Vince 17
How about she goes to a fertility clinic and makes it an even ten? Then she beats out Octomom.
Posted by Vince on September 29, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Loveschild 18
10 No it doesn't and i pity you if you believe that. It may get you material junk but in the long run that doesn't last, same goes with fame. But it doesn't get you what's most important. She'd be wise to follow thru with that if she doesn't want any of her kids, especially the boys, repeating the same error that she and Jon did.
Posted by Loveschild http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_haiti_earthquake/ on September 29, 2009 at 12:23 PM
David K 19
I'd still fuck Jon. I know -- nastee -- but fuck it.
Posted by David K http://www.luriddigs.com on September 29, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Dexter 20
@11 The nerd in me can't stop giggling. APPROVE!
Posted by Dexter on September 29, 2009 at 12:38 PM
very bad homo 21
Anyone who watches this trash is directly contributing to the dumbing down of America.
Posted by very bad homo on September 29, 2009 at 12:42 PM
22
loveschild, education is both pretty freaking important, and pretty freaking expensive.

not to mention all the great memory/character building shit they get to do solely because of this show. (ie vacations, not beign on welfare)

how is kate (with or without Jon) supposed to support all 8 without this show?
Posted by kate is great on September 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Mike in MO 23
@ 17, no Octomom already had six fucking kids, so Kate would need to shit out another six of her own to even catch up to that nasty cunt.
Posted by Mike in MO on September 29, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Rhett Oracle 24
Is there a local agency that provides emergency supplies for those of us who are 'care-impaired'? Or should I get some from Phasebook and Fritter? I really do feel bad about benignly neglecting these breeders, but apparently I have pro-choice on my side.
Posted by Rhett Oracle on September 29, 2009 at 12:55 PM
The Amazing Jim 25
I personally am looking forwar to the inevitable "Plus Eight Two Christmases Special".
Posted by The Amazing Jim http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=100000076496291&ref=profile on September 29, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Shini 26
I think this whole thing is borderline abuse. Kids get no privacy, every moment in their lives is recorded as entertainment - I'm not a fan of kids, but it takes a sick individual to take pleasure in watching them being miserable (you know they wouldn't be happy little things 24/7).

Honestly, christ - 50k an episode, they could've just done a year, saved the money instead of blowing it all on expensive vacations (how about going to Glacier Park, or the Badlands - camping out instead of going to huge parks with overpriced food?), then the kids could get off camera and grow up normal lives.
Posted by Shini on September 29, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Confluence 27
You actually watch this shit, Dan??
Posted by Confluence on September 29, 2009 at 3:06 PM
COMTE 28
LC, you're the LAST person around here who's qualified to give Kate Gosselin advice about how to conduct her life - or anything else for that matter - or were you MARRIED when you squirted out those three little spats of yours?
Posted by COMTE http://www.chriscomte.com on September 29, 2009 at 3:09 PM
TVDinner 29
@19: SRSLY?!?! Ewww!
Posted by TVDinner http:// on September 29, 2009 at 3:34 PM
yucca flower 30
@ 26,

Well, multiple births are expensive. The octuplets cost about a million dollars a kid just to deliver. Jon, the ninth baby, is unemployed and has been for a good long time. Do you really think he had health insurance? Do you think it covered all their bills? I'm sure a lot of that 50 grand an episode has been sucked up to pay for their very expensive fertility treatments and birth...not to mention any other medical bills that come along with having a multiple.
Posted by yucca flower on September 29, 2009 at 6:20 PM
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Clearly their marriage dissolved because gays can marry.

See, 14? There, I did it.

And 26, I'm pretty sure the network pays for all their vacations and stuff. They WANT the family to actually do stuff. If they just waited for them to do things they could afford on their own, every episode would take place at McDonald's.
Posted by DJDeeJay on September 30, 2009 at 9:23 AM

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