Jon & Kate Plus 8
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Jen Chaney on Liz Lemon and "30 Rock"
Date: 01/31/2013
Two television programs with almost-identical themes premiered in the fall of 2006. They were both behind-the-scenes shows about the writers and performers on a late-night topical sketch comedy series. One was an hour-long drama from "The West Wing's" Aaron Sorkin, starring "Friends" alum Matthew Perry. The other was a half-hour comedy from Tina Fey, then best known as the Weekend Update ancho ...
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Kate Gosselin's New Reality is No Reality
Date: 09/14/2011
I hesitated to write about Kate Gosselin because last time I did, I was immediately thrown in to one of two camps--the haters and the supporters. I'm neither. I do not hate Kate, nor do I support a number of her actions. My concern--her reality about reality TV does not seem to be based in reality. Monday night was the finale of Kate Plus Eight . Her reality TV show is retired and she told E- ...
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Kate Gosselin: Working 'Regular Jobs' Is 'Mediocre'
Date: 09/12/2011
Perhaps she was still too upset and emotional about the end of her recently-cancelled reality series Kate Plus 8 , but Kate Gosselin's Monday morning interview on Today was quite revealing. Unfortunately for her, not in a good way as when she replied to her ex-husband Jon Gosselin being reportedly pleased about the end of the show. [caption id="attachment_948" align="alignleft" width="1 ...
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Kate Gosselin Gets Religion: A New Book from "Kate Plus 8" Star on Family and Faith
Date: 06/17/2010
I blame my mother for introducing me to the Gosselin family . During one of her visits last year, TLC was running a marathon of Jon & Kate Plus 8, and Mom was glued to the screen. I watched several episodes with her and was surprised to find that she knew each child's history and personality. Watching the show for the first time gave me more than a few schadenfreude moments. I saw ...
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Does the World Need Really Need 'Kate Plus 8'?
Date: 06/07/2010
Last night marked the return of the Gosselins to TLC, minus Jon, and it felt as if the mother of multiples and her brood had never been away from the small screen. Which, depending on how you feel about the show, is a good thing or a bad thing. I keep coming back to whether it's a necessary thing. The premiere of 'Kate Plus 8' welcomed back viewers with familiar territory, celebrating the sex ...
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Jon Gosselin Ordered to Stop All of the Press
Date: 12/14/2009
Last Friday a judge gave many of us in pop culture land - if not the entire general public - an early Christmas gift by ordering Jon Gosselin to cease and desist from making media appearances of any kind. The judge was ruling in regards to a case filed by TLC, the network behind "Jon and Kate Plus Eight." TLC has claimed that Jon's behavior over the last few months violates his contract wi ...
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'Jon & Kate Plus 8' Series Finale
Date: 11/24/2009
If there are two things we learned from the series finale of " Jon and Kate Plus Eight " they are that Kate feels the whole experience has ended too soon, and that Jon just can't help coming off as a total d-bag. (Laudable statements followed immediately by laughable statements? Where is your PR guy?) Kate is absolutely correct that the TLC show has afforded her family of eight children with oppo ...
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Exclusive Video: Jon Gosselin Tells Rabbi Shmuley 'I Wasn't Feeling Loved'
Date: 11/20/2009
You may remember a few weeks ago Rabbi Shmuley Boteach had a public (but not free...) talk with reality TV star Jon Gosselin about whether fame was a blessing or a curse. During that talk Jon publically apologizes to Kate, and expressed his desire to apologize to her in private as well. Beliefnet has the exclusive video of the event. In the clip above, Jon talks about how he wasn't feeling love ...
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Kate Gosselin Interview with Natalie Morales: A New Side of Kate
Date: 11/03/2009
Last night in between watching my beloved Yankees try to win the World Series, I tuned into TLC's special "Kate: Her Story," in which Kate Gosselin, star of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," was interviewed by NBC's Natalie Morales. When allegations of her husband Jon's infidelity was initially reported in the tabloids (apparently rumors had been floating around their town for months before anything was ...
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Hi, My Name's Jon Gosselin. (Hi, Jon!) And I'm a Fame-aholic.
Date: 11/02/2009
Here are three reasons to suspect that you're a fame-a-holic. One, your life is a disaster. Two, even when you come to terms with your mistakes and apologize to those you've hurt, you have a microphone clipped to your lapel. Three, you have turned your life over to your spiritual counselor, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Yesterday Jon Gosselin, erstwhile star of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" finally admitted he ...
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Jon Gosselin Interview: Public Apology to Kate
In an interview with Rabbi Shmuley, Jon Gosselin publicly apologizes to Kate.
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Kate Gosselin Interview
Before the controversy, Kate Gosselin spoke to Beliefnet about her faith and how to raise a big family on a budget.
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Lessons from Jon & Kate Plus 8
Community member Turtle57 talks about what she's learned from the hit reality show.
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