Kate will not be hosting the new show this spring.

Rumors are flying as to whether she has been dropped by the network, with the reasoning being that she was “too controversial”. I’ve also seen a report stating that Kate had never been slated to be a full time host for the show – only a guest.

Well, I just don’t know what to think. I guess we’ll just have to wait to see what other showtime gigs Kate comes up with.

Interesting.

Her body guard Steve Neild spoke to the ever curious press, telling them that Kate was doing some “test” filming for a future project.

One can only guess this has something to do with the new show that Kate will be hosting this spring. My question is, what does food service have to do with it? The impression that everyone has had about the new show is that is will be following the talk show formula. Can’t say that I’ve seen many talk show hosts slumming it as a local waitress.

Kate logged about 3 hours as a server at Finch’s. However, pictures are limited – as soon as the photographers were noticed by Kate’s entourage, they had the restaurant close their blinds to end the picture taking.

We wait with bated breath to discover what this little experiment was all about. Meanwhile, on the Gosselin home front, the kiddies are beginning to stress over the conspicuous absence of the camera crew. Kate revealed that during one drive home from school, they kept tearfully asking ‘Where’s the camera crew?” and saying “We miss them”.

Actually, this is perfectly understandable. All Kate’s obvious attention-grabbing attempts aside, I can’t say that I’m surprised to hear that the children miss their crew. These children have had these people by their side and giving them attention virtually their entire lives. I’m sure that they view the crew as a form of extended family. I can imagine that it would be hard on the kids to suddenly have “family members” disappear.

However, I’m not going to call the crew back. Even though we all have our doubts as to how sincerely concerned Jon was about his children (versus just being spiteful), I can’t disagree with his decision to kick the cameras to the curb. Right now all the kids see are kind cameramen, and the episodes are akin to home movies. It’s only later in life that they will realize the atrocious breach of privacy they experienced during a crucial part of their lives. Their parents allowed a window into their childhood privacy through which the entire world could watch, and those very same men each held a pane.

As the eight grow older, those “home movies” will lose their shine. The kids will be able to watch and read between the lines a bit better. And in doing so, they will have perfect record of their parents’ marriage falling apart and the tension goaded on by TLC. I’m sure those happy memories will be sullied by this knowledge.

I gotta say, that’s not the catchiest name I’ve ever heard. I don’t hate it, but the name does kind of lay there limp on the tip of your tongue. I give the new name a solid rating of “meh”.

It seems that Examiner agrees with me.

“Jon and Kate Plus 8” star Kate Gosselin is planning on shooting the pilot episode of a talk show over the weekend, and it appears that we now have a working title for it: “Mom Logic.” Based on a website of the same name, the show is meant to cater to everything related to mothers whether at work, at home, or in any period of crisis. Reports are that Kate’s first guest will be Mel B, a former Spice Girl and “Dancing With the Stars” contestant who is also the mother of Eddie Murphy’s child.

However, it probably isn’t fair for me to say that this is “Kate’s show,” since reports out there suggest that chef Paula Deen will actually be the face of the franchise. From a marketing standpoint, this frankly doesn’t make a whole lot of sense; sure, Deen is a staple on the Food Network, but she doesn’t have the audience that “Jon and Kate Plus 8″ did when the separation was occurring in June (not to mention the tabloid sales). Another issue with this show right now is with this “working title:” what makes it appealing to viewers? Let’s face it: people often watch TV because of the name attached to it. “Ellen” is popular because you always know you’re going to get Ellen DeGeneres. If  Kate Gosselin is the biggest name on the bill, then it makes sense that they would try to market the show around her. “Mom Logic,” meanwhile, sounds too preachy. Read on…