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The Early Show Interviews The Kreiders

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:43:28 +0000

Surprise surprise that Kevin and Jodi have managed to get themselves back on TV. Now that Jon is allowing them to see the kids, they have a whole new bit of rhetoric to spill.
How sincere is all this really?

Clutter Clean-Up And Money Matters

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:05:36 +0000

Despite all the action off camera, last night’s episode was pretty quiet. Back to the old formula in a hum-drum kind of way. And by “old formula” I mean, we got to watch Kate boss somebody around. Jon may be gone, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t targets for Kate’s bossily rude attitude. The organization girls that she hired to help out with the basement clutter made pretty darn good targets.

But who wants to watch a household activity so mundane we all avoid doing it ourselves (just look at my “dumping grounds”), when we can just tune in to any interview-based show and get the real action? The money he-said-she-said debate has no end in sight as of this moment. The Gosselins have a rumored 11 bank accounts squirreled away, so there seems to be a little confusion as to which one Jon has been pilfering. Now Jon is claiming to have irrefutable proof that the supposed $230,000 withdrawal never happened. He’s waving around more bank statements than there are signs at a health reform protest rally. All are going to prove he only took the pocket change sum of $22,000.

Given the Gosselins’ love for the camera, I’m sure we’ll continue hearing about this little drama as it unfolds. Kate, it’s your move.

Jon’s Going To Court!

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:15:39 +0000

Tonight CBS will be airing yet another interview with Jon Gosselin. As usual his arguments are elegantly phrased, “blah blah blah”. Has anyone noticed that no matter what side of his 180 flip he’s on, he sounds exactly the same? He’s like a voice modulator that has been programed to sound tense and angry. The only thing that changes are the words.
So far I’ve been mute on the flying accusations that Jon only wants the kids off the air now that he’s been dumped from the title. It’s just been tabloid speculation, even though the timing is quite *ahem* coincidental. But I’ve gotta say, actually hearing him talk about it, it sounds like sour grapes to me. If he can’t be on TV, then no one can!
He’s now vehemently (always vehemently!) declaring that he wants his kids off television. He wants to give them back their childhood. Hmmm…sounds familiar. You think he’s been reading all the celebrity blogs populating the internet? You know, the ones all asking the Gosselins to give their children back their childhoods?
But really. How can we take this seriously after he went on and on about how much the kids love filming, it’s “ridiculous” that it’s hurting them, it’s not work, etc.? At least fess up to that previous attitude, Jon. But he’s not even acknowledging the fact that just a month ago, he had no problem selling his children down the river. Hmmm…what was that again? Your children as mini Ed Hardy models? Remember that?
I do.

More Minus Jon

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:08:35 +0000

Personally, I find it a little creepy that the guy being interviewed talks about putting tension back into the show. That sounds so scripted! Not to mention completely amoral. All that tension that TLC loved so much resulted in a failed marriage. Fantastic. Thanks TLC. Glad to know making good ratings has your priority over healthy, happy reality-show employees.

I’ve got to admit, this does make me feel just a tad sorry for Jon (didn’t think that was possible after this summer). Now he has to “guest star” in his own family life? That sounds terrible! It can’t feel good to be cut out of your own family like that. Dirtbags have feelings too, you know.

A lot of comments are being made about the timing of Jon’s divorce extension request and the show’s rechristening. Could he be trying to get his name back on the marquee? Maybe. On one hand it could be him just trying to get that paycheck flowing again – no show, no dough. And we all know that he isn’t exactly the motivated type. But perhaps he just doesn’t want to see himself removed from his family in such a definitive way.