Ok, so I'm not a Jon & Kate Plus 8 person, and I hate that I've even resorted to blogging about it, but I do have a point to make so please keep reading. And I suppose it's just Kate Plus 8 now, huh? Anyway, I watched some episodes of this show while I was babysitting a neighbor girl, and found it slightly interesting, but totally uneccessary. Yes, the kids are cute but what is so special about them that they deserve their own show? I understand that having sextuplets is out of the ordinary, but puting your family in the public eye is dangerous. Since the show began, the couple has split up, the whole family has had trouble with paparazi (which they constantly complain about) and the kids have become dependent on the cameramen. I think it is sad to see how the show has warped the reality of those children; being in front of the camera is all they've ever known. But it can't be a show forever. How are they going to react when the cameras don't come back? I also see shows about other families raising multiple children (19 and Counting, Sextuplets) but I've heard far less about them on TV and in magazines.
What is our fascination with watching these particular shows? As you can tell by my previous blogs, I am fond of many reality TV shows, but this one I just don't understand. All it is is a family living their life. I live life too...I guess most people would say that they like these shows because it assures them that other parents are struggling with the same problems they are (albeit on a grander scale), and if they can get through them, anyone can.
I don't know, but I am deeply saddened by what Jon and Kate Plus 8 has become. The children might be left with large bank accounts, but at what cost to them? They are constantly working, constantly snapped by the paparazzi and have to deal with their parents divorce while on camera :(
I will admit it... I used to be an INTENSE Jon and Kate fan. I bought the books and DVDs, and never missed an episode. I even sent bumper stickers on Facebook abotu them and quoted them in every day life. But that all changed when their family fell apart. I think the draw used to be the fact that they were a typical American family, with a working dad and a stay-at-home mom, who just happened to have about a gazillion kids. Their normalcy is what made the show so interesting, because let's be real: the Duggars are not so normal. But I don't think the show will survive much longer either... it's gone from cute babies and a happy couple to paparazzi-stalked kids with a fame-desperate dad.
ReplyDeleteI used to occasionally watch "Jon and Kate Plus 8," and while I never figured out why I spent my time watching it, there was some draw to it. Now it just makes me feel sick to think about that show, and even worse when I see Kate parading her "new body" across the front of People Magazine.
ReplyDeleteJon and Kate have gone from a normal married couple to two seprate people starved for attention and fame, and neglecting the well-being of their children. It breaks my heart, and I was dissapointed when TLC brought the show back as "Kate Plus 8." That's just promoting her outrageously irrisponsible behavior.