Friday, April 24, 2015

Recap: Celebrity Apprentice Episode 8 the finale

It's time for the Apprentice finale with a live audience. The announcer sounds half bored and not at all impressed that this will be live. Over at ABC their announcer always sounds like he's about to stroke out whenever they dare to go live he's so excited about it.

Four flipping degrees outside? #yeahthatswhyimoved

There's Trump's kid Barron, his youngest. He must be about eight. He is such a good looking kid like all the Trump kids. He looks like a walking advertisement for the Hamptons. Trump is quite the eccentric, but in the spawn department he really did well.

Trump emerges from some cheap sliding doors like he just got a makeover. I think they borrowed those from The Biggest Loser. No makeover this time, he looks exactly the same though less orange when it's live.

He joins Ivanka and Trump Jr. at the boardroom table and starts talking about how wonderfully amazing the show is, giving himself credit for it all.  This is such good bad T.V.

As is usual for the live finale we will be skipping back and forth to the not-so-live final challenge in Florida. Recall from last time, Leeza and Geraldo were in the midst of making promotional packages for Universal Studios.

Last week I ran into a friend of mine who lives in the Hollywood Hills and she mentioned that the daughter of a friend of hers babysits for none other than crazy I-an! I mentioned crazy I-an was kind of crazy on Celebrity Apprentice but that I thought it might be just a character he was playing for more screen time and just because he can. She immediately agreed and said he's, according to her friend, completely normal and very nice, treats her daughter well and is not crazy at all. Well, that's a seriously gigantic relief.

They do a long recap of what happened last time. See my previous recap, hehe! Olivia Newton-John's accent is so lovely. I call it Australian elegance. Leeza can get away with saying she's going to win because she's actually going to. When Kate has said nonsense like that in the past it's just embarrassing. I like that two entertainment journalists are the finalists. It seems more fun when they're both sort of from the same world. I can't even imagine how inept Kate would be at this final task.

We pick up with Geraldo where we last left off. Recall he's using some child actors who were somehow misplaced, like you might lose your keys. They're still fumbling around trying to sort this all out. Lorenzo is trying to explain to Geraldo they have very limited time to do a great number of things and really need to haul it. Geraldo doesn't seem to care and calls this marching to a different beat. I call it Lorenzo understanding what a tight production schedule is. Geraldo takes over Lorenzo's duties because he thinks there can be only one captain of the ship. True, but shouldn't it be the person who knows what they're doing? Like Lorenzo. By the way Lorenzo was doing great, naturally, and can pretty much just shake his head at this point. They round up the kids and start filming some little spots. Geraldo's not very good with the kids, telling them things like "don't rest on your laurels." What the hell kid knows what that means? What the hell adult knows what that means for that matter! I know someone who has chosen to work with kids who talks like that. I scratch my head every day wondering if they realize how bad they are with kids. Kids don't know what you're saying, and that's not how you build rapport.

Over at Leeza's team they're at the cool Harry Potter section, where they're blocking out a scene for their commercial about an uptight dad.

Leeza forgot to account for Kevin Jonas who is attracting a bunch of fans ogling at him, which is starting to get in the way of production. Jonas brother saves the day though and asks his fans to please move along, and they do, just like little Jonas sheeple. I guess I have to admit that Jonas brother is doing a decent job directing the commercial. It looks like he is just systematically getting everything organized and shooting the shots they planned. The reality is under these time constraints it's more important that you get all the footage you need rather than it's an Oscar worthy performance. He understands that and he's delivering for Leeza. Good for him. Leeza goes on ahead to start editing and trusts Jonas brother to finish the last few shots. This makes Jonas brother and his huge head feel very good. But that's the thing, Leeza understands what makes somebody difficult to work with like Jonas brother become somebody easy to work with. In other words, she is a good manager who can manage anyone and play to their strengths. This is why she is a far superior choice as the winner, there is no close call this season whatsoever.

Back at Geraldo's team, Geraldo announces that as soon as Lorenzo just accepted Geraldo is in charge things went so much smoother. For Geraldo I guess. The truth is Lorenzo very reluctantly let him be in charge only because he's the boss, and Lorenzo thinks Geraldo's going to screw this whole thing up if he doesn't want to put his ego aside for one moment and trust somebody who knows what they are doing like Leeza trusts Jonas brother. Lorenzo is right, Geraldo is wrong, but this time Lorenzo doesn't have a dog in this fight so it's not worth trying to stop this clusterfuck.

Geraldo calls himself iconic, and I love that the producers let us hear the sound from the live studio audience, because they burst out laughing. They're laughing at you Geraldo. Lol.

Lorenzo says Geraldo is a pain in the ass, lol, but admits his energy is pretty endless. Yeah, I've noticed that with many celebs. I think your energy level has to be that high if you want to make it in this business, because so much of your success depends on whether you can outwork that other person who wants the role. That's why you always hear bizarro workaholic stories about how people like Meryl Streep sold all her personal belongings and went to go live in Poland for six months where she wandered the streets of Krakow every day eating sauerkraut sandwiches and making idle conversation with the locals until she had the accent perfected. I don't know if she did exactly that but I'm sure it was close enough, and you get my point.


Ah, the great Joan Rivers. I miss her midas touch on this live finale already.

The child actors are cute I guess, but Geraldo as Harry Potter is so creepy just as expected. Geraldo drinking butter beer dressed as Harry Potter comes across like the beginning of a really kinky porno. It's just not good.

Just before commercial break they show us the live backstage area where the has-been contestants are waiting. Kate is making duck lips while Terrell takes a selfie of them. Oh, Doofus, duck lips are so 2013. Also I love that she is so chummy with deadbeat dad of the year. He himself admits he can't be bothered to see his children because he's too busy. I think she's just ignorant (due to laziness), both to his history of treating his four baby mamas and their children like absolute crap, and to why it would be hypocritical of her to be so buddy-buddy with someone like him. Kate is so darn lazy she can't even bother to read the Wikipedia entries on her fellow contestants. Smart contestants going on this show do their research on their competition to try to find out where their opponents strengths and weaknesses are, as well as figure out who they should associate, and not associate with. I remember hearing somewhere, maybe it was in her documentary, that when Joan Rivers was on this show she had a gigantic three ringed notebook filled with information on the competition. Naturally, she won her season.

We're back! Trump introduces his family, and they show Barron again next to his mom. Melania looks really ticked off about something. At first I thought she didn't realize the cameras were on her and was just bored, but then when he says her name she must know yet she still can't barely manage the tiniest of smiles and won't even clap when everyone else around her is. Haha, Trump's in the dog house. Probably drank straight from the milk carton again.

Whoosh, and we're back to Florida again. For some reason I just pictured those cool Indiana Jones maps from the movies with a little bi-plane going down from New York to Florida. What business Indiana Jones would have in Florida I don't know.

Geraldo begins editing his commercial, and mercifully he's letting Lorenzo and the other two figure that out. Thank goodness. He works the phones to get his entertainment lined up, Tony Orlando. He is very moved that Tony is going to help him out, especially since Tony has a disabled sister.

Speaking for my generation, with all due respect to Leeza and Geraldo, I don't know who Tony Orlando is and the only reason I know who Olivia Newton-John is, is because Grease made a very small, very brief comeback when I was a kid (anyone remember it being re-released and going to see it?), and also because of a complete coincidence, I know a few of her friends. I just don't know that this sort of entertainment is going to interest anyone under 40.

Back at Leeza's team, she's leading the editing. Brandi and Jonas brother return from filming and they've brought churros! Churros!  By the way, have you seen these?



Yes, that is a churro ice cream sandwich. It speaks for itself; nothing more need be said about that.

I respect that Jonas brother is really trying to help Leeza make this the best that it can be. He doesn't have to work so hard on something of little consequence to him. I like him a teeny, tiny bit better than I used to.

Ian ends up really liking Geraldo's commercial, but says it's all about Geraldo. He wouldn't have done it that way. I agree with him, that was the wrong approach. It's awkward and self-serving, and the Harry Potter thing really doesn't work. Like, borderline weird porno really doesn't work.

Leeza's happy with her commercial too, she thinks it's upbeat. Brandi reports Brandi's raised $17,000, so that's a good start and not bad for a reality star. Leeza's worried though about Geraldo's fundraising. I think she should just not vex herself about that. Geraldo will always beat her on fundraising, there's nothing she can do about it. Better to focus her efforts on all the other things that she can do better.

Back in the studio in New York, it's time to bring out the losing celebs, woo hoo! They come out in order of being fired. We have Keisha, Gilbert, Jamie, the true deadbeat dad Terrell, Kate, who is dressed appropriately in what I would call a nude-gold sheath dress, and crazy Kenya Moore.

On a side note, there was a time when Kate dressed completely inappropriately, remember those days? I'm always going to be curious who or what made her stop that nonsense and start dressing her age. Because you don't go just like that from looking like a two bit hooker at the Reading Amtrak station to someone about to give a Ted Talk on overcoming adversity. Trump introduces her as American's most famous mom. I almost gasp until he adds, of eight. Lol, well sure, that's true. I like that he doesn't describe her as a reality star or anything like that. His description is accurate, she is a famous, or rather infamous, mom of eight. That's all she ever was, and apparently all she ever will be. Suck it, Kate.

Heh, Trump asks Kenya if she is a nice person. Can I answer that? No, she's a thief and a pathological liar. Trump certainly has no problem being blunt, so how come he won't ask Kate if she's a nice person?

Commercials! In New York, Trump has over the commercial break become "America's boss." Wow, guess we'll all be punching in with him on Monday.

Back in Florida, I don't know what is happening, but there appears to be some kind of red carpet event where you're standing in line. Geraldo says he can still get it up. Ew. I hate when old people make sex jokes. Just no.

Some rich people are sort of gathered in a big room with a few tables around, some posters, and a bunch of those weird aliens from Despicable Me who look like giant yellow horse pills with eyes. I guess they are collecting money because Geraldo and Leeza are suddenly shouting out donation numbers as people hand them checks. It seems to me Geraldo has an unfair advantage bringing in all his friends from Fox, it's all big business rich Republicans!

A limo pulls up and the soundtrack is some over the top Prince Valiant's coronation type thing with trumpets and snare drums as Trump steps out of the car. Trump is too much. You know he picked that music. The Transformers introduce Leeza and Geraldo. Those movies are so stupid, and somebody in post production turned up the yellows and blues on them so high you feel like you need sunglasses just to make it through.

Also I can never see a transformer without remembering the jingle from their old cartoon from the 80's. "Transformers: Robots in disguise! Buh-bum!!" No woman my age didn't have a bunch of guy friends or a brother our ages who, back in the day, couldn't be torn away from their T.V.'s between the hour of 8:30 and 9 on a Saturday morning because of "Transformers: Robots in disguise! Transformers: More than meets the eye!" (Wow, that's like Milo-level poetry.) In googling the show to see what is out there about it, I see they've done a reboot of it that just started this year. Oh, please no. Another generation of boys sucked into that useless vortex. Even if the new movies were any good, which they're not, I don't think I could like them anyway due to that jingle stuck in my head for thirty years.

Geraldo is stumbling all over everyone's names and occupations. Wait, is he sloshed? The other contestants look like they're asking themselves the same question. He correctly calls Ian I-an, but says I-an Zerling. Okay, John Travolta.

"Thanks so much for that, Geraldo-doe," Ian quips. Haha, funny. Like pig latin. You can tell I-an's pissed as hell somebody would dare insult his ego by flubbing his name, especially Geraldo. I-an has daggers in his eyes. Bit scary.

Leeza thinks Geraldo's commercial is professional but too Geraldo heavy. Yes. Some of the execs seem to like it. No one has said this, but I also think the concept of kids going off to one part of the park to enjoy something while the parents go off to enjoy another is a little odd. Most families are not going to spend that much money to happily leave their kids to go frolic off at the other end of the park. Usually families are here on vacation, and they want to enjoy the experience with the kids. Maybe when they're older.

I still don't know who Tony Orlando is, but he shares an inspiring story about his sister who has cerebral palsy and is "mentally retarded." I remember some people on here insisting awhile back that term is no longer acceptable, but I can attest that acceptable or not, the term is still in heavy use among medical professionals, social workers and even by families of those with mental disabilities, as evidenced here when Tony says it.

The Willowbrook mental institution story is a tragic one, but it's also been almost thirty years since they closed their doors forever. I've never understood why Geraldo keeps referring to Willowbrook like he just got it shut down or something. In fact there's been so much de-institutionalization since the 80's, some people who maybe actually need a more formal setting have been turned to the streets and dangerous and even deadly incidents have resulted. Mental health in this country is a controversial issue that's for sure, but Geraldo even being a journalist never really goes any deeper than his tag lines about it.

Leeza is probably one of the best public speakers I've ever seen. She breezes through her presentation. She's so good. Oh, don't tell Donald he changed your life, that just encourages him. I think her commercial is so much better, it has a story with a beginning, middle and end, about an overbearing and too organized dad. It has just the right touch of Leeza, with Leeza doing the voiceover. "Fun is your only agenda" is a good tagline and modern.

Leeza shows a wonderful photo of her hugging her mom. Aw. She speaks eloquently about how tragic Alzheimer's is. Leeza thanks Trump for giving her a platform for her charity. There is nothing insincere about this lovely woman and her cause. She believes in what she's doing mind, body and soul.

There's the dated entertainment Olivia Newton-John, but at least she sings a song "everybody knows" except me I guess, "Magic." Seriously, never heard of it. Vivica gets the live audience laughing when she says she has a girl crush on Olivia. Who doesn't? I don't much know her songs but even I have to admit there's something about her that is very crushable. Commercials.

We're back, and oh, no, I guess Trump must have flubbed Kiesha Knight's name earlier and feels he needs to correct it. What, did he say Kuh-Night or something? Oh, I guess he flubbed her other last name nobody knows or ever calls her by. Who cares. Trump cuts her off as she tries to thank him for helping her charity, lol, to shamelessly plug Miss Universe. Ha, Miss Universe drops an anvil hint she wants to be on next season's Apprentice, lol. There's a next season? Woo-hoo!

It's boardroom time, and because Lorenzo is a gentleman he starts saying Geraldo did a great job. Trump brings up that Geraldo flubbed all over introducing Lorenzo. Remember that was during that part where I was wondering if Geraldo might be drunk. Awkward.

Lol, I-an finally gives up and is like whatever just call me Ian (E-an). Ha, that's great. Sometimes it's just not worth having a name like that and he finally reached that point. We did a great job, blah blah, says Vivica. Geraldo is driven. Well, so are most celebs and most of this cast except Terrell, Kate and maybe Shawn. Ha, Geraldo has a conspiracy theory Trump intentionally put Ian and Lorenzo on his team to screw with him. It's no conspiracy theory, Geraldo. It's just ratings.

Brandi is gracious as usual and explains why Leeza is the greatest, which she is. Kevin did a great job too, I reluctantly have to concede. Kevin has developed a lisp between now and the last time we saw him. Odd.

I get bored with Geraldo and Leeza going on about how they won even though they have no problem with their opponents. I notice that Leeza's boobs look pretty natural for her age, I don't think she's had any work done. Then I feel weird staring at her boobs, lol. But it really catches your eye when a celeb is so real! Forgive my boob ogling.

The exec's thought it was a good idea to have Geraldo as the celebrity endorsement. They did? I thought that whole thing was strange. Ivanka is either really sick or trying to sound sultry. I'm not sure which. The executives had exactly the same issue I had with the commercial, wow. They said it was weird to have the children and adults separate at the park when the park is supposed to be about family! Right?

The exec's loved Leeza's voiceover and presentation. They loved Olivia Newton-John, surprisingly, though I think they're her demographic, so. They wanted more celebrity in the video? I would have thought relying too heavily on celebrity endorsements is not very creative. It's the easy way out. If I were doing this final task I wouldn't risk falling back on something that easy, I'd be afraid of being accused of not thinking outside the box. They also weren't exactly crazy about the uptight dad story either. I must not know anything because I thought her commercial was great. Oh well.

I almost forgot Kate was even here until I see a tiny portion of her body sitting next to Kenya, the one the closeup shot is on as we cut to commercial. Lol. Ego crushed! Leeza actually ended up raising a lot more than Geraldo, more than $300,000 or something. Wow, Geraldo barely tried or has exhausted his donors or something. If I were Leeza I would never have thought 300k was enough to beat him. Lucky her.

The other contestants come out to the live show. Haha, Brandi is a Real Housewives "sensation"! Lol, suck it, Kate. I just love when Brandi gets much better introductions or descriptions than Kate just because she's most comparable to Kate. No offense meant to Brandi.

Lorenzo is a god. That is all.

Yeah, let's revisit the phone-gate thing, bring it on. That was pretty wild. Lol, the audience is laughing throughout most of it. It was terribly funny as badly as I felt for Vivica. I loved her "low-down dirty bird" comment. That was great.

You're kidding, Kenya is still denying she ever stole the phone. I want to put her on trial Game of Thrones style with a panel of three judges who hate her and she's only allowed to ask one question the whole proceeding. That would be good justice for the shitty thing she did to Vivica.


"I did not take Vivica's phone, but I wish I had!!"

This is the one time I don't mind Kate's over the top smug faces she's making in the background. Kenya really is ridiculous and pretty much everyone at home is making similar faces. Trump believes Kenya's lies why?

Brandi looks just gorgeous tonight. She's got a bunch of hair extensions but they look good. Brandi says what anyone who knows how to play Clue would say, it has to be either Kenya or her makeup artist, as they were the only people with access to the library. Er, war room  Well, I'm sorry if that pisses Kenya off but it's true, there's not a lot of other suspects. It's not the boys, no man would tweet something so catty, they don't have it in them even if they wanted to.

Trump does a funny montage with Gilbert Gottfried. He totally is a love him or hate him guy, lol. He's hit and miss with me, but I did think his "mein fuhrer" comment to Trump was pretty funny even if it didn't much make sense. Much of what that man says doesn't quite make sense.

Gilbert says he gave up because he's going through menopause. Ha, that's sort of a clever tie in with Vivica, nice.

Geraldo and Leeza finally join the live show and take a seat at the table. Trump is surprised Leeza made it this far? Wtf? I think most people saw within about ten minutes of this show she would be in the final two, she was that good. I don't know what took Trump so long. You can tell Leeza thinks that's a ridiculous comment but since Leeza has the self-control of a jungle cat stalking her prey, she politely says she's happy to surprise him. 

They do a montage of how hard Geraldo is to work with, lol. Kate had made a rather helpful comment during this, that Geraldo was like a snowball growing so big until he's out of control. That's not a bad description of him. It's like if you don't rein him in right away when he's just a snowflake, he's quickly off to Never-Never Land again and you'll never bring him back.  I forgot the way Geraldo was all Brian Williams-y on this show claiming he was shot at, knifed and stuff. 



Lol, Jonas brother hated him. That was so funny, especially Jonas brother's five second rule that didn't have to do with dropping food on the floor but rather, apparently, when you're allowed to interrupt a conversation. Lol. Trump says maybe he shouldn't have fired Jonas brother. Well, let's not go that far, Trump.  

Haha, Brandi says she adores Geraldo because she never had to work with him, but she wants Leeza to win. Johnny and Jonas brother want Leeza to win too.

It's not rocket science why Leeza is a good manager and did well in this game. She explains she avoids the drama and stays focused. There's no special secret to it, but those two things are surprisingly very hard for many people.

Leeza's Care Connection, which is located in a Los Angeles hospital, is a lovely carved out space for caregiver support groups to meet. Some of the caregivers are filmed hanging out with Leeza and Leeza tells them she's going to be able to open another Care Connection in her hometown in South Carolina. I'm crying. She just hopes she's been as courageous as her mom and done her proud. You have, Leeza. You have.

Okay Geraldo, top that. Hehe.

Geraldo goes to some care center for those with autism and other developmentally disabled. He really can't say autistic. Gah, it's not artistic, it's autistic, Geraldo. No R. I guess it's kind of touching how proud Geraldo is of his story on Willowbrook back in the day. He finally admits it was four decades ago. Some of the residents are painting. All the paintings are really vibrant and awesome, I want one! This center seems very welcoming and peaceful, almost like a laid back community college. Very nice.

Geraldo blathers around and around for a long time about how this is the way we should treat the mentally ill. Alternative care is great I'm not against that, but it needs to be understood it won't work for everyone, and that some people need a more restrictive setting. I don't find it helpful to our national mental health crisis to act as if Geraldo here has found the simple solution. Some patients could sadly not function in that group art class, but for those who can, this place is great.

Oh great, Twitter questions! Haha, just kidding, this is super boring. Don't quit until you succeed (Or you could quit things you suck at and just do what you're good at, says Malcom Gladwell.) Hit targets. Vivica thinks it's fine she quit because the two finalists were the best.

Does anyone have any questions for Kate? Bueller? Bueller? No takers? Lol, she hasn't said a word this entire episode. It's like she's not even here.

Melissa Rivers comes out to a standing ovation. That's nice. Melissa has kind of weird gestures and body language, I've noticed. Even though she's very petite, she moves like one might if they were way too tall, sort of awkward and hunched. Melissa was an integral part of the greatest Apprentice shit show firing in their history and I don't think I will ever forget the image of her cursing and hobbling around in that boot "bitch-whore!," so I thank her for the laughs when it comes to that.

Finally a nice tribute to Joan with inspirational music and Joan just being Joan the legend that she is. Sinbad, a comedian who was pretty popular in the 90's, says she took the time to let him know she thought he was funny, and that it meant the world to him.

For all of Joan's reliance on jokes at the expense of others and her cutthroat work ethic, story after story demonstrates that it was all just part of her act, and that she loved and loved her fellow man, and then loved some more. She especially was supportive of people's aspirations whatever that was, she handed out praise freely when it was due, and she gave and gave to charity. AIDS charities held a special place in her heart, because the epidemic personally touched dear friends of hers many times. She will be missed.

Kenya, who should win? America, does anyone care what Kenya thinks? Didn't think so. Kenya, the expression is not "that speaks loudly." The expression is, "that speaks volumes." #Dolt.

Of course Kate wants Geraldo to win even though she admits she worked with Leeza equally. Leeza, recall, helped Kate WIN when Kate was PM and screwing everything up. But that sort of "debt" means nothing to Kate even though most normal well-socialized people would just say Leeza after what she did to save her, whether you really believe it or not.

Ironically, Kate appreciates that Geraldo called a spade a spade. Of course don't call Kate the garden tool that she is or she freaks out. Ironically, Kate probably doesn't want Leeza to win because it was obvious Leeza saw right through her and correctly wrote her off as dead weight from day one. If there is one thing Kate is aware of is when the jig is up on pulling the wool over someone else's eyes. She knows.

Only Kenya, Kate and Gilbert want Geraldo to win, hehe. Kate is too stubborn to just fly under the radar, not be an asshat, and go with the overwhelming majority who want the correct choice, Leeza.

Leeza is "high functioning" Geraldo says, and doesn't understand why the audience is laughing. People like him often don't understand why the laughter, hehe. Leeza's like uh, thanks for that. I think? "High functioning," lol.

What is Geraldo even talking about? He flutters around in circles, squares, and triangles until Trump finally cuts him off. Geez, no offense but I'd hate to be his kid. He's the type of dad who will lecture you for an hour about how when he was a kid, what he did, what he didn't do, what he should have done, what his dad was like, how times were different, how times were the same, blah-blah-blah, when all you really need to hear from him is "Honey, just don't forget your homework again, okay?"

Leeza won the final task, woo-hoo. That bodes well for the big win. Leeza thinks she should win because she had integrity and played a smart game, and has never been called back in the boardroom. Plus she has a shit ton of wins and very few losses. She once even saved Geraldo's ass. She saved Kate's too, and others, though that's not as relevant. I like when she speaks for the simple fact that I can understand what she's saying. I took that for granted how nice that is this season.

Trump confirms NBC will renew Apprentice. Happy happy joy joy!!!

Ivanka was impressed with Geraldo's fund-raising abilities, and Leeza's quiet grace and elegance. She likes both candidates. Trump Jr. liked them both too.

As for Trump he thinks Geraldo is smart (eh, that's debatable) and good at raising money. Leeza led with kindness. Trump is still trying to wrap his mind around that leadership style. You can tell he finds it perplexing. In the end though he picks who most people wanted, Leeza!!! Yeah!

Confetti everywhere. Some sound guy forgot to turn off the mics near the confetti machines and so all you hear the last 30 seconds is "shhhwoooooosh!!!!!!" as the confetti pours out. Hehe. Everybody is hugging and Brandi is so cutely excited for her BFF. Kate finally comes over and Leeza says "thanks for nothing, bitch." Haha, just kidding. I wish. Instead Leeza goes in for a polite hug but, oh shit! Kate totally burns her and just before the hug can happen points Leeza over to her hubby off to the side to go hug him. What the f just happened??? I think that was a hug burn! Cold!!!

Kate said one thing this whole episode, not counting the one thing she said in an old clip. Haha, karma, doofus.

Well, it's been a grand time everyone. These long episodes were at times challenging to recap but always fun. I love television, I'm not ashamed to say that. I love good television, of which there is a lot of good T.V. right now, but I also love guilty pleasure T.V. like this, especially when it's done well, as this is.

Some shows are just shows, but Apprentice sort of means a bit more to me than most shows, because I remember when it was a gigantic hit when I was a first year in law school, back in the Omarosa days, and I was studying all the time or in class all the time or stressed out all the time and had very little time for T.V. One of my professors, kind as she was, had our whole class over to her house for dinner and to watch The Apprentice. Mind you this is like 80 people in a class, because most law school classes are about 80 people. We all showed up. She had a pretty big house and backyard and we all managed to fit pretty comfortably actually. I realize now she wasn't just doing it to be hospitable to her new crop of students, but also she did it to give us an evening to relax without fear somebody else in the class was home studying and we were falling behind somebody else by allowing ourselves one night off. If you haven't heard, your first year of law school plays all kinds of paranoid head games like that with you; oh it's fun.

Anyway, we really had a great time watching Apprentice together, laughing, joking and discussing it. It was a few hours out of our busy lives where we could just relax a little bit and not worry so much about grades and exams and what the future held. Television brings people together sometimes, as cheesy as that sounds. It can relax you and make you more open with people who maybe you don't know that well, or are the competition, or what have you. Watching this show that night with my classmates calmed me a bit, gave me perspective, and made me realize it's important to allow yourself to have "guilty pleasure" moments like this no matter how crazy life gets. Thank you, Trump, and I hope you do get another season. It's well deserved.

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Blowing In The Wind said...

Kate Gosselin ‏@Kateplusmy8 17m17 minutes ago
Told my teen girls there’s only 2 reasons I’ll wake them in middle of the night:
1.There’s a fire ��
2. Bc @MirandaSings is following me ����

Oh, geez. Still hasn't grifted those tickets yet, huh? Milo better get on that right away and pester Miranda for those passes because Kate is such a huge fan.

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Fired Up 4 Kate ‏@MiloandJack 13m13 minutes ago
@MirandaSings @Kateplusmy8 Ur the ONE the twins R all about! U've got teenage clout! Give those two girls a #MirandaShoutOut! #CaraAndMady

Yep. Milo has butted in. You got that right! She just can't keep her nose out of anything. I've never seen anything like this in my life.

Tucker's Mom said...

Of course Milo is now glomming onto Colleen. I hope Colleen pays something to read all the blather on her Twitter, because Glady's is moving in.

TLC stinks said...

Milo, buy the twins the tickets since her mother is too cheap!

Upstater said...

I have teens and I'm pretty much up to date on their interests. I have Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and I'm a wiz technologically to help them with their electronics. I pretty much know the popular music.
But I have no interest is this infusion of 'Youtube stars' that my and so many teens like. I don't have any problems with them, but it makes me feel like grandma because it so doesn't interest me!

NJGal51 said...

I don't think this latest act of grifting has anything to do with having social media as far as the twins are concerned. What she is doing is trying to use her status as a celebrity to grift tickets. Even if the twins had social media, I would imagine that they know that they couldn't get tickets by themselves. It's their mother who knows people, who has contacts, whose name is recognized, and therefore she is the one who has to ask for tickets and passes.
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The problem with this line of thinking is that if TFW had the contacts she wouldn't be reduced to begging MS to follow her. Everything would be taken care of for her.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

With every buttinsky tweet, Gladys makes it clearer why people
move away from her under the cover of darkness, leaving
no forwarding address.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

She must be a genius if she can actually get people to shell out that kind of money to see her act. I've looked at some of her stuff. To quote a quasi-famous gestational carrier, "I don't get it.".


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Her humor sort of reminds me of how when I was 12 the Mary Katherine Gallagar character from SNL was just the funniest thing in the entire world. I couldn't believe the incredible genius of that character.

But, I look at the character now and it's like, what was funny about that again? Molly Shannon is great, but that character is something only somebody with a young brain can best appreciate. I don't know why it was funny to me then, and I probably never will. Humor evolves as you get older and there's nothing wrong with young adults liking this Miranda person. My only issue is for Kate (and her sheeple) to pretend like she gets this character or appreciates it is so disingenuous. Gimme a break. My parents didn't pretend to like the humor I liked as a kid, nor should they. They let me watch it but they didn't pretend to be my BFF and bond over it, nor should they. They knew I would see through it even if they tried.

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redbird said...

Oh, I like that idea much better! Let Jon get the tickets for any of the kids who want to go and let him take them. Anyone who didn't want to go could go stay with friends. You would think grifter would appreciate it so she could have alone time with TFM.

redbird said...

When TFW said she drove the BBB in ZorroGate and didn't want the other parents see her driving with a bird on her shoulder? Too bad Zorro isn't blue, she would milk that. Zorry, FW, I think Zorro hasn't been around for a while now.

Rainbirdie said...

Uh oh. Mama June is back in the news - she's announced that Anna is pregnant. That's two MJ stories within a week - Kate needs to step it up if she wants to keep the public's attention. My guess is that we will see a few more "is she dating the bodyguard" stories soon. That always seems to get Kate some publicity.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Too bad Shoka and Zorro are both male - poor TFW can't even
score a pregnant pet headline.

Sue_Buddy said...

Hmmmm. @Cheaterville has deleted his most recent tweets including those about Kate's traitorous fans.

Tucker's Mom said...

Upstater said... 4
I have teens and I'm pretty much up to date on their interests. I have Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and I'm a wiz technologically to help them with their electronics.
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You're way ahead of Kate.
Why not have Skeve monitor their social media, what with being the electronics security expert and all.
It's really been working so far ;-)

Tucker's Mom said...

Her humor sort of reminds me of how when I was 12 the Mary Katherine Gallagar character from SNL was just the funniest thing in the entire world. I couldn't believe the incredible genius of that character.
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Molly Shannon is brilliant. I've always given her credit for showing those tightie whities and doing the physical comedy of that character.
I even loved the movie, Superstah!

Tucker's Mom said...

Sue_Buddy said... 13
Hmmmm. @Cheaterville has deleted his most recent tweets including those about Kate's traitorous fans.
April 27, 2015 at 9:36 AM
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Hmmm...perhaps someone reported him since he was fomenting his vigilante vengeance once again.
I think what he was suggesting is criminal, even.

Tucker's Mom said...

But, I look at the character now and it's like, what was funny about that again? Molly Shannon is great, but that character is something only somebody with a young brain can best appreciate. I don't know why it was funny to me then, and I probably never will. Humor evolves as you get older and there's nothing wrong with young adults liking this Miranda person
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Yup. I used to think it was hysterical to mimic MKG's armpit hand smell schtick.
Not so much anymore!

PA Dutch Mom said...

Too bad Shoka and Zorro are both male - poor TFW can't even
score a pregnant pet headline.

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Unless Zorro had a DNA sexing test to determine gender, we really don't know that it's a male. Imagine Kate's surprise if she found an egg in Zorro's cage. Would she rename the bird, "Zorroina?"

angie said...

Kate's been to the Derby 2 yrs, right? I believe those were during TLC years? If so, TLC probably gave her the tickets. Kate pays for nothing.

If she's trying to grift tickets to that MS event, then it means TLC won't pay for it.

She pays for NOTHING. evah!

(when has she EVER done anything with just the boys? I can't think of.one.thing.)

PA Dutch Mom said...

But, I look at the character now and it's like, what was funny about that again? Molly Shannon is great, but that character is something only somebody with a young brain can best appreciate.

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Leigh tweeted about the "genius" of MS. Isn't Leigh the one who made a jerk of herself in the parking lot? Speaks volumes, doesn't it?

Rainbirdie said...

redbird said... 10
When TFW said she drove the BBB in ZorroGate and didn't want the other parents see her driving with a bird on her shoulder?
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According to Kate - "With a green bird perched high on my shoulder closest to the driver’s window". She so obviously wanted EVERYONE to see the bird on her shoulder. Unless Zorro chose that shoulder hoping to quietly roll down the window & escape....

Tucker's Mom said...

Kate will be at a TLC Block Party held at Penn's Landing in Philly, on May 30th.

Rhymes with Witch said...

Kate will be at a TLC Block Party held at Penn's Landing in Philly, on May 30th. 22

I wonder if the kids will go. Not to be ogled but to enjoy the festivities.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Maybe Em can come to PA for the picnic and take care of "her"
G kids while TFW meets and greets the mediocre. Although
I think the Duggars will be getting the lion's share of attention.

Rhymes with Witch said...

I think the Duggars will be getting the lion's share of attention. 24

I think so too.

Tucker's Mom said...

What was it that Kate wrote about living next to the Duggars?

"Yee Haw!!!"

Tucker's Mom said...

I hope Kate doesn't take the kids to Penn's Landing for the whatever it is.
Too many people will be gawking and stalking, and you know Steve won't be protecting them.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Oh, Tucker's Mom (#27), I'm sure TFW would warn the kids ahead
of time not to sit on the laps of anyone who is unattractive, and/or
who doesn't give them a gift card. And if the person has a tattoo
of your name on their arm, it's just because they love you, and
aren't you lucky to be loved by strangers?

Ingrid said...

I don't think Kate is taking her kids according to how it is written here. It says the Duggar family but only Kate. Not the "Gosselin family",

http://www.phillymag.com/ticket/2015/04/27/kate-gosselin-the-duggars-and-other-tlc-personalities-to-host-huge-block-party-at-penns-landing/

**will be able to meet the Duggar family from 19 Kids and Counting, Kate Gosselin from Kate Plus Eight**

I see you have to 'register' to be a free guest at the block party. Is that so they can vet the people before letting them in, in case a crazy fan shows up?

Tucker's Mom said...

I see you have to 'register' to be a free guest at the block party. Is that so they can vet the people before letting them in, in case a crazy fan shows up?
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That's weird. Why have it at such a public place?

Rainbirdie said...

Ingrid said... 29
I don't think Kate is taking her kids according to how it is written here. It says the Duggar family but only Kate. Not the "Gosselin family",

http://www.phillymag.com/ticket/2015/04/27/kate-gosselin-the-duggars-and-other-tlc-personalities-to-host-huge-block-party-at-penns-landing/

**will be able to meet the Duggar family from 19 Kids and Counting, Kate Gosselin from Kate Plus Eight**
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It also specifically says the Roloff family & the Hamill family. But not the Gosselin family.

Apparently, from the photo they posted for the story, they are actually trying to scare people off from coming to the event.

4rmine said...

Ingrid 29 and Tucker's mom 30......
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You register to win a TLC prize.

It makes perfect sense to have it a Penn's Landing. Philly is known for block parties, and Penn's Landing holds many events for the community throughout the year - especially in the summer. It's a good PR move for TLC to promote their shows.

TLC stinks said...

Milo's big chance!!!!!

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

I wonder why they rarely troop these kids out on live events. If I had to guess I think it's because the few times she has things have gone terribly wrong. The last time she did, Cara sold her down the river. The kids can't be counted on to be on point when it's live.

Otherwise she'd drag them out all the time, including to this event.

NJGal51 said...

How would they know an individual registering is a crazy fan (of TFW)? I'm sure the Dugger family has its fair share of Milos. Maybe a local can bite the bullet and go. The defective detective is not around to vet since she went private.

TLC stinks said...

Definitely odd to say open to the public but they want your name, address and email. They are definitely vetting plus making sure they have a crowd but they have to give a reason like you get a TLC gift bag. Big PR event so I wonder if people will be allowed to take personal pictures?

PatK said...

Perhaps Kate has it written into her contract that public appearances on behalf of TLC shall be for her only, and are not to include her children, because after all the show is really about HER stress in handling and dealing with such a large family.

Me,me, me, I, I, I.

Anonymous said...

(Leslie)
Bruce is having is own show this summer on E! about his new lifestyle as a woman. He said in the interview he will not film the sex change operation (if he goes through with it) but we will see him dressed as a woman this summer on his new show.

I was shocked that he was on hormones for 5 years when he met Kris. He was a solid 36B. She saw him dress as a woman yet she married him. I think that is very strange.

Dollars to donuts said...

Bet dollars to donuts that they're not including the Dugger Fuckitybillion &Gosselin 8 because someone would have to monitor them and adhere to PA's new child labor laws.

Sue_Buddy said...

Counting the Duggars, that's a boatload of celebrities (cough). I don't see how TLC could vet those who register. There could be wackos that don't like any number of the celebs but TLC doesn't know their names.

As for Kate appearing alone, I hope she does. That will give the kids a day without her and maybe they can enjoy themselves with Dad/family/friends.

If Kate doesn't take them it's all about her, if she does take them, she's exploiting them. She really can't win. LOL

TLC stinks said...

Sounds like it will just be the Queen and TFM. So how long during the five hour event will she hang around? Odd that the kids are not included since the others have their kids. I hope Jon had something to do with that. Or maybe she decided to go it alone because it would disturb her alone time with TFM? Or her head is so big she thinks people only want to see her? And, of course, it means $$ from TLC.

I can't decide if this is a nice gesture on TLC's part to allow fans to meet and greet and/or a risky PR scheme to counteract their bad publicity. Probably both and this Block Party will not be cheap for TLC.

4rmine said...

Penn's Landing will have a crowd if the weather is nice. They always do in the summer. Penn's Landing is a large pier community area along the Delaware River. This is one of the areas that the city has the firework display from. I love going to Penn's Landing!

This was a contest that a woman who lives in the Pennypack section of Northeast Philly won by nominating Philly or Pennypack.

NJGal51 (35) ---- I would go to the Block Party, and share my experience with everyone, but my daughter is graduating from High School that day : )

getoftweeter said...

So, with Kate making that appearance, does this mean, that when the Mothers day show is aired, that Kate plus 8 will be back with a new season/series? Since, TLC does a season as 5-6 episodes, instead of 13 or 26. Is this the prelude to a new season?

TLC stinks said...

I guess you are right that they really cannot vet people but I would be hesitant to give out my info to them. You will end up on their email list for sure. Maybe they can cross check people's names and/or emails with those who have complained about the shows?

If Milo does not show up for this, then Milo is definitely a catfish.

getoftweeter said...

So far, Kate has not said a word about her appearance. I also wondering what the next blog is to be about; the dog this time?

Rhymes with Witch said...

I was shocked that he was on hormones for 5 years when he met Kris. He was a solid 36B. She saw him dress as a woman yet she married him. I think that is very strange.. 38

They also had 2 children together.
I have no idea what either of them were thinking, but at this point Kris is clearly focused on the almighty dollar.

It's unfortunate that Bruce's transition is part of the kardashian circus.

Formerly Duped said...

I don't understand Bruce Jenner saying he is not gay but has always been married to women. If he is a woman himself, isn't a relationship with another woman gay? He says now he is asexual, but if he is attracted to men, would he be hetero? I'm so confused! I wish him the best but not sure if he needs so much media coverage. Chaz Bono was more subtle and seems to value his privacy.

Tucker's Mom said...

Geez, Baltimore is errupting. Kids, young kids, bombarding cops with brickbats.
I just don't get it.

TLC stinks said...

Will be funny to see if she promotes the Block Party on Twitter.

She's been quiet today. Probably packing for her date, er Derby, with TFM.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

I think a nice perk for Kate that the kids can't be trusted when things are "live" is that Kate gets all the attention, I think she absolutely loves it. But that doesn't mean she gets brownie points for not taking along and, consequently, exploiting her kids, because I don't believe a desire to not exploit the kids has a thing to do with the reasons why she doesn't generally take the kids along on these things. If it were, then she wouldn't be damned if she does or doesn't. It is not why though, so.

Tucker's Mom said...

Still think it's weird to have to register for an event like this, where the public is free to come and go. I guess the event will be roped off somehow.
Anyone else think Kate would have never done a TLC PR event like this say, 3 years ago?

Virginia Pen Mom said...

TLC stinks said... 33
Milo's big chance!!!!!

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Seriously!

Milo talks health concerns, and they may be real. But she's able to work, have meetings, keep Kate's tweet notifications on a special super secret buzzer (LOL, just speculatin'), take long walks through the woods and squat, ha. They seem to have some means, maybe not wealthy but comfortable enough to take a trip.

If you were as big a fan as Milo -- if you ate, slept, and breathed Kate Gosselin -- wouldn't you get to this event? Part of the weirdness that is Milo is that she doesn't make an effort to actually meet Kate when she has the chance. Is she embarrassed by her looks, is she afraid Kate will snub her and break her heart (the dream is dead!), or is she not what she claims? You would think Lights Out Man would give it to her as a Mother's Day present.

Tucker's Mom said...

4rmine said... 42
Penn's Landing will have a crowd if the weather is nice. They always do in the summer. Penn's Landing is a large pier community area along the Delaware River. This is one of the areas that the city has the firework display from. I love going to Penn's Landing!
*******
No offense but Penn's Landing sucks. It was never fully realized, and I go waaaaaay back to when it was built, along with New Market.
It's utterly boring and I wouldn't go there unless there was some event.

Tucker's Mom said...

It's unfortunate that Bruce's transition is part of the kardashian circus.
April 27, 2015 at 12:57 PM
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Bruce could have extracted himself and gotten distance, but he never did, so he's in this boat all on his own accord.
They'll all capitalize on the fame and money Bruce's transition brings.
And the woman that dies as a result of his not paying attention and causing an accident is still dead.

Rhymes with Witch said...

If Kate doesn't take them it's all about her, if she does take them, she's exploiting them. 40

Well, really it's always all about Katie.

Tucker's Mom said...

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said... 50
I think a nice perk for Kate that the kids can't be trusted when things are "live" is that Kate gets all the attention, I think she absolutely loves it. But that doesn't mean she gets brownie points for not taking along and, consequently, exploiting her kids, because I don't believe a desire to not exploit the kids has a thing to do with the reasons why she doesn't generally take the kids along on these things. If it were, then she wouldn't be damned if she does or doesn't. It is not why though, so.
April 27, 2015 at 1:03 PM
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Agree this isn't a damned either way for Kate. She's not going to take the kids to a live event, with massive public exposure, where the kids can and will go off script.
I think the fact that all the other kids who live far awy, btw, will be there, and her kids won't is telling.

getofftwitter said...

I'm sure Kates fans that go will say Kate was the draw, of the event.

Oh, if anyone is interested, I took a survey for TLC, when you go to the TLC to get a ticket for that event, a survey comes up on what you think of TLC site & TLC, I told them too many reality shows and get rid of Kate. Go back to what you started as. Not this reality crap!

Ingrid said...

getoftweeter said... 43
So, with Kate making that appearance, does this mean, that when the Mothers day show is aired, that Kate plus 8 will be back with a new season/series? Since, TLC does a season as 5-6 episodes, instead of 13 or 26. Is this the prelude to a new season?
___________________
I saw a tweet of hers to a fan saying something to the effect that there would be more. Can't find it right now.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

The Kardashian situation is strange, but at least they have both made recent very polite comments about each other. He said he has nothing bad to say about her and she said he is her hero. Most of the kids have all gone on record saying very supportive things about him. If they really were ALL about ratings, it seems to me a public feud would be better for ratings rather than this nicey-nicey thing. I think they care about $$$ but I also think they love him and want to be supportive.

Ingrid said...

getofftweeter.. I found the tweet, I took it to mean more than just the Mother's day one but I am not positive.

Haylee ‏@2022Haylee · 11h11 hours ago
@Kateplusmy8 @dowd24 Why can't they do Kate Plus 8 again

kateplusmy8
@2022Haylee @dowd24 they did.. And are

Midnight Madness said...

If Kate doesn't take them it's all about her, if she does take them, she's exploiting them. 40

Well, really it's always all about Katie.

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Kate and her kids should just stay home, fade away from the entertainment industry. Kate gets a job, kids get to be kids and go to school, get involved in activities and sports. Problem solved. No controversy!

4rmine said...

Well, if the kids are not with Kate, then I guess that they will be with a sitter, because Jon will be in AC on May 30th. Unless Jon has them during the day, and they make the switch in Philly on Jon's way to AC. The bridges to NJ are along the river. However, if Jon doesn't stay over in AC on Friday, I would assume that he would head there early on Saturday.

Midnight Madness said...

If you were as big a fan as Milo -- if you ate, slept, and breathed Kate Gosselin -- wouldn't you get to this event? Part of the weirdness that is Milo is that she doesn't make an effort to actually meet Kate when she has the chance. Is she embarrassed by her looks, is she afraid Kate will snub her and break her heart (the dream is dead!), or is she not what she claims? You would think Lights Out Man would give it to her as a Mother's Day present.

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lol! Yes, I was just going to post the same thing. There is some reason that in all of these years, with opportunities right and left -- speaking engagements, filming, that Milo has never shown up. I don't buy the health issue at all. Not one bit. There is something very wrong there. From her location it's an hour and a half plane ride away. What's her excuse this time?

Sue_Buddy said...

Strange my comment was so misunderstood. What I meant was whatever Kate does, she's criticized. Half the non fans will criticize her for taking the kids, half will criticize her for NOT taking them. And by half, I don't mean that literally, but hopefully you get the gist.

PatK said...

Fired Up 4 Kate ‏@MiloandJack · 9m9 minutes ago
Critics get over it...@Kateplusmy8 is listed as first..top billing for host of the #PhillyBlockParty She will always be the face of #TLC. 😃

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Oh.My.God.

Formerly Duped said...

I looked at that Busby Quint FB page and blog out of interest, and someone suggested the mom contact Kate for help and old baby clothes. Sorry to tell her all the old tups' clothing has long since been consigned for profit. This couple seems to have a lot of time for social media with having 5 new preemies and a little girl.I see a TV show in their Christian future..

Jen said...

Tucker's Mom said... 53
*******
No offense but Penn's Landing sucks. It was never fully realized, and I go waaaaaay back to when it was built, along with New Market.
It's utterly boring and I wouldn't go there unless there was some event.

#########

Wow…..just, wow! LOL

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


Strange my comment was so misunderstood. What I meant was whatever Kate does, she's criticized. Half the non fans will criticize her for taking the kids, half will criticize her for NOT taking them. And by half, I don't mean that literally, but hopefully you get the gist.


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That is patently untrue. She has done many things in the past in which non-fans have said positive things about her.

In this very recap I praised her for making a very insightful comment about Geraldo, and said the dress she was wearing was nice.

I don't see the damned if she does or doesn't situation here. All that was said was that although she shouldn't bring her children to live events, the reasons she doesn't probably stem from a very selfish and egotistical place. That is a completely fair comment in light of what we've seen from her.

Sue_Buddy said...

That is patently untrue. She has done many things in the past in which non-fans have said positive things about her.
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Ah, geeze. What's up? LOL

It could also be not true that if Milo doesn't show up for this event she's definitely a catfish. There could be many reasons Milo does not show up.

WTF?

Math Girl said...

I think the pre-registration for the block party is for crowd control. They will probably block off the area of the party and only let in a set number of people. Having to pre-register will make it less likely that excess people will show up and insist on being let in, perhaps knocking down fences and causing panic.

Maybe the Duggars will have some of the older children there, but not the younger ones. Or if they do have the whole family, at least there are sufficient adults to look after them.

Maybe Milo has met Kate, but hasn't identified herself as Milo. That would certainly be an option for her if she is worried about what Kate will think of her, or if she isn't as she presents herself as on twitter.

4rmine said...

Tucker's Mom 53....

I'm talking about the events. In case you haven't been there lately, it gets packed. They have ice skating in the winter, concerts, cultural events, the tall ships, ferry rides and various events every weekend in the the summer. Sure it's not even close to what the Inner Harbor offers, and the city knows that. They are trying to improve it. However, the events that they offer are a lot fun.
The Roots have a concert there that night.

Sue_Buddy said...

Maybe Milo has met Kate, but hasn't identified herself as Milo. That would certainly be an option for her if she is worried about what Kate will think of her, or if she isn't as she presents herself as on twitter.
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That's a possibility. Perhaps Milo looks like a wizened old troll and doesn't want Kate to see her.

Rainbirdie said...

Fired Up 4 Kate ‏@MiloandJack · 9m9 minutes ago
Critics get over it...@Kateplusmy8 is listed as first..top billing for host of the #PhillyBlockParty She will always be the face of #TLC. 😃
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Nope. Not even close. She's only listed first in the "news" article headline & she's given second billing in the actual story. On the ticket site, the official TLC event notice has Kate's photo last, after Buddy the Cake Boss, the Duggar Parents & Yes to the Dress Randy.

Hardly the front & center face of TLC.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tlc-block-party-tickets-16402176351

Tucker's Mom said...

4rmine said... 71
Tucker's Mom 53....

I'm talking about the events. In case you haven't been there lately, it gets packed. They have ice skating in the winter, concerts, cultural events, the tall ships, ferry rides and various events every weekend in the the summer.
*****
I've been to concerts and ice skated a few times. When there's nothing going on, it's kind of ho hum.
Philly just missed so many opportunities to turn it into a destination.

Tucker's Mom said...

That's a possibility. Perhaps Milo looks like a wizened old troll and doesn't want Kate to see her.
April 27, 2015 at 1:50 PM
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I think of Milo of Kate's Dorian Gray painting ;-)

TLC stinks said...

LOL...crowd control! Not likely but people do like freak shows. If it's truly open to the public, TLC does not need people's info.

Sue_Buddy said...

I don't see the damned if she does or doesn't situation here. All that was said was that although she shouldn't bring her children to live events, the reasons she doesn't probably stem from a very selfish and egotistical place. That is a completely fair comment in light of what we've seen from her.
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I'm not talking about only here--have you see her Twitter T/L?


Sascha ‏@Sassccha 3h3 hours ago@MiloandJack @Kateplusmy8 @TLC Why does everyone except Kate bring their family? G8 the only ones who cause chaos? Ill-trained?

Sammie Myami ‏@sammiemyami 2h2 hours ago@phillymag @Kateplusmy8 @duggarfam @TLC Without the kids Kate is nothing. Why isn't she bringing them?

Sascha ‏@Sassccha 2h2 hours ago@msgoody2shoes21 @MiloandJack @Kateplusmy8 @TLC When it comes to work, they perform. Kids are her commodities; no pay, no show up.

Tami ‏@finndango 2h2 hours ago@WhoisPmk @Sassccha @Kateplusmy8 I'm thinking she refused to bring G8 if they weren't getting paid. She used them as bargaining chip?

Virginia Pen Mom said...

PatK said... 65
Fired Up 4 Kate ‏@MiloandJack · 9m9 minutes ago
Critics get over it...@Kateplusmy8 is listed as first..top billing for host of the #PhillyBlockParty She will always be the face of #TLC. ��

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Oh.My.God.

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Meanwhile, while Milo's drooling, here's an amusing comment beneath the article:

Philatonian • 2 hours ago
Wow. We're Skelator and Strom Thurman's corpse unavailable?

Tucker's Mom said...

Kate the headliner?
I think she's the only TLC "stah" there that only has specials. I don't think her show has been renewed, has it?

Rhymes with Witch said...

It could also be not true that if Milo doesn't show up for this event she's definitely a catfish. There could be many reasons Milo does not show up. 69

I agree with you. The rest is just speculatin'.

Sue_Buddy said...

I think of Milo of Kate's Dorian Gray painting ;-)
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Yes! LOL

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

I'm not talking about only here--have you see her Twitter T/L?

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I never read her twitter timeline other than what's mentioned here. But all those questions you posted from non-fans seem like fair questions to me. Just because someone is pointing out that it's strange the way she rarely brings them to these events (when most other TLC families usually do), doesn't mean they WANT her to bring the kids. It's not mutually exclusive. I don't think the Duggar kids should be dragged out either, but I would find it strange too if they weren't.

Rhymes with Witch said...

If it's truly open to the public, TLC does not need people's info. 76

Yeah, I find that creepy.
I would never give Radio Shack my phone number when they asked for it.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Remember some promotional event they had in NYC like 3-4 years ago? You had to provide similar information.

They INVITED me. I said sure, especially since I have fam in the area and was going to make the trip out soon anyway, and was upfront about who I was an indicated my intentions were to do some live blogging for the site in a purely journalistic fashion like any other blogger or media there. They said sure and welcome and I had been making plans to rearrange my schedule thinking it would be fun to do some live blogging. Then a couple days later they said no sorry they can't have me there, due to this blog.

I guess I was vetted.

Tucker's Mom said...

I guess I was vetted.
April 27, 2015 at 2:39 PM
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Exactly, which is why I think TLC is collecting names. It's invasive.
There's no reason that TLC should have rescinded your invite, other than to try to silence Kate's naysayers and stifle the free-press process.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Exactly Tucker. As long as I was being appropriate and following the rules, there was no more reason to forbid me from attending the event any more than that Philly photographer should be forbidden for all the dirt he talked about, or Radar when they write a negative Kate story.

I would have been really ticked off if I already bought my plane tickets, but fortunately, I hadn't.

Katykat said...

I think that person has it right. No kids because Kate doesn't parent her kids effectively, and TLC doesn't want to take the chance that they may misbehave. All of the other families have children that are well-behaved. On the plus side, this keeps the 8 from being gawked at like zoo animals.
And yes, the situation is out of control in Baltimore. Very sad, because the legitimate, peaceful protesters' cause has now been lost and buried by the looters and rioters just wanting violence.

PA Dutch Mom said...

You know how there are some days when everything goes wrong, mostly on Mondays? It's been that kind of a day. Then I log on here and read the news of Kate at Penn's Landing. I am laughing so hard over the thought of Gladys needing to stock up on drool bibs.Thanks, Milo, for adding some humor to my day! Someone should offer to fund her trip there and see what excuse she will pull out of her Depends. I imagine she's having problems right now controlling her bladder, what with the news of Kate headlining/hosting an event!

I'm not going anywhere near Philly that day. I try to avoid Kate at all cost. And no, Milo I will not go to give her hugs and kisses (or anything else) from you.

Libby ★ ‏@LibbyyLibby 29m29 minutes ago
Writing my research paper on @Kateplusmy8 because she's my role model

Oh, brother. Now I need a drink, and a strong one!

Over And Out said...

Hasn't Sandie been crowing about how great it is that Twitter is on a mission to rid their internet world of hateful comments?

Sandie @SandieBellz
Kris Jenner has no comment. Pretty much says all you need to know about that POS. #BruceJenner

Sandie @SandieBellz
FU #DianeSawyer.

I hope she doesn't get caught in Twitter's hate-ridding net. People who live in glass houses, and all that...

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


Sandie @SandieBellz
Kris Jenner has no comment. Pretty much says all you need to know about that POS. #BruceJenner

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Well, I'd never defend Kris Jenner, but that's not accurate, Sandie. She chose not to participate in the interview, but she has been very clear in public statements she's supportive of Bruce, thinks he's a wonderful man and father of her children, biological and otherwise, and he is her hero. Kate could learn something from her about co-parenting, of all people.

Tucker's Mom said...

PA Dutch Mom said... 88
You know how there are some days when everything goes wrong, mostly on Mondays? It's been that kind of a day. Then I log on here and read the news of Kate at Penn's Landing. I am laughing so hard over the thought of Gladys needing to stock up on drool bibs.Thanks, Milo, for adding some humor to my day!
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Milo thinks Kate is the headliner! Right, 4 swarthy men dressed in togas are going to carry her there in an egg.
Ugh.

angie said...

Libby ★ ‏@LibbyyLibby 29m29 minutes ago
Writing my research paper on @Kateplusmy8 because she's my role model
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If she doesn't include "Mommy's Journal", she needs to get an F for lack of research.

LOL

Sherry Baby said...

Thanks, Milo, for adding some humor to my day! Someone should offer to fund her trip there and see what excuse she will pull out of her

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Milo was at a holistic center that she claimed was a long drive away. If she survived that trip, then she certainly can't use the excuse that health issues would prevent her from getting on a plane for a trip to see see the love of her life. It's only an hour and a half in travel time.

Jeanne said...

I don't pretend to understand Bruce Jenner. Believing since childhood you're the wrong sex, being married more than once with 4? kids. Now at this age being really public about it. To me, it's incomprehensible. It must have been a tough life. But it appears that Kris and the whole family were quite accepting and loving of Bruce. They had a family. Family takes all forms these days and that was theirs. I do believe though that it would be healthier for him to stay off tv for a while.

P.J. said...

My first thought, upon hearing that the G kids won't be at this event, is that sKate couldn't stomach a side-by-side comparison to the Duggars. She likes to pretend that what she has is so special. Their family is way bigger than hers and they're way better behaved. Yee haw!

Sorry. If this posts twice, please delete one, Admin. Thanks.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

"She will always be the face of #TLC" - with the parade of freaks
they feature, I don't think that's exactly something to brag about.
"Yee haw" indeed.

Sleepless In Seattle said...

Kate Gosselin ‏@Kateplusmy8 1m1 minute ago
My little girlies have overtaken my bed... And what am I doing, you ask? Cleaning the kitchen.... #MomLife

Oh, no, she didn't. A picture of the girls in bed. Milo must have soaked through a dozen drool bibs by now. A photo of Kate's bed! What a wonderful world!

Don't most moms clean the kitchen? Does she want sympathy for this, or a medal?

I thought Kate's bedroom was off limits, under penalty of severeness.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

I'm sure she's hopelessly jealous of the Duggars just because they're basically TLC's juggernaut. They practically live on the channel, they get new episodes all the time and all kinds of specials. TLC hasn't even given Kate 1/4 of the episodes the Duggars have gotten.

Sleepless In Seattle said...

Kate Gosselin ‏@Kateplusmy8 21m21 minutes ago
OMG omg I’m freaking out..And Mady&cara aren’t home now.Will video reaction! RT @emmatown4: @Kateplusmy8 @MirandaSings she's following you

How old is this woman? OMG. Omg. Omg.

Video their reaction and put it on YouTube. That certainly will get you free tickets and passes. Work it, baby, work it!

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Bruce did not seem ready for a huge interview like that, no way. He was crying and emotional through the whole thing, and some of his answers were all over the place. I don't think it's that he's lying, I think rather he still doesn't know exactly what he wants, not that there's anything wrong with that. This is a process and he's still learning to accept what his feelings are and how to deal with them. If it took him 60 years to even accept that he would be happier as a woman, I doubt he can be emotionally ready for an interview just like that.

The sexuality thing doesn't perplex me as much now that they sort of explained your gender is one thing and your sexuality is another. I understand that he feels he would still like to be with a woman like a man is with a woman, but that he would prefer to dress and act more feminine. That makes sense enough to me. For most people the two are sort of on the same wavelength but for some people they are separate and apart.

I sort of have a bit more respect for Kris because it seems like she knew about this for a long time but loved him and was attracted to him anyway. I think that takes a very accepting person. I still think she uses the situation for financial gain, but then again she could have outed him about this decades ago but held onto it. Same with the family.

Sleepless In Seattle said...

Fired Up 4 Kate ‏@MiloandJack 10m10 minutes ago
@Kateplusmy8 @MirandaSings I sent. #Miranda a tweet this morning 2give ur girls a #ShoutOut 😮 No answer yet....busy #PlumpinHerLips LOL

Oh, my word, Milo. Get a room! Please! My treat -- anything to get this crazy lusting out of your system and come out of the darn closet!

If MS has any sense at all she will ignore all tweets from Gladys or else Milo will imagine that she's her best friend forever and will pester her for all eternity.

localyocul said...

Sleepless In Seattle said... 97
Kate Gosselin ‏@Kateplusmy8 1m1 minute ago
My little girlies have overtaken my bed... And what am I doing, you ask? Cleaning the kitchen.... #MomLife

Oh, no, she didn't. A picture of the girls in bed. Milo must have soaked through a dozen drool bibs by now. A photo of Kate's bed! What a wonderful world!

Don't most moms clean the kitchen? Does she want sympathy for this, or a medal?

I thought Kate's bedroom was off limits, under penalty of severeness.

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I thought so too. Notice the pic over the bed hahahaha I always thought she looked so ridiculous in that pic with her hooker clothes. And didn't she threaten the kids to get them to take it? Gaahhhhh

TLC stinks said...

How gross...hope she washes the sheets after Steve leaves.

P.J. said...

That "photograph" hanging over the bed? No wonder she got creamed in that CA challenge. She has zero taste. I guess an interior design show for her is out of the question unless she's the subject. Oh what am I saying? She'd love a free home makeover.

localyocul said...

Love this comment on the Phillymag article too:

Paul McCartney, the Pope.....and now KATE GOSSELIN...oh baby.

Sad but true said...

localyocul said... 102
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I thought so too. Notice the pic over the bed hahahaha I always thought she looked so ridiculous in that pic with her hooker clothes. And didn't she threaten the kids to get them to take it? Gaahhhhh
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Who puts an unframed photo mounted on what looks like poster-board on a wall? Seriously? Talk about a teenage mentality. She really is totally lacking the taste/refinement gene.

Since this TLC event is May 30, and the only "special" anyone knows about is 3 weeks earlier, I think this is a pretty clear sign that K8 and her 8 will be continuing to film for TLC. Another summer of work for the kids, and no doubt some elaborate and pointless trip somewhere. Maybe they'll return to OBI to relive all those lovely memories. When will Kate and TLC realize they have nothing new to offer in terms of "reality" scenarios? It's like watching paint dry. Oh wait, they did that. . . .

Wowser said...

50+ former stars (dance contestants) going to the reunion of DWTS....think TFW was even asked??? That would be very telling! Poor schmoopy....not invited to the dance and left at home to grift on her 48th fuckety pink phone.

FYI said...

Since this TLC event is May 30, and the only "special" anyone knows about is 3 weeks earlier, I think this is a pretty clear sign that K8 and her 8 will be continuing to film for TLC.
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I'm not so sure about that. I think one of the reasons(and possibly the only one) Kate is involved in the block party is because it's being held in Philly and she lives nearby. How could they not ask her when it's being held in her neck of the woods?

However, if Kate was a planned "host" all along, no matter where it was going to be held, I think it's kind of funny that it is being held in her own backyard. She's probably upset that it wasn't awarded to some city in CA or FL, so she could fly away with Steve.

Winsomeone said...

What will the TLC "stars" do at that block party? I don't quite understand..will they mingle with the mediocre, or be in some sort of booths, or what? Also, if it's by invitation only and vetted, what sort of numbers are we looking at? 100, 500, or a 1000? Just doesn't seem like Kate's sort of thing at all.

Tucker's Mom said...

P.J. said... 104
That "photograph" hanging over the bed? No wonder she got creamed in that CA challenge. She has zero taste. I guess an interior design show for her is out of the question unless she's the subject. Oh what am I saying? She'd love a free home makeover.
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I couldn't help but think the same things about that photo.
Too small.
Needs to be framed.
Odd hanging over your bed.
Crooked.

I'm sure the girls love hanging in Mommy's big, luxurious bed though. The little girls' bedroom was always so sparse and sad, with chintzy stuff all around.

FYI said...

Question for those on twitter.....

Kate tweeted(and acted so juvenile in the process) how excited she was when she found out from a fan that MirandaSings was following her. Doesn't twitter automatically notify you when someone follows you? Wouldn't she have already known when she tweeted her "OMG" moment?

Mel said...

Looks like Melissa Rycroft will be dancing with Tony.

I guess he knew how to teach her....

Tucker's Mom said...

Wowser said... 107
50+ former stars (dance contestants) going to the reunion of DWTS....think TFW was even asked??? That would be very telling! Poor schmoopy....not invited to the dance and left at home to grift on her 48th fuckety pink phone.*
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Didn't that happen already? I thought I read about it.

Tucker's Mom said...

Who puts an unframed photo mounted on what looks like poster-board on a wall? Seriously? Talk about a teenage mentality. She really is totally lacking the taste/refinement gene.
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I think that's a photo-to-canvas print.
My in-laws got one done of our whole family when on vacation a couple years ago.
It's in their entrance area, much bigger and framed for gravitas.
Oh, and hanging level (that drives me bonkers).

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

She said she's going to film the twins when she tells them Miranda is following her. To do what with it? Post it? It might not embarrass them now but that video could haunt them later.

Isn't this sort of encouraging an extreme obsession with celebrity? Kind of like how her sheeple act about her and in many cases other celebs too. It's just a follow for goodness sake, and apparently she follows tens of thousands.

Tucker's Mom said...

BTW, Kathy Lee Gifford, who has been good friends with Kris for decades, mentioned that Bruce's transition is fairly new to her, and that she's still really dealing with it.
I think the family is putting up a front of unity, acceptance and going with the flow, but they've got to be reeling a bit.
It's a circus. I'm trying to have sincere feelings of empathy for Bruce, but I just can't.
If Bruce wanted to do something with depth and meaning, I think it would serve him and his purpose to do a documentary like "The Farmers Wife", which captures life in situ, naturally, not "unscripted reality", which is too malleable and manipulated for maximum ratings and revenue.

Tucker's Mom said...

Winsomeone said... 109
What will the TLC "stars" do at that block party? I don't quite understand..will they mingle with the mediocre, or be in some sort of booths, or what?
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I hope TLC makes them all go up on stage to entertain the crowd ;-)

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Winsomeone (#109), I'm curious about the block party set up,
too. But surely TFW won't do any mingling with the mediocre.
Remember the interview (was it "Extra?"), when she was
released into the crowd and muttered something like, "This
wasn't supposed to be part of it!" Steve will be at her elbow
the entire time. Maybe he should carry a bedpan with him,
to remind her of the career she'd have to go back to if she
doesn't get some more TLC specials, and that might keep
her sour personality in check.

FYI said...

Wowser said... 107
50+ former stars (dance contestants) going to the reunion of DWTS....think TFW was even asked??? That would be very telling! Poor schmoopy....not invited to the dance and left at home to grift on her 48th fuckety pink phone.*
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The reunion show was taped last Tuesday(21st) and will air tonight. Since Kate was twittering away on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, she wasn't there.

Instead, she got to stay home and write a stupid blog about Zorro.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Frameless prints are all the rage now. But it suits a more modern style of house. Her decor is a bit country for that sort of style to work.

It has to be done right, not cheaped out on. Some people like the canvas ones, I really like the metal prints you can get now. I prefer Mpix.com. Hers looks more like a Shutterfly foam creation. $29.99 tops. Cheaping out.

On another note, that is not the family photo I would bother blowing up and framing. They're all lined up in a straight row, which is a huge photography no-no and makes for a boring photo. Stop cheaping out, hire a photographer, and have him arrange you in different layers so it's somewhat interesting. In the few professional photos she's had, which were done for TLC, you'll notice how the photographers always arrange all the kids in different layers. That looks nicer.

redbird said...

The bedroom picture is just crazy to tweet to the world. You don't do that with your children. Does that woman not know what privacy means? The picture on the wall above the bed is so cheap looking and doesn't fit the décor. And I thought she would have a nicer headboard. Looks like a 13 year old put the picture up on the wall with scotch tape.

Man, she is stupid.

Tucker's Mom said...

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said... 119
Frameless prints are all the rage now. But it suits a more modern style of house. Her decor is a bit country for that sort of style to work.

It has to be done right, not cheaped out on. Some people like the canvas ones, I really like the metal prints you can get now. I prefer Mpix.com. Hers looks more like a Shutterfly foam creation. $29.99 tops. Cheaping out.

On another note, that is not the family photo I would bother blowing up and framing. They're all lined up in a straight row, which is a huge photography no-no and makes for a boring photo. Stop cheaping out, hire a photographer, and have him arrange you in different layers so it's somewhat interesting. In the few professional photos she's had, which were done for TLC, you'll notice how the photographers always arrange all the kids in different layers. That looks nicer.

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We have a frameless piece that is huge (and original) and I go back and forth on whether to frame it.
Actually, I'm just balking at the cost!
It looks nice in our guest room as is, but most of our art is framed.
For the heck of it, I bought a coupon to have a photo done on canvas, and it looks very nice, but I don't see myself doing more.
It was nice for what I paid.
Kate should hire a real photographer to get amazing photos. Mexico would have been perfect for that.
Our family was on an island beach, white tops/shirts and khaki bottoms, hundreds and hundred of photos taken over about 90 minutes, with different grouping and fun poses.
The two ladies really knew what they were doing, and the results are nothing short of stunning.
The results are lifetime family treasures.

Tucker's Mom said...

I think Kate should make her salmonella chicken for the TLC block party ;0

NJGal51 said...

I'm guessing her OMG! OMG! OMG! moment is all for show as is her filming of the twins' reaction. We all know that she can't film and post anything because she sold her soul to TLC. If she could post on YouTube she would have done so long ago. Maybe the twins will have to recreate their reaction for the TLC cameras. Additionally, wouldn't they be more excited if MS sings were to follow them and not their fame whore/star f^cker of a mother? MS follows her fans all the time which means she doesn't know who she's following so TFW is just one of thousands. Oh and Milo, your tweet to MS asking for a shout out to the twins is just one of thousands from actual fans asking for a shout out for themselves.

Formerly Duped said...

Agree- Kate never had designing savvy. The photo looks a little crooked, too. All her 'art' is photos of the kids comped.I think she has one red painting in the dining room and some of the kids' art in the basement and some knick-knacks- like the sign saying 'plan ahed." lol I wouldn't comment on someone's style if she didn't put it out there- a bedroom for Pete's sake! She should have kept the Mennonite blocks- they sounded nice.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

It's not rocket science. A couple of the kids hugging her from behind with their heads poking over her shoulders, a few kids sitting down, one or two on stools and a couple standing at her sides, would make a fantastic photo to frame.

Actually, the photo for her coming soon cookbook isn't bad, as far as the arrangement of kids goes. There are other flaws in it, but notice how the photographer has a couple of the boys leaning over the counter, and I'm pretty sure Joel is on a stool so that they're not all the same line of height. This is what happens when you actually pay someone to take photos. If I were her I'd blow up that one, without all the book title graphics. It's nice because it's a representation of where she apparently spends most of her time.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

I think TFW doesn't have any candid, tender pictures of her children because that doesn't reflect her feelings for them. I'm not saying
that she doesn't love them. I'm sure she loves her children. But
there is a warmth that seems to be missing. She's shown more
affection, kindness, and just plain interest in that bird than in all
her 3 sons combined.

FYI said...

My cable guide has this description for the Mother's Day special. It's airing at 8pm. According to locatetv.com the episode is called "Mother's Day Surprise".

"The children cook up a secret Mother's Day breakfast for Kate; Kate looks back at her journey."

I guess the big "Mother's Day Surprise" is that it really isn't Mother's Day. Guess that's the "secret".

TLC stinks said...

They are in her bed to watch TV. One of the girls has the remote. So what? This is worth tweeting? If I remember from the bedroom reno, the kids have those little old type TVs so I think Kate must have a nice flat screen in her bedroom. I don't blame them snuggling under the covers with their sweatshirts on. Must be chilly in the house.

The picture is odd above the bed. That's all I'll say.

P.J. said...

I agree, it looks like a photo taped to the wall. It's crooked, it's the wrong scale, it's hung too high, it isn't in keeping with the style of the furniture.

Someone on twitter asked if the tube hanging over the right hand side of the headboard went straight to the box of wine. LOL I have no idea what it is and don't care, but I found that comment funny.

Mel said...

I wonder if the Zorro blog post wasn't her in a fit of rage because she wasn't invited to the DWTS show. It had a certain level of manic to it.

I'm important! I am! See??? I am!

Mel said...

"The children cook up a secret Mother's Day breakfast for Kate; Kate looks back at her journey."
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Seems like that's all they do lately...have TFW look back at her journey.
Boring.

Tucker's Mom said...

Kate is a twit said... 128
My cable guide has this description for the Mother's Day special. It's airing at 8pm. According to locatetv.com the episode is called "Mother's Day Surprise".

"The children cook up a secret Mother's Day breakfast for Kate; Kate looks back at her journey."

I guess the big "Mother's Day Surprise" is that it really isn't Mother's Day. Guess that's the "secret".
April 28, 2015 at 7:30 AM
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What I wonder is how does TLC frame this? How do they sell this Mother's Day hijinks when it's blatantly obvious that it was filmed months before?
It's interesting that they all are basically saying a collective, F-U! Filming in bedrooms and obviously having scripted shows is exactly what TLC, Kate and Jon were hammered for.
Did they film in Mexico? I don't see that mentioned.

FYI said...

What I wonder is how does TLC frame this? How do they sell this Mother's Day hijinks when it's blatantly obvious that it was filmed months before?
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They'll spin it that it's not the real Mother's Day, but IT IS Kate's birthday. Of course, Kate's birthday would also be considered as "Mother's Day", because it's a day all about HER, their mother.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Narcissists and love for their children is a very strange thing. I do think they tend to love their children. But from what I've observed, they love the tangible output from their children. As in the homerun they scored, the painting they made, the A they got in school, the funny joke they made, the cute baby face they once had. It's like they can only understand and feel love if it's something you can actually put a name to.

I have not observed a narcissist to just love their child *because* like normal people do, nor have I seen this from Kate. The problem with this is that when a child desperately needs your love just because, like in the teen years, a narcissist is lost what to do.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Kate looks back at her journey."

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Please, not another cheap-o old clips episode. Enough already.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

I can see how a Mother's Day breakfast in MARCH would be a surprise.

angie said...

Agree- Kate never had designing savvy. The photo looks a little crooked, too. All her 'art' is photos of the kids comped.I think she has
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At least she upgraded from sticky notes.

LOL

Call Me Crazy said...

Tucker's Mom said... 91

Milo thinks Kate is the headliner! Right, 4 swarthy men dressed in togas are going to carry her there in an egg.
Ugh.
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Or maybe 4 swarthy men will carry her eggs in in a uterus-shaped vessel, as they pull a hospital bed on which she is reclining behind them. Just to remind people of her talents and amazingish claim to fame, you know. #Kateopatra

Rhymes with Witch said...

Kate looks back at her journey."
$$$$$$$$

And Jon is conveniently edited out.
Oh.right! That's her claim to fame. Eight children from virgin births.

Karen Kaufman said...

Kate looks back on her journey? HER journey? What about those poor kids' journeys? Kate's gonna whine about her stress and her fatigue and it was all orchestrated by Kate. All the lies she tells can be distilled down to this point: she copied Bobbi McCaughey with sinister motivations: fame, money and getting free crap. Kids be damned. Just stay alive and smile so Kate can continue to be famous, make money without having a job, and get free crap. Journey. What a fucking joke.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Airing TFW at 8pm seems appropriate, as it's her favorite number.
But it's also significant in that she's stuck leading up to the Duggars.
Let's face it -- 8 kids is like a coffee klatch compared to the Duggars'
19. And now with grandchildren in the mix? Sorry, TFW, you are
no longer TLC's golden girl, no matter how convinced Gladys
may be otherwise.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


Airing TFW at 8pm seems appropriate, as it's her favorite number.
But it's also significant in that she's stuck leading up to the Duggars.

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Haha, she's the warm up act before the real show starts.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

TLC will pick any excuse in the book to just keep showing old footage of the children when they were cute toddlers.

It's all they got. Really, it's all they got. I feel bad for the kids, they're just not good enough at their current ages for TLC to go more than two episodes before getting nervous they're not cute enough and showing a bunch of clips from their baby years. It's not very creative, and very lazy.

Rhymes with Witch said...

It's not very creative, and very lazy. 138

You've just described TLC perfectly.

FYI said...

Airing TFW at 8pm seems appropriate, as it's her favorite number.
But it's also significant in that she's stuck leading up to the Duggars.
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Actually the Duggars aren't on Mother's Day night. Kate's special is at 8pm, followed by specials of Leah Remini:It's All Relative at 9, and My Big Fat Fabulous Life at 10.

Prior to Kate's new show, they have a marathon from 3-8pm, starting out with Surviving Sextuplets and Twins, followed by of all the kids' birthday specials. So obviously, they will end with a show about Kate's birthday.

redbird said...

Admin said...138

It's all they got. Really, it's all they got. I feel bad for the kids, they're just not good enough at their current ages for TLC to go more than two episodes before getting nervous they're not cute enough and showing a bunch of clips from their baby years. It's not very creative, and very lazy.

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When I saw your post, I thought of this in the tune of Lucy doing the Vitameatavegamin ad.

It's so frugal, too!

getoftweeter said...

Laugh of the day: Kates claim that her shows were Realist of reality shows. Yeah, if your show was truely realist of reality, then you & TLC would have filmed Mothers day live! Cause, since we have all seen the commercial for the past almost 2 weeks, almost a month before Mothers day, we all know your Kate plus 8 is scripted, and the Mothers day was filmed almost a month ago or more. So the whole meaning of Mothers day is lost and meaningless, in her house(I don't call it a home, cause it has never been a home, it's been a studio, for filming a show), a home is a place of privacy, safety, a haven from the crazy world out there and filming a show.

Now, if Kate really want to show people that she has indeed changed or is in the process of changing, then she would have made amends with her own mother and showed the world on mothers day her & the kids spending mothers day together live or the day before mothers day, as a start in her change process. But we all know it's all about Kate: poor Katie, life has been so terrible to her, her childhood was bad, her teenhood was bad, her marriage was bad, so has to raise the kids herself that is bad, she can't get a foot in Hollywood, to further her career, that is bad, the whole world is against her BOOHOO! Next would be to reconnect or be friends with Jon in co-parenting, which would mean that Kate would have to stop throwing Jon under the bus, making nasty remarks, about his fathership to his kids, and stop the a-hole fans, on their nasty comments about Jon. But, that is fantasy land, lala land, Kate would never do, cause the woman can not move on, move forward, cause she can't get over the fact that Jon quit the show, when she herself said: that if any one in the family who wanted to stop/quit the show, they would stop/quit the show. Also Jon ruined her 20 year plan/bucket list.

And as I had posted earlier, I do think this is a prelude to another season of K8.

Mel said...

Interesting that the other reality shows are at least doing current things, albeit the same old formula, whereas TFW just keeps showing old clips over and over. And over.

She's old hat. Jumped the shark.

Tucker's Mom said...

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said... 135
Narcissists and love for their children is a very strange thing. I do think they tend to love their children.
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Which goes a long way in explaining how a mother could leave her kids for days on end, if not weeks, and not call just to hear their voices, and reassure them.

Tucker's Mom said...

#Kateopatra
*****
Huge LOL!

Tucker's Mom said...

Now, if Kate really want to show people that she has indeed changed or is in the process of changing, then she would have made amends with her own mother and showed the world on mothers day her & the kids spending mothers day together live or the day before mothers day, as a start in her change process.
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I don't know how her fans can look at that family year after year, and not wonder why they live in a bubble, free of aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents.
It's odd.
I wonder how many Mother's Days have passed that Kate has ignored her own.
Growing up, Mother's Day included the other moms in my family, including grandmoms.
My mother and father never ignored their moms because they had kids of their own.
It's so sad. Again, I feel sorry for Kate's mom. I can't imagine what she did to deserve her own daughter cutting her out of her life, and the lives of 8 grandkids.

AuntieAnn said...

Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 · 17h 17 hours ago

My little girlies have overtaken my bed... And what am I doing, you ask? Cleaning the kitchen.... #MomLife

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How could she be cleaning the kitchen if she was screwing around in the bedroom taking pictures of her kids? Liar. And I wanna see some photographic proof she was "cleaning".

That family photo above the bed should hold some sweet memories for the kids...taken back when Mommie was going through her hooker phase...oh and she tried to kill us all by baking us in the sun on the upper deck of a bus. Remember that? Yeah. Good times.

Sue_Buddy said...

Since this TLC event is May 30, and the only "special" anyone knows about is 3 weeks earlier, I think this is a pretty clear sign that K8 and her 8 will be continuing to film for TLC.
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I agree. TLC's ratings are dismal. They didn't even make it to the top 100 on Friday and Sunday they had one show listed in the top 100, 7th from the bottom with a 0.3 rating. Kate's proven that she can bring in over a million viewers and hover between 0.8 and 0.6 so why wouldn't they continue to film her and the kids?

Sue_Buddy said...

Kate is a twit said... 146
Actually the Duggars aren't on Mother's Day night. Kate's special is at 8pm, followed by specials of Leah Remini:It's All Relative at 9, and My Big Fat Fabulous Life at 10.
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Thanks for clearing that up. For some reason I've been under the impression that the TLC Mother's Day Special was one show including all the above that you mentioned
Oh, about your Twitter question, yes there is a notification icon on the header of your Twitter page that shows a number, 1, 2, 3, etc. of the number of follows, favored, tweets and retweets you've received. You can to click on the icon to see them. There are various ways to see tweets and no way of knowing how Kate views them.

AuntieAnn said...

Kate is a twit said... 111

Doesn't twitter automatically notify you when someone follows you? Wouldn't she have already known when she tweeted her "OMG" moment?

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I don't know anything about twitter but I did take a look at Miranda Sings TL. I wonder if this is how Kate got MS to follow her:

Miranda Sings @MirandaSings · Apr 25 FOLLOW SPREE! RT and use hashtag #MirandaSingsIsGoals for a follow

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

The changing nature of TV is a double edged sword for this situation. On the one hand there are so many channels and content now including on the internet, and programming has never been better. There are excellent shows across all sorts of cable channels when in the past cable TV didn't even produce series. On the flip side, with so much content out there, everyone's ratings are much lower than they used to be. The 10 million that used to be good ratings is now down to 1-2 million. Even TLC in which I used to think 2-3 million is strong is now okay with 1 million and even less.

Breaking Bad as I recall, for all its hype, was only getting on average about 6-7 million an episode. That seems like really bad numbers, compared to the old days. But was excellent for 2012 for cable.

I have also heard a lot of people say it's less about the ratings and more about your demographic. Even if TLC's ratings are in the low millions, if their demographic is mostly young women and moms, people buying the products, that's great for them.

AuntieAnn said...

Sad but true said... 106

Since this TLC event is May 30, and the only "special" anyone knows about is 3 weeks earlier, I think this is a pretty clear sign that K8 and her 8 will be continuing to film for TLC.

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Well, to quote Brandi Glanville, if she's not on TV yelling at her kids, what she's going to do? (lol!)

Good question. But I think by the time they eventually film the last show she'll be down a few kids. I can't see them all allowing their lives recorded for tv. And I'm sure Cara will be the first to back out.

Tucker's Mom said...

Breaking Bad as I recall, for all its hype, was only getting on average about 6-7 million an episode. That seems like really bad numbers, compared to the old days. But was excellent for 2012 for cable.
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Exactly. I remember looking at the numbers for a fave show, Nurse Jackie, and was shocked how low they were!
Mad Men's final season premier, with all the hype, was 3.4 million.

SARAH said...

Some dude needs to just pity f*ck her
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Good grief. This is vulgar and offensive.

Sarah

Sue_Buddy said...

I have also heard a lot of people say it's less about the ratings and more about your demographic. Even if TLC's ratings are in the low millions, if their demographic is mostly young women and moms, people buying the products, that's great for them.
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Yes, that's why I mentioned the 0.3 and the other numbers. Those are the 18-49 demographic numbers. Millions of viewers isn't as meaningful as it once was, and the top 100 include demographic ratings from 3.-- something all the way down to 0.3.

Kate certainly fits in there, and contrary to our hopes that with new management TLC would perhaps begin to include some more tasteful, shall we say, programs, that certainly doesn't appear to be the case. Kate fits in well with her demographic and eagerness to film all and sundry aspects of Gosselin life, including chaos, screeching, humiliation and bad taste which are primo for TLC.

As things stand now, I would be surprised if TLC stopped filming episodes of K+8.

Tucker's Mom said...

SARAH said... 160
Some dude needs to just pity f*ck her
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Good grief. This is vulgar and offensive.

Sarah
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My apologies (whatever I wrote that about).

Tucker's Mom said...

As things stand now, I would be surprised if TLC stopped filming episodes of K+8.
April 28, 2015 at 12:11 PM
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Agree, Sue. I think these "specials", filming several times a year, will continue without an end in sight.
Other than thinking that some kids will opt out (if they can) before 18 years old, I think filming will continue without a definitive end stop.

Formerly Duped said...

Sadly, I agree, Sue and Tucker.The latest specials were filmed fairly close together after a long break. It's only a year since the spring break/birthday special, then the summer/fall ones, now Mother's Day/Mexico? I think being on CA put TFW back in the limelight.Are they the only multiples shows left? I think now it's more about Kate handling 8 than the fact that she has twins and tups.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

I think a couple years ago, when the show was cancelled, the ratings weren't good enough.

It's 2015 now, and now, in just a few short years TV has rapidly changed, and the ratings look much better, even though they're still as low as they ever were.

Six months ago I would have said, and did say, there's no way she can pull in ratings to stay on air. Now, my answer is different. She's got enough to keep at least specials going until the kids refuse to film.

Kate has all the luck.

Karen Kaufman said...

Lovely picture over the bed (eye roll). If I'm remembering correctly, this was the photo where Kate's side boob and bare feet were on display as she yelled at the kids to pose...or she'd give them away to strangers or some other such bullshit. Bitch knows how to make memories, I'll give her that.

Tucker's Mom said...

It's 2015 now, and now, in just a few short years TV has rapidly changed, and the ratings look much better, even though they're still as low as they ever were.
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That, and as a result of experiencing her show just go away like *that*, Kate, I believe, is far, far more amenable these days.
She will jump at any opportunity TLC throws her way.
Again, I don't think she would be staffing a TLC block party with the Duggars otherwise.

Tucker's Mom said...

I think being on CA put TFW back in the limelight.Are they the only multiples shows left? I think now it's more about Kate handling 8 than the fact that she has twins and tups.
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I think CA gave Kate some "juice" with TLC. I mean, why wouldn't they all make hay when the sun is shining.
Either way, any hope that the kids will have privacy growing up is all but gone.
I can only hope that TLC never ramps up the filming to the insane pace it once was.

Anonymous said...

If you want to call her desparate scrounging for a few specials 'luck' the. I guess she still has some. But this is now really all she has, at 40, and her children are only getting older. Good times are not ahead for her, but she has had an amazing run of stringing it all out. Doubt she is getting much in the way of griftables either. She still has a major $$$ empire to maintain, too.

OrangeCrusher1

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Remember when the cruise was set, and TFW was urging -- nay,
begging -- her fans to sign up? "Do it do it do it!" Funny that
she doesn't seem to be rallying them to come to the block party.
Could it be perhaps their attendance won't be putting money in
her pocket?

Formerly Duped said...

Right, Karen. The photo is from that awful NYC trip in the 100+degree weather. Kate showed her ignorance, vulgarity and cavalier attitude to the kids.I think that was Kate's worst 'look.' She really did dress and act like a manic hooker in those heels, peek-a-boo top, bleached hair , gum snapping and shrieking all the way.The matched twins and tups looked utterly miserable. #funmemories

Tucker's Mom said...

Kate needed fans to sign up in order for the cruise company to pull the trigger.
No sign up, no cruise for Katie.

getoftweeter said...

RIP: Susan Cough Tracy Partridge on the Partridge Family age 52.

Mel said...

Funny that she doesn't seem to be rallying them to come to the block party.

She's in her usual mo. If she's out for a sponsored outing, be sure to tell NO ONE. Deep dark secret.

It's weird that when it's something you'd think she'd be publicizing for her sponsor, TLC, Coupon Cabin, etc., she says nary a word.

But we all know, according to Milo, that she must fly under the radar for her safety.

I can't see why anyone would want to sponsor her when she insists on going incognito. The whole point of sponsoring her is for the publicity, isn't it?

FYI said...

Found another description of the Mother's Day episode. Apparently, my cable guide left out a couple of words at the end.

"The children cook up a secret Mother's Day breakfast for Kate; meanwhile, Kate looks back on her journey through motherhood."

FYI said...

I found the official rules page for the TLC block party contest. A couple of interesting things:

"PRIZE: The Grand Prize will consist of a one-day Summer Block Party in the winner's neighborhood/community. The Summer Block Party will include music, games, giveaway prizes, and an opportunity to mingle with one or more stars of a show that has aired or airs on TLC. Aggregate retail value of the prize per attendee of the Summer Block Party is $50, itemized as follows: giveaway prizes per attendee ($10); music per attendee ($15); games per attendee ($10); celebrity meetings per attendee ($15). Food will be available for sale at the Summer Block Party.

Winning community is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes, if any, and for any expenses, costs or fees associated with acceptance and/or use of the prize not specified herein as being included."

And then there's this:

"All attendees at the Summer Block Party must agree to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of attendance at the Summer Block Party. All attendees at the Summer Block Party must further agree that in any cause of action, the Released Parties' liability will be limited to the cost of attending the Summer Block Party, if any, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney's fees. All attendees must agree to waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. . Any failure of the attendees at the Summer Block Party release and hold harmless the Released Parties will result in forfeiture of the prize, at Sponsor's sole discretion."

Released Parties are "the Sponsor, its parent, subsidiary and related companies, other companies associated with the promotion and operation of the Contest, and the respective officers, directors, employees, and agents of each (the "Released Parties")"

I wonder if Steve took care of this:

"The potential Grand Prize winner will be required to submit to, and cooperate in, a confidential background check to confirm eligibility and to help ensure that the use of any such person in advertising or publicity for the Sponsor or this Sweepstakes will not reflect unfavorably on the Sponsor, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion."

http://www.tlc.com/tlc-summer-block-party-sweepstakes-official-rules/

TLC stinks said...

Her journey should be done from married to single. ITA that TLC has nothing other than repeating, ad nauseam, the children as little kids and babies. It's true the ratings bar is very low for TLC and once again Kate has skated by with some specials, but there will come a day when some of the kids will defect and then TLC will no longer be interested without the entire clan. That's why she has an iron hold on those kids for now.

It's going to take a scandal like HBB to get her off the air although she will still attempt to make the tabloids like June. I've accepted she is never going away for many years. I've also accepted that most of the kids are messed up. It's a story that will play out for decades.

Nancy said...

Kate is a twit said... 175
Found another description of the Mother's Day episode. Apparently, my cable guide left out a couple of words at the end.

"The children cook up a secret Mother's Day breakfast for Kate; meanwhile, Kate looks back on her journey through motherhood."
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And the journey will be 88.8% about the negative, how hard it is to do it all alone, how she needs a break and how she cannot believe she has survived it so far......

Millicent said...

Tucker's Mom said... 162

SARAH said... 160
Some dude needs to just pity f*ck her
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Good grief. This is vulgar and offensive.

Sarah
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My apologies (whatever I wrote that about).
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Tucker's Mom - you wrote that about Ms. Uggs and her celebrity obsessions. I don't think it was so offensive - considering that you used an asterisk within the word itself, which I do when I'm trying to use a word but without the full force of the word, if you know what I mean :)

This is a board used by grown women (and a few guys). We've all heard that word, and I bet most of us have used it at least a time or two. I'll confess that for me, it's been more than a time or two.

Millicent said...

getoftweeter said... 173
RIP: Susan Cough Tracy Partridge on the Partridge Family age 52.

***8

My goodness, so young!

fade2black said...

I don't remember how long we should wait to post about a current television show, so if anyone hasn't seen last night's dwts episode...
**SPOILER ALERT**
I have only seen three contestants burst into tears when they were eliminated. Kate, Sherri Shepherd and a 14 year old girl (who imo was too young for the show anyway). Speaks volumes about maturity levels.

Mel said...

I wonder what they told the kids. Did they tell them to pretend that it was Mother's Day?

Or did they tell them just to prepare a surprise breakfast. And then they planned on saying in the voice over that it was Mother's Day.

The kids will be watching this and think, what??? They never told us that!

Mel said...

The Summer Block Party will include music, games, giveaway prizes, and an opportunity to mingle with one or more stars of a show that has aired or airs on TLC.

What?? TFW is going to have to mingle with the riff-raff?? No!

Formerly Duped said...

Oh dear! Little Tracy from The Partridge Family! I read an autopsy was scheduled and they are awaiting forensic results, which does not sound like it was a natural or expected death. So sad for her family and friends. And I, like many, remember her well. RIP Suzanne Crough.I'm still reeling from the news of the twin from Ray Romano's show.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Nancy (#178), I agree. Surely there will be plenty of classic
TFW words and phrases used about motherhood: hard,
challenging, stress, alone, pressure, chaos, single mom,
no support, no help, etc. Nothing like a laundry list of
complaints to make kids feel special. But I do hope the
words "blessing" and "gratitude" make it to her list, too.

Rhymes with Witch said...

But I do hope the. words "blessing" and "gratitude" make it to her list, too. 185

From Katie? Fat chance.

Tucker's Mom said...

Kate is a twit said... 175
Found another description of the Mother's Day episode. Apparently, my cable guide left out a couple of words at the end.

"The children cook up a secret Mother's Day breakfast for Kate; meanwhile, Kate looks back on her journey through motherhood."
April 28, 2015 at 1:46 PM
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I love the secret part. You know, when a film crew comes into your house in the morning, and you don't notice. Then they film your 8 children clattering in the kitchen, and you don't notice. Then suddenly, your bedroom door opens and 15 people walk in and your like, "Oh my God! I'm so surprised!".
Who's slipping Kate the rohypnol the night before?
Steve?
Zorro?

All This Is That said...

*SPOILER ALERT*

I have only seen three contestants burst into tears when they were eliminated. Kate, Sherri Shepherd and a 14 year old girl (who imo was too young for the show anyway). Speaks volumes about maturity levels.

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The latter could dance. She was clearly upset and had a right to be. It didn't speak any volumes about maturity levels. When you consider that her talent far exceeded the two who should have gone home, regardless if a contestant were 14 or 40, what happened last night never should have happened. It has become a popularity contest and even the judges were shocked. That girl worked her rear end off and it showed. That's maturity -- her work ethic and persistence to get better with each competition. That's what speaks volumes, not tears shed at the end. Kate had no work ethic and she still cried. That was immaturity.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

I wonder if they'll have the kids do the couch interviews like
J&K used to do and say, "It was decided that we surprise our
mother with breakfast in bed." Or will they have some feigned
Mother's Day brainstorming session when this brilliant idea is
arrived upon? Whatever it is, it'll be a bunch of bull, as it was
filmed weeks ago.

Tucker's Mom said...

Kate is a twit said... 176
I found the official rules page for the TLC block party contest. A couple of interesting things:
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Does every attendee have to sign this?
I'm guessing TLC will be filming.
Jeez, ya need a lawyer to sign your life away when you tangle with these companies.

P.J. said...

Whatever happens on the fake Mother's Day special, I'll bet the narration will say something like, "The kids decided to...".

P.J. said...

Hey, sKate, the View is scraping the bottom of the barrel. If you wait long enough, they just might get to you. Hahahaha!

http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/george-stephanopolous-wife-alexandra-ali-wentworth-refuses-job-view-snub/

Tucker's Mom said...

P.J. said... 191
Whatever happens on the fake Mother's Day special, I'll bet the narration will say something like, "The kids decided to...".
April 28, 2015 at 3:32 PM
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Kate's going to be as surprised as when Jamie suddenly showed up and whisked her away to a NYC foot-licking fest.

All This Is That said...

Now, if Kate really want to show people that she has indeed changed or is in the process of changing, then she would have made amends with her own mother and showed the world on mothers day her & the kids spending mothers day together live or the day before mothers day, as a start in her change process.

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Even if Kate had made amends, perhaps her mother wouldn't want to be filmed or be caught up in the drama in that household. Some people are private like that.

I don't see anything wrong with Kate's headboard. However, that picture is wrong, just wrong! Yes, this is nitpicking, but good grief, It's too small, it's not centered and it's much too high. Kate really has zero sense when it comes to decorating. It's bad. Then again, at least there isn't a poster size picture of TFM over the bed.

Milo now has a picture of Kate's bed on which to gaze and imagine herself right there in the middle of it.

angie said...

FlimsyFlamsy said... 185

Nancy (#178), I agree. Surely there will be plenty of classic
TFW words and phrases used about motherhood: hard,
challenging, stress, alone, pressure, chaos, single mom,
no support, no help, etc. Nothing like a laundry list of
complaints to make kids feel special. But I do hope the
words "blessing" and "gratitude" make it to her list, too
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Tsk, tsk, Flimsy....

You forgot her main word 'exhausted-ish'.
For that, you must take a 4 hour nap and eat 8 organic grapes for dinner. On a paper plate.
lol

JoyinVirginia said...

This is that, I did love it when Tom Bergeron said to willow " I have to stop being a host right now and just be a dad". And he gave her a big hug and let her cry on his shoulder for a minute.
I do think at fourteen she was too young to be on the show. But she did work incredibly hard.

fade2black said...

All This Is That said...188...It didn't speak any volumes about maturity levels.
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I guess I wasn't very clear; Willow reacted as any normal 14 year old would, I was implying that Kate and Sherri were at the same level of maturity, or immaturity in their cases. Today, Willow made some very grown up comments about enjoying her time, learning and making friends. I don't recall those sentiments ever being voiced by Ms. He Doesn't Know How To Teach Me.

Willow was an excellent dancer and I was impressed with the way her partner choreographed for her in a very adult atmosphere

Rhythm Of Life said...

DWTS Spoiler!

I think the one who was voted off showed incredible maturity for her young age. She took criticism well from the judges and danced her heart out and her dedication to practicing showed that she really had the "stuff" to go further than she did. Yes, she cried when she had to leave because she said that she really wanted to stay there. She said that she had learned so much and loved what she was doing. In her case, I don't think that "tears" has anything to do with maturity or lack thereof. She was emotional. I mean, who wouldn't be after that shocker?

Jillygee said...

I'm glad Ali Wentworth turned down that dumb show. She is really funny and talented. She'd be wasting her time.

All This Is That said...

I don't know if I'm an old fuddy-duddy or what, but after reading the tweets from Leigh and Barb who were laughing hysterically over Miranda's performance, I wanted to see what I was missing. I watched. I didn't fall down rolling in hysterics. I can sort of see that a teen would like the humor, but I'm at a loss exactly why an adult would be a fan. Am I missing something?

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