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Small Screen
The Jon And Kate Plus Eight Nightmare Is Finally Over
5:24AM Brian Moylan | TLC was going to switch to Kate Plus 8, a show about professional paparazzi=dodger Kate Gosselin and her brood after her divorce from ex-husband Jon Gosselin. Now they’re calling the whole thing off. Thank God almighty, free at last. More »
People
Sex Will Be Sarah Jessica Parker’s Demise
8:00PM Andrew Belonsky | Being a movie star—or motherhood—makes Sarah Jessica Parker look sleepy. TLC learns its Gosselin lesson. Quentin Tarantino loves sequels. And Katy Perry teaches us the power of tit-pics. TGIF, you attractive devils! It’s your gossip roundup! More »
Small Screen
Jon And Kate Gosselin Just Want To Be On TV Like Everybody Else
7:08AM John Cook | We don’t pretend to understand the appeal of TLC’s reality show about raising multiple childrenJon & Kate Plus 8, but its season premiere brought in a whopping 9.8 million American viewers last night—that’s more than last week’s Lost season finale. So why is this Kate woman complaining that people are interested in her life? More »
TLC Becomes Only Network Not To Pass On Jennifer Lopez’s Next Reality Show
6:05AM Molly Friedman | Remember when The Learning Channel was proudly cheesy? Back when they featured all those low-budget Baby Stories and Wedding Stories and any kind of Story that would set housewives’ hearts aflutter? Well, it looks like those TLC-loving housewives are in store for something a bit more glamorous. According to the NY Daily News, diamond-drenched new mother of twins Jennifer Lopez is gearing up to invite us into her and vampire-like husband Marc Anthony’s home to “deliver a slice of [Lopez's] life that audiences have never seen before, as she takes on her career and launches a new fragrance while trying to juggle her new responsibilities as a first-time mom.” While we couldn’t be more excited to watch Lopez cook enchiladas that Anthony will eventually purge, we’re noticing a trend. Namely, that previously straight-laced networks like TLC and Lifetime have taken notice of Bravo’s success and, thus, are beginning to follow their bold footsteps by greenlighting programs that strongly appeal to the gay and lesbian community. More »
