tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post7354201826389000436..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: The Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-77887306397767691572009-02-11T00:07:00.000-06:002009-02-11T00:07:00.000-06:00Yeh, I agree with everyone...Jon will one day get ...Yeh, I agree with everyone...Jon will one day get tired of her ripping him a new one everyday and go postal on her...and NO jury in the world will convict him. She bitched him out over a receipt the other day..heaven forbid he leaves a towel on the bathroom floor. Thanks for keeping us all single and childless Jon. We feel for you you poor bastard!Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-30866366409020063692009-02-10T11:39:00.001-06:002009-02-10T11:39:00.001-06:00I'm not entirely surprised to hear TLC edits down ...I'm not entirely surprised to hear TLC edits down Kate's personality to make the show tolerable. Sure, I understand watching over 8 kids must be very stressful, but something tells me that's not the source of the issue.<BR/><BR/>And, part of we wonders how screwed up those kids are going to be once they're old enough to begin processing Mommy's nutiness and Daddy's passive approach to persistent verbal abuse.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-40923591070748604012009-02-10T10:06:00.000-06:002009-02-10T10:06:00.000-06:00I forgot to mention that the Comic Geek Speak Podc...I forgot to mention that the Comic Geek Speak Podcast crew live near JK+8. In fact one of the guys wife was in an early episode where the kids are getting their pictures taken. The opinion of the CGS crew was that she is an even worse person in real life.Simon MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749383583517044214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-35668888034737569202009-02-10T09:46:00.000-06:002009-02-10T09:46:00.000-06:00Somewhere along the way we started mistaking "soul...Somewhere along the way we started mistaking "soul-crushing" for "sassy". As I mentioned, if Jon were speaking that way to Kate, the show would never have left the launch pad, and someone would force them into therapy. I guess part of what bugs me is that there's such a clear imbalance of respect (read: power) in the relationship, but the show frames it as domestic bliss and the audience seems to go along with it.<BR/><BR/>Part of me sees it as an extension of the recent trend in domestic sit-coms such as whatever the George Lopez show is called and "Everybody Loves Raymond", where the comedy stems from the wife and family's constant disappointment in the husband (seriously, "Everybody Loves Raymond" used to make me kind of uncomfortable when I'd have to watch it). <BR/><BR/>JK+8 just happens to be a reality show, and instead of a round of applause from the studio audience, you get a cold feeling in the pit of your stomach. <BR/><BR/>One wonders if there's so much they can't cut around it, and what might be on the cutting room floor?And, most certainly, what happens when Jon doesn't play the nice guy? We see little glimpses of that, and its not good.<BR/><BR/>You sort of want to find Jon, put $10K in his hand, a passport under a false name and set the man free.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-20826141842206618252009-02-10T08:32:00.000-06:002009-02-10T08:32:00.000-06:00My wife watches J&K+8 and has for years. Abou...My wife watches J&K+8 and has for years. About 4 or 5 months ago I couldn't take it anymore and in foolish moment I decided to share my true views on the show so I said "Boy, Kate is a grinch." Mind you I didn't say "grinch" but rather a word that rhymes with it.<BR/><BR/>My wife went apoplectic on me over the comment. Accusing me of all sorts of misogynistic who hah. <BR/><BR/>However, now she is starting to come around and see how abusive Kate is to Jon. She's now making similar comments to me and I just smile :)Simon MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749383583517044214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8950889289338760532009-02-10T03:11:00.000-06:002009-02-10T03:11:00.000-06:00We miss Mel too, even way out here on the left coa...We miss Mel too, even way out here on the left coast, and we rarely saw him.Dughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129590794154507955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-29601565025664358372009-02-09T23:46:00.000-06:002009-02-09T23:46:00.000-06:00My mother-in-law would watch aforementioned show a...My mother-in-law would watch aforementioned show and that was the instant conculsion I reached. This show is a fulcrum for crushing the spirit of Jon. The kids are merley window dressing. TLC couldn't green light, "Bitch kills man every so slowly" so they went with the child angle.Michael Corleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441107947600810769noreply@blogger.com