| Posted: Sat May 30th, 2009 11:24 am |
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NewsHound
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor is investigating whether "Jon & Kate Plus 8" is complying with child labor laws. What are the ethics of profiting from the story of these minors who are too young to consent to be filmed? Reportedly, the family is paid between $50,000 to $75,000 per episode. Is any of this money being set aside for them?
I have read where this family is nothing more than a sham....
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| Posted: Sat May 30th, 2009 11:52 am |
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Waterhead
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Bring back Leave it to Beaver!!!! The new TV shows are an embarrassment.
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| Posted: Sat May 30th, 2009 02:32 pm |
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Waterhead wrote: Bring back Leave it to Beaver!!!! The new TV shows are an embarrassment.
Sadly, they are following the direction of mainstream America. Even the cartoons that kids used to be able to watch are no longer anything I want my grandkids watching. I think it comes down to a complete loss of morals among some of the Hollywood elite.
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| Posted: Sat May 30th, 2009 08:53 pm |
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I can't wait until people get bored with "reality television". I prefer my shows to have actual writers, not just clever editors. I also perfer real actors instead of random weird people off of the street.
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| Posted: Sat May 30th, 2009 10:45 pm |
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TheNaturalist wrote: I can't wait until people get bored with "reality television". I prefer my shows to have actual writers, not just clever editors. I also perfer real actors instead of random weird people off of the street.
Amen...finally something we agree on.
Edited to add: If I wanted to watch a reality show I could just hang out on a bench at Wal-Mart!
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| Posted: Sun May 31st, 2009 02:14 am |
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toosavoter
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It's not about the kids anymore. It's about cheating and an imploding marriage. Who cares?
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| Posted: Sun May 31st, 2009 02:30 am |
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| Posted: Sun May 31st, 2009 04:09 am |
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toosavoter
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My theory is that ratings were starting to go down, and they needed to spice up the show a little, so they set up this whole cheating scandal to get folks to start watching again.
I thought the first season was interesting to see how they would cope with 8 kids, especially 6 newborns, and the exhaustion that comes with that. But I lost interest after a few shows.
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| Posted: Sun May 31st, 2009 05:21 pm |
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| Posted: Sun May 31st, 2009 10:09 pm |
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parrothead48
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If Jon and Kate violate child labor, what about the other shows like the family with 18 kids!! How do they get around that?
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22nd, 2009 02:27 am |
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toosavoter
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Does anybody still even care about this train wreck? They need to cancel this show and let them go on welfare like the other folks who have 8 kids.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22nd, 2009 03:25 am |
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Spice
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I never watch these reality shows (I have had enough reality in my own life and it is continued I did read the other day that Octomom was being investigate on child labor laws for allowing a magazine to take pictures of her children. Think of how many magazines, films and comercials include children, are they all following the child labor laws?
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26th, 2009 02:12 pm |
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monkey181
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Try the Bill Engall Show on TBS. He is trying very hard to produce a FAMILY show. He just needs support/viewers to keep it on.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 27th, 2009 06:27 pm |
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Lumbee1
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chixbaby27 wrote: I think I am in the minority these days, but I really enjoy this show!
I really enjoy reality shows... I don't watch much TV anyways usually when I do it's something reality. Oh and I watch Nurse Jackie and True Blood which isn't reality LOL
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