'Jon and Kate' Say Goodbye in TLC Finale

By PopEater Staff Posted Nov 24th 2009 07:30AM

Although 'Jon and Kate Plus 8' aired its final episode on Monday, Kate Gosselin admits it could have been avoided. "I feel like it's been taken from us, from me and the kids," she said about the TV series that ended this week after five seasons due to the disagreements between she and estranged husband Jon Gosselin. The hour mixed direct-to-camera, separate interviews with both parents. Kate called the series' end "needless. It's useless, it's totally avoidable. ... This is a very bittersweet goodbye for me because the kids are already missing it."

In a separate response, Jon told the camera, "Our marriage fell apart and I felt like I was free. And I kinda took advantage of it for a while and didn't really think about my actions, obviously, until I started getting paparazzi and written about. But that's maturing. That's growing up."

The show came to a somewhat abrupt close in the wake of squabbling and scandals that not only tainted the show's previously wholesome atmosphere, but also halted any filming of the children several weeks ago.

During the series' final hour, the young twins and sextuplets toured a fire station with their dad near the family home in Wernersville, Pa. Then, with Kate, they visited a local dairy farm, for what she emotionally noted was the series' last shoot.

Those were the sort of heartwarming activities that had won 'Jon & Kate' a devoted following when it premiered two years ago. But the show fell apart after the Gosselins announced their split in June and became battling tabloid fixtures.

A plan announced by TLC early this fall called for 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' to segue into 'Kate Plus Eight,' a series that would have concentrated on the kids and their newly single mom, with Jon Gosselin taking a much-reduced role. But that plan was apparently torpedoed by his objections to having the children displayed on TV any longer. They have not been filmed since.

According to Jon's his attorney Mark Heller, "Jon impressively put the best interests of his children above all and was extremely appropriate in his approach to the mediation. As a result of that, it came to a successful resolution."

On Saturday, the couple met for more than six hours at a law office in the Philadelphia suburbs to discuss unresolved marital issues, including custody of their eight children and the distribution of marital property. Heller said an arbitrator will rule by Christmas and that the divorce could be finalized by the close of 2009.

Heller declined to comment on the terms of the divorce. As for the roses Jon allegedly offered Kate? Heller said his client brought them "as a peace offering to try to melt down the freeze that he perceives to be coming from the other side."

There was no comment Monday from the attorney for Kate Gosselin.

And as for her television future in lieu of 'Kate Plus Eight,' TLC has said it is now focusing on the launch of a series in which she would star, scheduled to premiere next spring. The network has offered no details on what kind of show it might be.

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Comments

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Tuesday 24 November

By Linda

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I'm gonna miss watching those children, I really enjoyed seeing them grow up. For all you haters out there I have to wonder why you even bother to post -- just move on!

By George

I watched the show maybe two times and couldn't figure out why their family should be on TV. I know many families that are much more interesting. The thing that most stood out when I watched the show was that Kate nagged and Jon acted like he was afraid to say or do anything in fear that she'd go on a nagging spree. Maybe now they will fill the timeslot with a show about a family that really is interesting.

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Thank you..Thank you...Thank you for FINALLY ending this crap and giving these kids a chance to lead a normal life..finally tlc woke up

By MrsB

I love Jon's reasoning for stopping the show, "it's not healthy, their being put in the public eye blah... rewind though when Jon was taking a paycheck hoem from TLC this was all ok. How healthy is it that their douche bag father is publicly displaying his affairs with random whores? Does he ever explain to his kids why he's doing such things? Nope!
Kate hasn't awlways been "so nice" however when you're dealing with nine children someone's gotta take control!

By shelly

after what i saw of Jon lastnight treating Mady and Cara the way he did over making a poster for the lemonade sale, you dont deserve those awsome kids, then you went on to talk badely to the little girls about it, thats just sooooo wrong.
Grow up your so into that girlfriend that you have and shes not much of a person to help break up your family. Kate I wish ya the best

By Patricia

SLOP!!!!!!!

By terri

i used to be a pretty faithful TLC viewer, but due to their obvious need to make millions at all cost,i haven't watched anything on their network for months now. if kate thinks for one minute that the execs at TLC care one little bit about her she is in for a rude awakening. as soon as they realize there is no more millions to be made off this crazy biotch they will drop her like a hot potato.

By ~B~

You're not watching but you're certainly following.
I'm sure the TLC execs are very pleased with the amount of ratings they have received!

I'll be watching, to me it was interesting to see how one would care for eight kids. I very much enjoyed it until Jon became a total DB!

By Don

Kate's greed and insatiable ego destroyed that family. She used those kids to gain recognition and notoriety for herself. She is one disfunctional, disturbed and sick mother.

By linda

JON: FOR THE LOVE OF EVERTHING, GROW THE HELL UP, YOU KNOW YOUR STILL HOOKED ON KATE. KATE: QUIT BEING SO FRIGGIN SELFISH, YOU KNOW YOU STILL ARE HOOKED ON JON SO WILL THE TWO OF YOU STOP ACTING LIKE INFANTS AND REUNITE.

Wednesday 25 November

By Tara

Would you reunite with someone who publicly cheated on you, and said those horrible things about you to the tabloids? She did treat him like dirt, but half the time he couldn't manage to put shoes on the kids - it was too confusing!
They're both in the wrong, but how embarrassed would you be if your husband of that many years cheated on you and the whole world found out and gossiped about it?? I think in that position I might just lash out a bit too....

By janet

I never saw the show, I had no interest what so ever, but I did hear enough word of mouth about this warp and twisted show to make me question the people that actually sit and watch this crap.

By GetReal

Some of you ppl bashing Jon & Kate live perfect lives? Nobody is perfect, not one of us live without issues. Nobody is better than the next guy.. Quit hatin'!

By SweetP

It's time for the 8 children to learn how to be kids without cameras in their cute little faces 24/7.
AND, it's time for Jon & Kate to GROW UP!.
Gravy train is GONE!

By Kathy Vahey

Now maybe the kids have a chance at a normal childhood

By Luna

Now on to getting the Duggars and the rest of the mega families off the air. Unfortunately, I've heard that there is another 10 member family show in the works.

By La Jean

A dozen long stem roses is not a peace offering. It's a romantic gift. I don't blame her for not taking them. That's just creepy, and it makes no sense. Wonder how Jon's girlfriend feels about that. UGH! You go Kate! You have class!

By Shelly

Hey Jon you jerk wait til your kids one day see all this, and one day they will. You look awful with those 2 earings and smoking cigrettes just how stupid and such a bad example you are presenting

By Bob

good riddance to this circus side-show

Who cares!! We have so many issues facing the United States right now and if people would just channel the energy they use to follow stupid crap like this into helping their neighbors all would be well with the world!! I hate these shows and I think it's time to move on to something that touches the heart and not the ego!!!

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