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In response to some rumors to the contrary, TLC has announced that they have no plans to include Jon Gosselin's alleged girlfriend Deanna Hummel in future episodes of Jon & Kate Plus 8, pretty much just to spare us the grossness of it all, which is awfully kind of them. Other shows should be that considerate. Here are a few suggestions for reality stars we wouldn't mind seeing relegated to behind-the-scenes-only action on our favorite shows from now on.
Kara and Randy (American Idol)
Self-explanatory and obvious, sure, but that just makes it all the more necessary. For a show that did such an aggressive job trimming the fat from this season, it's just astounding that these two are most likely coming back for another season of wasting our time onscreen.
Chris Harrison (The Bachelor)
Chris Harrison has literally nothing to do on this show, and he's so clearly miserable that it's time to make a change. I've always thought it would be great if he could just tell the Bachelors/Bachelorettes the rumors he's heard about the people who "aren't here for the right reasons," so fewer ill-informed, "I'm giving Wes a rose" decisions could finally start being made, but alas, that doesn't look like it's ever going to happen. Maybe he could set up the little contestant 8x10s before the Bachelor/Bachelorette has to stare at them wistfully at the end of each episode? He seems like he'd be good at putting inanimate things on another inanimate thing, being inanimate himself.
Kelly Rowland (The Fashion Show)
That sure turned out to be a bust, didn't it? But still, she seems like a sweet girl; I don't want her to be jobless. She can still run around giving non-advice to the contestants while they're working. Doesn't mean anybody has to film it.
Samantha Harris (Dancing with the Stars)
Samantha Harris is the kind of person I almost feel bad for -- everybody hates her, and she seems to be incapable of getting any better at reading stupid cue cards and interviewing people about some simple thing like dancing a dance well or poorly, which is why I wouldn't say I'd really like to fire her. But I definitely need to not see her on television anymore.
Stephanie Pratt (The Hills)
Her sole function on this show has always seemed to be going back and forth between Spencer and Lauren to fuel drama, but they've pretend-made up now, and besides -- Lauren's left the show. Let's get her a job as somebody's off-screen umbrella holder or something. If we set the bar low enough, maybe she can manage to not get fired this time.
Ty Pennington (Extreme Home Makeover)
He's annoying and he looks more and more like Wile E. Coyote every day. Put his extreme home making-over expertise behind the camera!
Jill Zarin's Mom (The Real Housewives of New York)
I know, this is awful, but the woman isn't nearly as compelling television as Jill is convinced she is. If she feels the need to have some tear-jerking heart-to-heart with Bethenny again, please do it without the cameras, show.
Lynn (The Real Housewives of Orange County)
I don't care if she makes them stupid bracelets from her stupid bracelet line behind-the-stupid-scenes, but she has got to go next season.
LaLa and Stryker (Charm School)
They're supposed to be Ricki's spies, and I suppose they do accomplish that, but holy crap they're boring and useless. Besides, a lot of these girls are comfortable snitching on each other in at least some limited capacity, so it's not like official spies are completely indispensable.
And if the show comes back, Damien and Myleene (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
While I will admit I enjoyed Damien's weird feud with Janice to a certain extent, and I do own a Hear'Say album that I might still listen to in desperate times (a.k.a. days that end in "Y"), these two were really bad hosts and harbingers of perpetual filler. How dull do you have to be to be less entertaining than Patti Blagojevich pariah-ing around the jungle? Very, that's how much! It's almost unfathomable how much!
Others? Leave your picks below!
Self-explanatory and obvious, sure, but that just makes it all the more necessary. For a show that did such an aggressive job trimming the fat from this season, it's just astounding that these two are most likely coming back for another season of wasting our time onscreen.
Chris Harrison (The Bachelor)
Chris Harrison has literally nothing to do on this show, and he's so clearly miserable that it's time to make a change. I've always thought it would be great if he could just tell the Bachelors/Bachelorettes the rumors he's heard about the people who "aren't here for the right reasons," so fewer ill-informed, "I'm giving Wes a rose" decisions could finally start being made, but alas, that doesn't look like it's ever going to happen. Maybe he could set up the little contestant 8x10s before the Bachelor/Bachelorette has to stare at them wistfully at the end of each episode? He seems like he'd be good at putting inanimate things on another inanimate thing, being inanimate himself.
Kelly Rowland (The Fashion Show)
That sure turned out to be a bust, didn't it? But still, she seems like a sweet girl; I don't want her to be jobless. She can still run around giving non-advice to the contestants while they're working. Doesn't mean anybody has to film it.
Samantha Harris (Dancing with the Stars)
Samantha Harris is the kind of person I almost feel bad for -- everybody hates her, and she seems to be incapable of getting any better at reading stupid cue cards and interviewing people about some simple thing like dancing a dance well or poorly, which is why I wouldn't say I'd really like to fire her. But I definitely need to not see her on television anymore.
Stephanie Pratt (The Hills)
Her sole function on this show has always seemed to be going back and forth between Spencer and Lauren to fuel drama, but they've pretend-made up now, and besides -- Lauren's left the show. Let's get her a job as somebody's off-screen umbrella holder or something. If we set the bar low enough, maybe she can manage to not get fired this time.
Ty Pennington (Extreme Home Makeover)
He's annoying and he looks more and more like Wile E. Coyote every day. Put his extreme home making-over expertise behind the camera!
Jill Zarin's Mom (The Real Housewives of New York)
I know, this is awful, but the woman isn't nearly as compelling television as Jill is convinced she is. If she feels the need to have some tear-jerking heart-to-heart with Bethenny again, please do it without the cameras, show.
Lynn (The Real Housewives of Orange County)
I don't care if she makes them stupid bracelets from her stupid bracelet line behind-the-stupid-scenes, but she has got to go next season.
LaLa and Stryker (Charm School)
They're supposed to be Ricki's spies, and I suppose they do accomplish that, but holy crap they're boring and useless. Besides, a lot of these girls are comfortable snitching on each other in at least some limited capacity, so it's not like official spies are completely indispensable.
And if the show comes back, Damien and Myleene (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
While I will admit I enjoyed Damien's weird feud with Janice to a certain extent, and I do own a Hear'Say album that I might still listen to in desperate times (a.k.a. days that end in "Y"), these two were really bad hosts and harbingers of perpetual filler. How dull do you have to be to be less entertaining than Patti Blagojevich pariah-ing around the jungle? Very, that's how much! It's almost unfathomable how much!
Others? Leave your picks below!
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Toby Young. I really hope he doesn't come back for the next season of Top Chef.
I second the Toby Young vote! I disagree with Chris Harrison. I bust out laughing every time he announces that "it's the final rose tonight."
Kate herself, please. The show could be "Jon and Eight, Happier without Kate".
I don't want Jon and Kate to come back at all.Put a show on that tlc can be proud of.Maybe one about a soldiers family who is awaiting the safe return of thier family memeber.Or how other countries are helping America take on the war in afganistan.Like Canada who has been there and lost most of thier soldiers there.They were there long before the U.S.Why not make a show about an American soldier and a Canadian soldier on the fight together in Iraq and Afiganistan.No more shows that show greed in America.That is what Kate gooslin represents to me.
I know this isn't a popular show anymore, but anyone on American Chopper who doesn't actually build motocycles. That includes all girlfriends and wives.
I couldn't understand a word Myleene said. Who thought a heavily accented host was a good idea?
How about dumping Allison from "The Biggest Loser?" Just let the trainers handle the challenges and the weigh-ins. I think it'd be fun to hear them coaching their people during the challenges. Bob & Jillian both dwarf Allison in the personality department, so why not get more out of them?
Can we dump Tyra from Top Model?? Then I think we need a clean sweep of all Real Housewives/NYC Prep/Hills type 'reality' shows.
Ty? Seriously? The heck? The guy is awesome.
I agree with Johnny that Tyra is horrible, but I think part of the reason I watch the show is so I can rag on how crazy/annoying Tyra is. I think she wants to be this mix of Heidi Klum and Oprah (Heidi, of course, being the super-hot model who also actually seems down-to-earth and dorky and fun), but she's just trying waaaay too hard.
How about we get Jon's girlfriend put back in and call it "Jon Minus Nine". I am sure it could provide even more hours of numbingly mindless stupidity than the original.
adrianne and christopher curry, period. if you need heavy duty therapy from a producer-selected shrink (all the other shrinks they saw told them not to hook up) BEFORE you get married, and then go 3 times a week immediately after you get married, it's not good. keep them from any other reality shows, and for god's sake let's hope they don't get pregnant!
This is probably and unpopular opinion, but the biggest appeal of Jon & Kate plus 8 for me was Jon & Kate and how they interacted. The bickering and sarcasm could be funny when I believed that, underneath it all, they really loved each other without being sappy. I liked seeing a couple be real. Unfortunately, with them splitting up, it's too real and depressing so I'm no longer watching.
Hee, it's Adrianne Curry & Christopher Knight, but I know what you meant. Do they even still have a show anymore? I kinda like her.
But OMG, Samantha off DWTS? Yes please.