Question: When watching “Jon and Kate Plus Eight,” is there a NEED for a commercial about birth control? Isn’t the show itself all the birth control you need??!!

But seriously, those are some cute kids, and it’s a cute show.

As I do with most shows I get obsessed with, I found a lot of info on this one. Long story short: They got a lot of haters. There was some drama at the Television Without Pity message board and the thread had to be closed down, permanently, never to be restarted, and apparently someone in their family has their own blog talking about how horrible J & K are.

I’d rather just stay out of the drama on this one. If J & K want to document their lives (like they did even before they had a show), just let them. People are going to be curious about their kids, so why not let a crew film them so the memories (good and bad) last forever?

If you’re against what they’re doing, then hey, guess what? You’re free to turn off the TV. But let people who want to watch, watch.

Edited to add: I found another message board for “fans of reality TV” that shut down their J&K+8 thread. Sad.