Finding romance on television is hard (or indecisive, as The Bachelor tells us), but holding onto it on television is even more difficult. Look no further than the apparent unraveling of Jon and Kate Gosselin's nearly 10-year marriage on Jon & Kate Plus 8. Caught in a media frenzy and battling infidelity reports, the two said on the Season 5 premiere that they are unsure about their future together. "Parents of multiples have, like, triple the divorce rate, and I was thinking we were going to beat that," Kate said. "I don't know if I can say that anymore." Another overwhelming statistic working against them is the trail of divorced reality-TV couples that came before them. Check out our roundup of the small-screen lovebirds who didn't have a happy ending.
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Question: A couple of years ago you addressed a complaint of mine about Survivor, although I felt that you misunderstood what I was upset about. I was upset that the editing had led the public to believe that one of the finalists was a shoo-in to win the prize. The reality was that the other finalist won by a landslide. Based on what was shown to the public via CBS, this should not have been the case and I was upset. You interpreted my discontent as sour grapes over who actually won. Even though I swore I would not watch any more of Survivor, I got over it (quickly) and have continued to watch. I still think that creative editing can be misleading, but my family and I now try to figure out when we are being punked by the editor. If someone was seeing Survivor for the first time, they would have been convinced (in the Nov. 3 episode) that Jamie was history. Seasoned veterans would still believe that Brandon was doomed, as he was. I still dislike the misleading editing, but have accepted ...
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