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[ILoveJellybeans]

I was so sickened by that scene. Honestly, it was foot porn--and not in a good way. I have a "thing" about menfeet. Ugh. It was too much for me. :disgust:

I bet Gothard liked it. People getting pedicures is probably like porn to him.

[CorruptionInc.]

exactly thats what Im talking about. I dont mind watching the courtships but I do wish there was more interesting stuff to be done you know. With Josh and Annas courtship they showed only a few moments, moved on to the wedding and then the Duggars were up to smth else - travelling to Japan, (sword fighting, eating bugs hehe), volunteering for kids in Guatemala and so on. Now the show got to be like an extremely boring soap opera. I hate it if they show another super romantic courtship with Josiah proposing in a typical cheesy Duggar way

No more scavenger hunts. We're sick of them!

[Nellie]

I was so sickened by that scene. Honestly, it was foot porn--and not in a good way. I have a "thing" about menfeet. Ugh. It was too much for me. :disgust:

the Duggars are getting weirder and weirder. this scene with pistol pete rubbing his wives stomach.... I hope it was his last performance

[BlackSheep]

No more scavenger hunts. We're sick of them!

I agree - no more scavenger hunts. Been there, seen that.

But the thing is, if Josiah wants an over-the-top, 50-stage proposal, that's his choice. Would he want it if there were no cameras? Maybe. Would he be able to afford it without TLC? Maybe. But probably not.

If we're watching their life, what they'd do without cameras, fine. But we're watching a show. It's been obvious for a long time how fake it all is, that TLC is bankrolling this "life" that we're watching.

It's not a life. It's not a ministry. It's a show. How sad that the Duggars keep dancing for the cameras. I almost feel bad for them. But each time that they sign a new contract with TLC, it's their choice to do so.

[Rescinded and Mended]

No more scavenger hunts. We're sick of them!

Or reenactments of important Duggar life events. Seriously, did we really need the howlers and the lost girls to reenact when Jill and Derick met as a form of entertainment? What makes TLC think that ANYONE would actually want to see something like that?

[Rescinded and Mended]

both weddings were somewhat frustrating no proper food, no drinks, no fun. Jessa`s ice cream wedding was ridiculous.

I think the Duggars need to make the show more diverse and do different stuff on it but they wont

I agree. With Jill's wedding, it appeared to be a sort of potluck consisting only of sweets. I can't remember if there were any finger foods, but they did have sheet cakes by the dozen, lemonade, and root beer floats. I'm guessing the guests brought the sheet cakes. I was also not crazy about the fact that most of the guest list was demoted to B list status and wasn't invited to participate at the real, private wedding reception at Michelle and Jim Bob's house, or by the buck in the truck gimmee-gimmick that everyone was expected to contribute to after numerous gifts, showers, and volunteer labor had already been given to the new couple. One good thing I can say, I guess, is that Jill's guests had all the sweets they wanted and a place to sit.

With Jessa's wedding, I still don't know what the hell happened there. I don't know if Jim Bob simply refused to pay any more money to supply guests with more refreshments and give them somewhere comfortable to sit in the parking lot (and the heaters), or if Jessa and Ben both were just half-past-give-a-shit by that point in time because they were both frantic to get into each other's pants and didn't care if their guests were completely frozen and uncomfortable on a cold, blustery November day.

[BlackSheep]

Or reenactments of important Duggar life events. Seriously, did we really need the howlers and the lost girls to reenact when Jill and Derick met as a form of entertainment? What makes TLC think that ANYONE would actually want to see something like that?

This.

Their major events are inane enough the first time around. Please, no more reenactments.

[Nellie]

I agree. With Jill's wedding, it appeared to be a sort of potluck consisting only of sweets. I can't remember if there were any finger foods, but they did have sheet cakes by the dozen, lemonade, and root beer floats. I'm guessing the guests brought the sheet cakes. I was also not crazy about the fact that most of the guest list was demoted to B list status and wasn't invited to participate at the real, private wedding reception at Michelle and Jim Bob's house, or by the buck in the truck gimmee-gimmick that everyone was expected to contribute to after numerous gifts, showers, and volunteer labor had already been given to the new couple. One good thing I can say, I guess, is that Jill's guests had all the sweets they wanted and a place to sit.

With Jessa's wedding, I still don't know what the hell happened there. I don't know if Jim Bob simply refused to pay any more money to supply guests with more refreshments and give them somewhere comfortable to sit in the parking lot (and the heaters), or if Jessa and Ben both were just half-past-give-a-shit by that point in time because they were both frantic to get into each other's pants and didn't care if their guests were completely frozen and uncomfortable on a cold, blustery November day.

why would anyone want to invite so many ppl in the first place? just to show off? Ben the immature teen that he is, invited tons of ppl he hardly knew just because he is the celebrity now. Id rather invite 20 - 50 ppl but with proper reception and have everyone at both parts of the wedding unless its a family only ceremony (like my wedding reception was - me, hubby and our parents - and then we went to the reception with guests. ) why invite so many if you cant even provide hot dogs for them? did the guests get any food at the reception at all?

[Nellie]

I meant to say my wedding ceremony.... God those American terms do confuse me sometimes...

[Rescinded and Mended]

From what was shown on the wedding episode, I think ice cream and brownies were the only things served at Jessa and Ben's wedding reception, along with a number of different toppings. Jessa made a joke about getting another case of hot dogs for the reception when Ben said he was inviting more people, but I think she was kidding unless the default-list people got the parking lot reception, while the A-status guest list got hot dogs at Casa del Duggar.

[Nellie]

and Jill went to the altar barefoot... God whats wrong with these ppl!

[SassyPants]

why would anyone want to invite so many ppl in the first place? just to show off? Ben the immature teen that he is, invited tons of ppl he hardly knew just because he is the celebrity now. Id rather invite 20 - 50 ppl but with proper reception and have everyone at both parts of the wedding unless its a family only ceremony (like my wedding reception was - me, hubby and our parents - and then we went to the reception with guests. ) why invite so many if you cant even provide hot dogs for them? did the guests get any food at the reception at all?

So all those people could be aired on TEEEEVEEEEEE and prove the Duggars importance.

I thought it was cute when Derick mentioned meeting a bunch of new people at his own wedding. The boy should have known then what kind of life he was in for and what kind of influence and power that JB holds.

[Becket70]

I may be creating conflict where there is none but I would be concerned that some of the 19 Kids garner higher ratings than others. This could end up with hurt feelings and/or competition amongst the family members. Surely the older kids are aware of the ratings and how high the bar has been set by Jill with her wedding and birth. I cannot see episodes involving Josh and Anna becoming a ratings bonanza and I wonder how Josh will feel about it. This season, especially, seems to have filled the family with enormous self-importance. I could easily see it being about the ratings above all else. Yup, they seem to have gone down the rabbit hole.

[Rescinded and Mended]

Some have speculated that Jill wasn't actually being favored over her other two married siblings when she was gifted the use of the McMansion. That might actually be true, and it might honestly be the house that Jim Bob had on hand at the moment that he was able to remodel in time for habitation after her wedding. But I do think it's likely that it wouldn't stop feelings of jealousy on the part of her siblings either way. I honestly believe Jessa when she said she was happy to live in the smaller house that Josh and Anna previously occupied, because she came from the fairly large tinker toy house, and that's a lot more square footage to clean. On the other hand, Josh looked less than thrilled in the episode where he and Anna came over to the McMansion to look it over...like he was feeling jealous that Jill got the better starter house.

[BlackSheep]

Cheap food prepared by volunteers and served in a parking lot.

Oh well, maybe the Dillards and Seewalds wanted to start saving up for a house. Oh wait... silly me, they didn't have to.

[JaCrispy]

Good! The faster the duggars go down in smoke, the better! :dance:

The last two episodes got 2.143 & 2.046 million viewers. The ratings are definitely down from last season, but good enough to keep it on the air.

[Coco]

From what was shown on the wedding episode, I think ice cream and brownies were the only things served at Jessa and Ben's wedding reception, along with a number of different toppings. Jessa made a joke about getting another case of hot dogs for the reception when Ben said he was inviting more people, but I think she was kidding unless the default-list people got the parking lot reception, while the A-status guest list got hot dogs at Casa del Duggar.

:lol: yep hot dogs on a paper plate for the A-list followers. Sounds about right. Then, off to Paris!

[silverspoons]

:lol: yep hot dogs on a paper plate for the A-list followers. Sounds about right. Then, off to Paris!

In some ways can you blame Jessa or Jill's ideas? Have they ever been to a sit down wedding reception? I wonder what Josh thinks now that he has been to formal events and weddings. I hope at least Josh & Anna are learning and when Mac gets married we see chicken on a grill, bowls of fruit cut up and a salad and the nice decorated paper plates.

[Handmaiden of Dog]

Why did they invite so many people to their weddings? Because they could and because they knew that no matter how badly they treated their guests they would have people dieing for an invitation. Hey we're lucky that the two princesses didn't go whole hog with an invitation to line the streets as the golden girls and their grooms drove by in open carriages ending in a closed ceremony and NO reception for the hoi palloi.

[Coco]

Why did they invite so many people to their weddings? Because they could and because they knew that no matter how badly they treated their guests they would have people dieing for an invitation. Hey we're lucky that the two princesses didn't go whole hog with an invitation to line the streets as the golden girls and their grooms drove by in open carriages ending in a closed ceremony and NO reception for the hoi palloi.

ikr? i would have gone in a heartbeat, lol. I wonder how many people were there to see the circus and then laugh about it later.

[Nellie]

strange ppl they truly are