I dunno, Cory Booker was probably shoveling snow in between rescuing old ladies from burning buildings and serving hot coffee to homeless people.

The men were busy!

...and not a one of those senators who stayed home touched a shovel or vacuum cleaner.

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I believe this... Completely! TLC doesn't find actors to film a story. They find effed up people and turn on the camera... Easy money!

Single mom to just two kids. He acted like a darn child. He barely helped and when he did help he sulked like a child. Kate was very domineering/controlling but she had to be. She had 8 freaking kids.

And EVERY episode was like that.

Same, watching that made me think, no wonder he went a bit wild after their divorce.

Hard to watch. I wondered how he could stand it. Guess he couldn’t!

If I was suddenly the parent of 8 kids, with all the medical and other expenses that entails, I might have been willing to sign on that dotted line too. Especially since the horrors of reality TV weren’t really known back then.

There was no point in watching the show anymore if Kate didn’t have Jon to yell at and emasculate.

I agree. I wonder if the success of Django made people more open to this. And it hurts me to give credit to Quentin but... I am so proud of Nate. This makes Jada and Will look kinda petty considering they have much more money and opportunity than this young man. I think he is modeling himself after Denzel (quiet but…

Ya know, I hate slave narrative movies as much as the next person, but there are some stories that need to be told and Nat Turner’s rebellion has always been one of those for me. Also, Harriet Tubman, but Viola’s got that one on lock, and I’m also excited for that. And I’m also soooo glad that a Black filmmaker is…

Yeah i saw it in a film class and just wasn’t really impressed compared to other silent films i’ve seen.

Which white person do you think will win the oscar next year for this one? Is there a Best Grip category?

I can. not. wait. for. this. Nat Turner is a fascinating figure. He purportedly taught himself to read before the age of 5. He was clearly incredibly brilliant, but based on sources I think he must also have been equally charismatic. His rebellion was originally planned for July 4th but then he got sick and had to…

I bet they have a pickpocket monkey living in their crawspace. That seems the most logical explanation to me.