Well, This Sounds Like A Great Idea!

[Pizza, camping, and maybe dates, according to TLC president Eileen O'Neill, who read a statement about the reality show at Television Critics Associated Panel in Pasadena, Calif. today. "Over the last four years and through 100 episodes, we've captured this remarkable family's entertaining chaos," O'Neill said. "Viewers fell in love and the show developed a passionate, loyal following. But this past spring, life intervened and the family's status changed. It was certainly something we never expected, nor planned to have happen. But this has resulted in unprecedented television," she continued.

"You're still going to see two parents that love their kids, but you'll be seeing them parenting separately," she said. "You'll see what it's like when Kate has to put up a tent for a backyard camping experience by herself. Or, you'll see Jon trying to cook up a pizza for the kids."

Viewers will see Jon and Kate date, O'Neill said. "As far as new people and places that may be cycling into Jon and Kate's life, we are taking it on a case-by-case basis," she said.]

Well, this is awesome news. I'd really like some clarity on Jon's behavior. But only on a television appropriate case-by-case basis... not! What I'm really looking forward to is that touching moment when Jon bakes a frozen pizza for his kids. Maybe it'll be a designer Ed Hardy pie...

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