What you appear to be missing is the (to us) revelation that the paper cup that the ketchup is in can open wider, making it easier to dip things into it.
Seems this thread has become a place for people to masturbate by posting about their hate for a show that I'd assume they don't watch (unless more of you are masochists than I thought).
That's not a nice thing to say about the British. I feel crappy enough about Card being an American without claiming that he belongs to another people to add to my conscience.
None of the others are near as good as Ender's Game (though I did enjoy Ender's Shadow), and while I enjoyed the beginning of the Maker's series, the later books also weren't as good.