The Founding of ‘Kid Nation’ (CBS Reality Show)

TV Week ^ | July 15, 2007 | James Hibberd

[greyfoxx39]

Better late than never, NM passes child labor laws. My gripe is with the parents of children 8-15 that would allow their kids to be exploited like this. "No teachers and no parents on the set!"

[AU72]

“Lord of the Flies” - “The Sequel”.

[johnny7]

Lucky they all weren’t butchered down there...

[theDentist]

I see CBS is about to evacuate their PC bowels again...

[greyfoxx39]

NM FReeper Ping. If you want on or off the NM ping list, FReepmail me.

[twigs]

You beat me to it.

[arderkrag]

I’m interested to see how this show turned out.

[greyfoxx39]

Lucky they all weren’t butchered down there...

Well, NEW Mexico is not quite as savage as OLD Mexico...I don't think physical violence was a danger, but with that age range, I bet there was some bullying going on.

[Freedom_no_exceptions]

The conch is gone! I am chief!

[KarlInOhio]

“Lord of the Flies” - “The Sequel”.

Or if the started acting immensely irresponsibly or cried on camera it would be C-Span IV.

[GeoPie]

I think bullying happens at any age, that is just part of human nature.

[johnny7]

LOL... my bad... although, NM has some strange people in it.

[PCBMan]

“My gripe is with the parents of children 8-15 that would allow their kids to be exploited like this”

What did you expect here in the United States of American Idol, where getting on TV (even for a few seconds) is the top priority for many?

[ghost of nixon]

I suspect this is actually an anti-parent, anti-family show. Put a bunch of kids in an artificial environment, show their successes, show parents & families to be overrated and perhaps harmful to a child’s development.

[greyfoxx39]

LOL... my bad... although, NM has some strange people in it.

ROTFL..."NM has some strange people in it"...as compared to John Kerry and the Kennedy clan??? ;)

[OHelix]

One key point: Finding the right location. According to the CBS preview, "Nation" charges 40 kids with "fixing their forefathers’ mistakes..."

[BenLurkin]

See post #4. The Dentist nailed it.

[greyfoxx39]

One key point: Finding the right location. According to the CBS preview, "Nation" charges 40 kids with "fixing their forefathers’ mistakes..."

I can't wait!...and this will be aimed at the youth audience. Fix your forefather's MISTAKES?

What a load of crap!

[Hacklehead]

The TV and entertainment companies are little better than pushers, hooking kids on destructive anti-social junk they take in with their eyes and ears instead of veins and noses.

[ikka]

My gripe is with the parents of children 8-15 that would allow their kids to be exploited like this.

There was a comedy show called "The Jamie Kennedy X Experiment" similar to Candid Camera in some ways. One episode had JK dressed up as a network exec pitching some parents on "Child Survivor", including some proposed clips along the theme of Lord of the Flies. Some parents were aghast and said no, some were not.