Kid Nation

[bill'swife]

I saw parts of it...we taped it....

Yeah, I really liked it too...so far.

same here...I watched the end...I will have to go back and watch it all so I can participate in this thread with alot of my favorite peeps.

 

[HeyHomie]

I was wondering about the adult guidance - they get to see the host every few days, and obviously there are cameramen all around time but I assume they can't talk to the kids. What if someone was injured? Would they take them away for treatment? What if they somehow went through all of their food supplies?

I read an article about the supposed injuries and lack of supervision, and I've concluded that it was hyped up by the media.

One kid with asthma said that if he so much as coughed, eight paramedics were on him like white on rice.

As for their food - It's either rationed for them, or they're rationing it themselves. Next week's previews make it look like they're jonesing for protetin and debate killing one of the chickens. Here's a note to the town council: one chicken isn't going to feed 40 people. Kill one of the goats.

What I've wondered about is the laundry situation. Sophie mentioned laundry, and I've seen glimpses of a clothesine here and there. But I think there are sensitivity issues involved if they have to clean each other's underoos. I mean, seriously, a couple of the girls have "filled out," so to speak, and it would be really weird for a juvenile boy to wash and dry a juvenile girl's bra or underpants. And boys that age are prone to skid marks. I wonder if they have a system where the kids wash each others' shirts & pants & such, and they give their underoos to the producers to wash.

Another thing: A couple of the girls are obviously old enough to menstruate. Are the producers providing them with what they need?

And showers? I haven't seen anything resembling a shower. If they're going to clean off in the lake, they're going to have to develop some kind of strict system of separating the boys (and their eyes) from the girls, and vice-versa, when they're bathing.

 

[Redguard]

I was wondering about the showers and laundry as well, Homie.

I just figured that the producers didn't want to floor the viewers with too much in the first episode and just slowly feed us the various situations as time went on.

As for the protein... forget the goat. Eat Jared.

 

[AirPo]

As for the protein... forget the goat. Eat Jared.

Is he the little kid who got to go "home?"

 

[Redguard]

Is he the little kid who got to go "home?"

No, he's the annoying kid whose picture I posted earlier (The one in the cowboy hat with the raspy voice).

 

[LovesToRead]

I had similar wonders to Homie's but more along the lines of....young men and young ladies and .....

But I didn't get to see the whole show...so maybe that's been covered...

 

[AirPo]

No, he's the annoying kid whose picture I posted earlier (The one in the cowboy hat with the raspy voice).

IYeah I know. It was a poor attempt at a Soylent Green joke.

 

[frenzy]

Sign me up as a fan. I really liked the premiere.

There's this one kid though... Jared

Drives me insane listening to him speak. Aspiring actor, maybe?

Actually yes, they all are. I was talking to my grandmother about this show and she told me how a few of the kids and their moms were on the Ellen Show. They said that the kids are all aspiring actors who have agents, and they were contacted with an offer to appear on the show. Also, about the whole adult situation, there are TONS of adults there. They have medical teams, the tv crew, and even counselors for the kids to talk to! The children are well taken care of there.

BTW I really love this show! It's a good reality show without the sex and swearing.

 

[snoochface]

I saw that episode of Ellen but I don't remember them saying anything about being actors and having agents. I found a transcript of the interview online, it doesn't mention that. Maybe your grandma saw it on another show. I would be surprised if all of those kids were actors, though.

 

[frenzy]

I saw that episode of Ellen but I don't remember them saying anything about being actors and having agents. I found a transcript of the interview online, it doesn't mention that. Maybe your grandma saw it on another show. I would be surprised if all of those kids were actors, though.

Yes, it might have been from somewhere else. That's what she told me though. Now I'm curious... I do know though that its true they have doctors and counselors and everything else a kid would need.

 

[Redguard]

I think that a lot of parents would require (for the safety of their kids) that there at least be a crew of adults present should something terrible happen. Otherwise, CBS could have a major lawsuit on their hands.

 

[snoochface]

Yes, it might have been from somewhere else. That's what she told me though. Now I'm curious... I do know though that its true they have doctors and counselors and everything else a kid would need.

Yeah I remember seeing that somewhere as well. Lots of supervision and oversight, if not direct interaction. I think the kids were well cared for in general. All the media hype and controversy was overblown in my opinion. Of course, that may have been CBS's intent. Hype=ratings.

 

[Redguard]

How long do you think it'll be before CBS makes Senior's Nation?


Estelle: Has anyone seen my dentures?

Jethro: Whaaat? Huuuh?

Dorothy: This must've been my daughter-in-law's idea. She wasn't too keen on the idea of me moving in with her and my son once they realized that the Retirement Home was too pricey!

Clark: I think I made another mess..... down there. Where's the hot young nurse when you need one?

 

[GodrockDJ]

Yeah, about the older kids 'interacting' with each other - I was wondering about that too. I'm sure all of the kids were read rules and restrictions prior to the show ie "Boys don't go into the girls bunks and vice versa, etc" but what if the kids don't follow them? Would a supervisor step in? There was a brief sequence in the episode when Mike went to get Greg to talk to him after the blowup at the meeting. Mike knocked on the door of the bunk and when it was opened we see a bunch of older teenagers in there hanging out, girls and guys. For those 14-15 year olds it's a period of raging hormones - where is the line drawn? With them being there as long as they will I could definitely see some kind of interests being developed between a guy and gal.

 

[snoochface]

How long do you think it'll be before CBS makes Senior's Nation?


Estelle: Has anyone seen my dentures?

Jethro: Whaaat? Huuuh?

Dorothy: This must've been my daughter-in-law's idea. She wasn't too keen on the idea of me moving in with her and my son once they realized that the Retirement Home was too pricey!

Clark: I think I made another mess..... down there. Where's the hot young nurse when you need one?

ROFL. The Golden Girls meet Bonanza.

 

[snoochface]

Yeah, about the older kids 'interacting' with each other - I was wondering about that too. I'm sure all of the kids were read rules and restrictions prior to the show ie "Boys don't go into the girls bunks and vice versa, etc" but what if the kids don't follow them? Would a supervisor step in? There was a brief sequence in the episode when Mike went to get Greg to talk to him after the blowup at the meeting. Mike knocked on the door of the bunk and when it was opened we see a bunch of older teenagers in there hanging out, girls and guys. For those 14-15 year olds it's a period of raging hormones - where is the line drawn? With them being there as long as they will I could definitely see some kind of interests being developed between a guy and gal.

At the end of the last episode, Greg gave Sophie a hug and I had that thought. He's 15, she's 14, so it's not out of the realm of possibility.

This is standard contract language, nothing unique to this show, all reality show contracts say this, but I guess there is a reason why they did not exclude the language saying CBS can't be sued if participants get an STD.

 

[Bubbi]

Ah Yes--lets see--the 4 who drank bleach and the one who got burned got treatment after the "crew" filmed it. No adult intervened to stop them drinking the bleach in the first place.

CBS--law suit? Oh no--go read the 22 page contract these parents signed --essentually giving up all rights to their kids for 40 days.

NO Ca or NY kids because with them they could not have gotten away with breaking the child labor laws as they have done.
I can see this so called kid nation with older kids but it boggles my mind that any parent would send off 8, 9,10, 11 olds into what the contract clearly stated was a dangeorus situation.

S2 auditions are being down in eastern europe--no labor laws there.

 

[MandM]

My wife is enjoying this show so far

 

[Redguard]

I now find Jared even more annoying.

 

[snoochface]

I now find Jared even more annoying.

LOL. I am so the opposite, I find him even more endearing!

I don't think this is a spoiler so I'm not going to tag it.... in the previews for next week, there is a dust storm and he's running around going "It's a twister! It's a twister!" He reminded me forcibly of the Scarecrow/farmhand in Wizard of Oz.