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Kid Nation....seriously

DRB

unemployed bum
Oct 24, 2002
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http://test.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_6702630

It is potentially more grievous than the vicariously disgusting sight of people eating larvae on a dare, and even possibly worse than seeing 20-something housemates drinking, coupling and unraveling on the air. This one involves 40 children, average age 11, who were taken out of school for 40 days and left unsupervised in a ghost town, trailed by film crews.
If the average age is 11.... 8 was the youngest 15 the oldest. What parent in their everlivin' right mind dumps their 8 year old into a situation like this.... I mean f'ing seriously. At least crack mamas have crack to blame.

Then this...

So far, one parent of a participant has written a letter of complaint to New Mexico officials, alleging the experience bordered on abuse and neglect.
DUH! Or did you not read Lord of the Flies.... of course not.
 

Secret Squirrel

There is no Justice!
Dec 21, 2004
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Up sh*t creek, without a paddle
This is retarded. When I first saw the preview of kids whining about stupid crap, I thought, "WTF is wrong with a.) TV b.) Parents c.) Viewers."

Then I rememberred, a.) Reality Ratings because people are stupid b.) People are stupid c.) People are stupid.

I love that quote...."Alleging the experiece bordered on abuse and neglect"

What do you think of when you have a contract in front of you and it says that the kids will be alone for 40 days...? I mean really...spelled out....right there....No supervision....40 days......40 kids....

I think it would mean that they'd be put up in the Ritz Carlton for 40 days and given spa treatments at least 3 times a day...with happy endings for the older kids....but that's just me...
 

giantrider89

Monkey
Oct 16, 2006
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just shows how desperate parents can be to make themselves or their kids famous........really quite sad........reality tv is some of the worst stuff you could possibly watch on tv.......

just straight up frustrating......im gonna go bang my head against a door now :banghead:
 

Secret Squirrel

There is no Justice!
Dec 21, 2004
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Up sh*t creek, without a paddle
Same here.





Yes, that's why I want to watch it. Die Piggy, Die!
I can assure you that:

a.) The Lord of the Flies movie is better.

2.) There will be no bloodshed. (For shame...from the previews some of the kids looked like they were about to throw down...)

c.) Your time has been better spent reading this post than giving a second thought to the crap that is "Kid Nation"....
 

Secret Squirrel

There is no Justice!
Dec 21, 2004
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Up sh*t creek, without a paddle
Hmmm...side note:

Ever watch "The Rundown" with The Rock and Sean William Scott?

Remember how every single time Stiffler was on the screen talking, walking, or just standing there you wanted The Rock to just take his throat and rip his larynx out?

That's what reality tv does to me. I just want some big dude to bust through a wall like the Kool-Aid juice guy and start ripping out larynx's...
 

urbaindk

The Real Dr. Science
Jul 12, 2004
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I can assure you that:

a.) The Lord of the Flies movie is better.

2.) There will be no bloodshed. (For shame...from the previews some of the kids looked like they were about to throw down...)

c.) Your time has been better spent reading this post than giving a second thought to the crap that is "Kid Nation"....
You aren't very fun. I bet you give kids toothbrushes on Halloween.
 

Secret Squirrel

There is no Justice!
Dec 21, 2004
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Up sh*t creek, without a paddle
You aren't very fun. I bet you give kids toothbrushes on Halloween.
Hey...different strokes and such...

But there needs to be some serious life self-examination if you enjoy watching a 10 year-old primadonna "beauty queen" whine about doing chores and dressing like a freakin' Tombstone extra reject.

i'm just sayin'...

And for Halloween, I'm always so wasted that I:
a.) can barely make it to the door
b.) if I make it, barely hold myself upright
c.) scare half the parents away because they're not sure if it's fake barf or real barf on the front stairs...
 

w00dy

In heaven there is no beer
Jun 18, 2004
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I would have loved to do that as a kid.
No adults for 40 days.
Tons of kids your own age.
Getting hella paid.
If you get hurt or in trouble, the network gets blamed.
Those kids are as lucky as they are exploited.
 

dh girlie

MISS MISSY (geek)
"America, F*%k yeah!!!"

Seriously - what nation can't hate us??? :rant:
Pffff...bitch please! So what? There are four year old kids working in sweatshops sewing crappy clothes for Walmart and 120 dollar sneakers with douchebag basketball players names on em or selling their bodies for food in almost every other country in the world...I'm sick of bitches complaining about Americans...so a bunch of kids that are probably a bunch of spoiled brats to begin with get tossed into a ghost town for forty days...once the show airs, they'll all be on the talk show circuit and probably think that's the coolest thing...
 

loco-gringo

Crusading Clamp Monkey
Sep 27, 2006
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Pffff...bitch please! So what? There are four year old kids working in sweatshops sewing crappy clothes for Walmart and 120 dollar sneakers with douchebag basketball players names on em or selling their bodies for food in almost every other country in the world...I'm sick of bitches complaining about Americans...so a bunch of kids that are probably a bunch of spoiled brats to begin with get tossed into a ghost town for forty days...once the show airs, they'll all be on the talk show circuit and probably think that's the coolest thing...
I hate the bitching too, but you can't honestly think this is a good idea. :bonk:
 

/\/\att

Chimp
Aug 9, 2005
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burlington ct
Form a 17 year olds point of view i dont see anything wrong with it (besides mabey 8 being alittle young for the show) they sit around for 40 days be on tv and get paid for it. That being said im not going to waste my time watching it, reality shows blow.
 

dh girlie

MISS MISSY (geek)
I hate the bitching too, but you can't honestly think this is a good idea. :bonk:
Of course it's not a good idea...

The parents who let their kids do this are idiots and if I had a kid, there is no way in hell I would consider allowing my child to do something like this.

But tell me how this excerpt from the article differs from any slumber party or sleep away camp:

Tears, fears and homesickness are captured up-close

Although, we never had bleach in soda bottles sitting around for accidental consumption at slumber parties or sleep away camp! :D
 

dh girlie

MISS MISSY (geek)
Check this out from the article...I knew there was no way they'd leave those kids alone...they even had an animal wrangler on hand!

Creator-producer Tom Forman ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Armed and Famous") maintains there was "a large adult safety net" in place during production. He doesn't mean the phalanx of CBS lawyers who tweaked the definition of "work." Forman said pediatricians, child psychologists and an animal wrangler were standing by.
 

dh girlie

MISS MISSY (geek)
This is retarded. When I first saw the preview of kids whining about stupid crap, I thought, "WTF is wrong with a.) TV b.) Parents c.) Viewers."

Then I rememberred, a.) Reality Ratings because people are stupid b.) People are stupid c.) People are stupid.
How is sitting on a message board or camping in front of the tv every week for years glued to Friends or Melrose Place any less stupid than watching reality tv...

and YES...I ONLY watch reality TV! :D