December 5, 2007
Previously on Kid Nation: Taylor wanted to kill all the ugly chickens. After returning to her former difficult nature, Taylor's punishment was not being allowed in the arcade, so she worked hard and finally showed a little change. The whole town slowed down when the kids spent all their time in the arcade, so the Town Council padlocked it, then elected Sophia as the town sheriff. Hunter became the sixth member of the green district to win a Gold Star.
Sophia is practicing manifest destiny, roping off a spot of land in the middle of town and ordering that no one is allowed in unless they pay her five cents. It's actual another social experiment, because she wants to prove that people always want what they're told they can't have, and naturally, the kids all want to walk on her land.
November 30, 2007
We are less than two weeks away from the season finale of CBS' social experiment, Kid Nation. Many gold stars have been handed out, a few kids have opted out and headed home, and we've seen the best and worst in just about every member of Bonanza City. Council members have come and gone, rewards have been won and lost, and only the pretty chickens are roaming the town. The main reason the show took 40 kids and put them in this abandoned town was to answer a simple question. Could the children build a better city than the adult pioneers who failed long before them? The answer? Nope.
November 30, 2007
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Kid Nation, a CBS reality series that revolves around 40 children trying to run a society with minimum adult supervision, has been at the receiving end of much criticism since it premiered in September. The network has been accused of exploiting the young cast members, but executive producer Tom Forman has defended the series, saying that they made sure the show would not go beyond ethical boundaries.
“I'm not surprised it was provocative, because the minute we started talking about making this show with young people, we knew it was going to be,” Forman told Broadcasting & Cable. “But we had a tremendous responsibility to those kids and their parents. We had a huge responsibility to our viewers to make a show that was not just entertaining, but ethical, too.”
November 28, 2007
Previously on Kid Nation: Greg, Blaine, DK and Michael were elected as the new Town Council, and the town resented Greg's bullying. Former Town Council member Laurel won the Gold Star for no discernible reason other than she used to be on the Town Council.
On day 31, Taylor is hanging out with the chickens, and she says that she hates ugly chickens and wish they would all die. Then she informs us that she once put make-up on her dog, but it didn't make it any prettier. Sophia and Greg are planning their dinner menu, and it includes 10 fresh chickens. Greg wants to kill the pretty chickens, which makes Taylor go off. She's angry that they're bossy and acting like the President of the world. I thought she liked bossy presidents.
November 23, 2007
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CBS has announced the date for first season finale of the controversial reality series, Kid Nation. According to the network's press release, the show's freshman run will end on Wednesday, December 12, at 8pm ET/PT.
Kid Nation follows 40 children aged 8 to 15 as they create and run their own society with minimal adult supervision. The show is set in Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch, a privately owned town built on the ruins of Bonanza, City in New Mexico. Serving as the show's host is award-winning director Jonathan Karsh.
Want to know what's in store for the children on the season finale of Kid Nation? Read on for some mild spoilers.
November 21, 2007
Previously on Kid Nation: the teams were mildly shaken up as Emilie and Nathan swapped places on the red and blue teams while BFFs Greg and Blaine were split up when Blaine moved to yellow. The Town Council floundered, but Blaine flourished out of the shadow of Greg and won a Gold Star. At the end, no one was happy and re-elections were called. Blaine, Greg, DK and Michael all raised their hands to run.
Last week BuddyTV had four polls to see how viewers would vote, and all the incumbents lost by sizable margins. The biggest blowout was DK over Guylan with 92 percent, while the closest was Michael, who still got more than two-thirds of fans' votes. Will the kids of Kid Nation mimic the feelings of viewers?
November 15, 2007
There are only 12 days left for the citizens of Bonanza City on Kid Nation and you know what? I hate to say it but it can't come soon enough. Ever babysit a kid and after a few hours, just stare at the clock waiting for their parents to come home? Ever hang around kids too long at a birthday party when birthday brat syndrome kicks in? I'm really at the point where I've had enough of many of the kids. They've overstayed their welcome, had too much camera time, whined, cried, and screamed just a LITTLE bit too much for my patience. Want to know why somebody is looking to leave every week? Because every day of their lives in Bonanza City, people are screaming their heads off and going insane. As we get ready to wind down and send the kids back to their own parents, let's take a look at last night's episode and hand out some gold stars of our own (and some less than stellar moments, too).
November 14, 2007
Previously on Kid Nation: Bonanza City held a talent show, and some girl named Kennedy made a total fool of herself. Not only did it convince fellow Kentuckian Savannah to stay, but it won her the Gold Star. Divad slowly steamed, and if this were a movie, she would be the Bond villain, hatching a master plan to become the ruler of the world.
Laurel is crowing that half the Gold Stars have gone to members of the green district. The green team parties about how sexy they are with their Gold Stars, and Jared laments that it's unfair. The Magic Journal tells the Town Council to mix up the districts. Zach thinks it's a good idea (of course he does, he has Taylor on his team), but Laurel doesn't like it, because she wants to consolidate her power.