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.
November 8, 2007
On last night's episode of Kid Nation, the town practically died of boredom before the journal told the town council to do something to entertain everyone. They came up with the idea of a talent show and for once, the town came together and stopped screaming at each other. I have to admit, I felt a little lost without hearing Taylor shrieking, "Deal with it!" but I recovered quickly. We were introduced to some new townies, including Savannah, Natasha, Migle, and Kennedy.
November 7, 2007
Previously on Kid Nation: Divad became a businesswoman desperate for people to notice how hard she's working, Pharaoh worked hard too, but the Town Council questioned his motives, and adorably quirky home-schooled Nathan won a Gold Star for not acting like a kid. Also, Jared became even awesomer by dressing up like the Bonanza City Pimp.
Tonight's Kid Nation features a talent show! I don't care if they're kids, I'll be putting on my best Simon Cowell impression, so they better bring it. Sophia starts this episode by staging a bored sit-in, getting all the kids to just lay down in the middle of the town for no reason. I don't know why these kids are so bored, they just need to watch Jared and they'll be entertained like me. He proves me right by blaming the Dark Ages on the elimination of art and entertainment. Jared is going to become the most popular guy when he gets to college.
November 5, 2007
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This week on CBS' Kid Nation, our young settlers get into a contest of abilities and skills, when they stage a talent show in the episode called “Starved for Entertainment.”
Kid Nation is coming up on the two month mark since debuting last September 19. Last week, in the episode “The Root of All Evil,” Divad drew the ire and possibly, envy of some of her town mates when she took free food and used it to start her own little snack business. Hopefully, there'll be less tension and politics this week, with an installment that promises more entertainment and whimsy than business.
November 1, 2007
On last night's episode of Kid Nation, one kid got the idea to take something that others could get for free and resell it. Greg went back to his old ways after winning the gold star a few weeks back. Someone lobbied for votes to win the gold star.
Here was one good thing about the episode. Less of Taylor. She's gotten enough screen time and we were introduced to some new citizens of Bonanza City, Nathan and Divad. Nathan and Divad were both hard workers but were portrayed very differently. Nathan was shown as the victim, because Greg wouldn't stop picking on him. Divad was overconfident, feeling she deserved the gold star and tried to bribe other people to cast their vote for her, whether she admitted it or not.
October 31, 2007
Previously on Kid Nation: DK worked hard, was the obvious Gold Star choice, then wanted to go home, but was talked into staying by Guylan. Mike adjusted fairly well to a powerless life, but Taylor…not so much. She upped her obnoxious level to 11, and earned the wrath of nearly every other inhabitant of Kid Nation. Once again, she vowed to “try,” though she doesn't seem to understand that word.
Tonight's episode begins with Divad finally making her presence known, and it's super genius. She takes free food from the kitchen, prepares it, then resells it on the cheap. The Town Council resents her free market style. Equally upset is Jared, who tries to horn in on her snack shack action because he doesn't think it's fair that she has a monopoly. He flips out and messes with her stuff, but she shrugs it off.
October 29, 2007
Taylor has been a controversial figure on Kid Nation. On the one hand, many people are hesitant to harshly judge a very young person too hard based on an edited presentation on a reality show. On the other hand, many viewers also feel that this aspiring beauty queen hasn't exactly been Miss Congeniality on Kid Nation thus far.
Whatever you might think of the young woman, she is still is, of course, just a pre-teen with many of the same interests as other young people.
October 25, 2007
On last night's episode of Kid Nation, the kids were faced with the tough task of cleaning up Bonanza City. The town council voted who would be helping with the garbage and not everyone was happy to hear their name called. The town finally got some nutritious foods and ganged up on a common enemy. A very deserving person won the gold star after moving an entire town.
Does anyone notice how there is a core group of kids that are featured consistently and then each week, depending on the issue, a new kid is introduced to the audience? When the issue was nobody working, we met Sophia. When the issue was religion, we met Morgan. When the issue was elections, we met Guylan. This week, when the town falls apart, DK stepped up to make a change.