Recently a reality TV show named Kid Nation has been brought to the media's attention. Basically the premise is somewhat controversial; a group of kids have forty days to build a society with absolutely no help or assistance from adults. In short, this can be likened to Lord of the Flies.
Why the hell anyone's parents would whore their kids onto this show is beyond me. Kids can be brutal. I'm sure that the meek quiet kids became the Piggy's, and the loud mean kids took over the group and acted like assholes. There were probably some very deep psychological wounds and scars made during the taping of this show.
In conclusion, I can't wait till it airs!!
In the meantime, I checked out the official website and looked at some of the profiles for the children involved. And um, now I'm not so sure what I think. Are these kids aliens?
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation/bios/alex/thoughts.shtml
Look at this kid for example. He's nine years old. He collects microbes. Quote:
What world leader do you admire?
Al Gore. I read the book 'The Inconvenient Truth' which helped me understand the importance of global warming. I admire the fact that Al Gore has committed himself to champion this worthy cause.
WTF? What nine year old read An Inconvenient Truth, let alone freaking read?
Then we move to the right, over to Anjay. He's smart, but he's allowed to be since he is twelve years old. Then there's Blaine, whose appearance makes me give a sigh of relief...Thank God, this kid looks like a normal surfer boy. I'm happy there's a dumb one in there somewhere. But this quote cannot be forgiven:
If you were in charge of education, would art class be as important as math?
No, because art isn't something that you will need in life.
:-(
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