Author Topic: Kid Nation: The Episodes (Read 46436 times)

georgiapeach · « **on:** September 19, 2007, 01:24:00 PM »

This could be good......or NOT!

But let's talk about it here!

Discussion about the Ethics and Legalities of the show can be found here:

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,13138.0.html

georgiapeach · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2007, 01:24:33 PM »

CBS Kid Nation Home Page

Intro Video

CBS Promo:

MamaTo4boys · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2007, 03:06:18 PM »

I really wanna watch the first episode tonight just to see what its really like. I dunno, I feel bad about that! I guess part of me wants to do it just because im a tomboy and think that as a kid I would've been able to survive on something like that.

I really think that there is "more" to it, then really a bunch of kids living alone in a town. I dunno like I was thinking there are adults just not on camera. Who knows.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2007, 07:00:26 PM »

Let's talk about tonight's show here!

I'll be here during the commercials and right after so we can snark on this together!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2007, 07:13:48 PM »

Town council of 4 kid's

Each week town council gives one kid a TOP KID award--~~not sure yet what the advantage is?~~ Oh! Gold Star = $20,000!

Mike age 11

Anjay age 12

Taylor age 10

Laurel age 12

TheCinera · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2007, 07:25:03 PM »

Now the Town Council have to split into groups (or districts). Blue, yellow, green, and Red.

Anjay is Blue
Taylor is Yellow
Mike is Red
Laurel is Green.

TheCinera · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2007, 07:39:49 PM »

Finally, a commercial. It's been 37 mins without a commercial. What does everyone think so far?

georgiapeach · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2007, 07:41:11 PM »

A Showdown!

Pumping water--filling bottles...

The trick?

The winners become the upper class with no assigned jobs and a salary of $1/day

Red==upperclass-- $1/day
Blue==Merchants $.5
Yellow==Cooks--$.25
Green==laborers--$.10

$$ can be spent in the saloon (root beer) or the grocery store--candy, books, general goodies

georgiapeach · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2007, 07:46:08 PM »

Heee...I probably should have known! I want to grab all the little ones and give them a cuddle and tuck them in! That 8 year old with the quivering chin really got me *sniff*

And the teenage trouble makers?

But so far I think I only know 5 or 6 names?

TheCinera · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2007, 07:49:29 PM »

I'm actually enjoying this. It'd be a lot better with more commercials, though. I'm trying to write a review for the RFF home page, but the lack of commercials won't let me.

Jusalurker · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:02:12 PM »

My 7 year old daughter and I watched this! Totally enjoyed by the both of us!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:05:22 PM »

Oh I've been wondering what kid's themselves would think? So she liked it??

TheCinera · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:05:50 PM »

Now this show is watchable. I can't believe everyone came into this show with completely negative feelings about it, and they never gave it a try. They're missing out, this show looks like it'll succeed.

MamaTo4boys · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:06:36 PM »

I really liked it. I don't think it was as bad as most reviews said it was going to be. I actually enjoyed no commericials haha! I wonder if that was just a mistake CBS made

I wish Michael would've gotten the gold star and not Sophia - and of course did you see the preview for next week? Honestly why did she care about the dishes if shes not the one that has to do them. Hmmm!

GP my 9 year old neice liked it, shes staying with us during fair week and I was hesitant to let her watch it but she really enjoyed it.

Kogs · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:06:36 PM »

Quote from: TheCinera on September 19, 2007, 08:05:50 PM

Now this show is watchable. I can't believe everyone came into this show with completely negative feelings about it, and they never gave it a try. They're missing out, this show looks like it'll succeed.

i saw 2 min of it, and the beggining was totally child labor

DreamWalker25 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:08:36 PM »

Okay, I watched the show and I guess I might as well confess:

I liked it. I thought it was cute. It was much better than expected.

There I've said it...confession is good for the soul...lol.

MamaTo4boys · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:10:09 PM »

I also want to add that I really liked that they gave the kids the chance to go home (not that they wouldn't allow it but it was more of their decision kwim), and the candy store cracked me up!!!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:11:01 PM »

We are going to need some kid's input here!

Maybe banredbeans will let Carissa and Kelley come tell us what they thought--if they watched?

Mandoli · « **Reply #18 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:13:47 PM »

The show looks okay to me. I'm sorry to see Jimmy leave during the first Town Council. I know he was the youngest member of the "town", he made it through a couple of days on his own. So I have to applaud that act of courage. If a child wanted to go home, they were allowed to do that instead of having to suck it up throughout the course of the adventure. I'm glad that they had that option.

The reward between the outhouses and television? I would have taken the outhouses as well. I think that the outhouses would have been more beneficial than the television, and I think that the kids thought that was the case as well.

Overall, a good show.

TheCinera · « **Reply #19 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:14:12 PM »

I can't wait to start hearing more critics reviews on this. Pre-show, it was split 50-50 over whether this show was good or bad. Now, with it premiered, I have a feeling I'll be reading some good news about it.

Also, can't wait to see the ratings for tonight. Should be interesting.

MamaTo4boys · « **Reply #20 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:18:33 PM »

I agree TheCinera I know I was allll confused when I saw the previews, wondering how anyone could come up with that. I mean adults yeah, but kids might have problems being away from their family (as we saw).

Kogs · « **Reply #21 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:19:00 PM »

Quote from: georgiapeach on September 19, 2007, 08:11:01 PM

We are going to need some kid's input here!

Maybe banredbeans will let Carissa and Kelley come tell us what they thought--if they watched?

my sisters friend who is a mom of 3 didnt like it. she felt the begining could of been less work. shes a teacher in a school and felt it was too much labor

georgiapeach · « **Reply #22 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:20:57 PM »

I'm really, really glad that they chose not to have evictions or eliminations but instead let the kids decide if they were ready to go home.

And I am ready to vote for Michael for Secretary of the UN--what a diplomat!

Overall: not the most exciting or action packed show I have ever seen--but they have me curious to see what happens next and I guess that is the sign of a good premiere.

But forget it when they cry--I'm mush!

MamaTo4boys · « **Reply #23 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:26:44 PM »

Im surprised they didn't have some kind of animal to pull those wagons but I think the kids did ok doing it. And even those bratty older ones helped out the younger ones when it came to that!

I honestly kinda think that if those kids didn't want to do it, they wouldn't. Kwim? I liked the phone call thing and think that they will work even harder to try and get the gold star. As long as my neices Taylor stays on the coucil I know she will watch the show

georgiapeach · « **Reply #24 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:29:44 PM »

So--so far we have a Thumb's up from a 7 yr old and a 9yr old?

Anyone else watch it with their kids?

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Author Topic: Kid Nation: The Episodes (Read 46436 times)