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Kids' Reality Show 'Borders on Abuse'
TheCinera:
I will definitely be watching this tomorrow, at least just the first episode. They were advertising this show heavily during the Sunday football games on CBS. So many different opinions by critics, I just want to see how good or how horrible this will be.
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: TheCinera on September 18, 2007, 10:03:34 AM ---I will definitely be watching this tomorrow, at least just the first episode. They were advertising this show heavily during the Sunday football games on CBS. So many different opinions by critics, I just want to see how good or how horrible this will be.
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I have spent my life working with children and I'm a bit torn about this. Is there real concern about the safety of these children? Or is it just more over-reaction?
I don't know the answer so I will be watching to judge for myself tomorrow night.
Here is a Forbes Interview on the show with some interesting comments from the producer:
--- Quote ---Look, I wouldn't be talking to you and I wouldn't be standing in front of this admittedly controversial television show if I didn't really believe in it. It's awfully good, and so for all that has been written about the show and all that has been said about the show, much of it flat-out inaccurate--I'm sitting in the editing bay watching it come together, and I was out in the desert for 40 days as we shot it, and I know what we did and I know what we got, and I know it's excellent television on every level and, more importantly, ethical and responsible television.
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And:
--- Quote ---Look, the kids were a good jumping-off point to allow us to sort of rethink the way reality TV is done. This one's different in almost every way. Lost in a lot of the debate is that this is a show that really does encourage cooperation instead of backstabbing, a show that leads to decisions instead of elimination, and a show about building a community instead of breaking one down. It's a lot of the reality shows you've seen turned totally upside down, and it works.
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I'll go ahead and start a thread for the Show itself--so we can discuss it in depth after the show's first episode tomorrow night! See you there...or not! ;)
MamaTo4boys:
In all honesty I wanted to watch the show just because as a kid I always thought something like this would be cool. Keep in mind I grew up on a farm. I wasn't forced to do hard things but I did them. I was 7 when I helped my grandpa pluck a chicken (and my mom was not happy about that haha). Looking back as an adult I would do it again. So I dunno.
I have three boys, who im sure one day will be raising their own cattle and such. That includes helping bale hay, sweating the summer sun. Just like they did back in the day. I know how much times have changed just in the past 10 years. Kids used to swarm at the chance to bale hay in the summer to get muscles for football, now they sit in the a/c gym and do the same thing (do I blame them - No!) im just saying.
Now reading all this im kinda torn on watching. But I do believe that there are adults there, I don't see how they could do it without adults. Do we know about how old these kids are?
Kogs:
i wont be watching tonight. michael jackson must be having a party tonight, hes dream is coming true 40 kids alone with no adults. i hope and pray this pile of crap is cancelled by the time my holidays are over.
MamaTo4boys:
Kogs, I just spit out my gatorade reading that!!!
I wanna know who thought of this idea ???
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