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Kid Nation: The Episodes
Blondie:
:waves: some more
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Jusalurker:
My daughter (7) watched the beginning and did'nt have much to say, except "Is this show like Survivor?" Can you tell I watch Survivor? :yess:
Asking questions about where they were located, and how hard it was back in the old days.. ?
When it came to the challenge, she rooted for everyone. She spoke of everyone having to work together as a team. She wanted everyone to finish.
We had a discussion about the division of the kids and the amount of money they would recieve for their "jobs".
She picked outhouses, having been to girl scout camp and campouts, she said a girl "has" to have her privacy...LOL
She watched in amazement as one group cooked breakfast and commented that they should get more money.. I found that amusing!
Then she was totally amazed at the Merchants store.. "Wow.. look at all that cool stuff".
She said when they get hungry for a snack they could go over and get what ever they wanted.
Until I explained alittle about how much things cost and how much money each person made.. Then she was not so excited..
She said they could sell something to make more money, "like you do on ebay".
At which point the one girl who wanted the $3.00 Bike and started her entertainment on the street..
I worried when my girl said, "see mom , she is smart. Making extra money for the bike.
panhandling came to my mind ???
She felt sad for the little guy who left and empathized with him about missing his family. She mentioned that he might want to go to camp next summer and see how that worked out.. sometimes she makes me laugh with her "wisdom"
She did not have the comprehension of 20,000 dollars, but thought the star was cool. She aligned the winner with a MOM, heading up the group.
Over all we loved the show, and it brought up insightful questions and speculations.
Child abuse.. I don't think so..
Most of these children were savvy, smart, articulate, and inventive.
Child entertainers and competitors are not something new. Its been going on for centuries and one can only hope there are good parents, managers, and role models for these children.
My 2 cents
georgiapeach:
Thanks Jusalurker :dancer: for sharing your daughter's viewpoint--she sounds very perceptive!
I think that it would be so nice to have a show like this to watch as a family with your children and be able to discuss the issues that come up together.
I'm already trying to think whose 7-10 year old I can "borrow" for next week's show! Sadly, my niece is too young...
And Blondie--I hereby nominate you for all the KN screencaps from here on out--those are beautiful pictures! :thankyou:
MamaTo4boys:
I agree with Jusalurker. I think its a good kids show to teach kids things. My neice was freaking out about the hardest workers only getting 10 cents. LOL! She was sad for them haha! When they did the "task" so to speak she was cheering each team on and was talking about teamwork.
I loved the little girl that gave Sophia money to move farther from her store :lol3: That really is something that would've happened back then I think.
Kogs:
great quote from tvweek
--- Quote ---The first episode of "Kid Nation" did feature kids crying, falling down, bullying each other, dithering about whether to opt for multiple outhouses or a big-screen TV, cooking biscuits from scratch and arguing among themselves. A few of the tykes were homesick. But only one eight-year-old, Jimmy, opted to leave the show near the end of the Wednesday's episode. Meaning next week, there's still 39 kids left to fight, cry and complain.
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