You've heard about all of the controversy surrounding CBS' new reailty show Kid Nation, from charges of child abuse to coaching from producers, but did you know the show might have originated with Jamie Kennedy?
Broadcasting & Cable has video of a sketch from The WB's Jamie Kennedy Experiment titled "Child Island." It features Kennedy impersonating a TV producer who tries to pitch a reality show to parents about a group of kids who are stranded on a island with nothing but the clothes on their backs. In the promo shown to parents, you see the kids quickly dissolve from fun-loving to Lord of the Flies savages.
The eerie part of the sketch is you know that the real pitch for Kid Nation probably wasn't that different than this (except for the video promo, of course). And you can imagine someone from the show saying what Kennedy does: "Honey, this is as real as reality TV can get." Video after the jump.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-04-2007 @ 4:04PM
Ian said...
Not as good an idea as "Toddler Island."
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9-04-2007 @ 4:36PM
Anita said...
What's sad is that when reality TV started a couple years back (many years back), I probably would've said 'Child Island' AKA 'Kid Nation' is a hideous idea, but after becoming immune to so many different varieties of hot adolescents\scheming adults, I don't think the idea's half bad :) Plus, I bet the KN adults are just as immune (y else place your kid in a deserted area w/ ratings-hungry producers)?
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9-04-2007 @ 7:06PM
Han Solo said...
Quite possibly the most horrid disgusting show to come along in a long time.
Its full of 15 year old kids sleeping alone with younger 8-9 year olds...mixed boys/girls, kids encouraged to have relationships/love, and all sorts of very painful lame speeches about the great wonders of socialist thinking.
Can't wait!
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9-04-2007 @ 9:00PM
Fred said...
Well, Jamie Kennedy *is* the root of all things evil...
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9-04-2007 @ 10:02PM
MarcDom7 said...
I beat you guys to this story over two months ago. Behold, a currently defunct blog site: http://marcdom7.blogspot.com/2007/06/kid-nation-or-child-island.html
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