Posts with tag TownCouncil
Posted Dec 5th 2007 11:02PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
(S01E12) Oh, my. The time is really getting down there for the kiddie pioneers of
Kid Nation. Next week is the season finale. So many deserving kids, so many kids who are mere faces in the crowd. Who will get the last few gold stars? Brains? Brawn? Need? Greed? What will be the criteria?
Well, they're kids, so it's hard to say. But one thing is for sure, they'll be steered by the invisible adults in the background all the way to the decision. For me, that's been the nagging flaw of the show -- the amount of adult intervention. But the most enjoyable aspect of the show is getting to know the children themselves.
Continue reading Kid Nation: Where's Bonanza, Dude?
Posted Nov 22nd 2007 12:23AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
(S01E10) The days in Bonanza City are dwindling down for the 37 children still working out their 40 days on
Kid Nation. By the time tonight's episode ended, the kids have about ten days left. That, to us, will translate to at least three weeks, I believe.
Ah, but did it stay at 37 children this week? Or did we lose another due to homesickness? Was there a brouhaha? More killed chickens? Hmmm ... now that I mentioned the killed chickens, I wonder why it was so important to kill the two and then none since. Maybe because of the power of suggestion in the journal, eh? Uh-oh. I should have put the spoiler after the jump. Too late -- no chickens died tonight. Oops.
Continue reading Kid Nation: Let Me Talk!
Posted Oct 31st 2007 10:45PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
(S01E07) I'm starting to wonder if we're going to see each and every kid on
Kid Nation before the end of the season. Every week, it seems the focus is on the core group we've seen all along -- the council leaders, Greg, Jared, Sophia, and some others. But then a new kid or two is thrown into the spotlight.
Whenever that spotlight shines on a new face in the crowd, it's been obvious that the new face will either be in the midst of controversy or will win the gold star. Predictable? Sure is, but with the size of the cast, I don't see any better way to do it, either. I enjoy "meeting" the kids as the season goes on.
Continue reading Kid Nation: The Root of All Evil
Posted Oct 25th 2007 12:20AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
(S01E06) No, no, no ... not Bonanza with the Ponderosa! Hop Sing could always cook up a fine feast and the Cartwrights never fussed about hard labor. The episode title refers to Bonanza City, New Mexico. You know -- 40 days, 40 kids (well, 38 kids now and almost three weeks less), and no adults. Well, they say no adults, but believe me, it's the adults putting everything in motion.
But it is indeed the kids of
Kid Nation who make this show worth watching. It's the kids who, by being themselves, bring me entertainment each week.
Oh, but Bonanza City is indeed disgusting. Or, it was before the adult push of the week.
Continue reading Kid Nation: Bonanza is Disgusting
Posted Oct 17th 2007 11:42PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Episode Reviews
(S01E05) Is it me or was there really not much to get up in arms about this week on
Kid Nation? No killed animals, no steer taunting, no religious rivalry, no bullying. What's this show coming to, eh?
Well, there was a smattering of bad behavior, but we're talking kids here. Some of these kids could be teensy adults, y'know. A lot of them certainly are more worldly than I was at their ages. And, the show reminded me that I should really study up on the chronological order of US Presidents. I definitely know the ones in my own lifetime, but I surely would put Taft in the wrong place.
Continue reading Kid Nation: Viva la Revolucion!
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