Posts with tag sophia
Posted Dec 12th 2007 11:19PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
(S01E13) It's been noted in press reports that the alleged charges brought against
Kid Nation have been dropped and the state of New Mexico won't be pursuing them. After watching the entire season, I can see why. For whatever flaws the show might have had (and it had several), it didn't seem to measure up to any sort of child abuse or violation of child labor laws.
The pre-season brouhaha cited the lack of adult supervision as a big problem. Alas, for me, it was all of the adult intervention which became the biggest issue I had with the show. It wasn't the kids -- they were overall a fantastic bunch!
Continue reading Kid Nation: We've All Decided to Go Mad (season finale)
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 28th 2007 11:44PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
(S01E11) I feel manipulated. I feel used. I feel a pawn to a lesson session. I feel all I learned in childhood about doing the right thing is so much better than doing the fun thing was snatched from behind my wall of memories and plopped down in tonight's episode of
Kid Nation.
Why must fun always have consequences? Or, at least choosing fun over a more serious option? It doesn't always play that way in adulthood. Sometimes you can have fun without regret. Yeah, seriously.
But I'll never be a Dance Master, no matter how much fun it might be. There is something called reality which comes to mind.
Continue reading Kid Nation: I Just Like the Recess Part
Giveaways reminder: Office, Eli Stone, Supernatural, South Park
Giveaway Thursday: Tickets to the New York Television Festival ... all of it!
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