Comments on: In Defense of Kid Nation

By: Matt Age 17

Matt Age 17 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:36:27 +0000

If found the whole thing interesting. The whole pre-show controversy was the most interesting part. Everyone wanted Kid Nation shut down. They cited child labor abuse or whatever.

Yet they had no problem with Brat Camp did the exact (except the kids were unwilling and they weren’t paid) same thing as well as glorified abusive wilderness camps, which is a ZILLION times worse than anything that even could have been on Kid Nation.

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By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:27:31 +0000

I watched some of the rebroadcast on Saturday night, and it was really pretty good. Pretty standard, as far as the actual setup of the show goes, but having only kids in there is definitely an interesting twist, and I think many of them did a great job.

By: davegoblog

davegoblog — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:17:31 +0000

As a father of two, I agree with Dani on this. Injuries are going to happen to kids as much as a parent would like to prevent them. This could be one reason why they heal more quickly than adults. Also, it sounds like the kids on the show have better and faster access to medical attention than they would with their parents.

I have yet to see the show, but plan to watch at least the first episode on CBS.com.

PS – Lord of the Flies was a work of fiction

PSS – Just found on Wikipedia – “But adults were present off-camera during the Kid Nation production, including cameramen, producers, a medic, and a child psychologist, although all interacted with the children as little as possible.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Nation

By: Dani in NC

Dani in NC — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:58:57 +0000

Finally — someone who isn’t flogging the show! Kid Nation isn’t the type of show I would normally watch, but I don’t think it was as boring as several critics have suggested. As for the injuries, I have four kids and I can tell you that they don’t get through a summer without one of them getting a bump on the head or getting a scrape down to the white meat . I’m glad that modern society has so many safeguards, but sometimes I think we protect our kids so much that they can’t experience anything.

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Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:23:42 +0000

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By: Fec Stench

Fec Stench — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:32:02 +0000

We liked it a lot. I don’t think comparison to Lord of the Flies holds up. Instead, I saw much kindness.

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In Defense of Kid Nation | Delta Epsilon Blog — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:27:41 +0000

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