Kid Nation

Summer for the SILLY TV season tuned to the absurd

source: Winnipeg Free Press

 Canada Dating in the Dark hails from Endemol USA, by the way, a subsidiary of the Dutch company that gave the world Big Brother, Fear Factor, Kid Nation and Show Me the Money. Now you know who to thank.

Published Mon, Jun 15

Change is coming to cable TV

source: Fresno Bee

 CA Hence "The Othersiders" (8 pm Wednesday), which is "Ghost Hunters" meets "The Bloodhound Gang" (if anyone remembers that old PBS show about crime-fighting teenagers); "Survive This" (8:30 pm Wednesday), an extreme cross between "Kid Nation" and Outward ...

Published Sun, Jun 14

Change is coming to cable TV

source: Victoria Advocate

 TX Hence "The Othersiders" (8 pm Wednesday), which is "Ghost Hunters" meets "The Bloodhound Gang" (if anyone remembers that old PBS show about crime-fighting teenagers); "Survive This" (8:30 pm Wednesday), an extreme cross between "Kid Nation" and Outward ...

Published Thu, Jun 11

Summer for the silly: TV season tuned to the absurd

source: Canada.com

 Canada Fear Factor, Kid Nation and Show Me the Money. Now you know who to thank. 8. HELL'S KITCHEN (Tuesdays, Citytv, Fox, 8 ET/PT, beginning July 21) Watching Chef Gordon Ramsay OBE boil over in rage and righteous indignation doesn't qualify as bad TV, ...

Published Sat, May 30

TV's summer season: Intruiging or just nuts?

source: vancouversun.com

  Canada Fear Factor, Kid Nation and Show Me the Money. Now you know who to thank. 8. HELL'S KITCHEN (Tuesdays, Citytv, Fox, 8 ET/PT, beginning July 21) Watching Chef Gordon Ramsay OBE boil over in rage and righteous indignation doesn't qualify as bad TV, ...

Published Wed, May 27

TV makes mockery of sacred institution

source: Indianapolis Star

 United States CBS also appears to have learned nothing from its exploitative "Kid Nation" that placed children in a remote location to run their own town. As expected, chaos ensued, and the kids struggled emotionally and physically while CBS cashed checks from ...

Published Sat, Apr 18

TV routinely disses marriage

source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

  USA CBS also appears to have learned nothing from its own ethical lapse in 2007, the exploitative “Kid Nation” that placed children ages 8 to 15 into a remote location to run their own town. As expected, chaos ensued, and the kids struggled emotionally and ...

Published Wed, Apr 15

CBS Under Fire Over 'Kid Nation'

source: fr.truveo.com

Did the Tiffany network cross the line with its new reality TV show? fr.truveo.com

Published Sat, Mar 28