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Archive through September 20, 2007

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Wahmmy
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07-24-2005

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 6:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wahmmy a private message Print Post    
Oh yeah, he was.

But, I think that Taylor, Sophia and Laurel are 40 year old minds stuffed in 10,12 and 14 year old bodies!

Wahmmy
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07-24-2005

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 6:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wahmmy a private message Print Post    
And Michael!

Maybe the real UN should watch this show.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 6:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
I actually liked it...and a request to the mods- can we not grey any pictures of people who leave on this one? I think just by trying they've "won"...

Wahmmy
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07-24-2005

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wahmmy a private message Print Post    
Good idea Wilson, they are all winners!!!

Wahmmy
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07-24-2005

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wahmmy a private message Print Post    
I am sorry to go one and on, but I am going to do that very thing.

My son was a COPE instructor, that is a confidence course, very physical. One of his favorite moments was when he helped some very shy overwieight young boy finish the course. He was with him the entire time urging him on and stayed until he finished.

When he told me about it he was beaming and near tears. He said, this was not my victory, it was his. I was just lucky enough to be here when it happened for him.

He would have been great for this show.

Mammyyokum
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06-05-2005

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 7:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mammyyokum a private message Print Post    
Well, we'd heard all the broo ha ha about the show and about the parents filing lawsuits about child labor laws and all that, but we watched it, anyway.
It was great!
*L*
The little boy who asked to go home is a winner because he saw what was in front of him and chose not to stress himself any further. His parents are winners, too, to have such a delightful and honest child.
When it comes to the rest of the show? All I could think was that they should have all read Girl Scout manuals before they left and they would have saved themselves a lot of grief!
*L*

Laneesmom
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05-12-2005

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 7:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Laneesmom a private message Print Post    
I liked it too.....and I loved little Jimmy..what a sweety. He needed to go home though....

Kearie
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07-21-2005

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 9:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kearie a private message Print Post    
I liked the show and hope Jimmy is very proud of his venture. He was adorable. I immediately like little Taylor also. Smart, charming and a natural leader.

I agree that Michael was also great at his public addresses.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I'm kind of doubting that there will be eliminations of any kind on this show. That would be hard on all the kids, but especially the younger ones. They'll just leave on request as Jimmy did tonight.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 9:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
My understanding is that no one is eliminated. They are allowed to leave if they wish, of course.

Cinder
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09-01-2000

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 10:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinder a private message Print Post    
I liked it. I think we all saw how hard it was for "voting in" (or NOT getting voted in)- during American Idol- and it didn't work.
Maybe instead of "greying" out- can the be separated somehow (or put at the begining or end)- just to keep track of them. (if that was a plan)

I will save the episode so my boyfriends daughter can watch if she didn't already watch it.

Mummy35332
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09-09-2005

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 10:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mummy35332 a private message Print Post    
My kids loved the show. I found it interesting.

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 10:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
I liked it a lot, too. Some of those kids had pretty good vocabularies. The younger yellow team was very impressive, figuring out breakfast and not coming in last in that challenge. The little beauty queen may need a new attitude about work, but she handled herself well at the town meeting when answering Sophia's complaints.

I think 15 is just a little too old for this experiment, though. I hope Greg doesn't wind up taking on the bullying big brother role. I know at that age it must be hard to take orders from an 11-year-old, but he should be setting an example instead of pushing them around. It's no wonder little Jimmy thought he was too young to be there. That confrontation must've been frightening for him.

I wonder how all those older kids felt about none of them being put on the council.

Scarebaby
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07-31-2005

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 11:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scarebaby a private message Print Post    
I thought this show was fascinating. I agree that 15 is a little old, and 8 is a little young. I must say that I would have killed to do something like this at the age of 11 or 12.

Jimmy was so sweet, what a cute kid. And my favorite line, "You're hunting jack rabbits with 10 year olds!" Great stuff. I'm going to love this show.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 11:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
That Jimmy is too cute. Sophia rocks. I teared up towards the end. I love this show. I'm so proud of these youngins :-)

Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 2:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zgoodgirl a private message Print Post    
I cried also when Sophia called her mom and when Jimmy decided to leave. That boy is a cutie pie!

I was surprised that Sophia got the star after the fact of her confronting the council. It showed an amount of maturity from them and I am glad that they were able to take Sophia's criticism and turn around and reward her for her work.

How funny she was when she was dancing for nickels!

Sophia blows me away. She is so mature and eloquent with her words. It was nice to see Micheal step it up also.

As for eliminations, there are none. The only children that go home are the ones who WANT to go home.

The only thing I did have a problem with was at the beginning of the show they said that the council was made up concerning the location and the ages of the kids. The oldest one I think on the council is 11. They should have at least thrown a 13 or 14 yo into the council IMO. I would think that it might have bothered the older ones that there was not someone nearer to their age on the council to represent them, even though they didn't show it.

I think I am going to enjoy this show. My niece who is 12 is already hooked, and is planning to apply for season 2 which is already taking applications.

Kid Nation Season Two Application

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 5:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I was expecting something else...not sure what but I'm on the fence so far. I liked it well enough and the kids are articulate and mostly all likable.

The beauty queen girl was a bit obnoxious especially with her I don't do dishes comment.

For me the key to making this work is the gold star...it should keep the graffiti to a minimum.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 5:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
I'm on the fence also. I'll record it next week and watch pushing daisies, but I don't know. These look like those 'summer camp' kids, the ones that are pushed off to summer camp for months every year. And I'm convinced some of them are child actors.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 5:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
that ap says interview will be in sept oct 07....so i think its too late to apply for season 2, no?

Ducky
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08-27-2000

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 5:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ducky a private message Print Post    
I was questioning the child actors as well as I thought the last part with Sophia was scripted by just the way she was acting around the part she got the gold star and on the phone with her mom.
My DS and I did enjoy it though and will watch again next week. DS did not think it was good the way the groups were split up according to there age he felt the teams would be better with different age groups working together and helping each other out.

Bombaycat
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07-21-2007

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 5:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bombaycat a private message Print Post    
Ladytex - glad to see someone else was thinking the same thing as I did.

I'm trying to be open minded about this show. A couple of the speeches appeared to me to be scripted. That's why I agree with your "child actors" comment.

I'm going to watch a couple more weeks in hopes that my skepticism is unfounded.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 5:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Two of the children (don't remember which) and their mothers were on Ellen yesterday. Obviously, both were fine with the show or their children would not be there. Mothers said that parents get a report via phone every two or three days about their children. One of them said she told TPTB not to call unless something happened to her child. That mother seemed to be one that wanted a "vacation" from child-rearing for 40 days. But again, both children and mothers were OK with the show. Mothers said there were a lot of legal papers to read and sign. FWIW, both mothers were attorneys / have law degrees.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 6:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I heard or read somewhere where the contract sign by the parents included a line saying that the parents cant sue even if death of their child. Maybe thats standard???

Being the little socialist that I can be (sometimes) I wanted to see them pull their monies collectively and the upper class volunteer to pitch in. LOL

I bet most of these kids will cherish these memories.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 7:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
The thing with the contracts was just overblown...The lawyers are gonna put in every situation that could happen, and even some things that are next to impossible to happen, just to cover everything so they don't get caught.

And they probably chose the TC in advance based on the auditions/evaluations- who would make a good leader in the producer's view (but they clearly stated that the TC members can be changed-so I'd expect that to happen at some point).

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I think Taylor's comment about not doing dishes was meant to be funny. Because she has worked as hard as any of them.

She was on the cooking detail, and when the others were talking about the cooks should have done the dishes, she said, "I am on the yellow team, I don't do dishes." Doing the dishes was the labororer's responsibility.

As far as their vocubulary, I have 4 grandchildren ranging from 8 to 15, I also have several great neices and nephews in that age range. I can assure you that any one of them could match anything the kids on the show said. Kids are a lot smarter than people sometimes think.

The thing that impressed me was the choice between the extra outdoor tolits and the TV set. To me there was no question, but to have the kids just overwhelmingly wanted the tolits showed that these are smart kids. LOL