I just saw the first episode of this much-hyped controversial show and I REALLY enjoyed it. It was really cool to see the kids come together in the midst of chaos and I'm amazed at how young some of these kids are and how mature many of them are for such an early age. I'm shocked actually that there are even kids who are 8 years old there. I'm not sure that as a parent I would send a child that young. Very cool social experiment that I think will change the kids lives forever for good. It seems like a cowboy summercamp to me or a kids version of Survivor. Can't wait for the next episode!
I know, I am totally addicted to this show now. As a parent I think I would not be able to let my children go because I would worry too much, but I admire the parents that had enough guts to send their children. I think that this is definatly a postive experience for them. I was a little worried this week when Colton walked up to that cow, it looked like that cow was going to run him down! It is things like that that would make me hesitant to send my child, because that child could have been hurt pretty badly.
hmm...i'm watching the first episode at the moment and i'm mixed on it. It seems a bit fake to me, some of those kids speak way better than me and i'm older than them and i don't think they'd be sent out in the middle of no where with no help or anything, they could starve since none of them really knew how to cook :\
The thing to remember with this show is that adults are around the kids all the time: they're the ones filming the show! Much like with "Survivor", the people you're watching aren't anywhere near as alone as they are made to appear. But the contracts are probably pretty strict about what the crew can and can't do short of an emergency. But the adults being present, though silent, observers makes the show work, because otherwise the big kids would throw out the council and lord it over the others, even though the younger kids who aren't dealing with hormones yet are clearly better able to lead. Of course, that's part of the draw of the show: "is it going to devolve into Lord of the Flies or not?" But it's not, when you think about it.
It's still much more interesting than "Survivor", to me, because there is much more of a survival aspect to it, much like "Frontier House" before it.
That's true Harold there are adults around, but I wonder what their limitations and restrictions are in regaurds to when they need to step in. Like the situation I mentioned above about the little boy and the coe. In that situation I felt like he was in real danger and that someone probably should have done something about it.
i heard there are pediatricians, child psychologists, an animal wrangler, doctors, ex. all around the set, told to step in incase of emergancys (only) some kid sprained and ankle, some kids drank bleach, some 11-year old got splattered with grease while cooking, all successfully treated and thoroughly investigated, no probloms after.
"No underage uprising. No pre-teen pregnancy. No pig's head on a stick."
-Rob Salem , the star
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The thing to remember with this show is that adults are around the kids all the time: they're the ones filming the show! Much like with "Survivor", the people you're watching aren't anywhere near as alone as they are made to appear. But the contracts are probably pretty strict about what the crew can and can't do short of an emergency. But the adults being present, though silent, observers makes the show work, because otherwise the big kids would throw out the council and lord it over the others, even though the younger kids who aren't dealing with hormones yet are clearly better able to lead. Of course, that's part of the draw of the show: "is it going to devolve into Lord of the Flies or not?" But it's not, when you think about it.
It's still much more interesting than "Survivor", to me, because there is much more of a survival aspect to it, much like "Frontier House" before it.
"No underage uprising. No pre-teen pregnancy. No pig's head on a stick."
-Rob Salem , the star
read the article here, its good :
http://www.thestar.com/article/256385