http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx The much talked about and aligned KID NATION debuted tonight, and surprisingly, no child appeared to be severely damaged. I say surprisingly because it got so blasted over the summer that I expected to see little lost souls wondering around Bonanza City looking for somebody to feed them. In actuality, these kids seem to know what they are doing, and even come off looking more mature than many of the adults roaming around Reality TV. The premise around this new show is to take 40 kids between the ages of 8 and 15, drop them off in a real life ghost town, well at least as real life as Reality TV gets, and see whether they can build their own society. While most of the kids rose to the challenge, one little boy, Jimmy, ended up leaving after becoming unbearably homesick. Hey the kid is only 8-years-old, I&rsquo;m frankly amazed only one of them left. Jimmy&rsquo;s abrupt departure was actually a catalyst for some of the maturity and society building I was talking about. After little Jimmy declared, &ldquo;I think I&rsquo;m too young to be doing this,&rdquo; which did more than just tug at my heart strings, it snapped at it like a rubber band, the rest of the kiddie crew rallied around and took care of him. Sadly, chasing jackrabbits and trying to build his self-esteem wasn&rsquo;t enough to keep the little guy around. However, it wasn&rsquo;t all smooth sailing at Bonanza City. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1471 I thought the show looked a little staged. And I thought 8 was a tad to young for the kids on there. I also also surprised that the council was kids aged 10-12. Why weren't there any older kids on there? blm03 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1471 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:14:40 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1474 I can't help but wonder where television is going - although this is a good indication of how are children are being raised politically and morally (not to mention with practical skills) I think they have gone overboard in this instance. Eight years old is too young to put a child in that position, even if there are the support people on the sidelines in case of an emergency. ck2385 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1474 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:20:08 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1480 I was surprised to see the 1st $20,000 prize being given to the girl who won on the very 1st show!! I had expected to have to wait to see that kind of thing happen! I don't agree about the 8 year old being too young--the rest of the kids that age didn't leave--He probably had never been away from home or his Mom before!! nursedolly2 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1480 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:59:17 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1735 i love the show and i thinks taylor is cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! austin http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1735 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:32:55 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1742 this actually looks pretty kewl to watch brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#1742 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:33:04 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#2557 i watched kid nation and i really want to go on the show, but i dont know how to register or where, <br /><br />and ,,,i think Greg was really hott,,lol bubbles http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#2557 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:25:19 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#2983 I really wanna go on kid nation!! but <br />1 i don't know how to <br />2 its heaps far away from where i live <br />3 it would be sooo kool!!! Talzsee http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/20/KID-NATION----Welcome-To-Bonanza-City-New-Mexico.aspx#2983 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:33:24 GMT