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Article: EDITORIAL: "Kid Nation": Gee; they all survived.(Editorial)
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- September 21, 2007
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Sep. 21--Occasionally, hype is just ... hype.
After months of speculation about child exploitation and endangerment, the latest CBS reality show, Kid Nation, premiered Wednesday with the ominous premise "40 kids, 40 days, no adults." (Cue dramatic soundtrack.) Children, ages 8 to 15, would rehabilitate a deserted New Mexico mining town while competing for up to $20,000 in prizes.
Far from Lord of the Flies, it's more like a rustic Real World for tweens.
Episode One, at least, was largely benign. The most serious injury was a pulled muscle; the most serious psychological trauma, homesickness. The competitive "showdown" consisted of a ...