Kid Nation

"It's Just Ludicrous, All That Controversy"

By M. Giant | Aired on 12.30.2007

The Sophia And Lori Interview - Recapping a reality show is always a bit dicey because you're making fun of actual people, who just might send you irate emails. But try recapping a reality show about actual people's kids. Fortunately, the only email I've gotten...

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1-14 Extra	"It's Just Ludicrous, All That Controversy" The Sophia And Lori Interview - A conversation with Sophia and her mom about the Kid Nation experience, from the big picture to the little guy in Jonathan's ear.	12.30.2007	N/A	M. Giant
Ep.	Title	Air/Pub'l	Grade	Author
1-13 Recap	No More Bonanza We've All Decided to Go Mad! - Now that the kids have built a world, they get to tear it down. Twice!	12.11.2007 12.15.2007	B-	M. Giant
1-12 Recap	Hi, Noon Where's Bonanza, Dude? - The producers set Sheriff Sophia up for a fall. The producers are disappointed.	12.04.2007 12.08.2007	C+	M. Giant
1-11 Recap	Class Is Not Taylor's Thing I Just Like The Recess Part - In both senses of the word.	11.27.2007 12.01.2007	B+	M. Giant
1-10 Recap	The Greg Administration Let Me Talk! - All new Council. Same old Greg.	11.20.2007 11.24.2007	B-	M. Giant
1-9 Recap	Too Good To Be True Not Even Close To Fair - The producers realize that a functional, smoothly running society makes for boring TV. So that will have to stop immediately.	11.13.2007 11.18.2007	B+	M. Giant
1-8 Recap	Let You Entertain Us Starved For Entertainment - The kids of Bonanza City are bored. Are we supposed to feel bad for them?	11.06.2007 11.10.2007	C	M. Giant
1-7 Recap	Micro Economics The Root Of All Evil - If only the kids of Bonanza City had a nickel for every time production interfered with stuff...oops, never mind. Now they do.	10.30.2007 11.03.2007	C+	M. Giant
1-6 Recap	Taking Out The Trash Bonanza Is Disgusting - Taylor refuses to take part in a large group project to haul the town's garbage away. Is she afraid she won't be allowed back in?	10.23.2007 10.27.2007	B-	M. Giant
1-5 Recap	Election Day Viva La Revolución! - Town Council gets shaken up, as do its individual members.	10.16.2007 10.19.2007	B+	M. Giant
1-4 Recap	God Help Us Bless Us And Keep Us Safe - Because the dishes are getting out of hand. Grab a sponge, would You?	10.09.2007 10.15.2007	C+	M. Giant
1-3 Recap	"I'm the village idiot? You're the village idiot!" Deal With It! - Greg apparently decides that working hard is better for his gold-star chances, but he blows it with a profanity-laced tirade after his wake-up call goes awry. Taylor's leadership as a council member has her simply snapping "Deal with it!" at the kids who dislike the job she's doing (in other words, everyone).	10.02.2007 10.09.2007	B	Daniel
1-2 Recap	For The Birds To Kill Or Not To Kill? - After five days, the kids suddenly remember that they're carnivores, and realize what that means for their chickens.	09.25.2007 09.29.2007	C+	M. Giant
1-1 Recap	The Mild, Mild West I'm Trying To Be A Leader Here - Meet the forty kids who come to Bonanza City, NM to build a society all on their own, with no help from adults. And then watch as an adult tells them how they're going to do it and gives them everything they need.	09.18.2007 09.22.2007	B-	M. Giant
1-1 Extra	Contract This Kid Nation Contracts: The Untold Story - What else did the Kid Nation parents agree to in the contracts they signed?	08.27.2007 08.28.2007	N/A	M. Giant