Chris
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I think when this was originally put out and news stories leaked, there was a lot of very unseemly things said about how things went on the show.
Looking at it, it's much more tame then any of those news stories, which pissed people off, read.
There are still logistical disagreements with the nature of the program, but some of the early portrayals are far more harsh then the reality.
So, putting all that aside, I've seen both eps, and man.. it's just not very good. That's just my opinion, but there are some deceptions pulled on the kids (see my Protein example) that don't strike me as very entertaining.. it's like convincing any idiot that there is a small gnome that lives in their refrigerator that turns the light on and off. Even if you could do it, it doesn't make it compelling or entertaining to watch.
Some of the show comes across as just feeble.. and boring. It's a competition show. CBS played this up as a "build their own society" show.. and it has almost nothing to do with that. They have pre-scheduled events, they can gain things, etc.. it's like CBS kind of chickened out and because it's a competition show, the competitive nature of the kids compels them to stay and put peer pressure down to prevent people from leaving. Whereas a show where the kids have basically everything but they have to decide how to govern could have been insanely interesting, whether or not kids could figure out a way to make a city work - which is how this is promoted. But they aren't "making the city work" they are doing lame contests to win idiotic prizes "ooh.. a water slide OR water pumps!" come on.
Looking at it, it's much more tame then any of those news stories, which pissed people off, read.
There are still logistical disagreements with the nature of the program, but some of the early portrayals are far more harsh then the reality.
So, putting all that aside, I've seen both eps, and man.. it's just not very good. That's just my opinion, but there are some deceptions pulled on the kids (see my Protein example) that don't strike me as very entertaining.. it's like convincing any idiot that there is a small gnome that lives in their refrigerator that turns the light on and off. Even if you could do it, it doesn't make it compelling or entertaining to watch.
Some of the show comes across as just feeble.. and boring. It's a competition show. CBS played this up as a "build their own society" show.. and it has almost nothing to do with that. They have pre-scheduled events, they can gain things, etc.. it's like CBS kind of chickened out and because it's a competition show, the competitive nature of the kids compels them to stay and put peer pressure down to prevent people from leaving. Whereas a show where the kids have basically everything but they have to decide how to govern could have been insanely interesting, whether or not kids could figure out a way to make a city work - which is how this is promoted. But they aren't "making the city work" they are doing lame contests to win idiotic prizes "ooh.. a water slide OR water pumps!" come on.
