Lord of the Flies is back! Welcome to Kid Nation! CocoScene is after all, celebrity news for moms. I am sure loads of mothers will be watching this gem from CBS!
CBS is taking a beating on this fall reality series about 40 real life children left in a desert ghost town with the job of creating their own society and government.
Apparently, safety was not a factor. Children suffered burns and at least four drank bleach by accident! And it gets better as children as young as 8 were required to clean outhouses, find food and allegedly left unsupervised for days at a time!
But don't worry! CBS (Children's Broadcast Service - don' think so!) had the children's best interest at heart!
In addition, CBS insisted in its statement that the show was "extraordinary" in its "behind-the-scenes support structure." That included "...an animal safety expert and a child psychologist, not to mention a roster of producers assigned to monitor the kids' behavior," the network said.
Well, it's good to know that an "animal safety expert" was on hand as well as the "roster of producers". We wonder what CBS describes as monitoring kids' bleach intake?
But... we admit... our darlings will very likely get to watch a little of this show... after all.. nothing is better than when you sweet children suddenly realize how lucky they are that you are their parent... and not some fame hungry, irresponsible "would be adult" who would sell their children off for their fifteen minutes media spotlight.
We remember from the movie years ago, Parenthood:
"You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, to drive a car - hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they'll let any bu**-reaming a**h*l* be a father. "
We think this can apply to many that call themselves parents....
We know, not every Mom can be Coco....
Those poor darling children!!!
Toodles!
