Last week I taped 2 shows: The much hyped Gossip Girl & Kid Nation
Gossip Girl is based on teen books about spoiled, rich kids in New York. (Back in the day we had the Babysitters club...Babysitting to Bitches - has things changed so much?)
It the same producers from the O.C. - so its pretty good drama (cat fight & backstabbing on the first episode) although not as good dialogue.
Its about a popular girl (chick from Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants & Accepted with Justin Long) coming back to town after running away a year ago. No one knows why she left (slept with best frenemy's BF) - all news is narrated by Gossip Girl who write on her blog about all the high school gossip - Interesting Premises. I like it - so I'll keep watching to see where it goes.
Kid Nation - with all the hype it wasn't kids going crazy, drinking bleach. It was more of a survivor for kids. They get 4 leaders & divide into four divisions - they compete to see what jobs they get - like cooking, merchants, laundry, etc. They get paid of their jobs, etc. The kids talk to the camera & they make it sound like they are there trying to prove kids can manage - so you don't feel bad for them or anything.
It was interesting - The kids have a town meeting at the end of every show & if they want to go home they can. The youngest went home, he was 8. Which I think is pretty young to go. Some of the kids are annoying, but you just know the parents just wanted a vacation for 40 days.
Did anybody else watch these shows? What did you think? Yay or Nay?
3 comments:
I just watched Gossip Girl - I really like it!!! After the first episode it has me hooked!
Loved Gossip Girl!!!
Kid Nation I TOTALLY loved - it was so cute. Little Jimmy was adorable, although that one girl (the one who won the gold star) is SO annoying!
alright, i will watch gossip girl...you have convinced me
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