Kid Nation
Wow! Just….Wow! “Lord of the Flies” meets reality TV.
CBS’ new reality show, “Kid Nation,” will feature 40 kids, ages 8-15, who have 40 days to create a new town - over which they’ll govern without any adult supervision.CBS tiptoes around comparisons to “Lord of the Flies,” but the set-up sounds undeniably similar to the classic William Golding novel about a group of shipwrecked school kids who form their own society on a deserted island - and eventually turn into savages.
The kids on the CBS show are plunked down in a ghost town, Bonanza City, N.M., without any amenities or grown ups. They’ll cook their own meals, empty their own latrine and even run their own businesses (no alcohol in the saloon, just root beer).