..kid nation..

Pinoy Big Brother, Survivor, Pinoy Dream Academy, Celebrity Duets and American Idol.!!

Does this shows ring any bell.??
Well of course, those who wouldn't recognize even one of the shows above must be living under a rock.! These are today's most talked about reality tv shows. Reality tv is now booming on the airways and especially on the tubes.

"Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people instead of professional actors. " - A definition of what reality tv is, thanks to wikipedia.

Yes, reality tv shows can be seen in any channel, in any country with different concepts but with the same essentials. It covers a wide range such as game, quiz, talent shows etc.

Amongst all of the shows today the one that really caught my eye is "Kid Nation". It is a show where 40 kids are taken away from their homes, away from their parents and away from comfort and luxury. They are taken into a "ghost" town in which they will live and try to create a functioning society all by themselves for 40 days.

They are divided into four districts, each of which has a representative that will be in the town council, the heads or leaders of the ghost town named Bonanza City. Once a week they will have a face off challenge that will determine their status in their society. The highest would be the "upperclass", then the "merchants", "cooks" and lastly the laborers.

Every week a kid will win a golden star worth $20,000 if he/she proves himself/herself worthy of it. The council will decide on who would be that lucky kid is.

My favorite team is the Green team that is leaded by Laurel yet my favorite guy in the show is Michael (green) and my favorite girl in the show is Sophia, also in Green.

I really despise Taylor and her "Deal with it" line. She's full of herself, in my opinion. Thank God she was voted out by Zach, who totally deserve to be the yellow team leader. As for the Blue team I like Anjay but I think the team would do better if Olivia won the elections. And for the Red district, I think that both Guylan and Mike are OK leaders in their own perspectives, whoever of them won among the two of them are ok for the red team.

Among all other shows that feature kids , whether it is a quiz or talent show , it would beat Kid Nation in showing how smart, talented, kind or opinionated a kid really is. Kid's in this show are laid in a situation for a grown-up yet they have to make decisions and work hard for it and the other challenges without grown-up supervision. They tackle not only labor issues but also emotional, political and psychological issues. Its the best show today.