# Kid Nation 11/7: "Starved For Entertainment." **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 8, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-nation-11-7-starved-for-entertainment/425620 "2007-11-08T02:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-nation-11-7-starved-for-entertainment/425620/1 "2007-11-08T02:19:07Z")
Day 23. The town is so starved for entertainment (just like the title of this episode!) that the most popular game is Lie On The Ground And Do Nothing. So, with apologies to Theo S. Geisel… The sun, it _did_ shine, But there’s nothing to play. So we sat on the ground For the rest of the day. Sophia, she sat down, The rest of us too. And we said, “how we wish We had something to do!” Then an idea came From the Town Council’s head. Not a funny-brimmed cat, A talent show instead. Then off to prepare All the townkids did do. There was comedy, singing And Bill Shakespeare, too. Natasha and Migle Acted lazy and dumb And were compared to Nicole And Paris by some. (Just don’t ask Alex What that reference is from.) Greg and his Blue cronies Gave the duo a throwdown: You’d better do work Or we’ll all throw the showdown. The threat, it was empty, They didn’t plan to do it. But Natasha and Migle Were convinced, and got to it. But, not all of the townskids Were cunning and plucky, Savannah was homesick And missed dear Kentucky. The showdown had townskids Make paintings with gum, Leaving a big mess And making jaws numb. Green made upper class For the very first time, With a red-colored horse That was covered in slime. But time ran out before Yellow could get done Denying the kids paint Or some party fun. The talent show was Immediately forthwith. Jared read a selection from _Henry the Fifth_. Greg and Blaine made a silly Shakespearean duo. There was music and singing Before the night was through-o. (Hey, even Dr. Seuss had to stretch for a rhyme once in a while. “Nimbley” and “chimbley?”) Olivia did comedy, And Kennedy’s dance Was so gosh-darn wacky The kids were entranced. All in all, it was quite A hilarious day. So much so, Savannah Decided to stay. Kennedy’s antics proved She was talented by far. And she, she herself, Kennedy got the Gold Star. Next week: “Not Even Close To Fair” Looks quite strange, As the four Town Districts Plan to rearrange. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-nation-11-7-starved-for-entertainment/425620/2 "2007-11-08T02:27:28Z")
**Bra-VO**! clap clap clap clap clap clap whistle whistle whistle clap stomp clap yay woo hoooooooooooooo! I finally figured out who Olivia reminds me of – a young Hillary Clinton! ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-nation-11-7-starved-for-entertainment/425620/3 "2007-11-08T02:28:44Z")
Wow. A lot of new faces on this episode. The lazy girls had never gotten any camera. There was also a girl they showed at the Council that hadn’t gotten on screen at all. Also one girl at the talent show. What is up with the Asian girl? For someone who has never said anything more relevant than “Yes, Taylor” she is getting a lot of screen time. One can only wonder what disaster will befall her next week. Sophia once again entertains with the laying on the middle of the street bit. She just keeps going up my list. Good to see green on top. I am sure it was by sheer desire that they won that challenge. Olivia for a gold star? really? Funny how the fact that her sister already has one was never brought up. Sucky rewards for the challenge, btw. No big loss for not earning it. Still, shame on Yellow. They could have easily done it. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-nation-11-7-starved-for-entertainment/425620/4 "2007-11-08T02:30:06Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] I finally figured out who Olivia reminds me of – a young Hillary Clinton! [/QUOTE] ugh. Very true. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-nation-11-7-starved-for-entertainment/425620/5 "2007-11-08T03:06:08Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] **Bra-VO**! clap clap clap clap clap clap whistle whistle whistle clap stomp clap yay woo hoooooooooooooo! [/QUOTE] Thank you. When I saw the previews for next week’s show last week and saw the shot of all the kids lying on the ground bored, the first few lines of _The Cat in the Hat_ ran through my head and I thought, “Hey, why not do a Dr. Seuss parody next time?” And Divad is still angry she didn’t get the Gold Star. Did she do anything in the Talent Show? This week’s Gold Star was linked to the Talent Show. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-nation-11-7-starved-for-entertainment/425620/6 "2007-11-08T03:09:45Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo] Sucky rewards for the challenge, btw. No big loss for not earning it. Still, shame on Yellow. They could have easily done it. [/QUOTE] True. All those kids and buckets of paint? Neither award would fit the ambience of Bonanza City. And yes to the other – if Zach hadn’t been so squicked out by spit, they would have made it. The journal’s starting to really tick me off. We’ll never know what the kids could have done if they were **really** making their own decisions. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-nation-11-7-starved-for-entertainment/425620/7 "2007-11-08T03:17:23Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] The journal’s starting to really tick me off. We’ll never know what the kids could have done if they were **really** making their own decisions. [/QUOTE] [Crazed Hollywood Agent]That’s brilliant. And the time is right! Quick- somebody get _Kid Nation 2_ into production before the WGA settles! Challenges? We don’t need no stinking challenges! It’s all about interaction! Interaction between children and other children! Intertaction between children and the wilderness! Interaction between children and the problems of modern society![/CHA]