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June 15, 2007

Bye-Bye Bob Barker

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Maybe it's just me, but I've had a mild obsession with The Price is Right since I was a child. It was a tradition that when we were home during the summer, my brother and I watched it every single morning.

Did you know that Bob Barker is retiring? Barker, who has been hosting the show for 35 years, is finally leaving television at the age of 83. Today, June 15th, CBS is broadcasting his last episode at 11AM and replaying it at 8PM.

Do you know what this means? I'll never have a chance to have Bob coach me while I spin the big wheel, or while I play Plinko, or when I'm bidding in the Showcase Showdown. I know that eventually they will find a new host, but it won't be the same. If your heart is breaking just like mine, you might want to consider placing a bid on an authentic Price is Right microphone on Ebay. The bidding is almost at $20,000. Good luck! And remember, help control the pet population: have your pets spayed or neutered.

August 28, 2007

Kid Nation

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The new reality show Kid Nation is set to premier on CBS in a few weeks. The premise? Put 40 kids in an abandoned town for 40 days and see if they can build a functioning society with no adult supervision. It is kind of Frontier House meets Lord of the Flies.

These Kids, ages 8-15, will turn a ghost town into their new home. They will cook their own meals, clean their own outhouses, haul their own water and even run their own businesses including the old town saloon (root beer only). Through it all, they'll cope with regular childhood emotions and situations: homesickness, peer pressure and the urge to break every rule they've ever known.

Despite the fact that the show hasn't been broadcast yet, it already has stirred up some controversy. Some parents of kids on the show argued that the rigorous shooting schedule violated child labor laws, since the kids were often working 12-14 hours per day. The state of New Mexico is also launching an investigation into the legality of various permits obtained by CBS, including allegations that state inspectors were barred from performing inspections on the set.

Regardless, the show is supposed to air on Wednesday, September 19th, and I will definitely be watching.