Call it Desert Storm 2. CBS’ new reality TV show Kid Nation hasn’t even aired (it debuts tonight, 8 p.m.), but controversy is already brewing. The premise: Put 40 kids, ages 8 to 15, in the desert near Santa Fe for 40 days and let them build a “society.” No parents, no school, um, no Wii! Just good old-fashioned hard work from sun-up to sundown. Sounds like Lord of the Flies territory? Some think so. As the show gets set to premiere, child labor activists and New Mexico officials are looking into whether the show and the parents have violated a variety of laws. Did we mention the chickens the youngsters had to slaughter? Tell us: Is all this controversy a recipe for must-see reality TV or has CBS gone too far?
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