Written by Anthony Burch

 

You've got to hand it to a network that looked at a reality show version of Lord of the Flies, complete with underage children and thought, "this is in good taste."

 

According to this article from TVGuide, the network is pretty damned proud of itself: despite the fact that they've had to dodge criticism of the reality show Kid Nation (which, not unlike the plot of William Golding's most famous novel, includes 40 kids building their own civilization without much adult supervision), they are proud of their unusual lineup.

 

In addition to what will eventually become the story of 22 third graders forced into cannibalism and rape, CBS also plans to showcase Viva Laughlin, a remake of the BBC musical drama series Blackpool (yes, you read that right -- musical drama series), and Swingtown, a series about sex and drugs in 1970's suburbia.

 

In response to worries that such provocative programming might drive away CBS's number one demographic (old people), CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler said of the lineup, "We are very excited about [the new shows]...if they do fail, and some of them will, I don't think it's going to be because they were so daring and different."

 

Wait, you're proud of the shows because of how daring they are, but you admit that some will fail due to other reasons? Does that mean that some of these shows just plain suck?