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Anonymous:
Which is not to say that Brat Camp, with its nine hard-to-handle hellions, won't deliver more than its fair share of eye-openers and jaw-droppers. (It should be noted that the series carries a TV-14, L ? for language ? rating.) "These kids wouldn't be in a camp like this if they were just being 'brats.' There's a lot more to it," says Grodner. "Their parents are at their wits' end, and this is the last option for these families who have tried a lot of things."

There is no cash prize at the end of Brat Camp. No torches to be snuffed or roses to be handed out. No recording contracts. The only winners are the kids who elect to choose the right path. "This is not a game. There are light moments, as there are heavy moments, but these are serious issues. This show is truthful and honest and raw. People will be shocked."

Nine kids, with nine sets of inner demons to overcome. Can viewers expect nine happy endings? "This is a real show, so there are absolutely no guarantees," insists Grodner. "These are [problems] that sometimes take a lot more time than 60-plus days in the wilderness [to resolve]. I will tell you that there are some incredibly dramatic turnarounds ? but maybe not for everyone."

But if all goes as wished, Brat Camp will help many more families than the nine featured on the program. "What we always hope with a show like this is that it makes an impression on the audience and helps people find help and learn from it," says Grodner. "If we can touch other lives, that's amazing."

http://entertainment.excite.com/celebgo ... 005_2.html

Yeah, real amazing.  Ruin the lives of the 9 teens who now, no matter what they do, will always be remembered as the BRAT TEENS.

The good news is according to a recent poll, parents are evenly divided on whether they would send their own kid to a BRAT CAMP. (and that was BEFORE the news that 2 campers had already gotten in trouble with the law after finishing their wilderness (cough-cough) therapy.  

 :wave:

Deborah:
Does that imply that ABC is going to pay the tuition for 'many' future contestants?

Another clever program scam. Rip off school districts, IRS, insurance companies. Now they have the american viewing audience, via ABC, providing free advertisement AND paying for guarenteed placements. Repulsive.
Or was it the production company that paid the tuitions? Either way....


[ This Message was edited by: Deborah on 2005-08-08 20:18 ]

Anonymous:

--- Quote ---The good news is according to a recent poll, parents are evenly divided on whether they would send their own kid to a BRAT CAMP.
--- End quote ---

Evenly divided is good news?  That's half the kids in the country who are in danger of abuse.

Anonymous:
it's playing on the fact that people (esp. americians) really go for free things, even if you don't really need the thing being offered, "hey, it's free, and you get to be on tv (stars in the eyes, on teevee, whooeee)."  media is largely owned by some of the most evil beings on the planet, trying to fulfll an agenda. we've heard that all before.  obviously, abc couldn't start handing out free vouchers to wilderness programs and rtc's to the viewing audience, out of nowhere, so they use their position to make a show, garner support, and at the same time round up as many kids as they can from families who otherwise wouldn't be willing to shell out the dough.  they are trying to destroy youth.

AtomicAnt:
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/local/ci_2923498

Most local teens interviewed Friday slammed the show's deceptive tactics.

"I would be angry," said Ashley Leblanc, 15, of Gardner. "I would want (my parents) to talk to me about whatever the problem was before sending me off to this place."

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These kids were tricked," Michaelson said. "That's probably not the best way to negotiate with an adolescent."

Michaelson said kids are likely to become angry about being put into a program like this without full knowledge of what it entails.

"They're fighting the betrayal and the lie," he said. "You set yourself up for a possibility of more problem behavior."

Also, while an experience such as that provided by "Brat Camp" may improve some teens' behavior, Michaelson said cameras shouldn't be there to capture it.

"It's such a personal experience," he said. "To be tricked and then to be taped is really demeaning to these kids. You're saying, 'You have no voice, and we're going to exploit you.'"

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