David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. “Kid Nation” will kill your kid, or your mattress is free!®
“Parents of minors starring in ‘Kid Nation,’ the controversial new CBS reality show, signed away their rights to sue the network and the show's producers if their child died, was severely injured, or contracted a sexually transmitted disease during the program's taping.”
CBS’s lawyers – whom, I’m sure, enjoyed writing this particular legal document – indemnified themselves against pretty much every bad thing that could ever happen, up to and including every plague and catastrophe mentioned in the Book of Revelation. And 40 sets of parents happily signed the waiver. So Child Protective Services has another 40 families to investigate.
Commenters at Defamer.com have stepped up on this one, saving me the trouble:
* I imagine the average parental response to all this was something along the lines of "Look, are you going to kill my kid or not? I'm already late for my wax."
* This is the same waiver Britney has to sign every time the kids go to K-Fed's house.
* Rock avalanches, hypothermia and "loss of orientation in primitive areas"? When is this show on again?