ABC is one network I almost never watch, not even The George López Show, al though I do like him a lot.  The last time I can remember turning it on was for some award show or sports program.  This Wednesday, I will definitely turn on ABC and watch a program -- with my kids -- that I am hopeful will one day be produced locally in Puerto Rico.  The show premiering next week is called 'Brat Camp' and although I haven't seen the show yet -- the concept is great and the educational value to parents and kids is something that, if the show is done well, will actually teach while it entertains.  I sure hope that's what ABC had in mind when they developed the program.

 

Here's what ABC has to say about the program .  .  .

 

«What would you do with a teen who curses at you, breaks the law in your house and doesn't listen to anything you say? That's the dilemma facing nine families dealing with out-of-control teenagers - whose ages range from 14-17 -- and with issues from ADHD to drugs, promiscuity and fights, in the new reality series Brat Camp. The nine families make a tough choice and send their kids to SageWalk, The Wilderness School, in the wilds of Oregon for a period of more than fifty days, in the desperate hope that, once it's over, they'll get back the children they once knew.

 

A special two-hour premiere of Brat Camp airs this coming Wednesday from 8 - 10 PM PR/ET. Its regular time slot will be Wednesdays from 9:00-10:00 PM PR/ET.

 

In the premiere, we meet the kids as they arrive at SageWalk, learn about their issues and see their defiance in action, as they're confronted for the first time with the harsh realities of camp life. Forced to hike 10 miles with 40-lb. backpacks, the kids celebrate Thanksgiving in the wilderness without family, and with the ultimate question being whether they'll make it home for Christmas.

 

Brat Camp is from Shapiro/Grodner Productions, with Arnold Shapiro and Allison Grodner serving as executive producers, and John Platt as co-executive producer. Brat Camp is based on the award-winning U.K. series from Twenty Twenty Productions, with Peter Casely-Hayford, Jamie Isaacs, Claudia Milne and Mark Rowland serving as executive producers.

 

These programs carry a TV-PG,D,L parental guideline»

 

This is the 38th commentary I have actually published on my website.  The first 37 are listed below by date AND title, just in case you are a politician and have yet to EMBRACE my way of thinking and finally WAKE UP and REALIZE that NOTHING YOU ALL ARE DOING IS WORKING TOO WELL -- BUT ONLY FOR 20 OR 30 YEARS NOW.  Puerto Rico NEEDS VERY LITTLE in order to achieve the greatness EASILY attainable by it's people -- a greatness that will one day be recognized and emulated throughout the world.

 

What country has Puerto Rico been emulating for the past 20 - 30 years?

 

The problem isn't the people -- it's the politicians who HAVE LET DOWN THE PEOPLE for TOO LONG and COUNTING .  .  .

 

10.22.04   24-0 - Puerto Rico Loses AGAIN!

 

10.29.04   The Future The Way It Used To Be or REAL CHANGE?

 

11.5.04   Puerto Rico 2025

 

11.12.04   George W. Bush For Governor of Puerto Rico!

 

11.19.04   The Week Puerto Rico Got It Right -- WELL ALMOST!

 

11.26.04   Some TAKE, Some CONTRIBUTE -- That's The REAL Problem!

 

12.3.04   Every Politician Gets Up To A $2 Million Raise, Every 12-Year-Old Gets The Right To Vote

 

12.10.04   Do NOT Become Too POPULAR This Christmas!

 

12.17.04   "True Dads" Do NOT Accept OR Contribute To A Week In Puerto Rico With 21 Dead, 3.8 Million Wounded

 

12.24.04   Let's Keep The DAD In NaviDAD

 

12.31.04   Tonight Will Define Puerto Rico

 

1.7.05   WARNING: Not Everyone May Have Been Warned

 

1.14.05   Puerto Rico In The "Foreign" News, The "Foreign" News In Puerto Rico

 

1.21.05   Kim Siekmann's Puerto Rico

 

1.28.05  "The Passion Of The $$$"

 

2.4.05   Life And Death Decisions Require As Little Distraction As Possible

 

2.11.05   José Canseco Likes Young Boys

 

2.18.05   The REAL Caguas, Puerto Rico

 

2.25.05   Neil Cavuto's Short, But Excellent Adventure

 

3.4.05   How Do You Like Your Baby?

 

3.11.05   Kesi ya ngono yazua gumzo Ufaransa

 

3.18.05   Speak English OR DIE!

 

3.25.05   First Execution In Puerto Rico Since 1928? Not True!

 

4.1.05   Scare The HELL Out Of Your Kids -- And They May Just Live Longer

 

4.8.05   Are We Dead Yet? Surviving Puerto Rico's Roads

 

4.15.05   FOLLOW ME -- To The Emergency Room

 

4.22.05   What Are The Odds?

 

4.29.05   If You're Fat And Poor, Don't Worry -- I've Got The Solution To Both

 

5.6.05   She Bangs, He Wouldn't, She Ran: Jennifer Wilbanks Is A Real Piece Of Work!

 

5.13.05   Bacardí Screws Up BIGTIME And Actually Gets It Right

 

5.20.05   Some Good News For A Change, A REAL CHANGE!

 

5.27.05   A-Rod Gets An A+

 

6.3.05   Should Babies Be Having Babies?

 

6.10.05   Joseph Serrano vs. Eric Morel: Who Wins In The English-Language Media?

 

6.17.05   Puerto Rico: Almost A Natural Disaster -- Thanks To The Politicians

 

6.24.05   The Truth Hurts... Especially When It's NOT True

 

7.1.05   It's Never Too Late To Learn, Says 85-Year-Old Primary School Student Kimani Maruge

 

The Puerto Rico 'Brat Camp' TV program can have two versions -- one for actual Puerto Rican teens and the other for Puerto Rican politicians.  This way 10 or 20 years from now, none of Puerto Rico's teenagers will emulate and/or feel great despair being represented by a bunch of whining, spoiled, arrogant, lying, ADHD-like, ego-maniacal, conceited, selfish, hateful, vulgar, back-stabbing, sex motel-frequenting, spouse-abusing, money-laundering, dope-dealing, e-mail ignoring, la bolita-playing and/or substance-abusing elected officials.

If you plan on voting this Sunday, your best bet would be to vote AGAINST what the majority of politicians want -- and you probably cannot go wrong.

Now, don't think I am singling out Puerto Rico's politicians -- I am not.  The above mentioned "qualities" are also just as prevalent with politicians from The United States -- except I don't think they play the same version of la bolita.

Anyway, if you look at the ABC 'Brat Camp' website and read all the cast bios, you will quickly notice -- NOW SIT DOWN BEFORE YOU READ ANY FURTHER -- BETTER YET, GET A GLASS OF WATER AND A PILLOW, JUST IN CASE YOU FEEL FAINT FROM THE SHOCKING NEWS I AM GOING TO NOW MENTION TO YOU ABOUT 'BRAT CAMP' -- As far as I can tell, there are NO BLACKS or LATINOS in the cast AND unless Frank is something like half Italian and half Chinese -- there may or may not be an ASIAN in the cast either.

 

There is no truth to the rumor --the one I am starting this morning-- that ABC stands for Anything But Color.

 

This concludes the reality portion of my commentary.