I couldn't do it. I watched one episode and that was enough. Much respect to the ancestors!

this is funny - I just watched a documentary on rumspriga last night called Devil's Playground.

These kids go off and get into some shit! The thing is, they are given the kind of freedom at 16 that most of us don't have until our first year of college. And this is after a lifetime of restriction and "shunning the outside world." So they go absolutely nuts. Binge drinking, drug dealing, jail. They basically know that no matter what they do during this time doesn't matter as long as they come back and "join the Church."

I don't know about this series but I would recomend the documentary to anyone who is interested.

I am curious to watch this because when I was in high school I did a research paper on the Amish and spent the evening with an Amish Family. I have also heard that there are some affiliates that are braodcasting it tonight. They are planning and waiting to see how it goes over in other communities and if it isn't a problem that will allow the rerun on Friday to go as planned.

anyone watching?

OMG I'm watching it now and one of these chicks is sooooo stuck up. LOL.

It's like Real World with more than 7 house mates.

Ariel is one of the city dwellers, not Amish.

I missed this tonight! Anyone catch it? Are they going to rerun it?

sister havana,

caught that. I thought I saw her on ABC this morning, but I think it was someone else.

I remember one of the girls was talking about how she wore a bikini for the first time and she thought it was incredibly weird.

This show reminds me of a (very) short-run drama in 1988 called "Aaron's Way", about an Amish family that was forced to move in w/ city-dwelling relatives due to a family emergency.

http://www.innermind.com/myguides/guides/aaronsw.htm

It stood out in my mind because they didn't go out of their way to make the Amish look like kooks.

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I remember that show very well for some reason.

OKAY I watched most of it in between other things last night and needless to say I was NOT impressed. I think some of the Amish characters are not really Amish but that is just my opinion. Especially that girl Myriam. My boyfriend and I were also annoyed with that guy Reese, the club promoter guy who started lots of trouble in the house. And vegan girl seemed really wierd too.

Vegan girl was obnoxious. When she was out food shopping, she told the two Amish people she was with that eggs were "chicken abortions". That is one of the DUMBEST comments I have EVER heard. And she really was not trying to buy any meat, cheese, etc. for any of the house mates. If she wants to be vegan, fine, but don't go trying to impose it on everyone else.

Reese was sooo dumb. First he was saying that he was going to have a very hard time in the house because he was SOOOO attracted to Kevan, and he said he didn't think Kevan was gay, but did think he was curious. UMMM, newsflash REESE, just cause YOU like him doesn't make him curious. Kevan did not give ONE signal that he might be curious. Then Reese starts harassing Kevan, picking on him, and making fun of him in a very obnoxious way to get attention, and then SMACKS HIM IN THE FACE WITH HIS SOCK!!!!!!!! I was mad when the roommates broke up the pseudo-fight because Reese deserved to be thrown in the pool.

And the boston guy just got on my nerves. He was really loud and obnoxious and talking about the Amish people like they weren't in the room (example: "No, there is no way we are living with Amish people" as if they are not even there), and talking about them like they are Aliens or something. GET OVER IT!!!

I think in the end there will be more drama from the city-folk than anything else.

I SCREAMED when she said that! WHAT? HELLO? Cows are from outer space? All the problems in the world are a direct result of meat? Lord, where did they find her?

I think the city kids are way too over the top. With the exception of Whitney who seems to be the most normal of the bunch. I was embarrassed by their rude reactions when the Amish got to the door.

In the end, I think Ruth & all of the boys will go back to being Amish. Miriam, I'm not so sure. I thought Jonas might be leaning toward staying away, but he is getting disillusioned by the ugliness the city kids were displaying by then end of the show. The other boys will go back, b/c Mose is truly committed to it, and Randy likes being waited on by the women....

Interesting show, though.

I think Whitney is the only person I liked on the show as well outside of the Amish. And I really don't know what it is about Myriam but she rubs me the wrong way. I bet she will hook up and be wild with some of the "City Kids".

we dont get UPN here :(

is it true once they are out on this trial period to see if they are to devote themselves to either way of life if they choose to stay in our our way they cut themselves off from family and all amish ppl?