As with all reality show participants, judgment leapt out the window and they answered “yes” when asked if they would sign on the dotted line to allow their lives to be filmed. This lack of judgment is further aggravated in the new Bravo show “NYC Prep” when you realize that parents signed off on their kids as subjects.

Almost no kid comes across well when trying to make sense of the world. Why should anyone listen to a 17 year old’s explanation of his place in the world and how the world works when his understanding is patently parochial and just plain wrong? Kids simply haven’t fully developed perspective, experience, understanding and nuance.

Watching the “NYC Prep” preview, every cast member betrays their lack of experience and perspective. You’d think their navels, New York City, and the upper east side are the centers of the universe. From inane conversations to obsession over material items that figure small in the grand scheme, the kids in “NYC Prep” don’t recognize their lack of experience and there’s no reason the adults in their lives should have put it on display. The absolute lack of perspective and insight is mind numbing.

Nothing makes this series interesting- save the underlying questions, “why didn’t the adults stop this before it started?” and “is the judgment of the adults in the kids lives really this poor?”

We attend school and grow-up with unconditional support of our parents and families so that we can safely develop perspective, experience, understanding and nuance. Bravo has produced an entire series dedicated to exposing kids who can afford more self absorption than most adults.

Watching some else’s indulgence is deadly dull. Watching the indulgence of spoiled children is painful. Where are the adults?

Read The New York Times review: “Rich Kids, Don’t Look Now, but Your Teenage Angst Is Showing“