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They can't, he's in on the show.

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ok then give him his p45 or a nice space walk on day one .

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One of the silliest ideas yet for reality TV. It's so unbeleivable it's going to be compelling.

It's going to be interesting to see how long the scam can hold up and whether the "contestants" actually have any grey matter.

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I tuned in to the last 10 minutes after Rome finished on BBC2, just in time to see them lined up on the tarmac and told they're going into space.

This programme left me feeling very sad indeed. The 'contestants' are guilty of nothing more heinous than being a bit gullible, and for that, their Christmas present this year is to be made a national laughing stock. Channel 4 has clearly tried to cover its sorry ar$e with that whole 'pick someone you really trust' routine and then getting those people to give 'consent' for the stunt to go ahead, but it doesn't wash with me.

Has it occurred to anyone that the fact these people are known to be 'suggestible' (they were picked for this very reason) may mean they are usually the butt of stupid pranks like this among their friends, and they may privately be totally sick of it, hurt by it, and frustrated by their own inability to spot this sort of thing coming?

The Victorian freak show is back with a vengeance. Channel 4 has hit a new low. This is a sad day for civilised TV. :(

How anyone can watch and enjoy this with a clear conscience is totally beyond me.

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I'm sure the £5k a day that will get after the show's finished will soften the blow.

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Sorry, I was forgetting the universal healing power of money.

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Could they not have got some better "actors" tho. That Steve was such a wimp/cry baby (and i dont think he was acting then)

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Hey if someone wants to pay me £5k they can play all the practical jokes they want.

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TBH, although I like Johnny Vaughan (I am an avid listener of the breakfast show on Capital), I found the show slightly boring. I'll give it another go, however, as it was only the first one last night.

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I can't believe there is a discussion of the quality of the acting, presenting and the size of the payment to the participants going on as if this was just another episode of the Crystal Maze.

Has nobody got anything to say about the way these people are being exploited, or has this become such a normal part of British TV that everyone thinks it's ok, or worse, has failed to notice?

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Wha'ts the point? You've already made your viewpoint clear.

I didn't like it - it was boring. And I can't believe that even the people 'chosen' are stupid/silly enough to fall for it the whole way through.

Yes they are being exploited if you look at it that way and NO it's not abnormal now. And I didn't say it was right either.

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Take it you weren't a fan of Jeremy Beadle's show when it was on?

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Yes, as an immature, selfish teenager, I was a big fan. Needless to say if were on now, I would not be.

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Yeah, but Beadle was on prime time, and it was just light-hearted mickey taking. You've got to give him a hand...

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Your gonna be done by the disability squad mate ;)

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I actually enjoyd some parts of yesterdays show, and I will be watching the rest of the series to see how Channel 4 manage to pull this of, especially with the way they deal with "launching" the winners into space. I wanna see how they replicate the physical pressures on the "astronaughts" at lift off

What I would have loved to see tho, is how the crew cope if they were told that theres a problem on the ship and they have to remain in orbit for another 5 years!