we knew that even by trying to make it you would have one of the most ground-breaking programmes of all time - even if it never came off. One small step for man, one giant leap for TV

No he’s not talking about The Great War or Life on Earth, he’s talking about Space Cadets, a new low in reality TV that started on channel 4 last night whilst I was out watching the new Harry Potter film (Moderately entertaining nonsense, seriously I know it’s fantasy and it’s supposed not to be constrained by reality and stuff but even fantasy needs to have internal logical consistency, the Harry Potter universe doesn’t seem to have this or even realise that it might be a good idea. Compare it with Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea books, the first of which also follows a young wizard through his training, and you’ll see how powerful Fantasy books can be when their systems and worlds are worked out properly. Anyway where were we, oh yeah, channel 4 last night…). So I realise I’m prejudging the show, it may well be groundbreaking but the concept is so unpleasant that I can’t bring myself to watch and find out. As ste said
“I sincerely hope everyone involved in this programme has one of their childhood dreams realised and then completely crushed before an audience of millions, too.”
Also the show is fronted by two of my least favourite TV presenters (Johnny Vaughan and some former MTV idiot whos name I don’t know but who is intensely annoying)