The concept was not shite when it was original, but the sad excuses of human life and the manipulation/selection of them are/is shite.
When it first started the "contestants" really were quite naive as to how famous they were by the time they came out. Now they are painfully aware of how "famous" they will be if they get in. Hense the never ending queue of Quasi human freaks that populate our screens. (or in my case tabloid newspaper!)
Desparate, trashy, soul destroying, vacant, boring, drip-fed, addictive TV.
Hey, but that's just my opinion and were all free to do what we want, so what is Mr Radish on about!!!!!!!!??
To be honest it could be fab and I'm missing out as (probably not though) I droppped out early in season 2.
Then again, what am I doing . .. . sitting on an internet forum writing pompous notes ??? It's all very confusing LOL!