[Ruth]

Originally posted by Sidrat2006
Shabaz was borderline granted, but Endomel and the BB production company doesn't have a crystal ball.

Entertainment is derived in many forms. I enjoy watching UFC shows. Cruel show? No trained talented athletes doing what they're good at and have trained for. Big Brother is probably harder then walking into an octogan with medical staff and a referee to prevent too much damage.

Who'd have thought Big Brother and a mixed martial arts contest could be likened to each other?

In both cases, the people involved know what they are getting themselves into. They all know it's a ticket for fame and popularity and they take that risk and gamble because, well maybe they like the fame and popularity.

Shahbaz was borderline - and no they didn't have a crystal ball. But they didn't need a crystal ball to see what could happen there - it was obvious to me and I'm no psychologist. Same with Nikki - her desperate desire for attention and her vulnerability was completely obvious. It was pretty clear from day 2 that she was vulnerable.

As for being a ticket to fame and popularity - that's the point - it isn't! It's a ticket to 15 minutes of fame. How many ex BB housemates have managed to really forge a good career out of BB? Jade Goody?

I don't believe that the contestants always know what they're getting into - they imagine they are going to be loved and adored and become massively famous? The truth? The girls usually end up posing topless on some lad's mag (if they are deemed attractive enough), they usually get seen stumbling blind drunk out of parties and premieres for a few weeks, and then they get forgotten.

I haven't seen the UFC show you refer to, so I can't really comment on that.

And I still don't believe that watching 13 people gang up on the 14th one, as the other housemates did with Shahbaz, is entertainment. It made for very uncomfrotable viewing, and I don't think it should be shown as entertainment