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That makes entertaining television. that is the circus of american idol . we go for the very, very best and the very, very worst. it's the boring people that we don't want to see on television.
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That Makes Entertaining Television. That Is The

Nigel Lythgoe
That makes entertaining television. that is the circus of american idol . we go for the very, very best and the very, very worst. it's the boring people that we don't want to see on television.
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