MSNBC has an article comparing Nigel, Mary, and company to Simon, Paula, and Randy.
Lythgoe and Murphy are interesting, but don’t stand out among the others in the reality show judging genre. What sets the show apart is that it has been able to make the guest judge format work, something that has eluded its rivals.
Guest judges have been tried before on programs like “American Idol,” but only as an addition to the established faces, and rarely for a positive effect.
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