On 2015-12-03 8:30 AM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> It was really demanding and tough. I don't yet see the same expertise
>> among the ABC program participants, but I could be wrong.
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> No offense to the people, but they really are amateurs, for the
> most part. Not amateurs in the sense that they haven't been paid to
> bake, but amateurs who have little experience.


One of the reasons for these same contests shows is that those amateurs
work cheap. They don't need to hire as many writers. They don't need
rehearsal time. It is a cheap way to fill programming time.


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