To put it mildly.
Imagine a contest filled JonBenets (both male and female). Along with they're insanely obsessive parents demanding perfection from those kids ... It was a mess.
I agree with GSC, an "all-star" Idol would be a better idea.
I'm proud of you & your crew - - - you made it past 10,000!!
The problem is that 19E thinks it's better off creating new stars on stupid spinoffs that they have total control of rather than hiring former stars which they can't control. Should George Huff become a lot more popular, for example, they wouldn't have him under contract to financially abuse like they do the new contestants.