Not getting the big budget for this show, are we, PA Works? Impressions: I only flipped through while doing morning stuff, didn't really sit down to watch, but I figured I'd throw up the caps while waiting for the other expectedly abhorrent idol thing to pop up for the day. They hooked up with a […]
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