TheEllenShow Guess what? Go ahead… nope… keep guessing… Okay, I’ll just tell you–I’m gonna be the new judge on American Idol!
When I read this on my Twitter homepage, my jaw literally hit the floor. I recently dislocated my jaw, so on a physical level, this really hurt.
Ellen Degeneres as a permanent judge on American Idol?
I know American Idol is a television show first, and ratings are king. Bringing in a judge who already has a huge following on her popular daytime talk show may seem like a ratings bonanza. But in the words of US Open tennis star Melanie Oudin…
COME ON!
Ellen Degeneres, although probably one of the nicest, funniest, girl-next-door-iest comediennes on the planet, has no credibility to sit on the American Idol judging panel…not even as a guest judge. And I seriously doubt she is ever going to drop her nice gal persona long enough to give anyone any useful vocal criticism.
When people give me crap for watching American Idol or Dancing with the Stars because they are ‘reality TV shows,’ I always stand up for them because they are competitions, not a lot of celebrity seekers sitting in a living room starting fights for the cameras.
But Ellen Degeneres as a judge of singing talent on American Idol smacks of reality show casting in the worst way.
ELLEN IS AWESOME AND DONT YOU FORGET IT!!!!!!