Ellen on American Idol? Are You Kidding Me?

Posted by Lorren on September 11, 2009

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Evidently, Ellen Degeneres has replaced Paula Abdul on American Idol. Are you kidding me? For one, what experience does she have in the music industry? For another, what draw does she bring? She had a talk show for a while, but as far as I know, it wasn’t a smash hit or anything. She was okay as Dory on Finding Nemo. I’m wondering what the producers of the show were thinking when they assigned her the fourth spot. Why couldn’t they have left it at three? Idol was fine for several years with three judges. Apparently she has a contract with the show for five years.

I was living in Italy during seasons 1 and 2 of American Idol, but I had watched the show for every season since. I even attended the Season Finale in Los Angeles in 2007, watching David Cook beat David Archuleta in person.

An American Idol with Ellen doesn’t appeal to me. I think I’ll skip this season (at least after the auditions, which she won’t be a part of), I have better things to do with my time. I wonder if I’m the only one that feels this way. I guess we’ll see once she starts working on the show.