'American Idol': Ellen DeGeneres joins in January for Hollywood Week
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"American Idol" is ringing in the New Year by giving Ellen DeGeneres a trial by fire.The talk show host will begin her official duties in January for "Idol's" Hollywood Week, a demanding period in which 200 hopefuls who've gotten past the original rounds have to prove themselves further, so says LA Times Show Tracker's Maria Elena Fernandez.
They've already gotten past Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi, so a new, encouraging face and some levity will be much welcomed.
DeGeneres, who will continue hosting her own show, signed a five-year deal with "Idol," stepping in when Paula Abdul left the show. We've always liked DeGeneres, and think she has what it takes to be a good judge.
"American Idol" ninth season premieres on Jan. 12. DeGeneres' first Hollywood Week duties will begin airing in February.
Are you looking forward to Ellen sitting in the judge's seat?
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I HAVE IDOL 4 EVER BUT I WILL NOT BE WATCHING AGAIN... I DO NOT CARE FOR ELLEN....WHAT A **** HEAD...THANK YOU
Randy, Simon, Kara, and even
Paula have the experience
and toughness necessary for
"judging" the talent. Ellen
will be a distraction.
Ellen will rock! And Kara is way more talented then Paula! she has already sung live on Idol while paula in the 8 years didn't do!
That's because Paula can't sing, much less sing live. The only place her unaltered vocals have been heard are in a recording studio before being mixed for public consumption.
I have watched nearly every epoisode of AI since it's first season. I am truly a huge fan and I am not the type to watch TV on a regular basis. I must admit that change is difficult. The old saying, "don't fix what isn't broke" comes to mind. Kara's addition was an adjustment as is Paula's departure. In time, everyone will adjust to Ellen as well. Unfortunately, change is inevitable. I am confident AI will continue to demand the most of it contestants in order to find new and exciting talent. My hope for Ellen is that she can find a happy medium between 'comedy' and 'judge'. Good luck, Ellen!
I have also been an AI fan since the beginning and I don't like it that Paula is gone either, however, I love Ellen and I think she will bring alot to the show. I'm not sure about her musical experience but she will bring alot of laughter and maybe take some pressure off of the contestants.
I'm glad Paula is gone. For the last few seasons whenever she opened her mouth I hit the FF button. She never had anything relevant to say, or even logical for that matter. I'm willing to give Ellen a chance. She says she'll be the fans judge, and she'll be fair and honest, and funny!
Bad move. After Adam Lambert's antics were spread all over the News, hiring DeGeneres takes Idol away from what made it so sucessful and pulls it in a distinctly homosexual direction. I think I've watched my last Idol. This may be why Paula left and Simon is leaving. Randy's probably not far behind. I'm actually not suprised. Hollywood has always found a way to screw up what works so that they can push their point of view on everyone. So it's Hello Ellen, Goodbye audience.
Ellen will be OK on this show as long as she doesn't "diva up" and remembers her place as 4th Judge. If she doesn't "cross the line" with Simon, she'll do fine.