Ellen DeGeneres: How she became an 'American Idol' judge

American Idol will NOT stay nr 1 without PAULA. Idol is the kind of show that NEEDS a star who creates MOMENTS for it to remain nr 1. PAULA was that star. She has created moment after moment of buzz worthy TV. She has single hand put this show in the headlines again and again. Ellen has NEVER created a single TV moment in her entire career- and she isnt about to start now, because you either have IT or you dont. Paula has IT. Ellen doesnt. Idol nr 1= 2002-2009.

You are all so very amusing. You honestly thing AI gives a darn what we think? Even if 1/3 of all viewers stop tuning in, it will still stomp mud holes in every other show. Also, Ellen wasn’t chosen because of her music ability. She was chosen because she has a powerhouse daytime TV show and already kisses AI’s butt when it’s in season. This will only increase the cross-promotion and make them all more money. Bottom line.

Oh and to the people who think this will “kill” AI….she’s signed a 5 year contract so keep dreaming. Cry all you want, it’s cross marketing between day time and night time powerhouses (with Seacrest kissing butt on the radio to boot) in order to make the network oodles of cash.

My boyfriend said that Ellen is Trent Reznor’s (Nine Inch Nails) sister. Is this true or is he just blowing smoke up my arse? If this is true, then she probably knows a lot more about the music industry than people are giving her credit for. And I’d love to see Trent as a music mentor.

“This is what you want: a big name people adore. And she’s funny, she’s entertaining, and she’s in love with the show.” WHAT A JOKE! Adding an unqualified Judge further demeans the American Idol Judging Process. Adding a 4th Judge to the panel was a big mistake. A useless waste of time. By adding a Judge with no musical or music industry experience, the Judgeing panal is further weakened for the sake of a few laughs. In fact, the whole American Idol Contest has become tainted. Unlike other Reality Shows that promote public voting for contestants, but limit the votes cast per person, the American Idol voting system is a SHAM that allows American Idol sponsor, AT&T, to rake in millions of dollars from power text voting which disenfranchises the average American Idol voter. How fair is it that text voters can push out up to 10,000 text votes for a contestant in two hours? Or that telephone votes can turn in over 1,000? As the American audience becomes disillusioned with the poor quality of the American Idol Judging Panel, and the phony voting system, Fox and 19 Entertainment will find they have killed the Golden Goose (or jumped the Shark).

Well it seemed anyway that Fox didn’t care what the fans wanted from the show when they put Ellen in Paula’s place. I loved Paula on AI,they should have given Paula what she deserved, she has been there from the beginning and I won’t be surprised if they are buying Ellen more then what they offered Paula. It is just terrible how they treated Paula!