Ellen DeGeneres
Nigel Lythgoe Perpetuated the Lame Gay Jokes on American Idol
Paula Abdul Imitates Ellen DeGeneres on VH1 Divas
Paula imitated Ellen DeGeners on VH1 Divas last night, and here's the clip. Thankfully, Paula seems like the good old Paula we all know and love (assisted by the aid of an unknown substance). We miss her already!
It Looks Like Idol Is Going Back to the Better Semifinal Format
During American Idol 8, the producers made an idiotic decision. Yes, there were many stupid decisions made, but the worst was to vote people in to the top 12, unlike the previous 4 seasons where contestants were voted out. Voting people out gave America time to know the contestants and didn't let boring people into the top 12 based on one performance (see: Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver). Well, a Variety article that quotes Mike Darnell, Fox alternative chief, suggests that the show may be actually fixing its mistake. Talking about Ellen as the new judge, he said:
"She will absolutely at a minimum be there for the boy-girl rounds," Darnell said.
Please let it be so. It's so much more interesting to watch. Think about it: Nick Mitchell, Tatiana Del Toro, and Alexander Wagner-Trugman would have given us at least 2 performances each. Probably more. That would have possibly made the show brilliant. Then again, Idol never actually fixes its mistakes, so it's unlikely that the show will do anything that helps itself.
Paula Abdul Says She Approves of Ellen DeGeneres
In a move to save face, poor Paula Abdul tweets that she is happy that Ellen DeGeneres is the new Idol judge that is replacing her:
I think Ellen will b a gr8 judge on Idol. She is wildly funny, talented and I wish her the best of luck!
We know Paula must be pissed off, but don't worry. A few more pills and she'll be airing her real feelings soon. Miss ya, Paula!
Ellen DeGeneres is the 4th Judge on Idol, She's Replacing Paula Abdul
Ellen DeGeneres just twittered that she is the new 4th judge on American Idol, Paula Abdul's permanent replacement. NO! While we like Ellen, she's no Paula. We want a drunken mess who judges songs before they happen. We want a belligerent pill popper who falls out of her seat crying when the resident boy toy is kicked off the show. We want someone who lets people draw mustaches on her face in crayon. Ellen is none of this. You hear that, DeGeneres? Even though you haven't done anything to upset us yet, you better watch out since you're replacing our beloved Pauler. This is just a travesty. A travesty. Here is the closest thing we could find to a picture of Ellen looking drunk. It's not even close. Boo.
American Idol confirmed it. Dammit.
Coming as no surprise to us, Celebitchy says that the lame and offensive gay jokes that Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell spouted on seasons of Idol were encouraged by ex-producer Nigel Lythgoe who found them "hilarious." With Ellen DeGeneres coming on board as a judge, current producer Simon Fuller has told the two lame guys to cut out the gay jokes. Is anyone surprised that the 7 seasons of Simon Cowell telling male contestants to put on dresses and mocking Ryan were perpetuated by Nigel? It took Nigel leaving the show to have the first sort of openly gay contestant do well without jokes being made. Nigel's homophobic tendencies have been documented before, so we hope he's having fun on his Dance show. Because gay guys clearly stay out of dancing, so he's home free.