Ellen on AI

By now the hoopla about Ellen being the 4th judge on American Idol is dying, but I wanted to share my humble opinion about the situation. I am a big fan of Ellen, even before she became the huge start she is know, even before her sitcom, I saw her perform several times at local comedy clubs at the recommendation of a friend that had attended Loyola University.

When the Tweets filled cyberspace with the news about Ellen in AI, I thought it was a great move by Fox to try to breath life into the show and kill the people's bitching over Paula's departure. Ellen is a self proclaimed big fan of the show, and she brings a whole new demographics to AI, and I am not just talking about her gay and lesbian following.

Ellen stated that she is just a fan, like us (well not like me because I stopped watching the show a few years ago) and she will bring the "fan perspective". I think she will do an awesome job, and contrary to other bloggers point of view, it is not going to be "all about her". She will ramble, that's for sure, but I think she will tell it like it is. With that being said I am actually a little worried about her ability to be objective, because through the years when talking about AI it has been evident that she picks a few favorites and sticks with them. And playing favorites as a judge is tricky business. I will be watching AI again, starting in January 2010, Fox regained another viewer thanks to Ellen, and it will be an entertaining season.