Judge Ellen?

The newest season of American Idol officially kicked off a few weeks ago. Until todays episode we have been forced to once again sit through the auditions for far too long. These episodes do have some good moments, but they have truly begun to anger me. It seems to me that they are letting far too many people through to the Hollywood round. They need to take the audition round a bit more seriously and only allow actual contenders through. I truly want the best of the best instead of having to sit through many many singers in the Hollywood round who should have never been there in the first place. However, this year with the departure of Paula we got to see different celebrities sit in for the auditions. Katy Perry was by far the best of these since she openly mocked some of the contestants, and verbally sparred with Kara. Hopefully next year, if there is a next year for Idol or at least one that I care about, they cut the audition episodes a little shorter or figure out another way to spice them up.

Tonight's episode is the first in the Hollywood round episodes. Also, tonight is the beginning of Ellen's era as a judge. This makes no sense to me. I enjoy Ellen, and her show is pretty good, but what makes her worthy of being a judge of a singing contest. Perhaps if American Idol was a comedy contest and or regular person contest then I would understand. It seems to me that Idol missed out on the opportunity of bringing in another former singer/performer to fill Paula's spot. This brings up a perfect opportunity for me to throw out my opinion of who this person should have been. I have given this some thought and am doing so again right now. It is my opinion that American Idol should have brought in someone like Kylie Minogue, Olivia Newton John, or perhaps even Janet Jackson. I just dont understand the Ellen choice, but the rest of the season will go to prove the success or failure of that choice.

Lastly, today I want to bring up a few quick updates to previous blogs. I want to touch on the celebrity crush very quickly, because it has become apparent to me that I left out a few of the year long to maybe even lifetime crushes. One such person would have to be Mila Kunis, and one that is more recent but could last a while is the singer Jesse James. Also, I left out old school Britney and Christina. Next, I want to bring your attention to a few more music groups that I think you should be paying attention to. These are Chromeo, the previously mentioned Jesse James, and Family Force Five. Just as with movies, I must admit that my tastes in music tend to go off the beaten path. Take my words with a grain of salt, but many of you have sat through my music before so if you liked any of it I guarantee that you will find something you like in at least one of these groups.

No doubt some of you do not care about American Idol, but I do so you get what you get. I would recommend watching tonight just to see how Ellen handles the situation either way. Enjoy the snow thats falling around most of the country, and Thanks for reading