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.

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 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.