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Originally Posted by TheLegacy
Interviewing and actually making it your life's work I feel are two different things. If it's a musical talent search then why do we need someone to talk about the fans perspective when clearly the voting structure is in place to give that result. I still feel that you do need technical and music industry people judging the contest since they are the one's who know what works and doesn't or if the person has the right character and stage presence.
Being a judge isn't as much about giving a different perspective as much as judging the merits as to whether the person IS an actual future player in the music industry and even they get it wrong sometimes - remember the Beatles were turned away when they first auditioned for a record company.
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I think you're putting too much into the judging part of the show. The Idol hopefuls first are screened by people we never see. Those that make it past them go in front of the judges to see who gets to go to LA. Then those judges pick who will be the top finalists and then the voting public picks the winner.
They used to have three judges for many seasons. Then they added a fourth last season. A girl with the musical knowledge you require. I look at Ellen as being a " token " fourth judge that will add a different perspective to the judging group much like a color commentator on a sports broadcast. She's not there for her expertise, she's there to be entertaining. She has a quick wit and should always have something to add and she knows enough about the music industry to not make any stupid decisions.
I really don't think she will be put in a position where her vote decides the fate of a contestant.