ellen degeneres has left the building. after one season as american idol's fourth judge, ellen degeneres has departed her seat. the fox powerhouse is now down two judges, with simon cowell having left the season at the end of this past season. that leaves only kara dioguardi and randy jackson. former executive producer nigel lythgowe has returned to run the show (he left in order to focus more on his pet project, so you think you can dance?) but is back now that simon has left to focus on the u.s. launch of the x factor. what is nigel planning to do? reportedly, he wants a full overhaul of the panel. with simon and ellen out, it seems like he has a good shot at it. kara is under a year-to-year contract, which means they don't even have to fire her. she technically doesn't even have a job. but randy has one year left. depending on how much it would cost the net, i say buy him out. the only thing that will salvage this sinking ship of a show (does anyone even remember the contestant's names from the latest cycle?) is to relaunch it. randy jackson has annoyed me for far too long - is "it was pitchy, dawg. i jus' wasn't feelin' it" even commentary? but, the names that are floating around as new judges sound worse than what the show already has. jessica simpson, chris isaak (who?) and harry connick jr. are all being touted as replacements. um that sounds worse than having just paula abdul alone at the table. what should really happen is fox lets idol slip away and give the x factor it's chance to sweep in and take the spotlight. who do you want to see sitting next to those red plastic cups this fall?
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