I think Ellen DeGeneres will make a great judge on American Idol!

GO ELLEN!

Ellen has been getting quite a bit of flack lately as she may not be a professional musician or producer in her own right, but I think she, once settled in, will do an excellent job.  The occasional punch line mixed in with some friendly critique, what's wrong with that?  This is an entertainment show after all.  It's not like the show is actually looking for musicians, it's looking for entertainers and who's a better judge of a good entertainer than Ellen?

Although Los Angeles Times, critic Ann Powers was not as enthusiastic about Ellen being a judge as I am, she may have hit on something when she wrote, "Her calm demeanor and deadpan wit have already exerted a calming influence on Randy and Kara, if not Simon (who seemed disconnected tonight), and the judges'-panel schtick that had turned into a bunch of tics last year might actually regain its rhythm".

Give her some time, and I think we'll see a judge that adds a lot of fun to the show as well as some great pointers!

Here's what the fine ladies on "The View" have to say about it, where they discuss if Ellen has enough musical experience to be a judge on the show.

See Ellen (a little) in action here: