It's almost here, the moment Idol fans have been waiting for with both trepidation and excitement: Ellen De Generes' official debut.  We've known for months that Ellen would be on Idol, but how she will interact with Ryan, Randy, Kara, Simon, and the contestants is a complete mystery. (Save the feud rumors already floating around.)

Next Tuesday our questions and curiosities will begin to be answered, as Ellen makes her official Idol debut with the start of Hollywood week. We'll get our first glimpse of the comedienne and hopefully we like what we see, because she's signed on for five seasons of the show.


Ellen won't be the only person making her Idol debut next week, hopefully with the start of Hollywood Week(s), we'll start seeing a lot more of the nameless successful singers who actually have a shot of making it to the Top 24 rather than the train wrecks and the sob stories. Though, of course, Hollywood Week brings its own brand of both.

Are you counting down to Ellen's Idol arrival with excitement or trepidation?