Six months after the drama over its judges erupted, American Idol 10 debuted, and we got our first look at the revamped series and new judges. The short version is that, after one episode, it is nearly the same show it was last year, just without Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, and Kara DioGuardi, and with Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez. Oh, and Randy Jackson is there, mostly forgettable, as always. Steven Tyler was the night’s breakout star, but that was predictable based on the crazy way he interacted with TV critics. He’s full of random thoughts, some of which are hilarious “well hellfire save matches, fuck a duck and see what hatches”; “we’re all here because we’re not all there”) and some of which is highly disturbing (commenting on how much leg a 16-year-old’s skirt revealed, he said, “Oh yeah, just the right amount showing. That’s nice.”). He wasn’t afraid to be funny and quasi-mean, asking one awful singer, “Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a child?” and then sarcastically ...