Tonight’s TV fare offers a truly epic conflict of interest, because Quentin Tarantino (a fairly interesting person) will be appearing as a guest judge on American Idol (a show in which I’m violently uninterested). Even more disturbing, Tarantino doesn’t seem to recognize the dizzying level of cognitive dissonance in this combination. According to a trustworthy source (*koff* Eli Roth *koff*), he’s a big, big fan of AI:

Quentin loves ‘American Idol’ and ‘American Idol’ discussions broke out [on the set of 'Basterds'] with him and [actors] Samm Levine and Diane Kruger,” Roth laughed. “They were so detailed in their critique of every singer…. I had no idea he was that into ‘American Idol.’ He loves it.”

Oh, and that picture of Miley Cyrus? She’s one of Quentin’s fellow guest judges. Miley is probably a nice enough person, but now that I’m out of middle school it’s hard for me to care about her one way or the other. Quentin, however, may feel differently. At least, that’s what Eli Roth’s disturbing comment on the duo–”I can’t wait to see what he does to her”–would seem to suggest. Wake me if Miley signs up for the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in Kill Bill Vol. 3.