I AM THE FORCE

Cable TV is blowing my mind this evening. Television's most clueless personality is hosting perhaps the most hip. Jon Stewart is appearing on Larry King Live to promote his hosting of the Oscars. It is amazing that someone who has made his living on popular culture, seems to have no clue about the world around him. Yes, I am speaking about Larry King. It's like he died twenty years ago, and he's been an animatronic robot ever since. Or maybe he's just always been this bad.

One thing I know for sure, these guys are having a very difficult time communicating with each other. Larry King is exactly what Jon Stewart is making fun of with the Daily Show, but Larry King doesn't get the joke. He's like some confused old uncle pretending to understand the conversation. But it's not just that he's old, it's that he is a caricature of himself. He's the Chauncey Gardiner of television. Why hasn't anyone ever told him? If you worked there, wouldn't you pull Larry aside and ask him what the hell he's doing? Does he even know who he's interviewing, or is it all just detailed on a 3 by 5 card.

The result of all this is that Larry King has prevailed. He has been successful in bringing Jon Stewart down -- uneasy and unfunny. Did anyone stop and think that this might not be such a good combination? Hip, savvy, and ironic meets old, out-of-touch, and literal. Can no one out there put a stop to this kind of thing? Is this the same reason that Jay Leno is still the #1 ranked late night host? Do these pod-people really represent America? WHY DON'T ANY OF YOU SEEM TO CARE?