Members DRW50 Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/29/larry.king.steps.down/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 For me, this is no big loss. I was never a fan of Larry Kind himself...Though I did sometimes enjoy some of his interviews (ie Star Jones). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 About time. He was an AWFUL interviewer and I simply never got his appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 It's long overdue IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 He was pushed out, which is sort of sad, but he seemed to have his own style of interviewing called "senility". He never knew anything about his guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 I was never a big fan either (there was an episode after Sandra Dee died which especially annoyed me) but it's sad to see him leave in this pathetic way, right in the middle of all this speculation about affairs. I really wonder what is even left for CNN these days. Anderson Cooper in his crisp whites trying to show us the tragedies that almost make him have a facial expression -- no thanks. They should just have Kathy Griffin take over half the network and co-host with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 the guy is like 100 years old. Im surprised he's lasted as long as he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 I never understood the appeal of Larry King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 I'd much prefer 50% Kathy Griffin & Andy Vanderbilt programming. I'm sorry to see Larry go because it is clearly not on his own terms. The scandal with his wife, his ratings spiraling, hitting 77 in a town that has little pity for age. Larry King Live was the last bastion of safety for many old Hollywood types who won't ever be heard from again. I actually think Larry did a lot of good work until about 2003. After that point, he basically went on autopilot and had his friends on. I will never forget his coverage when OJ Simpson was barreling down the freeway in that white Bronco. When Larry was 'on' he was engaging to watch. I hope his ouster from nightly work on CNN doesn't kill him. That show was very important to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 I agree that he's a pretty awful interviewer, talking over people, being rude, not paying attention, and I've loved it when people like Harrison Ford and Phyllis Diller have called him on it. Having said that, I have found his show enjoyable and his presence oddly endearing. One thing about his interview skills or lack thereof is that the subject always ends up being the star, he's not one of those interviewers who somehow make everything about them and pulls focus from the interviewee. SoapBoy, that Star Jones interview was indeed a good one and he was annoying me kissing Barbara's ass through his line of questioning as Star over-smiled her way through it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members DRW50 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 Larry King's worst interview moments: http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/larry-king-signs-of-decline.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 I hope Katie Couric gets a bee in her bonnet and decides she wants to leave CBS early for this new gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 Do you guys really like Kathy Griffith? I kind of can't stand her. Well, I should say I think she's best in VERY small doses and from what I've seen of her reality show (admittedly, very little) I was even more put off by her... especially her moments of humorlessness, like when the mask comes off it really hits with a thud. I think Meredith Viera would be a good replacement. I really like her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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