![]() ![]() Watching a movie takes much less time and contemplation than reading a book. And I notice he usually has seen the star's latest movie. ![]() Talking to Elizabeth Taylor about her relationship with Richard Burton is not exactly rocket science. He can come off like he's thoroughly knowledgeable since the material is not that substantive anyway. When it's an entertainment celebrity, no problem. Sort of like the movie producer that never bothers to read the script. He might interview someone like David Gergen, but may not have read any of his books. Always seems like the minute King can't quite deal with the issue at hand, that's when he turns to the phone calls, maybe hoping someone out in the country will have a better question than he has. King does not always come off like he completely comprehends when intellectual material is being presented, especially if it is by a scholar or historian with a new book on subtle aspects of politics. That said, Larry King is not a bad interviewer, but alas, he is not a great one. On the other side, King's show is definitely much better than Bill O'Reilly whose show is nothing more than a rightest-political platform of the Rush Limbaugh variety. But is this really journalism? Or the National Enquirer on the tube? Sometimes, it comes off a little bit like trash television-Jerry Springer in a sit down interview with phone calls instead of a live audience. During the OJ Simpson trial, it seemed like every other guest on his show was related to the case. Other times, he tends to host guests involved in the latest celebrity scandal which contributes absolutely no intelligent information to the country and feeds a largely uneducated public that wants to hear the latest gossip about movie and TV stars. When Bill Maher, Carl Bernstein, a former president, or other substantive guests sit across from him, it's not too bad. As talk-shows go, Larry King Live is not bad, and since he occasionally gets good guests, it's a show to turn on once in awhile, but not compulsively. ![]()
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