King, 76, has stayed alive by sucking the blood from celebrity and political heavyweights for 25 years. After CNN cuts off his life support, Larry won't have anybody or anything to sink his teeth into. Larry erroneously believed he possessed eternal media life. But now that the sun is sinking and Larry's in the twilight of his career, it is inconceivable the shell Larry occupies will exist within a year without CNN's life-sustaining airwaves.
CNN is rife with schizo personalities, as Gawker helpfully points out. Just like vampires of yore trudging through eternity with identity and ethical issues (recall Brad Pitt's turmoil in 1994's 'Interview With The Vampire' over sucking the blood of dead people), CNN is attempting (and failing) to find lofty journalistic 'objectivity' with frivolous, absurd shows and lightweight talent - the anathema of journalism and its real practitioners.
Vampire Armand (Antonio Banderas) nails Larry's quest for eternal TV life: 'The world changes, we do not; therein lies the irony that finally kills us.'
Does anyone have any 'Sympathy For The Devil' in CNN's death dance?
Can't they just move Larry to Sunday night? Give him an hour at 8 pm to interview whover the hell he wants. Then, they can try something better on the weeknights.
ReplyDeleteExactly, Wellington. They could call it "Weekend at Larry's".
ReplyDeleteAs to Marty's larger question: Any sympathy?
ReplyDeleteYes, to a network which, however imperfectly, as least tries to impart impartial information more often than any other network.
The mere fact that we love to wallow in rhetorical wrestling matches only means that, as a people, we're pretty dim bulbs, who deserve the governance we get when we buy into the bullshit that eveyone with whom we disagree is automatically out to destroy the country.
No, the folks out to destroy the country include, first and foremost, the overpaid demagogues who promote this vacuum-headed nonsense without regard to its corrosive effect on public discourse.
Good night sweetheart well it's time to go. Maybe Campbell Brown needs a sweet grandfatherly type to help her with her child.
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