I miss Wm F. Buckley's FIRING LINE, KUP'S SHOW and DAVID SUSSKIND. They had various personalities, often antagonistic, presenting conflicting ideas. However, it was conducted (mostly) in the absence of a live audience, which required a rhetorical engagement, rather than a Jerry Springer geek show. An argument should…

Saw this show tonight…it was like watching Two and Half Men…I wouldn't know where I was supposed to laugh, but for the audience laughing. A dull monologue sans any noticeable comedy. Maybe this was like Prairie Home Companion, which I didn't "get" either…