Uh, no to all of that. Larry King was a much better interviewer. He asked straight forward questions and let his guests speak. Piers makes it all about him. Also, as a progressive I hate the way he gave right wingers ammo during the gun control debate. He was the perfect liberal foil for all the gun toting NRA members.
I guess it's a matter of taste. The fact that King was so straight forward and blunt with his questions is why I was never his biggest fan. I seldom felt a connection between him and his guests. Piers was obviously too partisan for CNN and I would've preferred he didn't incorporate gun control in every other show of his, but I think he had something that King lacked. I for one am hoping they find someone who at least shares his exuberance.
