As an aside, I'm still waiting for Olbermann to show up on The Daily Show. I can't imagine they haven't invited him yet, and he was wiling to do the Colbert Report (which, only having seen highlights [damn you, Comcast PVR] was genius) so I can't imagine there's any love lost between the two shows.

Heck, when it comes to news on TV, I get it all from Countdown, Daily Show and SportsCenter =)

I thought Brian was dreadful, and I agree with the comment about how unique Keith Olbermann is (though I can generally tolerate Alison Stewart when she sits in). I GROANED when Unger showed a "mirror" of himself as Larry King, and felt he actually had to SAY it was Larry King in the picture -- "in case" we didn't get it?! As dear hubby comments: "welcome to the Jay Leno version of COUNTDOWN." Gack. Sorry folks. No fan here. (Of Leno OR Unger.)

i always liked Brian on The Daily Show, but i think last night's Countdown shows just how unique Olbermann is... it takes, i think, a certain kind of 'gravitas' to mix in the silly with the serious and -not- become a "Fake News Show"... Keith manages to pull it off... Brian seemed a bit too jokey/winky/talky... i wonder how many others flip around Countdown when Keith isn't in the anchor seat?