Stephen Colbert interviews Dan Rather

I just finished watching last night’s Colbert interview with Dan Rather. It’s pretty funny. As I’ve been watching Rather make the talk show rounds to plug his new show on HDNet, I’m find myself liking him more and more. He’s more relaxed and less formal. Maybe he’s acting more like himself and less as “Dan Rather the anchor”. At the same time I like Katie Couric less and less as she changes herself to fit into “the role of an anchor”. Here’s my deep thought, in order for talent (I can’t stand that term) to thrive in today’s media world, they need to be themselves, instead of “playing the role of an anchor”. Let’s leave the fakeness to Stewart and Colbert. Let’s get more real in journalism. Unfortunately I missed Rather’s debut on HDNet, since I don’t get it (and I don’t own an HD television, so I probably wouldn’t fuller appreciate it anyway). How was he?