"10, 9,...6,5,4,3,...

Doubts About Dick's Return: "A quick survey on Internet opinion in the days since Clark ? who was seriously affected by a stroke in 2004 and had not been seen on TV in nearly a year and a half ? shows that many thought it was 'courageous' of him to return before he was fully recovered. But others wrote that his halting speech and obvious inability to move about freely was 'disturbing.' "

I don't know that I'd go so far as to characterize it as disturbing, but it was certainly distracting. Almost as distracting as Mariah Carey's gigantic breasts.

I only watched the 10 minutes immediately surrounding midnight, and the was quite enough, thank you. Hearing Clark again was at once comforting and very sad. Especially when he shaved a couple seconds off the countdown and went from 9 to 6. Oops.

It looks like time has finally caught up with the perpetual teenager. I hope he continues to recover this year, but if he doesn't, it's time to pass the torch to his heir apparent, Ryan Seacrest.