Missing Jon Stewart (and fake news in general)

Gawd I miss this man so much. I should have illegally recorded all the episodes when they did the month of zen thing. I miss hearing his voice every night and admittedly The Daily Show was my primary source of news for some time. (If they discussed something during the show that i felt was interesting or important, I would look further into it, but otherwise I really did not use any other means of knowing what was happening in the world.) There is still no other show quite like it.. Sure late night shows  tinker with topical political issues from time to time, but never with the depth and seriousness with with which TDS has been doing for 17 + years. I love Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for the same reason. These shows discuss issues that I really care about in a manner that doesn't make me depressed. I have adored Trevor Noah as a comic for quite some time but as host of TDS? I can't, because my standards for TDS has already been set to JStew. He is doing a really great job but the show definitely is not what it used to be when Jon was hosting it (esp. with all the old correspondents moving on to greener pastures..). I feel that TDS lacks the authority it had built up over the past 16 years, and at the moment it looks to me like just a group of smart kids poking fun at the news in a lighthearted manner and not ready to face any bad consequences. Maybe they'll build up their credibility and authority over time.

Here's a throwback to one of the most memorable episodes of Jon's last couple of months as host of TDS. http://digg.com/video/jon-stewart-no-words-huckabee-daily-show-urgh
Is it possible to explode and die because you like something so much? This takes me pretty close.