Amazon today debuted a new feature at its web site, calling it Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher. Essentially, it looks to be a typical interview short with celebrities (Maher talks about forthcoming "episodes" related to music, literature, and what-not) and, interestingly enough, a live studio audience. Will we perhaps be seeing Amazon produce and deliver half-hour talk shows, a la Letterman, Conan O'Brien (and yes, Bill Maher) in the not-too-distant future?

Most interesting to me was the subject of the show's debut segment: Stephen King, a writer near and dear to my heart. The interview itself isn't particularly enlightening; if you've seen/heard other interviews with King before, you've heard about all the subjects discussed. But come on, it's Stephen King. (And, I would remind you, Bill Maher: if you don't find his particular brand of humor funny, this segment won't change your mind.)

In related news, today is the official release date for King's latest novel, Cell. Cell phones turn ordinary people into zombies? I gotta get me some of that.