The reviews of Stephen Colbert’s first episode of Late Show With Stephen Colbert are in. The verdict is: sure, this will do. But the future of the show will rest on how well Colbert can blend surrealism with affability, a formula perfected by his predecessor David Letterman from just about opening night 22 years ago.

Conan O’Brien’s response to sharing a time slot with David Letterman’s last show was funny and cool as hell! Sadly, there’s no word on whether his viewer actually changed the channel, but that’s neither here nor there.

David Letterman got a lot of famous people to deliver his final top 10 list and it was perfectly unflattering.

Here’s Barbara Walters looking very proud of herself after doing her bit during David Letterman’s last-ever Top Ten List. As she should.

Letterman gave a final monologue and it was dry and funny and not bad.

Whether you regard the examples above as creepy lechery or benign flirting, this way of communicating is a part of David Letterman’s legacy.