Larry King Goes Online, Picking Up Where He Left Off Larry King has told viewers that he wants to be frozen after his death. And that's fitting because the talk show host's new Web endeavor on Hulu, "Larry King Now," is almost exactly that - his persona is cryopreserved on the Internet, in suspenders, if not suspension, in fine fettle and ready for television resuscitation sometime in the future. "Larry King Now," which Mr. King created in partnership with a new digital video network, Ora TV, is an example of how the Internet accommodates old age as easily as youth. Justin Bieber and Lena Dunham got their D.I.Y. start on the Internet. Older stars who have retired from television but still have an itch to be on camera can keep their careers going online. It's probably an even better alternative than cable, because most people don't surf their remotes as far as AXS TV, the cable network formerly known as HDNet, where Dan Rather went after he left CBS News. And Mr. King, who stepped down from his old talk show "Larry King Live" in 2010 after 25 years on CNN (though he did a few specials after that), picks up pretty much where he left off, with blunt, but not particularly honed questions and plenty of bonhomie. The Web version is about half an hour long, with new taped episodes posted daily four days a week. Mr. King interviews most guests in his house, next to a wall-sized display case crammed with plaques, awards, photographs, trophies, autographed baseballs and memorabilia. It's a backdrop that suggests restless retirement. And his first guest, Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy"), who is promoting his film, "Ted," treated Mr. King with the amused deference of a nephew visiting an eccentric, beloved uncle. Mr. King, as his wont, quoted lines from yesteryear, including one from the radio drama "The Shadow." He said marijuana should be legalized and cited Lenny Bruce for backup. When Mr. King told his guest that Neil Simon once said that all comedy is based on tragedy, Mr. MacFarlane smiled and kept his retort gentle, saying, "I'm wondering how Adam Sandler's "Jack and Jill" is based in tragedy." Mr. King is 78 and trim but somehow looks and sounds older, perhaps because he has lasted in show business for so long. It's still a little startling to hear him refer casually to his father-in-law, which is possible because his wife, Shawn, is 26 years younger. He's old but not necessarily old-fashioned. Mr. MacFarlane told a story about his mother that was so crude that he hesitated before starting it, wondering, "I don't know if I can say this on the Internet." Of course he can, and of course he did, and Mr. King didn't seem the least bit perturbed. He was more shocked when Mr. MacFarlane explained that his favorite movie of all time is "The Sound of Music." Mr. King clearly isn't ready for a nursing home. "Larry King Now" is his version of assisted living: the locale is smaller than his old home, and the services are more limited, but he is still holding court on his own time and on his own terms.