diff --git a/src/commands/cd.rs b/src/commands/cd.rs
index 265d347c04..faab467ed5 100644
--- a/src/commands/cd.rs
+++ b/src/commands/cd.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::object::process::Process;
-use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, ShellObject, Value};
+use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::Args;
 use derive_new::new;
diff --git a/src/commands/ls.rs b/src/commands/ls.rs
index bd6fc7f617..8cc59a5f3b 100644
--- a/src/commands/ls.rs
+++ b/src/commands/ls.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::object::process::Process;
-use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, ShellObject, Value};
+use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::Args;
 use crate::Command;
diff --git a/src/commands/ps.rs b/src/commands/ps.rs
index 17fe91bc9f..0504aefaee 100644
--- a/src/commands/ps.rs
+++ b/src/commands/ps.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::object::process::process_dict;
-use crate::object::{ShellObject, Value};
+use crate::object::Value;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::Command;
 use derive_new::new;
diff --git a/src/commands/reject.rs b/src/commands/reject.rs
index fb4c45b20a..fa394f93d9 100644
--- a/src/commands/reject.rs
+++ b/src/commands/reject.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::object::base::reject;
 use crate::object::process::Process;
-use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, ShellObject, Value};
+use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::Args;
 use derive_new::new;
diff --git a/src/commands/select.rs b/src/commands/select.rs
index 325b857875..37a2b2b0a5 100644
--- a/src/commands/select.rs
+++ b/src/commands/select.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::object::base::select;
 use crate::object::process::Process;
-use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, ShellObject, Value};
+use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::Args;
 use derive_new::new;
diff --git a/src/commands/take.rs b/src/commands/take.rs
index 017c9609e0..014f73ce53 100644
--- a/src/commands/take.rs
+++ b/src/commands/take.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::object::process::Process;
-use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, ShellObject, Value};
+use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::Args;
 use derive_new::new;
diff --git a/src/commands/to_array.rs b/src/commands/to_array.rs
index d56461f64e..852af14a9a 100644
--- a/src/commands/to_array.rs
+++ b/src/commands/to_array.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::object::process::Process;
-use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, ShellObject, Value};
+use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::Args;
 use derive_new::new;
diff --git a/src/format/entries.rs b/src/format/entries.rs
index 99816b1fdb..1f6e22379f 100644
--- a/src/format/entries.rs
+++ b/src/format/entries.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::format::RenderView;
-use crate::object::base::ToEntriesView;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::Host;
 
@@ -15,6 +14,23 @@ pub struct EntriesView {
     entries: Vec<(String, String)>,
 }
 
+impl EntriesView {
+    crate fn from_value(value: &Value) -> EntriesView {
+        let descs = value.data_descriptors();
+        let mut entries = vec![];
+
+        for desc in descs {
+            let value = value.get_data(&desc);
+
+            let formatted_value = value.borrow().format_leaf(None);
+
+            entries.push((desc.name.clone(), formatted_value))
+        }
+
+        EntriesView::new(entries)
+    }
+}
+
 impl RenderView for EntriesView {
     fn render_view(&self, host: &dyn Host) -> Vec<String> {
         if self.entries.len() == 0 {
@@ -51,7 +67,7 @@ impl RenderView for EntriesListView {
         let last = self.values.len() - 1;
 
         for (i, item) in self.values.iter().enumerate() {
-            let view = item.to_entries_view();
+            let view = EntriesView::from_value(item);
             let out = view.render_view(host);
 
             strings.extend(out);
diff --git a/src/format/generic.rs b/src/format/generic.rs
index 85b549102d..7ba3b132dd 100644
--- a/src/format/generic.rs
+++ b/src/format/generic.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use crate::format::{RenderView, TableView};
-use crate::object::base::ToEntriesView;
+use crate::format::{EntriesView, RenderView, TableView};
 use crate::object::Value;
 use crate::Host;
 use derive_new::new;
@@ -38,8 +37,8 @@ impl RenderView for GenericView<'value> {
                 // list
             }
 
-            Value::Object(o) => {
-                let view = o.to_entries_view();
+            o @ Value::Object(_) => {
+                let view = EntriesView::from_value(o);
                 let out = view.render_view(host);
                 out
             }
diff --git a/src/format/table.rs b/src/format/table.rs
index be24b5ae80..c388f3545b 100644
--- a/src/format/table.rs
+++ b/src/format/table.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::format::RenderView;
-use crate::object::ShellObject;
 use crate::object::Value;
 use crate::Host;
 use derive_new::new;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5c1bf3630a..bd9efcca1b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ crate use crate::commands::command::{Command, CommandAction, CommandBlueprint};
 use crate::context::Context;
 crate use crate::env::{Environment, Host};
 crate use crate::errors::ShellError;
-crate use crate::format::{EntriesListView, RenderView};
-use crate::object::base::{ToEntriesView, ToGenericView};
-use crate::object::{ShellObject, Value};
+crate use crate::format::{EntriesListView, GenericView, RenderView};
+use crate::object::Value;
 
 use ansi_term::Color;
 use conch_parser::lexer::Lexer;
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ fn format(input: VecDeque<Value>, context: Arc<Mutex<Context>>) {
 
     let last = input.len() - 1;
     for (i, item) in input.iter().enumerate() {
-        let view = item.to_generic_view();
+        let view = GenericView::new(item);
         crate::format::print_rendered(&view.render_view(&ctx.host), &mut ctx.host);
 
         if last != i {
diff --git a/src/object.rs b/src/object.rs
index 6dea6ec880..be6337be4d 100644
--- a/src/object.rs
+++ b/src/object.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ crate mod files;
 crate mod process;
 crate mod types;
 
-crate use base::{Primitive, ShellObject, Value};
+crate use base::{Primitive, Value};
 crate use desc::{DataDescriptor, DataDescriptorInstance};
 crate use dict::Dictionary;
 crate use files::dir_entry_dict;
diff --git a/src/object/base.rs b/src/object/base.rs
index a81606a6b1..597f865fb6 100644
--- a/src/object/base.rs
+++ b/src/object/base.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
 use crate::format::{EntriesView, GenericView};
 use crate::object::desc::DataDescriptor;
+use ansi_term::Color;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use chrono_humanize::Humanize;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
@@ -20,9 +21,14 @@ pub enum Primitive {
 impl Primitive {
     crate fn format(&self, field_name: Option<&str>) -> String {
         match self {
-            Primitive::Nothing => format!("Nothing"),
+            Primitive::Nothing => format!("{}", Color::Black.bold().paint("-")),
             Primitive::Bytes(b) => {
                 let byte = byte_unit::Byte::from_bytes(*b);
+
+                if byte.get_bytes() == 0u128 {
+                    return Color::Black.bold().paint("Empty".to_string()).to_string();
+                }
+
                 let byte = byte.get_appropriate_unit(true);
 
                 match byte.get_unit() {
@@ -39,11 +45,7 @@ impl Primitive {
                 (true, Some(s)) => format!("{}", s),
                 (false, Some(s)) => format!(""),
             },
-            Primitive::Date(d) => {
-                // let date = d.format("%-m/%-d/%-y");
-                // let time =
-                format!("{}", d.humanize())
-            }
+            Primitive::Date(d) => format!("{}", d.humanize()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -56,17 +58,17 @@ pub enum Value {
     Error(Box<ShellError>),
 }
 
-impl ShellObject for Value {
-    fn to_shell_string(&self) -> String {
+impl Value {
+    crate fn to_shell_string(&self) -> String {
         match self {
             Value::Primitive(p) => p.format(None),
-            Value::Object(o) => o.to_shell_string(),
+            Value::Object(o) => format!("[object Object]"),
             Value::List(l) => format!("[list List]"),
             Value::Error(e) => format!("{}", e),
         }
     }
 
-    fn data_descriptors(&self) -> Vec<DataDescriptor> {
+    crate fn data_descriptors(&self) -> Vec<DataDescriptor> {
         match self {
             Value::Primitive(p) => vec![],
             Value::Object(o) => o.data_descriptors(),
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ impl ShellObject for Value {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_data(&'a self, desc: &DataDescriptor) -> crate::MaybeOwned<'a, Value> {
+    crate fn get_data(&'a self, desc: &DataDescriptor) -> crate::MaybeOwned<'a, Value> {
         match self {
             Value::Primitive(p) => crate::MaybeOwned::Owned(Value::nothing()),
             Value::Object(o) => o.get_data(desc),
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ impl ShellObject for Value {
         }
     }
 
-    fn copy(&self) -> Value {
+    crate fn copy(&self) -> Value {
         match self {
             Value::Primitive(p) => Value::Primitive(p.clone()),
             Value::Object(o) => Value::Object(o.copy_dict()),
@@ -95,24 +97,7 @@ impl ShellObject for Value {
             Value::Error(e) => Value::Error(Box::new(e.copy_error())),
         }
     }
-}
 
-impl ShellObject for &Value {
-    fn to_shell_string(&self) -> String {
-        (*self).to_shell_string()
-    }
-    fn data_descriptors(&self) -> Vec<DataDescriptor> {
-        (*self).data_descriptors()
-    }
-    fn get_data(&'a self, desc: &DataDescriptor) -> crate::MaybeOwned<'a, Value> {
-        (*self).get_data(desc)
-    }
-    fn copy(&self) -> Value {
-        (*self).copy()
-    }
-}
-
-impl Value {
     crate fn format_leaf(&self, field_name: Option<&str>) -> String {
         match self {
             Value::Primitive(p) => p.format(field_name),
@@ -181,14 +166,7 @@ impl Value {
     }
 }
 
-pub trait ShellObject: Debug {
-    fn to_shell_string(&self) -> String;
-    fn data_descriptors(&self) -> Vec<DataDescriptor>;
-    fn get_data(&'a self, desc: &DataDescriptor) -> crate::MaybeOwned<'a, Value>;
-    fn copy(&self) -> Value;
-}
-
-crate fn select(obj: impl ShellObject, fields: &[String]) -> crate::object::Dictionary {
+crate fn select(obj: &Value, fields: &[String]) -> crate::object::Dictionary {
     let mut out = crate::object::Dictionary::default();
 
     let descs = obj.data_descriptors();
@@ -203,7 +181,7 @@ crate fn select(obj: impl ShellObject, fields: &[String]) -> crate::object::Dict
     out
 }
 
-crate fn reject(obj: impl ShellObject, fields: &[String]) -> crate::object::Dictionary {
+crate fn reject(obj: &Value, fields: &[String]) -> crate::object::Dictionary {
     let mut out = crate::object::Dictionary::default();
 
     let descs = obj.data_descriptors();
@@ -218,59 +196,3 @@ crate fn reject(obj: impl ShellObject, fields: &[String]) -> crate::object::Dict
 
     out
 }
-
-pub trait ToEntriesView {
-    fn to_entries_view(&self) -> EntriesView;
-}
-
-impl<T> ToEntriesView for T
-where
-    T: ShellObject,
-{
-    fn to_entries_view(&self) -> EntriesView {
-        let descs = self.data_descriptors();
-        let mut entries = vec![];
-
-        for desc in descs {
-            let value = self.get_data(&desc);
-
-            let formatted_value = match value.borrow() {
-                Value::Primitive(p) => p.format(None),
-                Value::Object(o) => format!("[object Object]"),
-                Value::List(l) => format!("[object List]"),
-                Value::Error(e) => format!("{}", e),
-            };
-
-            entries.push((desc.name.clone(), formatted_value))
-        }
-
-        EntriesView::new(entries)
-    }
-}
-
-impl ShellObject for Box<dyn ShellObject> {
-    fn to_shell_string(&self) -> String {
-        (**self).to_shell_string()
-    }
-    fn data_descriptors(&self) -> Vec<DataDescriptor> {
-        (**self).data_descriptors()
-    }
-
-    fn get_data(&'a self, desc: &DataDescriptor) -> crate::MaybeOwned<'a, Value> {
-        (**self).get_data(desc)
-    }
-
-    fn copy(&self) -> Value {
-        (**self).copy()
-    }
-}
-
-pub trait ToGenericView {
-    fn to_generic_view(&self) -> GenericView;
-}
-
-impl ToGenericView for Value {
-    fn to_generic_view(&self) -> GenericView<'_> {
-        GenericView::new(self)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/object/dict.rs b/src/object/dict.rs
index c135ec7ddc..98e315ca51 100644
--- a/src/object/dict.rs
+++ b/src/object/dict.rs
@@ -26,14 +26,8 @@ impl Dictionary {
 
         out
     }
-}
 
-impl crate::object::ShellObject for Dictionary {
-    fn to_shell_string(&self) -> String {
-        format!("[object Object] lol")
-    }
-
-    fn data_descriptors(&self) -> Vec<DataDescriptor> {
+    crate fn data_descriptors(&self) -> Vec<DataDescriptor> {
         self.entries
             .iter()
             .map(|(name, value)| {
@@ -42,14 +36,10 @@ impl crate::object::ShellObject for Dictionary {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    fn get_data(&'a self, desc: &DataDescriptor) -> MaybeOwned<'a, Value> {
+    crate fn get_data(&'a self, desc: &DataDescriptor) -> MaybeOwned<'a, Value> {
         match self.entries.get(&desc.name) {
             Some(v) => MaybeOwned::Borrowed(v),
             None => MaybeOwned::Owned(Value::Primitive(Primitive::Nothing)),
         }
     }
-
-    fn copy(&self) -> Value {
-        Value::Object(self.copy_dict())
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/object/files.rs b/src/object/files.rs
index f22ec55120..45b4086b37 100644
--- a/src/object/files.rs
+++ b/src/object/files.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
-use crate::object::{DataDescriptor, Dictionary, ShellObject, Value};
+use crate::object::{DataDescriptor, Dictionary, Value};
 use crate::MaybeOwned;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/src/object/process.rs b/src/object/process.rs
index abea95fdcf..fe63ff5404 100644
--- a/src/object/process.rs
+++ b/src/object/process.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::object::base::{Primitive, ShellObject, Value};
+use crate::object::base::{Primitive, Value};
 use crate::object::desc::DataDescriptor;
 use crate::object::dict::Dictionary;
 use crate::MaybeOwned;
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index 41ff85d90d..ec0a5a1533 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ crate use crate::commands::command::{Command, CommandAction, CommandBlueprint, R
 crate use crate::env::{Environment, Host};
 crate use crate::errors::ShellError;
 crate use crate::format::RenderView;
-crate use crate::object::{Primitive, ShellObject, Value};
+crate use crate::object::{Primitive, Value};
 crate use std::collections::VecDeque;