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By Bob Sassone I'm not quite sure what to make of this web site. It's called nbcstolechristmas.com and it has a How The Grinch Stole Christmas-ish rhyme that seems to imply that tomorrow night's live Rockefeller Plaza Christmas tree lighting show on NBC might not go off the way the network wants it to.

By Danny Gallagher Now the Producers Guild has announced the list of nominations for their awards and they are almost identical to the Emmys. Mad Men, 30 Rock, Breaking Bad, Dexter; they're all there. Why not just show a rerun of the last Emmy Awards and everyone can turn in early?

By Bob Sassone Every week we can be guaranteed that Tina Fey and the people at 30 Rock will make fun of NBC in some way, whether it's product placement or The Jay Leno Show or last night's line about the green NBC peacock in the corner of the screen. Fey also isn't shy about dumping on NBC when she's away from the...

By Allison Waldman The James Franco experiment has begun on General Hospital. Actually, we have now learned that the movie actor, best known for Spider-Man and Milk and The Pineapple Express, has decided to do a two-month guest role on the ABC soap opera as part of a project he's doing with a filmmaker named Ca...

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By Bob Sassone Like most National Football League teams, the Kansas City Chiefs spend their free time creating parodies of NBC Thursday night comedies. So far they've done The Office (below) and 30 Rock (after the jump - warning: it plays automatically).

By Bob Sassone The poetry posts continue. OK, specifically, it's haikus this time. Jonathan, Jack Donaghy's assistant on 30 Rock, has always had a crush on his boss (remember the episode where he made the collage after Jack was demoted?), and in this web exclusive we find out how deep his feelings go. Love t...

By Bob Sassone Could this be the end of the "new TGS cast member" storyline on 30 Rock this season? Will the robot guy work out well or will he turn out to be a nightmare and Liz will have to find a replacement for him? I'm curious to see if this ends the storyline and they just use robot guy as a visual joke for the...

By Allison Waldman It will not be a typical Jenna floppola, either. It's a song being written by the Emmy nominated team of Wesley Whatley and William Schermerhorn. And in case you don't know, Jane's a Tony-winning star who is not only hilarious as Jenna, but a really fine singer/dancer/actress.

By Bob Sassone Syfy has a Legend of the Seeker marathon all night.At 8, ABC has a new FlashForward, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and The Mentalist.NBC has new episodes of Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 R...

By Bob Sassone An E! correspondent talked to Alec Baldwin on the red carpet at an Elle party and Baldwin told her that he's getting a new love interest on the show. When asked who, he wouldn't say, but looked around and said it was someone who was near to them.Continue reading Alec Baldwin is getting a new girl...

By Allison Waldman How's that for a career trajectory -- from box office bonanza (Spider-Man) to Oscar feature (Milk) to daytime soap (General Hospital) to Emmy-winning sitcom (30 Rock). He's like a human pinball machine looking for a perfect score!Continue reading James Franco goes from movies to soap t...

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By Allison Waldman The Vegas oddsmakers were wrong about Billy Crystal. He isn't hosting the Oscars. Neither is Hugh Jackman. No, today it was announced that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as cohosts of the 82nd Academy Awards. Interestingly, Martin and Baldwin are costarring -- with Meryl Streep --...

By Bob Sassone Tina Fey was supposed to be on The Jay Leno Show several days ago but didn't make it for some reason. But last night she showed up. Well, via satellite, to do the Ten@Ten (not sure what that means to viewers who watch the show at 9 PM). Fey actually discusses something I mentioned in my review of las...

By Bob Sassone I'm sure that Halloween isn't the main focus of tonight's episode of 30 Rock (Liz and Jack going to Kenneth's hometown to audition people for TGS is), but this clip flashes back to a party from last year that Frank, Lutz, and Toofer had. I'm trying to remember if 30 Rock did a Halloween show las...

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By Bob Sassone Last night I watched three episodes of Sherri. I didn't plan on doing it, and I'm still not quite sure how it happened, but I watched three episodes (two repeats and one new episode). It's not bad. I mean, it's incredibly sitcommy, but it's entertaining, and Sherri Shepherd has always been a gr...

By Allison Waldman You would think that as a consultant to the CBI -- California Bureau of Investigation -- Patrick Jane would be compelled to uphold the rules and regulations of the department. However, Jane is a free spirit when it comes to office protocol. He does his own thing. For instance, bugging the offi...

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By Joel Keller As my Thursday afternoon time slot to interview Tracy Morgan came closer, I knew I was in for an interesting twenty minutes. As most people have seen and heard over the years, interviewing Tracy is an amusement park ride that even Busch Gardens couldn't conceive. He's blunt. His emotions ris...

By Bob Sassone S04E02) "This isn't the auto industry, Pete. The auto industry was run by a bunch of out of touch white guys selling consumers a product they didn't want. We're GE damn it, and we're going to make a giant, flimsy microwave." - Jack I just hope that the book that Tina Fey is writing isn't like that.C...

By Bob Sassone At 7:30, FOX has Baseball Playoffs, the Yankees vs. the Angels.At 8, ABC has a new FlashForward, followed by new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then a new CSI.NBC has new episodes of Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock, and The Jay L...

By Bob Sassone In the Favorite TV Comedy category, Gary Unmarried is nominated along with shows like 30 Rock, The Office, Chuck, and How I Met Your Mother. In the Favorite TV Comedy Actor category, David Spade is nominated.Continue reading It's People's Choice Awards time again

By Jason Hughes Thursday's return of 30 Rock afforded a pretty fun segue into The Jay Leno Show. 30 Rock has always been a little self-aware, and here they took that to the next level. During the closing credits, Jack (Alec Baldwin) said to Liz (Tina Fey), "Step into the light, Lemon. There's nothing wrong wit...

By Bob Sassone One of the many, many reasons 30 Rock is one of my favorite shows is because it's well aware of its own world. For example, one of the running jokes tonight was about Josh (Lonny Ross). I spent most of the last two seasons wondering where Josh was. He'd make a cameo here and there, but he's been pret...

By Bob Sassone Tina Fey was on The Today Show this morning to promote the new season of 30 Rock (tonight at 9:30 on NBC), and besides showing a clip from the episode, Fey kisses someone from the morning show. But that's OK. Meredith Vieria kisses Tracy Morgan too. What the hell is going on over at NBC?

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By Bob Sassone Tracy Morgan has a new tell-all book, I Am The New Black, coming out next week (and he's doing some crazy stuff on his new Twitter page), and one of the things that fans will find out are his true feelings for some of his old Saturday Night Live castmates.

By Bob Sassone One of my favorite features of NBC's web site are the Ask Tina videos. You send in questions to Tina Fey and she answers them. They don't do enough of them to my liking (I'd like to see them every week but I understand Tina is busy), but we have a new one this week. In it Tina answers questions about he...

By Bob Sassone Holiday TV Comedy Collection is a mix of Christmas episodes from various shows, including The Office, 30 Rock, Psych, Monk, and House. Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes - Spotlight Collection Vol. 7Curious George - A Very Monkey ChristmasFlashpoint - Season 1Continue reading New TV on DVD releas...

By Kona Gallagher Why Tracy Morgan doesn't have a second career as a life coach is beyond me. The guy is a true genius. As Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock, he teaches me important things like the stages of grief: "fear, denial, horniness, wisdom, sleepiness and now depression," and how I should live every week like it's...

By Bob Sassone See if you can guess which NBC show this video is from. Is it Heroes, Trauma, Community, or 30 Rock? Continue reading Here's some bizarre video from the set of ... an NBC show Filed under: Video, Celebrities, Heroes, Reality-Free Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Bob Sassone I can't wait until the fourth season of 30 Rock starts a week from Thursday. Here's a sneak peek/behind the scenes look, with the cast talking about a new plot, guest stars, and what it's like working on the set. I'm already laughing. (Note: it's a bit spoilerish; not necessarily the plots but s...

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By Bob Sassone I'm talking about 30 Rock. While all of the other NBC Thursday night comedies (Weekend Update Thursday, Parks and Recreation, Community, and The Office) have returned, 30 Rock won't be back until October 15. Not sure why that is, but Thursday nights just aren't the same without it. I even saw...

By Jason Hughes After all, 30 Rock gets all the nominees for guest star in a comedy (though White did get nominated for My Name Is Earl this past year). Reportedly White would play herself, which works well considering the premise of the show. 30 Rock does amazing comedy with their guest stars, and when you ge...

By Joel Keller When the question of Leno and CBS's Nina Tassler's assertion that NBC would declare victory no matter what numbers they got, Bromstad tried to pass us to the session for Leno's show later in the day. Telegdy did the same. But we wouldn't let them off the hook. An example exchange, for instance,...

By Bob Sassone But in this USA Today interview, he talks rather seriously about his past drinking problems, what it's like on the 30 Rock set, Tina Fey, and all those Emmy nominations. (Video starts automatically so I placed it after the jump.)Continue reading A surprisingly serious interview with Trac...

By Kona Gallagher Despite the fact that before 30 Rock Alec Baldwin had primarily been known for his dramatic work, he has long been beloved in the comedy world. He's one of the most frequent hosts of Saturday Night Live, and has become somewhat of an unofficial cast member over the years. He's proven that he ha...

By Danny Gallagher Filed under: Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free Tina Fey's surprise return to Saturday Night Live as Sarah Palin was one of the ten greatest TV moments of 2008 (and quite possibly the decade, the century, the millennium and the eon).

By Allison Waldman Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, The Simpsons, Watercooler Talk, 30 Rock, Awards, Emmys, Breaking Bad, Reality-Free, Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory Why bother with the Outstanding Mini-Series category? There were only two nominees worthy of a nomination. Exact...

By Allison Waldman Last year's comedy winners, Jean Smart for Samantha Who? and Jeremy Piven for Entourage, were both multiple winners. In Jean's case, it wasn't all for the same role, but Jeremy has been pulling a John Larroquette/Don Knotts in this category. (Larroquette and Knotts dominated this catego...

By Jason Hughes But there was a looming shadow in comedy this year that no one could escape. I don't see how Emmy could ignore the work of Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. He's so convincing in the role that when you see him in interviews you fully expect him to demand his spot on the couch and c...

By Brad Trechak Let's hear it for Tina Fey. Along with critical success for 30 Rock, the series is being syndicated by Comedy Central and WGN America for a whopping $800,000 per episode. Not quite the record since it's a fee paid between two networks but it's a fair chunk of change, particularly in a down econ...

By Danny Gallagher Oh sure, the old man may seem like the worst father of all time sometimes. He yells and screams. He gets on you for growing your hair too long because he knows he couldn't grow hair if he had a Chia Scalp. He constantly walks around the house in his underwear and then scolds you for not eating the sau...

By Bob Sassone Actually, I've been thinking about this, and I wonder: is this really such big news? I mean, 2012 is a few years from now, and there's a good chance that 30 Rock will be over by then anyway. So Baldwin will probably be leaving the show when, well, everyone else is.

 CA Seth McFarlane is trying to break the Emmy barrier by having Family Guy compete with such shows as 30 Rock and The Office. For the second year in a row, Family Guy is being submitted as a nominee for the general comedy series category (as opposed to ...

 CA Maybe a character from The Simpsons, Jack Donaghy from 30 Rock, or Ben from Lost. I don't watch Idol, but having Simon on my phone could be funny. (Video also here.) Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never ...

By Mike Moody Maybe Jack Donaghy is right. More family does mean more aggravation. The search for Jack's real dad yielded a plot based on Mama Mia (apparently, I've never seen it, and I'm pretty sure I'll die that way) and an appearance by TV's most recognizable liberal - Alan Alda.

By Bob Sassone Now, I'm not posting this because I think NBC made a mistake (I'm sure they actually did mean to say Tina), nor do I think it's important. I'm posting it because it illustrates how things have changed, how the lines between a character and an actor are now a lot more blurred than they used to be. O...

By Allison Waldman Low-Paying Jobs That Pay Well on TV 10. Samantha Newly (Christina Applegate), 'Samantha Who?' -- Real Estate ABC CBS 8. Jim (John Krasinski), 'The Office' -- Salesman NBC ABC NBC 5. Kenneth Parnell (Jack McBrayer), '30 Rock' -- Page NBC

By Bob Sassone Actor Alec Baldwin attends HBO Actors Alec Baldwin and Jane Krakowski attend HBO Actors Alec Baldwin and Jane Krakowski attend HBO Actress Tina Fey arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards Governor Actresses Tina Fey and Amy Poehler arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards Governor

By Bob Sassone In last week's episode, we saw the chat line TV commercial that Liz Lemon made when she lived in Chicago years ago. They actually showed quite a bit of it in the episode because it was a major part of the scene with everyone laughing (and "Lizzing"), but after the jump you can see the whole thing....

By Kona Gallagher Who isn't completely and utterly in love with Liz Lemon? She has become the icon for what most women I know aspire to be: smart, funny, with an amazing job. Sure her personal life is in shambles, but whose isn't? Plus, she eats unidentifiable snack food found in bodegas, and that's something...

By Bob Sassone Filed under: OpEd, Watercooler Talk, 30 Rock, Reality-Free A follow-up to my review of last night's 30 Rock. Hmmm...the singer that Jenna impersonated was Michael...MacDonald!Continue reading Did 30 Rock go too far with the product placement last night?

By Hemal Jhaveri NBC has been in fourth place for awhile now among broadcast networks. While they have their share of returning hits (30 Rock and The Office), their new shows for 2008 have been a disaster. Even second season dramas like Heroes and Chuck have been hemorrhaging viewers. And with ER finally givi...

By Kona Gallagher Ew, not like that, you guys. Although, I'm sure if you did just a few minutes of Googling, you could find that too, in one form or another. What I'm talking about is Tina Fey's brilliant impression of vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. How good was the impression? It was so good that the e...

By Richard Keller My tastes still remain in favor of the networks. During a regular week most of the programming I watch (and subsequently review) come from them. There more than a dozen shows that I watch on a regular basis: Chuck, Samantha Who?, House, Eli Stone, Bones, Life, ER, Life on Mars, Big Bang Theory...

By Bob Sassone This is gonna be good. It will give some good cross-promotion to two critically-loved shows. And we all know that Hamm can do comedy, based on his recent hosting gig on Saturday Night Live. Mad Men has been taking over NBC Thursdays. First we had Rich Sommer on The Office and now this.

By Brad Trechak Filed under: Celebrities, 30 Rock, Casting, Reality-FreeIn the latest of a long line of celebrities to appear on 30 Rock this season, you can add CNN host Larry King. He joins a parade of celebrities with the same accomplishment including Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Martin an...

By Joel Keller Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, How I Met Your Mother, The Office, 30 Rock, Reality-Free, The Big Bang TheoryAs I think about the past year, in both my life and in the world of TV, there's plenty I have to be thankful for. The life stuff is obvious: he...

By Bob Sassone Filed under: OpEd, 30 Rock, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free(S03E05) "I just wish I could start a relationship about 12 years in, when you really don't have to try anymore, you can sit around and goof on TV shows, and go to bed without anyone trying any funny business." - Liz

By Jason Hughes If ever there was a time for Tina Fey's little show to find that bigger audience, this would be it. Sure winning the Emmy for Best Comedy for the second year in a row is great. Hell, Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin took home awards for Best Actor and Actress as well this time. But even that doesn't mean any...

By Bob Sassone Filed under: The Office, 30 Rock, Reality-FreeHere's an interesting little tidbit from 30 Rock star/producer/writer Tina Fey: NBC boss Ben Silverman was the inspiration for four characters on the show. Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Bob Sassone Filed under: Video, 30 Rock, Reality-FreeLast week we mentioned that a lot of people were wondering where the season premiere of 30 Rock was? Fans thought that NBC might want to take advantage of Tina Fey's Emmy wins/Sarah Palin work and air the first episode of the new season a littler ear...

By Bob Sassone Filed under: Industry, Programming, Video, 30 Rock, Reality-FreeInteresting piece in The New York Times that asks the question: where the hell is 30 Rock? Continue reading Hey, how come 30 Rock hasn't premiered yet? - VIDEO Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Bob Sassone Filed under: Late Night, Celebrities, Talk Show, Emmys, Reality-FreeTina Fey is on a roll right now. She just won another Emmy for 30 Rock (and the show won for Best Comedy), she's getting rave reviews for her impersonation of Governor Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live, and she might even...

By Kona Gallagher Filed under: 30 Rock, Casting, Reality-FreeI'm pretty sure I know how Will Arnett has spent his summer: doing leg presses. Arnett is slipping back into his short robe to reprise his role on 30 Rock. His character, Jack Donaghy's nemesis Devon Banks, may have already screwed Jack out of the C...

By Joel Keller Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities, 30 Rock, Reality-FreeI'm not here to argue for or against the comedic talents of current box-office champs Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. No, what I'm here to ask is: why do people dislike them so much? I'm not talking abou...

By Allison Waldman Filed under: 30 Rock, Reality-FreeLike Bob wrote the other day in his TV Squad review, 30 Rock is the kind of show that you have to watch and really pay attention to in order to get all the great lines and jokes. That includes the lids on Judah Friedlander's noggin. At a recent event, a New York Ob...

By Bob Sassone Filed under: OpEd, 30 Rock, Episode Reviews S02E10) "I've become one of them. I've been Sodomized!" - Kenneth, explaining how the 21st century Sodom (NYC) has changed him. Continue reading 30 Rock: Episode 210 Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Richard Keller Well, you're not here to read about doom and gloom (unless it's a review of 24). You're here to see what I, and many of my TV Squad colleagues, thought television's best and worst were for 2007. So, without further interruptions on how much I paid for my daughter's karate lessons (you DON'T wan...

By Bob Sassone This episode has two plots we haven't seen much of this season: a solid plot involving the writing staff and a return to the whole Tracy/Jenna battle that was a main part of the first season. And that's good to see, since it was tilting to all Liz/Jack stuff or guest star plots. Not that this epis...

By Bob Sassone On a night when almost everything else I watch is a repeat, it's great - comforting even - to see that there's a new 30 Rock. It's truly one of the very few shows that I look forward to so much that I actually get slightly bummed out when it's a repeat. It has become "that sitcom from the woman who use...

By Bob Sassone Filed under: OpEd, 30 Rock, Episode Reviews S02E06) "We Parcells are neither wealthy nor circumcised, but we are proud!" - Kenneth, trying to find money to replace Jack's missing pants Continue reading 30 Rock: Somebody To Love Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Bob Sassone Filed under: OpEd, 30 Rock, Episode Reviews S01E03) "I could never pay an English-speaking woman that little - they'd starve!" - Jack, about his household staff Continue reading 30 Rock: The Collection Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Bob Sassone OK everyone, before we even start the review, head on over to the NBC store and order your "Me Want Food!" T-shirts! It's the new phrase everyone will be talking about tomorrow morning at your office. The offices that watch 30 Rock, that is. Continue reading 30 Rock: Jack Gets In The Game

By Bob Sassone Filed under: TV Royalty, OpEd, 30 Rock, Episode Reviews (S02E01) Seinfeld: "What if I just buy NBC and turn it into the biggest Lane Bryant in midtown?" Jack: "Ha! You're going to buy NBC? Oh, right, like you have $4 million just lying around..."

By Bob Sassone Tonight at 8:30 brings us the season premiere of NBC's 30 Rock (or should I say NBC's Emmy Winner for Best Comedy 30 Rock!). We'll have a review later tonight, but I found out that after the show airs, stars Tina Fey and Jack McBrayer (Kenneth) are going to have a live blog at NBC's site, and if yo...

By Bob Sassone I've always liked 30 Rock, but I've never loved it. Maybe it was because my concentration was on Studio 60 or maybe it was because I wasn't in the right frame of mind when I watched the pilot. Or maybe I just didn't try to get into it because Thursday nights are really jam-packed (would it upset yo...

By Paul Goebel Edie Falco has been tapped to guest star on three episodes of NBC's 30 Rock. With the success of the new sitcom reaching epic proportions, NBC is doing everything they can to increase the ratings in the second season. Falco is one of many celebrities who are making appearances on 30 Rock inclu...

By Bob Sassone As de Moraes points out, it can't be because 30 Rock got better ratings than Studio 60, because Studio 60 got better ratings. It can't be because 30 Rock got a higher rating in the all-important 18 to 49 demo, because Studio 60 had higher ratings there, too. And it can't be because 30 Rock gets th...

By Julia Ward Filed under: Comedy, NBC, OpEd, 30 Rock(S01E12) Ladies and gentlemen, 30 Rock presents Paul Reubens in the Martin Short role of crazy, accented guy with floppy limbs. Actually, as far as sweeps guest stars go, Isabella Rossellini and Paul Reubens are pretty inspired choices. Also inspir...

By Julia Ward Filed under: Comedy, NBC, OpEd, 30 Rock(S01E11) Professor Baldwin has arrived, and class is in session. All you would-be comedy geniuses out there should be taking notes every Thursday night. What did we learn from Professor B tonight? Timing. The guy knows how to squeeze some serious funn...

By Kevin Kelly First it was Samuel L. Jackson for Snakes on a Plane, then it was Dwight (Fart) Schrute for The Office, and the latest "Have a celebrity call your friend and leave a funny message encouraging them to watch X product" is from ... Alec Baldwin of 30 Rock. In my opinion, this is the best by far. Where Sam a...

By Joel Keller 8 PM Watch Earl and The Office, tape Ugly Betty 9 PM Watch Scrubs and 30 Rock, tape Grey's Anatomy 10 PM Watch Grey's, tape ER 11 PM Write Grey's review while watching TDS / Colbert. Midnight Take four Advil for my headache and collapse. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments