30 Rock

WHAT I'M WATCHING / ENNIS ESMER

source: Globe and Mail

 Canada I remember the series finale was crazy. The FBI or CIA tracked Alf down and held him at gunpoint in the last show. That was a pretty ballsy way to end a sitcom. One of the best is 30 Rock, which seems to be the flag-bearer for TV comedy now. ...

Published Fri, May 29

The Latest Reincarnation of Elvis

source: Wall Street Journal

Earlier this week he helped sing the Spinal Tap song “Gimme Some Money” at a concert by members of that satirical band. All this came on the heels of a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom “30 Rock,” in which Mr. Costello took heat about his given name ...

Published Thu, May 28

SINATRA? Yes. JANIS? No.

source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

 MN Jane Krakowski's vanity-challenged character in the NBC sitcom is filming a Janis Joplin biography, even though they don't actually have legal rights to use Joplin's name, or her music. What makes the "30 Rock" bits so spot-on hilarious is the long ...

Published Tue, May 26

With Nurse Jackie, Edie Falco finds the perfect antidote to ...

source: New York Magazine

  USA She got her wish late in 2007, when she took the sitcom plunge in a four-episode arc of 30 Rock as the squeeze of Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin). Early on, she recalls, “Alec said to me, 'Everything you've always taught yourself not to do as an actor ...

Published Sun, May 24

Extra, Extra

source: Gothamist

A-Rod will rejoin the Yankees this weekend and play in Batimore. Slate wonders: does 30 Rock go soft on conservatives? Liev Schreiber showed David Letterman this week a picture of his new role reimagining a classic sitcom, My Two Moms.

Published Thu, May 7

Opinion: The Office double-bill recap: Dream Team and Michael Scott Paper Company

source: Remote Access

Between Parks and Recreation, the funniest debut of a new sitcom since 30 Rock, a brand new episode of 30 Rock itself and two new, nonconsecutive episodes of The Office, it was an embarrassment of comic riches. Not to complain, but it all kind of flowed together in the end.

Published Sun, Apr 12

30 Rock, "Cutbacks": It is a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done

source: sepinwall (Blogspot)

That was much better, though, than the Tracy/Kenneth/Jenna storyline, which is exactly the kind of dumb sitcom plot that "30 Rock" usually either makes fun of or does such a warped version of that the material doesn't feel lame anymore. This was just lame.

Published Fri, Apr 10

Opinion: New Amy Poehler sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' has potential - The Plain Dealer

source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

NBC has been trying to lure Poehler to the Thursday night lineup ever since her "Saturday Night Live" pal and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Tina Fey struck Emmy gold with "30 Rock." The big-screen success of "Baby Mama" and Poehler's "SNL" appearances as ...

Published Wed, Apr 8