30 Rock Is Going To Be Epic

Here's a (much) longer promo for the long-awaited Season 3 premiere of 30 Rock, coming to TVs on October 30. Steve Martin plays a germaphobe! Jennifer Aniston revives her career! This is just going to be a 30 Rock fan... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK IS GOING TO BE EPIC»

Posted on October 13, 2008 in Sitcoms (12 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Jennifer Aniston | Oprah | Tina Fey

First Look At Oprah On 30 Rock

With just 20 days until the best comedy in the whole entire world comes back to TV to give us a reason to live other than the election, NBC premiered a new promo for the third season of 30 Rock... CONTINUE READING FIRST LOOK AT OPRAH ON 30 ROCK»

30 Rock DVD Extras: The Methadone We Need Until October 30

This is not an ad for 30 Rock Season 2 on DVD, which comes out October 7 (next Tuesday) with cast commentary, extras, and deleted scenes, but it's going to sound like one because I can't help it. Even if... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK DVD EXTRAS: THE METHADONE WE NEED UNTIL OCTOBER 30»

Posted on September 30, 2008 in Free Advertising, Sitcoms (3 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Jane Krakowski | Tina Fey

Liz Lemon And Jack Donaghy Romance Clues In The New 30 Rock Promo?

The season premiere of 30 Rock is just four and a half weeks away -- so close that NBC is already running promos for it to mercilessly tease us. I didn't notice this part when the promo aired during The... CONTINUE READING LIZ LEMON AND JACK DONAGHY ROMANCE CLUES IN THE NEW 30 ROCK PROMO?»

Friday Fight: The One Where Do We Still Need Sitcoms Anymore?

gabe: i didn't watch Do Not Disturb, was it really that bad? lindsay: Yes, it was as bad as it could possibly be. gabe: you would hope jason bateman would steer it clear of the shoals gabe: the sitcom shoals... CONTINUE READING FRIDAY FIGHT: THE ONE WHERE DO WE STILL NEED SITCOMS ANYMORE?»

Gossip Girls Will Guest Star On 30 Rock

Sweeps Stunts are okay when they're on 30 Rock: EW reports that Leighton Meester and Blake Lively will guest star in a November sweeps episode, playing Liz Lemon's classmates in flashback. Fun! But who is going to play the (apparently)... CONTINUE READING GOSSIP GIRLS WILL GUEST STAR ON 30 ROCK»

Posted on September 5, 2008 in Sitcoms (1 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Blake Lively | Gossip Girl | Leighton Meester | Tina Fey

Never Get Involved In A Land War In Asia, And Never Pick A Fight With Alec Baldwin

After Alec Baldwin dissed his networkmate My Name Is Earl in The New Yorker this week, Defamer cleverly contacted the show's creator for some angry Baldwinbaiting quotes. Which only serve to draw more attention to the injustice of those hour-long,... CONTINUE READING NEVER GET INVOLVED IN A LAND WAR IN ASIA, AND NEVER PICK A FIGHT WITH ALEC BALDWIN»

Posted on September 4, 2008 in Feuds (2 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | My Name Is Earl | Vampire Weekend

Jennifer Aniston Will Not Be Ignored By Alec Baldwin

Best casting news of the week: Jennifer Aniston will guest star on 30 Rock as Liz Lemon's psycho former roommate who shows up and latches on to Jack.... CONTINUE READING JENNIFER ANISTON WILL NOT BE IGNORED BY ALEC BALDWIN»

Posted on September 3, 2008 in Casting Calls, Sitcoms (1 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Jennifer Aniston | The Shins | Tina Fey

30 Rock Recaps: Remember When TV Was Good A Few Months Ago?

Next month, we as TV watchers will be delivered from what has to have been the longest period of total crap in the history of the medium. Election + writer's strike effect = absolutely nothing on worth watching except Mad... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK RECAPS: REMEMBER WHEN TV WAS GOOD A FEW MONTHS AGO?»

Posted on August 11, 2008 in Sitcoms (2 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Tina Fey

The New Season Of Sesame Street Has Jokes For Grown-Ups

Sesame Street made a highlight reel for their 39th season (starting August 11th), and in addition to the previously reported Feist and Neil Patrick Harris musical numbers, they're going all out to stay relevant with parents, even if the kids... CONTINUE READING THE NEW SEASON OF SESAME STREET HAS JOKES FOR GROWN-UPS»

Posted on July 30, 2008 in Children's Television (5 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Sesame Street

Cancer Listens To Hootie And The Blowfish On A Zune

As part of Stand Up To Cancer, the big effort by the networks to increase donations to cancer research, 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer plays either an uncool guy who is, like cancer, uncool, or possibly he's supposed to be cancer... CONTINUE READING CANCER LISTENS TO HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH ON A ZUNE»

Posted on June 25, 2008 in PSAs (1 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Jack McBrayer

Free NBC Show Buttons: A Network Promotional Stunt That's Actually Cool

Via TV Squad: NBC is giving away political-style campaign buttons for the network's fifteen Emmy-nominated shows. You just choose the buttons you want, fill out a quick form and they're on their way to your house to be thrown out... CONTINUE READING FREE NBC SHOW BUTTONS: A NETWORK PROMOTIONAL STUNT THAT'S ACTUALLY COOL»

Posted on May 30, 2008 in Merch (1 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Lipstick Jungle | The Office

Who Does NBC Think Is Watching 30 Rock? Your Mom!

Do you ever see the same commercial over and over on different channels and get the feeling you're being targeted? (If the number of times I see the Cymbalta commercial is any indication, my TV habits are that of a... CONTINUE READING WHO DOES NBC THINK IS WATCHING 30 ROCK? YOUR MOM!»

Posted on May 9, 2008 in Commercials, Sitcoms (3 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Your Mom

30 Rock: Jonathan's "Goodbye Is 2 Hard" Poster

Last night's 30 Rock, "Sandwich Day," was, as usual, a triple-watcher (lately I've been triple-watching by rewinding each scene and watching it twice, then watching the entire episode for a third time, but that's just a pro-tip: each person should... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: JONATHAN'S "GOODBYE IS 2 HARD" POSTER»

Posted on May 2, 2008 in Sitcoms (3 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Jonathan | Maulik Pancholy | Tina Fey

Last Night's 30 Rock Frolicked In Uncanny Valley

Last night's 30 Rock, "Succession," was ingenious, and not just because it blended two of my favorite things: itself and the 1984 film Amadeus. Fans of the show no doubt delighted in the return of Will Arnett as Jack's gay... CONTINUE READING LAST NIGHT'S 30 ROCK FROLICKED IN UNCANNY VALLEY»

30 Rock Returns To Glory With "The Subway Hero"

Wow. Last night's 30 Rock was so good it was worth watching three times in a row (apparently). In an episode featuring the return of Liz Lemon's ex Dennis "Beeper King" Duffy (played brilliantly by Dean Winters, who should be... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK RETURNS TO GLORY WITH "THE SUBWAY HERO"»

Posted on April 18, 2008 in Sitcoms (4 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Dean Winters | Tim Conway | Tracy Morgan

Free Advertising: I Will Be A Billboard For Your Project

Even though last week's episode of 30 Rock was sub-par (no matter what Lindsay says), the fact of the matter is that they're still dominating the Sitcom Kingdom (which is a real place). It's the only show on television that... CONTINUE READING FREE ADVERTISING: I WILL BE A BILLBOARD FOR YOUR PROJECT»

Posted on April 15, 2008 in Free Advertising (0 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Merch | MILF Island | Tracy Morgan

30 Rock: All Is Not Well In Erection Cove...

Gabe was disappointed in last night's return of 30 Rock, but that's just because at first he thought MILF Island was real and wanted to dress up like a teenage boy and go there. In this triumphant-ish return-to-TV episode, after... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: ALL IS NOT WELL IN ERECTION COVE...»

Tina Fey To Play Gayle King

E! is reporting some potentially interesting 30 Rock casting news: Just two weeks ago, while discussing some dream casting options for her NBC comedy 30 Rock, Tina Fey told reporters, "I still want Oprah to play my best friend...and I... CONTINUE READING TINA FEY TO PLAY GAYLE KING»

Posted on April 9, 2008 in Wait For It... (1 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Cameos | Oprah | Tina Fey