A Two-Minute Preview Of Thursday's Season Finale Of 30 Rock

Today NBC put up several scenes from Thursday's star-studded (Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Clay Aiken, and Alan Alda again) season finale of 30 Rock. I supposed it contains "spoilers" if jokes count as spoilers ("The colon pushes out the--"):... CONTINUE READING A TWO-MINUTE PREVIEW OF THURSDAY'S SEASON FINALE OF 30 ROCK»

30 Rock: "The Black Widow Is Very Tuna"

On last night's excellent 30 Rock, Jack learned that Elisa, Salma Hayek's character and "The One," had a dark secret: she killed her husband and earned the nickname "La Viuda Negra," or The Black Widow. Also, everyone wore a Slanket,... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: "THE BLACK WIDOW IS VERY TUNA"»

30 Rock: Rich Lady Fight Club

Last night's episode of 30 Rock wasn't just funny but sort of a philosophical exploration of How We Live Now or whatever! After Liz got temporarily suspended last week for sexual harassment, a chance encounter with a wealthy neighbor introduces... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: RICH LADY FIGHT CLUB»

30 Rock: The Full 1-900-OK-FACE Commercial

NBC has put up the full version of Liz's embarrassing first commercial for a phone sex line, seen on last week's 30 Rock, so no more pausing/rewinding/replaying (everyone's been doing that, right?) It's funnier than what we saw on TV,... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: THE FULL 1-900-OK-FACE COMMERCIAL»

30 Rock: Muppets, Lemon's Secret Past, And YouTube

As Barack Obama might say: "Look, it's hard to write about 30 Rock. It's just the best show. Just watch it." So in the spirit of our new-ish President, just go watch 30 Rock already. There are muppets, and an... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: MUPPETS, LEMON'S SECRET PAST, AND YOUTUBE»

30 Rock: Scrabulous

Last night's 30 Rock revolved around Liz's efforts to organize her life and get out of jury duty by dressing up as Princess Leia, her staff's (and the arsonist for whom she was a juror's) attempts to drive her to... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: SCRABULOUS»

30 Rock Respects Our Childhoods With An Entire Show Based On Harry And The Hendersons

Last night's 30 Rock came a little too close to having the exact plot of Baby Mama (I understand that Liz needs to want something for the show to work, but does it have to be a baby? So boring.... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK RESPECTS OUR CHILDHOODS WITH AN ENTIRE SHOW BASED ON HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS»

30 Rock: Liz Lemon Roofies Don Draper

Last night's episode, "Generalissimo," didn't even need Jon Hamm to be one of the best of the season. More important, it solved the mystery of Salma Hayek's continued presence on the show, which so far has kind of sucked all... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: LIZ LEMON ROOFIES DON DRAPER»

30 Rock: Crazy Bra Lady

The relationship between Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy is the most interesting and complicated relationship on TV. (No doi!) As funny as it is when Tracy Jordan utters one of his idiot savant one-liners or Kenneth gives us more insight... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: CRAZY BRA LADY»

30 Rock: Salma Hayek Must Go

Well, that was the weakest episode of the season, and I place the blame squarely on Salma Hayek's lovely but miscast shoulders (She even seems to throw Alec Baldwin off his game! Probably because he can't understand a word she... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: SALMA HAYEK MUST GO»

30 Rock: Wait, Grizz And Dot Com Are In Couple's Counseling?

Last night's 30 Rock wasn't as "edgy" as this season has been so far (though Kenneth did call Liz "The C-Word: Cranky Sue"), but that's okay, because it had genuine heart! Jack realized his mother wasn't as horrible as he'd... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: WAIT, GRIZZ AND DOT COM ARE IN COUPLE'S COUNSELING?»

30 Rock: Awesome, But Where Were The Gossip Girls?

So last night's 30 Rock, right? Liz was a mean girl in high school! They said "cat anus" five times! But there's one little thing: isn't this the episode in which Blake Lively and Leighton Meester were supposed to guest... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: AWESOME, BUT WHERE WERE THE GOSSIP GIRLS?»

30 Rock: Jennifer Aniston Is "Crazy Putty"

I checked. Crazyputty.com is already taken (and so is the other one.) But that's pretty much the only bad news about last night's 30 Rock, "The One With The Cast Of Night Court" (Friends reference!) and guest-star Jennifer Aniston. Stunt... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: JENNIFER ANISTON IS "CRAZY PUTTY"»

30 Rock: What Was Liz Lemon's "Sexual Nightmare"?

Last night's 30 Rock was gangbusters! I've already watched it three times. Sometimes I come across a person who doesn't watch 30 Rock, and I really can't help but feel sorry for them, because something is wrong with them. The... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: WHAT WAS LIZ LEMON'S "SEXUAL NIGHTMARE"?»

Did You Give In And Watch 30 Rock Online? Me Too!

Oh, who are we kidding, there was never any dilemma and nobody is waiting all the way until next Thursday to watch 30 Rock. The management of pop culture expectations is a solemn and sacred responsibility, both in a professional... CONTINUE READING DID YOU GIVE IN AND WATCH 30 ROCK ONLINE? ME TOO!»

Breaking 30 Rock Online Premiere News: It's Going Up At Noon Now

Just got word that NBC has moved up the online premiere of 30 Rock to 12pm Eastern, 9am Pacific. The episode will go live in exactly 30 minutes at this direct link. ... CONTINUE READING BREAKING 30 ROCK ONLINE PREMIERE NEWS: IT'S GOING UP AT NOON NOW»

Sitcom Sophie's Choice: Watch 30 Rock Online Today, Or With Friends Next Week?

At 3pm Eastern,12pm Pacific time today (exact time scoop!), NBC will put the full premiere episode of 30 Rock's much-needed Season 3 online simultaneously on Hulu and NBC.com. The "real" premiere on the TV set is next Thursday, so... CONTINUE READING SITCOM SOPHIE'S CHOICE: WATCH 30 ROCK ONLINE TODAY, OR WITH FRIENDS NEXT WEEK?»

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?»