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»

NBC's Fall Promo Tries To Position 30 Rock As "Uplifting"

My first reaction to this overly sentimental promo for NBC's returning fall shows (they showed it to advertisers at the Upfronts yesterday) was "Goddammit, why do these things always make me cry when I don't even watch half of these... CONTINUE READING NBC'S FALL PROMO TRIES TO POSITION 30 ROCK AS "UPLIFTING"»

Posted on May 5, 2009 in Sitcoms (12 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Liz Lemon | Tina Fey | Tracy Jordan | Tracy Morgan

Even NBC Gets Tina Fey And Liz Lemon Mixed Up

The new promos running for Thursday's NBC lineup contains an odd moment in its 30 Rock tease: "Tina gets played...": While this could have been a boneheaded decision by NBC executives ("Call her "Tina"! Tina has more name recognition!") it's... CONTINUE READING EVEN NBC GETS TINA FEY AND LIZ LEMON MIXED UP»

Posted on April 27, 2009 in Bloopers, Sitcoms (6 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Liz Lemon | Parks And Recreation | The Office | Tina Fey

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: What Does BFF Stand For?

I'm going to try a new thing with 30 Rock. Since we're all watching it either on TV or Hulu (I assume), and since it's impossible to even try to point out all of the average of 187 hilarious moments... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: WHAT DOES BFF STAND FOR?»

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»

Tina Fey Explains Where Grizz And Dot Com Came From

I think the secret of from whence Tracy Jordan's two-man entourage Grizz and Dot Com came has been out for a while, but it's funnier when Tina tells it. (Also, "mayonaises"): Now, we just need to know if they're going... CONTINUE READING TINA FEY EXPLAINS WHERE GRIZZ AND DOT COM CAME FROM»

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»

Tina Fey Performed A Private Dance For Bon Jovi And Me Last Night

So this is not an objective blog post about Tina Fey's appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. Tina was objectively GREAT, but last night will forever live in my heart since, in what turned out to be... CONTINUE READING TINA FEY PERFORMED A PRIVATE DANCE FOR BON JOVI AND ME LAST NIGHT»

30 Rock: Liz Lemon Has An Adult Boobies Picture

I know a lot of people hate the "heartwarming" episodes of 30 Rock, like last night's and the Christmas episode, but they have to balance out the (for lack of a better word) snark from time to time, and you... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: LIZ LEMON HAS AN ADULT BOOBIES PICTURE»

30 Rock Is Winking At Us

Sometimes I wonder if the viewers out there who aren't watching 30 Rock are dismissing it because they don't get the little obscure references and nerd-bait easter eggs, because for me, aside from Liz and Jack's complex and fascinating relationship,... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK IS WINKING AT US»

This Thursday, Don Draper Will See Liz Lemon On The Toilet

This promo for this Thursday's Valentine's Day-themed 30 Rock isn't even on the internet yet! Dr. Drew Baird (Jon Hamm) sees something he can't un-see on his first date with Liz Lemon: Since this promo was done in the form... CONTINUE READING THIS THURSDAY, DON DRAPER WILL SEE LIZ LEMON ON THE TOILET»

Posted on February 9, 2009 in Sitcoms (6 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Don Draper | Jon Hamm | Liz Lemon | Tina Fey

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»

Jon Hamm Blinds Conan With His Handsomeness

Jon Hamm was on Conan last night, promoting his first appearance as a recurring guest-star on 30 Rock tonight. As a Hamm-head (yeah, no, that's not going to catch on), I was a little disappointed that Conan only asked Jon... CONTINUE READING JON HAMM BLINDS CONAN WITH HIS HANDSOMENESS»

This Is Just A Reminder That Jon Hamm Is On 30 Rock In 52 Hours

I'm not one of those boy-crazy types who get butterflies when hunks are beamed into her home via the TV set, but as someone who respects Jon Hamm as an actor and as a man, and who finds Tina Fey/Liz... CONTINUE READING THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT JON HAMM IS ON 30 ROCK IN 52 HOURS»

30 Rock Preview: Tina Fey Meets Jon Hamm

Yeah, Liz, we all want to go to there. But we have to wait until February 5: "I'm sorry I smell like frosting." Ha! Hey, not to get all pseudo-intellectual, but there was a big article in the NY Times... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK PREVIEW: TINA FEY MEETS JON HAMM»

Posted on January 27, 2009 in Cameos, Sitcoms (17 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Jon Hamm | Liz Lemon | Tina Fey

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: Peter Dinklage Steals Salma Hayek's Spotlight

Much was made about Salma Hayek's recurring role as Jack's love interest on 30 Rock, begun last night when he hired her as his evil mother's nurse. But despite her beauty and dramatic talent, Hayek didn't really fit in with... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: PETER DINKLAGE STEALS SALMA HAYEK'S SPOTLIGHT»

Don't Miss Salma Hayek's Cleavage On 30 Rock Tonight

Who would ever have pegged 30 Rock for the show with the most cleavage this side of that E! show about Hugh Hefner's girlfriends that I'm too proud to know the title of? The show's biggest (only?) flaw is the... CONTINUE READING DON'T MISS SALMA HAYEK'S CLEAVAGE ON 30 ROCK TONIGHT»

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?»