John Hodgman Guest Starred On Battlestar Galactica

Things I know about Battlestar Galactica: 1. People who are into it are REALLY into it. 2. They say "frak" where we would say "fuck." 3. John Hodgman guest starred as a brain surgeon last week: INTENSE! "Take out the... CONTINUE READING JOHN HODGMAN GUEST STARRED ON BATTLESTAR GALACTICA»

Posted on February 20, 2009 in Cameos (4 comments)
Tags: Baby Mama | Battlestar Galactica | John Hodgman | Tina Fey

Why Are 30 Rock's Valentine's Day E-Cards So Terrible?

I have to preface this by saying that I know exactly what it's like to work for the website of a TV network. I have been in those trenches. So before I get to the fact that the 30 Rock... CONTINUE READING WHY ARE 30 ROCK'S VALENTINE'S DAY E-CARDS SO TERRIBLE?»

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»

Have You Tried Conan O'Brien?

Look, I didn't watch the SuperBowl, I just enjoyed the margaritas at a SuperBowl party. But if someone had told me that Paul Rudd (and Tina Fey!) would be in a SuperBowl commercial (well, an NBC promo for Conan), I... CONTINUE READING HAVE YOU TRIED CONAN O'BRIEN?»

Posted on February 4, 2009 in Commercials, I Love Paul Rudd (1 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | Martha Stewart | Megan Mullally | Paul Rudd | Tina Fey

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»

Did 30 Rock Steal From The Sarah Silverman Program?

An unknown YouTube person with only one video has put together this comparison of a 2007 episode of The Sarah Silverman Program called "Face Wars," and a 2008 episode of 30 Rock called "Believe In The Stars," alleging that 30... CONTINUE READING DID 30 ROCK STEAL FROM THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM?»

Posted on January 30, 2009 in Sitcoms (33 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Sarah Silverman | The Sarah Silverman Program | Tina Fey

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»

The Golden Globes: Tina Fey Knows About The Internet!

If you missed the Golden Globes, we'll have more highlights today, but the best (only?) scripted moment had to be Tina Fey's Best Actress speech, in which she told a bunch of internet commenters to suck it: As everyone who... CONTINUE READING THE GOLDEN GLOBES: TINA FEY KNOWS ABOUT THE INTERNET!»

Posted on January 12, 2009 in Awards (15 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Golden Globes | Radiohead | Tina Fey

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?»

Tina Fey Is Fascinating

Last night's Barbara Walters Most Fascinating People special was even more of a snore than usual (why was Tom Cruise fascinating in 2008, again?), but the highlight was the Tina Fey segment. And the highlight of the Tina Fey segment... CONTINUE READING TINA FEY IS FASCINATING »

Posted on December 5, 2008 in Interviews, Video Skeletons (10 comments)
Tags: Barbara Walters | Sarah Palin | Tina Fey

Tina Fey's Pinball Game Voices

You know how in that Vanity Fair article that came out this week, Tina Fey mentioned doing voices for the pinball game Medieval Madness? Here's an excerpt from the voice-over recording session. Her "hackney old hag" voice is the best.... CONTINUE READING TINA FEY'S PINBALL GAME VOICES»

Posted on December 4, 2008 (0 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Tina Fey

Tina Fey, Dancing

Normally, a promotional video for a Vanity Fair article wouldn't be worth watching, but this one has TINA FEY DANCING, so yes: Even the sight of Tina Fey having fun dancing doesn't mitigate most of the article, which is depressingly... CONTINUE READING TINA FEY, DANCING»

Posted on December 2, 2008 in Behind The Scenes (5 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Dancing | Tina Fey | Yeah Yeah Yeahs

30 Rock: What Does Liz Lemon Want?

I know Liz Lemon is supposed to be a cartoonish exaggeration of a single career woman, but from these two scenes from last night's 30 Rock, are we supposed to come away thinking Liz Lemon hates sex or is asexual... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: WHAT DOES LIZ LEMON WANT?»

Alec Baldwin Claims He's Never Tasted Crazy Putty In Real Life

New York Magazine interrogated Alec Baldwin about last week's "Crazy Putty" episode of 30 Rock, and he claimed he has no knowledge as to the bedroom capabilities of crazy women. Anyone who's read Alec's delightful new book can confidently say... CONTINUE READING ALEC BALDWIN CLAIMS HE'S NEVER TASTED CRAZY PUTTY IN REAL LIFE»

Posted on November 18, 2008 in Celebrity Autobiography, Celebrity Gossip! (0 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Eugene Mirman | Jennifer Aniston | Tina Fey

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"»

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Barack Obama's chief of staff is Rahm Emanuel. Rahm Emanuel's brother is Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel. Ari Emanuel represents Tina Fey. In 2004, Tina Fey made a joke about president Abraham Lincoln on Weekend Update. Abraham Lincoln had a... CONTINUE READING WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN»

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"?»

Yes, Jon Hamm Might Be On 30 Rock

We know! We know! But let's be Red Sox fans about this. If one more person says "Jon Hamm is definitely going to be on 30 Rock in a multi-episode arc as Liz Lemon's love interest in a landslide of... CONTINUE READING YES, JON HAMM MIGHT BE ON 30 ROCK»