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30 Rock – “Live Show”
“Live Show” October 14th, 2010 The most common word I’m seeing in evaluating tonight’s 30 Rock is “experiment,” which is more evaluative than you might think. We call it an experiment because it wasn’t actually very good. This is not … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Argus”
“Argus” April 29th, 2010 I didn’t get around to last week’s episodes of 30 Rock – there were two of them, and I wasn’t able to watch “Khonani” live, and I ultimately didn’t have much to say. The play on … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Don Geiss, America and Hope”
“Don Geiss, America and Hope” March 18th, 2010 I don’t think that “Don Geiss, America and Hope” was a particularly strong 30 Rock episode, but I do think that it was a particularly interesting one. You see, the show displayed … Continue reading
30 Rock – “Winter Madness”
“Winter Madness” January 21st, 2010 Jack Donaghy has had many relationships in his time on 30 Rock, and while some of them have been adventurous or novel (Isabella Rosellini as his ex-wife, Edie Falco as his congresswoman girlfriend) the rest … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Klaus and Greta” and “Black Light Attack!”
“Klaus and Greta” and “Black Light Attack!” January 14th, 2010 When you double up two episodes of 30 Rock, you get a really skewed perception of the series. In some ways, the two hours offers that many more memorable lines, … Continue reading
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The Office and 30 Rock – “Secret Santa”
“Secret Santa” x 2 December 10th, 2009 It’s not often that two episodes airing back to back have the same title, so it’s a convenient excuse to blog 30 Rock and The Office together tonight. Christmas is a holiday that … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001″
“Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001″ December 3rd, 2009 After writing rather lengthy analysis of the other three NBC comedies, all of which tapped into the emotional recesses of their characters in uncomfortable or telling fashions, it’s refreshing to get to 30 … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Into the Crevasse”
“Into the Crevasse” October 22nd, 2009 When the critics’ reviews started coming out about 30 Rock’s fourth season, there were quite a few skeptical ones that seemed to indicate the show wasn’t quite up to its earlier standard, to the … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: 30 Rock – “Season 4″
A review of “Season 4,” the aptly titled premiere to the fourth season of NBC’s 30 Rock, featuring the impacts of an economic recession, a biting satire of the current state of NBC, and an awkward quasi-intentional crossover with Jay Leno. Continue reading
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Season Finale: 30 Rock – “Kidney Now!”
“Kidney Now!” May 14th, 2009 If there is one blemish on 30 Rock’s solid, if not spectacular, third season that really stands out, it’s the criticism that the show has leaned too heavily on high profile guest stars in order … Continue reading
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