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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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30 Rock – “Mamma Mia”
“Mamma Mia” May 7th, 2009 What a difference a half hour makes: after an episode of the Office that started out without an idea at all and ended up coming together quite well, we have an episode of 30 Rock … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “The Natural Order”
“The Natural Order” April 30th, 2009 Having already written my posts on Parks and Recreation and The Office tonight, I’ll admit to be at a bit of a loss at what to say about tonight’s episode of 30 Rock. It … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “The Ones”
“The Ones” April 26th, 2009 While its Thursday night comedy counterpart The Office has been delving into a long-term storyline over my hiatus, which has made not blogging about it a little bit more problematic, 30 Rock has been in … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Apollo, Apollo”
“Apollo, Apollo” March 26th, 2009 When Robert Carlock confronted “Apollo, Apollo,” it was if he were taking all of the elements which have made his past episodes (“Jack-Tor,” “Subway Hero,” “Sandwich Day,”) so fantastic and pulling them all together into … Continue reading
30 Rock – “The Bubble”
“The Bubble” March 19th, 2009 There is something very reminiscent of How I Met Your Mother in “The Bubble,” where we say goodbye to Jon Hamm in a way that makes you wish that he had been around a little … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Larry King”
“Larry King” February 26th, 2009 What “Larry King” represents is an example of 30 Rock doing something that feels like it is happening less often: it takes one event, in this case a crises, and demonstrates its impact on various … Continue reading
30 Rock – “St. Valentines Day”
“St. Valentine’s Day” February 12th, 2009 After what I thought was a really fun little romp in “Generalissimo,” introducing us to Dr. Drew Baird (Jon Hamm) as Liz’s new love interest, the show continues to rush forward as more or … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Generalissimo”
“Generalissimo” February 5th, 2009 Bravissimo, Tina Fey and company. With “Generalissimo,” 30 Rock has returned to what I would consider to be, at the very least, its pattern of glory. What works about this episode is not that every one … Continue reading
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