‘30 Rock’ looks good for another season
Cory Bergman March 18th, 2007
It’s not official yet, but Tina Fey’s 30 Rock — one of my favorite shows — looks like it will be brought back for another season on NBC. Why is this worth a special mention? Well, there’s something about rooting for someone who is both writing and starting in her own show. Oh, and we geeks are big fans of Fey.
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1. Hussman | March 19th, 2007 at 6:31 am
Glad to see this happen. This is one of the most intelligent, clever comedies on TV. Kudos for NBC to have the balls to stick with this show - its ratings were normal justification for cancellation by the Zucker Standard.
Related, I really like NBCs new Thursday Comedy lineup. I was all the shows save Earl, and all those comedies are pretty sophisticated, instead of the lame, predictable faire of Seinfeld and Friends.
2. Olsen | March 19th, 2007 at 6:51 am
I’ve been hooked on 30 Rock since I watched Liz Lemon buy an abundance of hotdogs. My only complaint is that the show is guest star crazy, which is usually the mark of a dying show. It seems a little too early to have an episode with Nathan Lane and LL Cool J making cameos. I just hope this isn’t a sign they are on pace to burn out quickly.
3. Steve Safran | March 19th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Funny how all the eggs were in the “Studio 60″ basket and how “30 Rock” was really the kid sister at the start of the season. I know they didn’t want us to compare the two - but how could you not?
A show about a late night comedy show should be funny. “Studio 60″ just wasn’t all that funny. “30 Rock” is funny - and getting funnier. And Olsen - the Nathan Lane episode was possibly the best episode yet. That’s the one they should submit come Emmy time. Brilliant - good twists, good subplots and a fantastic climactic ending. It was a mini-farce.
4. Johnny | March 19th, 2007 at 8:38 am
@Hussman
You did not just compare Seinfeld and Friends.
5. Hussman | March 20th, 2007 at 6:33 am
@ Johnny…
Yeah, I went there. For me, both shows burned out after abotu 4 seasons. Seinfeld burned out for me because George did the exact same thing every single episode. He would have a great idea/epiphany, rant happily about it, then get into a bizarre mix-up of circumstances that put him back at ‘Start’ then he would rant frustratingly about it. Yawn…
As far as Friends, they had plenty of great gags, but I found myself just not carign about them anymore.
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