Category: 30 Rock
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#TVFail Entry 17: 30 Rock, “The One With The Cast of Night Court”
The accused: 30 Rock, “The One With The Cast of Night Court” (Season 3, Episode 3) The crime: Embodying the big dangers with high-profile guest casting Television’s failures are supposed to be obvious. From the overhyped non-starters that flop from the very beginning (hello, FlashForward, Lone Star) to the much-discussed clumsy conclusions of series we were convinced…
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30 Rock, “It’s Never Too Late For Now”
Inspired by the sprawling, multi-armed conversation about the state of television criticism (see here, here and here, among other places), I’ve decided to take the next week or so to check in with the series that I watch every single week, but never actually write about. There’s been a lot of discussion about writing longer…
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30 Rock, “Gentleman’s Intermission”
I haven’t written about 30 Rock at all this season (to the chagrin of one commenter who is clearly in L-O-V-E with it because I started out the season thinking it wasn’t going to be worth it and then even though this season has been generally awesome, didn’t really budge from that schedule. As any…
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Is it time to swap Community and 30 Rock?
Full disclosure: The following post is spurred on by my die-hard love for NBC’s Community. In less than 30 episodes, it is already my favorite comedy of all-time. That might be an irrational statement, but it’s the kind of series that’s tailor-made for my interests and sense of humor. It’s certainly not the best comedy…
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2009-10 season wrap: 30 Rock
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be summarizing my thoughts on many of the series that ended just as the “official” television season came to a close recently. Overview: After a hotly uneven third season that was overwhelmed by guest stars and a lack of narrative through-line, season four of 30 Rock was somewhat of…
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