May 9, 2008
30 Rock aired its second season finale yesterday, and the story was typically finale-like. There were “big questions” facing our protagonists, ranging from “How do I get fired from my government job?” to “Am I pregnant?” to “How best do you record the dialogue for a pornographic video game?” The meatiest part of the finale involved Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy and his foray into government work. At the end of last week's episode we learned that Jack had been appointed by the President to serve in the Department of Homeland Security. What followed was a wonderful skewering of the Bush presidency, but more importantly, might tell us something about Alec Baldwin's future life plans.
May 8, 2008
After entertaining viewers with a shortened season of indelible characters and a gleeful satire of corporate media, the award-winning series 30 Rock wraps up its sophomore season tonight with the episode “Cooter.”
Read on to find out what's in store for 30 Rock's season finale.
April 10, 2008
“25 Super-Hot Moms, 50 Eighth-Grade Boys. No Rules.”
This is the premise of Jack Donaghy's fictional NBC summer reality series, MILF Island, whose season finale is the focus of tonight's post-strike return of 30 Rock. MILF Island is a sad commentary on the current state of network reality fare and it produces unspeakable hilarity in 30 Rock's triumphant return. Would MILF Island, hypothetically, be any more morally reprehensible than The Moment of Truth or A Shot of Love at Tila Tequila? Probably not, and this makes the episode that much better. What we see of MILF Island is quite Survivor-esque (instead of extinguishing the losing MILF's torch, for instance, the MILF's must burn their bikini tops), with most of the action taking place at “tribal council.” It's good to have 30 Rock back.
April 10, 2008
After a very long hiatus, all four of NBC's Thursday night comedies are back with all new episodes tonight. And among these four shows, 30 Rock definitely gets the prize for best episode title.
In tonight's episode, entitled "MILF Island," the staff gets all hot and bothered during the climax of NBC's saucy reality show of the same name. Meanwhile, Jack tries to find out who badmouthed him in a newspaper interview and everyone turns on each other.
To mark the happy occasion of the return of comedy, we have developed a new personality quiz, "Which 30 Rock Character Are You?"
April 3, 2008
The winners of the annual Peabody Awards, which honor the absolute best and brightest in electronic media, were announced today. Over the years, the Peabodys have become known as the most prestigious award that can be bestowed upon a television show. Last year, winners included Friday Night Lights and The Office, while past ceremonies honored shows as diverse as Battlestar Galactica and South Park. It's not an easy award to win, which is why any series that picks one up gets an immediate boost of critical respect. Today, five more shows were added to the ever expanding list of winners.
January 24, 2008
Alec Baldwin has had a successful career in the film industry, but being a big movie star didn't dissuade him from signing up for a regular television stint -- a starring role on the Emmy Award winning comedy series, 30 Rock – nor did it stop him from agreeing to continue on with the gig.
“I think everybody is very grateful to come back and do it again, and hopefully do it after that,” Baldwin told The Wave Magazine. “I mean, if you get lucky and this thing runs and run and runs, it's a great opportunity.”
January 15, 2008
2007 was a rough year for 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan. He and Sabina, his wife of 21 years, separated, an experience which he likens to having a “death in the family." He was also ordered to wear an ankle bracelet for an additional 80 days last September as a result of his failure to comply with an agreement to abstain from alcohol. Still, the new year means a fresh start, and it seems Morgan is ready to do just that.
Although he is currently going through a divorce, Morgan, who plays notorious celebrity Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock, says that he and his Sabina are in good terms.
January 10, 2008
30 Rock gave its farewell tonight, airing its final scheduled episode of the season. In fact, the episode was apparently so affected by the writer's strike, that the writer's didn't even get around to naming it before heading off to the picket lines. That being said, the show still gave us the laughs and entertainment fans have come to expect from the sophomore sitcom as Jack and Liz struggled with balancing their professional and personal lives as Jack tries to make time for his girlfriend (Edie Falco) and Liz attempts to venture into the world of home-ownership. The show even featured Motown legend Gladys Knight and her song "Midnight Train to Georgia", though that statement may be somewhat misleading.