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.
January 8, 2008
The final pre-strike episode of NBC's Emmy-nominated comedy series, 30 Rock, is airing this week. According to NBC, Thursday's broadcast will follow Jack (Alec Baldwin) as he tries to make his long-distance relationship with C.C. (guest star Edie Falco) work, while Liz (Tina Fey) tries her hand in real estate.
To find out more about this week's serving of 30 Rock, read on.
January 3, 2008
With television now coming upon the third month of the writers' guild strike, all but a handful of shows have been on strict repeat mode for a month now. Among the last few standing with remaining new material still to air is NBC's 30 Rock.
The Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning comedy is scheduled to broadcast what stands to be its last original episode for the current 2007-2008 season on Thursday, January 10. One of the mainstays on 30 Rock is Judah Friedlander, who plays TGS writer, Frank Rossitano. He may be one of those who might actually have something to be grateful for as the writers' walkout continues.
December 24, 2007
Check out all our lists for BuddyTV's Top 7 of '07 to relive the best and the worst of the year in television.
Oscar Dahl ranked 30 Rock 3rd. He says...
The beauty of 30 Rock is in the diversity of its humor. The three main players all have distinctly different, equally funny ways of making the audience laugh. Alec Baldwin has his deadpan, arrogant scumbaggery, Tina Fey has her self-deprecating neurosis, and Tracy Morgan has his Tracy Morgan (which is, to say, pure insanity mixed with unintelligible gibberish...and that's a high compliment). While most TV comedies often come from one clear comic voice, 30 Rock is able to balance the humor thanks to Tina Fey and her experience with Saturday Night Live.
During her time as head writer on SNL, Fey wrote extensively for Baldwin, Morgan and herself. She didn't need much time to "find" her characters' voices. She knew how to utilize each of her main characters and, ever since the mid-way point of the series' first season, you can make a sound argument that 30 Rock has been the funniest show on TV.
(click here to read Oscar Dahl's complete Top 7 list)
December 24, 2007
Check out all our lists for BuddyTV's Top 7 of '07 to relive the best and the worst of the year in television.
For years, women have been the only ones allowed to find older members of the opposite sex attractive. Well, 2007 was the year of the cougars. Whether they’re deflowering Barney on How I Met Your Mother, ogling surfer boy Chris Lowell on Private Practice, or pawing at tennis pro Mark Philippoussis, cougars have been in hot demand this year.