30 Rock... rocks!

30 Rock:

Here's a show that I've started watching very recently and it is simply brilliant. It has echoes of the sarcastic banality and narcissism of Seinfeld along with some solid content. Every cast member has a well carved role and they're always perfect. Another thing I love about the show is - it doesn't have the cheesy "startup song", which is a huge irritant while watching sitcoms [especially the pain in the ass song of Big Bang Theory which actually is an ok sitcom].


As a Seinfeld fan, it felt great to watch the 1st episode of 30 Rock's 2nd season - Seinfeld Vision. To get to see Jerry Seinfeld in action again was fun, even though it was just a cameo.

Back to the show description - it's basically a show revolving around a bunch of writers and executives working at NBC.

Tine Fey plays the role of Liz Lemon, a writer who is overloaded with work but somehow manages to juggle all the work and tries to have a normal life. The real credit to Tina Fey is that she is the creator of the show and writes most of the episodes.



Tracy Morgan plays the role of Tracy Jordan a troubled former movie star who now works in The Girlie Show. This guy's quotes are hilarious and seriously weird. A few examples of the way this guy thinks -
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Tracy Jordan: I love this cornbread so much, I want to take it behind a middle school, and get it pregnant.
Kenneth: [whimsically] Pregnant cornbread...

Tracy Jordan: I love Halo so much, I want to take it behind a middle school and get it pregnant.
[others laugh]
Kenneth: Why are you laughing so hard? It's just the same joke he said earlier.
Tracy Jordan: That can't be right. I like to keep my material fresh. I like it so fresh I want to take it behind a middle school and get it pregnant.
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[Tracy is seeking a religion for publicity]

Tracy Jordan: So, what's your religion, Liz Lemon?
Liz Lemon: Hmm, I pretty much just do whatever Oprah tells me to.

Tracy Jordan: Hey, Jack's brother... What religion are you? This one sounds really expensive and gay.

Eddie Donaghy: Oh, well, uh, I'm Irish Catholic. Now, I know there's been a lot of controversy around the church lately, ya know, because of The Da Vinci Code, but what's great is you can do anything - anything - and as long as you go to confession, it's forgiven.

Tracy Jordan: I'm Irish Catholic.
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Ted: Pleasure to have met you.
Tracy Jordan: Damn straight! I'm delightful.
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Tracy: The Black Crusaders are a secret group of powerful Black Americans. Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey are the chief majors, but Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell and Gordon from Sesame Street, they're members, too, and they meet four times a year in the skull of the Statue of Liberty. You can read about that on the Interweb.
Liz: Ah, well, it must be true if it's on the "Interweb."
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Tracy Jordan: I want to hold a mirror up to society and then win world record for biggest mirror.
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And now for what 's been the best TV performance by a movie celeb in this decade, we have Alec Baldwin, as Jack Donaghy; who has received an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his portrayal of the character.
Alec Baldwin gives the perfect finesse to his character, a man who has answers to almost all questions, an opinion about almost anything and also Liz Lemon's boss and a possible mentor.

Jack: All of my summer replacement shows were big hits - America's Next Top Pirate, Are You Stronger Than A Dog, MILF Island.

Liz: MILF Island?

Jack: 25 super hot moms, 50 eighth grade boys, no rules.

Liz: Oh yeah, didn't one of those women turn out to be a prostitute?

Jack: That doesn't mean she's not a wonderful, caring MILF.

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[Jack asks Liz to fire 10 percent of the office staff due to cost cutting]

Jack: Now, there are 140 people on this show, so go out there and make 126 people very happy.

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All in all, it's a great show. Intelligent humor, stupid Tracy Jordan jokes and a good range of story arcs. This show is a must-see. Have fun.