Genre:
TV / Comedy
Starring:
Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer
Number
of seasons: 7
Liz
Lemon is head writer for TGS, a sketch comedy show ala Saturday Night Live. As
part of her job, Liz must contend with Jack Donaghy, the very controlling
network executive for NBC. Over the course of the series, Lemon and Donaghy develop
a very special working relationship. She must also learn to deal with lazy writers,
egotistical actors and a load of funny characters at work, not leaving her much
time for her ailing personal life.
This
show was created by the wonderful Tina Fey, who took inspiration from her years
as a writer for SNL. I can imagine the things she has seen there at 30
Rockerfeller Plaza.
Fey
also plays the lead role in 30 Rock. The character of Liz Lemon was tailor-made
for her and she was great in it. That said, the shining star here for me was
Alec Baldwin. He brought Jack Donaghy to life and made you forget it was an
actor here delivering lines. This show gave me a bigger appreciation for the
better-known Baldwin brother.
As
far as secondary roles go, I really popped big for Rachel Dratch in her many
appearances as various zany characters. Chris Parnell, as Dr. Leo Spaceman, and
Dean Winters, as Dennis, a former flame of Liz Lemon, were other highlights for
me. I have used that “Hey Dummies” line many times.
It
took me longer to get used to the characters portrayed by Tracy Morgan and Jane
Krakowski. They grew on me as the show went along, but they were never
favorites of mine.
30
Rock offers loads of laughs, through a long list of classic episodes. It was
also a lot of fun to see the various cameos through the seven seasons of the
show. Overall, this is well worth watching for comedy fans.
Rating:
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