Monday, May 3, 2010

The Hurry Up: 30 Rock

I was about to write about how little seems to be going on in 30 Rock this season. Apparently I'm not smart. Here's a few things that are ongoing:

  • NBC has been bought by Kabletown
  • Don Geiss is dead
  • Liz is desperate for a man (more than usual)
  • Cerie is getting married and Liz is a bridesmaid
  • Floyd is getting married and Liz is doing a reading
  • Grizz is getting married and Liz is the "woman of honor"
  • All those weddings are on the same day!
  • Jack is being forced to choose between Avery and Nancy
  • Tracy is having a daughter and trying to become a better husband
  • TGS has added a new cast member, who gets periodically forgotten
I like it, I like what they've been doing. This season doesn't have the clear arc of some previous seasons, but they've built such strong characters now that I think they can get away with a season of little threads coming together.


  • Best Episode So Far: "Anna Howard Shaw Day" (but there were a few contenders)
  • Worst Episode So Far: "Verna" (but it wasn't terrible)
  • MVP Candidate: Alec Baldwin as Jack (obvious, but I can't think of someone who beats him)
  • Rookie of the Year Candidate: Cheyenne Jackson as Danny (I almost went with Elizabeth Banks as Avery, but I'm sure if Danny was featured more often he'd have run away with this)
  • Favorite Scene So Far: Tracy's "rule of threes" call to Betty White, Liz drugged up at the dentist in "Anna Howard Shaw Day," or the town hall meeting about Kabletown acquiring NBC.
  • Remaining Episodes: 3
  • Finale: May 20th

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