30 Rock

Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy navigate the troubled waters of working at NBC.
This show is no longer airing.

Thursdays, 8 PM ET, NBC

Current Season: 7 - Total Episodes: 110
Highest Rated: Ep 7, Season 2

“Hogcock!/Last Lunch”

by Pilot Viruet January 31, 2013 -

“You’re just an alcoholic with a great voice.”

“A Goon's Deed In A Weary World”

by Pilot Viruet January 24, 2013 -

30 Rock hits another high note as everything finally begins to fall into place.

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"Florida"

by Pilot Viruet January 17, 2013 -

Even as 30 Rock gets closer to the end, it refuses to pull any punches.

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“Game Over”

by Nathan Rabin January 10, 2013 -

Corporate subterfuge is the name of the game as Jack spars with a rival, Octavia Spencer out-crazies Tracy Jordan, and Liz tries to become a mom

Ep. 12/13, Season 7
“Hogcock!/Last Lunch”
Ep. 11, Season 7
“A Goon's Deed In A Weary World”
Ep. 10, Season 7
"Florida"
Ep. 9, Season 7
“Game Over”

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"Cooter"
Episode 15

Let me save you the trouble: "Hey, you're not Nathan Rabin." In so many ways you are absolutely correct. Sadly, Nathan can't...
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"Sandwich Day"
Episode 14

In his review for Baby Mama Anthony Lane argued that Tina Fey hasn't yet figured out how to use her body for optimum humor,...
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"Succession"
Episode 13

As regular readers of this feature know, I'm usually quick on the draw getting this posts up within hours of the respective shows...
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"Subway Hero"
Episode 12

When Liz's on-again, off-again boyfriend The Beeper King was busted in a
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"MILF Island"
Episode 11

Well, my beautiful, beautiful TV babies, it appears that the vast eternity in purgatory that was the damnable writers strike of...
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Episode 210
Episode 10

Well, my TV Club babies, tonight marked the triumphant return of 30 Rock and it couldn't come a second too soon. I was fiending, yes...
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"Ludachristmas"
Episode 9

Well, my friends. It appears that this is finally the end. I could be wrong, and often am, but I think this is the last new 30...
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"Secrets And Lies"
Episode 8

It is a testament to how far 30 Rock has come in a short amount of time that people don't really associate it with...
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"Cougars"
Episode 7

Oh, but it fills me with profound despair to think that 30 Rock will lapse into reruns in just two short weeks. Cause...
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"Somebody To Love"
Episode 6

My friend Claire Zulkey recently commented how casually satirical 30 Rock can be, not in a "Aren't we Important Artists who should be...
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"Greenzo"
Episode 5

A while back in a Newswire entry about the current writers strike my colleague Sean O'Neal tried to pre-empt the inevitable...
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"Rosemary's Baby"
Episode 4

This year's 30 Rock has so far followed a consistent pattern, with mildly disappointing episodes (key word "mildly") followed by...
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"The Collection"
Episode 3

This past week I started watching my DVDs of Arrested Development again, in part to see if 30 Rock is as indebted to it as I've...
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Jack Gets In The Game
Episode 2

In last week's Television Club blog a reader expressed reservations about reviewing something as sprawling and relatively open-ended as a...
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"Seinfeldvision"
Episode 1

It's a measure of how high 30 Rock set the bar for itself in its first season that an episode full of funny dialogue, droll gags, Jerry...
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"Kidney Now!"
Episode 22

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"Mamma Mia"
Episode 21

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"The Natural Order"
Episode 20

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"The Ones"
Episode 19

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"Jackie Jormp-Jomp"
Episode 18

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B+
"Cutbacks"
Episode 17

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B+
"Apollo, Apollo"
Episode 16

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"The Bubble"
Episode 15

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B+
"Funcooker"
Episode 14

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B+
"Goodbye My Friend"
Episode 13

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"Jalisa"
Episode 12

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B
"St. Valentine's Day"
Episode 11

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"Generalissimo"
Episode 10

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"Retreat To Move Forward"
Episode 9

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B
"Flu Shot"
Episode 8

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B+
"Senor Macho Solo"
Episode 7

Peter Dinklage was sexy in Station Agent partially because he's a handsome, brooding, intense guy but also because his...
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"Christmas Special"
Episode 6

Tonight's Yuletide-themed episode of 30 Rockmanaged to be simultaneously naughty and nice. Like previous Christmas episodes...
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"Reunion"
Episode 5

It is one of life's strange truisms that nobody thinks they were popular in high school. How often have you seen some impossibly...
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B
"Gavin Volure"
Episode 4

Reading Born Standing Up recently for Silly Little Show-Biz Book Club recently reanimated my long-dormant respect and...
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"The One With The Cast of Night Court"
Episode 3

In my post for 30 Rock last week I criticized the show for gushing over the cult of Oprah instead of giving her an interesting...
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A
"Believe In The Stars"
Episode 2

Fans of The Sarah Silverman Program and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia were bound to experience déjà vu...
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B+
"Do-Over"
Episode 1

To borrow the parlance of Hip Hop, Tina Fey blew the fuck up over the Summer, making an assured transition from bespectacled favorite...
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"I Do Do"
Episode 22

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"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land"
Episode 21

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"The Moms"
Episode 20

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B
"Argus"
Episode 19

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B+
"Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter/Khonani"
Episode 17-18

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B+
"Floyd"
Episode 16

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C
Don Geiss, America and Hope
Episode 15

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B+
"Future Husband"
Episode 14

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"Anna Howard Shaw Day"
Episode 13

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"Verna"
Episode 12

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"Winter Madness"
Episode 11

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B
"Klaus and Greta"/"Black Light Attack"
Episode 9-10

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B+
"Secret Santa"
Episode 8

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B-
"DEALBREAKERS TALK SHOW #0001"
Episode 7

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"Sun Tea"
Episode 6

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B+
"The Problem Solvers"
Episode 5

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B
"Audition Day"
Episode 4

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B-
"Stone Mountain"
Episode 3

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C
"Into The Crevasse"
Episode 2

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C+
"Season 4"
Episode 1

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C+

"Respawn"
Episode 23

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B+
"Everything Sunny All The Time Always"
Episode 22

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"100"
Episode 20-21

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"I Heart Connecticut"
Episode 19

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"Plan B"
Episode 18

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"Queen Of Jordan"
Episode 17

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B+
"TGS Hates Women"
Episode 16

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B+
"It's Never Too Late For Now"
Episode 15

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"Double-Edged Sword"
Episode 14

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"¡Qué Sorpresa!"
Episode 13

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"Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning"
Episode 12

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"Mrs. Donaghy"
Episode 11

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B
"Christmas Attack Zone"
Episode 10

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B+
"Chain Reaction Of Mental Anguish"
Episode 9

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"College"
Episode 8

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"Brooklyn Without Limits"
Episode 7

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B
"Gentleman's Intermission"
Episode 6

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"Reaganing"
Episode 5

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B+
"Live Show"
Episode 4

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"Let's Stay Together"
Episode 3

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C
"When it Rains it Pours"
Episode 2

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"The Fabian Strategy"
Episode 1

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“What Will Happen To The Gang Next Year?”
Episode 21

One relationship ends and another takes a big step forward in the season finale of 30 Rock.
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B
“The Return Of Avery Jessup”
Episode 20

Avery Jessup finally returns from captivity, and the result is slightly less memorable than it ought to be.
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B
“Queen Of Jordan 2: The Mystery Of The Phantom Pooper”
Episode 19

30 Rock gets the satire just right without ignoring the serial narrative.
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B+
“Live From Studio 6H”
Episode 18

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B
“Murphy Brown Lied To Us”
Episode 17

Liz and Criss make a major life decision in a weirdly sweet episode of 30 Rock.
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B+
“Meet The Woggels!”
Episode 16

Jenna tries to "Yoko" a popular kiddie group in a surprisingly sweet and funny return to form for the gang over at 30 Rock
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B+
“Nothing Left To Lose”
Episode 15

30 Rock continues to reek of exhaustion in a gratingly wacky episode largely devoid of laughs
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“The Shower Principle”
Episode 14

30 Rock fruitlessly spins its wheels with a tired, overly familiar episode about being stuck in a rut.
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“Grandmentor”/“Kidnapped By Danger”
Episode 12-13

Now there’s a TV movie being filmed on the show-within-a-show, and Billy Baldwin’s playing Jack.
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“St. Patrick's Day”
Episode 11

Maybe it's time for this show to quit it with the holiday episodes.
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B-
“Standards And Practices”
Episode 10

Conflict is the name of the game as Liz squares off against Kenneth, Jenna confronts her sort-of-family and Jack faces down an unlikely but formidable nemesis
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B+
“Alexis Goodlooking And The Case Of The Missing Whisky”
Episode 9

Susan Sarandon returns as Judah Friedlander's lover, because Sarandon knows that Tim Robbins watches the show, and she really knows how to hurt a guy.
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B
“Leap Day”
Episode 8

Everyone gets into the life-affirming spirit of Leap Day on an inspired, unexpectedly sweet holiday episode
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“The Tuxedo Begins”
Episode 7

Tina Fey fulfills the fantasies of fanboys everywhere.
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B
“Hey Baby, What’s Wrong?”
Episode 6

Valentine's Day brings out the worst in everyone, and 30 Rock as a whole, in a shockingly awful, mean-spirited hour-long episode
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“Today You Are A Man”
Episode 5

Liz and Kenneth both have to fight back in an episode with role reversals to spare.
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B+
“Idiots Are People Three!”/“The Ballad Of Kenneth Parcell”
Episode 3-4

Somehow, 30 Rock makes us feel sorry for Denise Richards.
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B-
“Idiots Are People Two!”
Episode 2

30 Rock takes on Tracy Morgan’s homophobic rant.
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B+
“Dance Like Nobody’s Watching”
Episode 1

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B+

“Hogcock!/Last Lunch”
Episode 12/13

“You’re just an alcoholic with a great voice.”
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A
“A Goon's Deed In A Weary World”
Episode 11

30 Rock hits another high note as everything finally begins to fall into place.
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A
"Florida"
Episode 10

Even as 30 Rock gets closer to the end, it refuses to pull any punches.
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“Game Over”
Episode 9

Corporate subterfuge is the name of the game as Jack spars with a rival, Octavia Spencer out-crazies Tracy Jordan, and Liz tries to become a mom
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“My Whole Life Is Thunder”
Episode 8

Everyone faces some life changes in a funny and impressive episode.
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“Mazel Tov, Dummies!”
Episode 7

A wedding that could only exist on 30 Rock. (Part of Best of TV Club.)
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“Aunt Phatso Vs. Jack Donaghy”
Episode 6

Hazel returns, Liz has foot babies, and Tracy is Aunt Phatso in a funny episode.
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B+
“There’s No I in America”
Episode 5

The fate of the election is in Jenna's hands as 30 Rock continues to get political.
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B-
“Unwindulax”
Episode 4

A heavy dose of politics doesn't stop the laughs in 30 Rock.
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B
“Stride of Pride”
Episode 3

Liz Lemon finally explains whether or not women are funny.
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“Governor Dunston”
Episode 2

Bryan Cranston and Catherine O'Hara stop by 30 Rock for another great episode.
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“The Beginning Of The End”
Episode 1

Changes are coming for everyone at 30 Rock as the series enters its final season.
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Mad Men made a pretty sly reference to 30 Rock this week
Old Spanishes for everyone.
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Watch every movie reference 30 Rock ever made
What the what?
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Neil Flynn on The Middle, switching from drama to comedy, and his many Cop #1 roles
“That was a big moment for me: ‘No more pushing me around! I’m Cop #1! I’m the one with two lines!’”
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“I forget who I am—who am I?”: 23-plus alter egos of sitcom characters
Another list from The A.V. Club.
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In a different timeline, Community’s doing much better
But even when the system is skewed to give the show a boost, there are some hurdles it can’t clear.
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Could Netflix’s programming strategy kill the golden age of TV?
The company’s innovations seem driven more by when content is available, not quality.
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30 Rock went out relatively big while Do No Harm tanked it
We peacock the status quo.
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Once upon a midnight dreary, The Following made all other shows look weak and weary
Until next week, that is.
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30 Rock gets one last chance to be misunderstood with new Ben & Jerry's flavor
What the what?
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Prepare for this evening’s devastation by revisiting 30 Rock’s best moments
You’re going to cry either way, at least build up to a real breakdown.
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The 30 Rock finale is tonight? Blergh!
Tonight is Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy’s (and Tracy Jordan’s and Jenna Maroney’s and Kenneth’s and, hell, probably Lutz’s and maybe even Subhas’) last stand? Blergh! Also: An hour with Dunder-Mifflin and the Big Bang Theory episode that’ll bury everything on NBC.
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How 30 Rock’s well-plotted final season echoes The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The ’70s sitcom set the template that nearly every planned final season of a sitcom has used since.
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30 Rock is getting its own Ben & Jerry's ice cream
We don't know what it's called yet.
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It’s last call for Last Resort
It’s last call for Last Resort. Also: Liz Lemon sounds the “save my show” alarms and Dunder Mifflin meets some documentarians.
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10 episodes that show how 30 Rock tweaked the sitcom formula
Tina Fey’s brainchild is as much about the relationship between Liz and Jack as it is the relationship between Liz and her show.
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Go on a last hurrah tour of Liz Lemon's office with Tina Fey
There's a picture of Amy Poehler on the wall.
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Archer, Legit, and Newsreaders extend the Thursday-night comedy party deep into the night.
Archer, Legit, and Newsreaders extend the Thursday-night comedy party deep into the night. Also: A move for Parks And Recreation (which can never leave us again, please) and Suits suits up in its suits once more!
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Alec Baldwin says he almost left 30 Rock because the fifth season kind of sucked
It was "anemic."
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10 episodes that show the heart and soul behind Roseanne’s cynical exterior
One of TV’s finest working-class sitcoms was built on a foundation of love and labor… until it wasn’t.
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Just because Elementary introduces a character named “M.” doesn’t mean the series has its Moriarty
Just because Elementary introduces a character named “M.” doesn’t mean the series has its Moriarty. Also: In a night of legendary rivalries, Jack Donaghy teams up with Devin Banks to defeat Kaylie Hooper and Dunder Mifflin takes on lice.
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Basically everyone who's guest-starred on 30 Rock will probably be back for the finale
Pretty much everyone.
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Fox at the TCA winter press tour: Kevin Reilly and the case of the cable conundrum
At last summer’s Television Critics Association press tour, Fox president Kevin Reilly was casually confident about his network winning yet another ratings crown for yet another season.
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Watch the unsettling, unused 30 Rock pilot with Rachel Dratch as Jenna
What if the Germans had won the war, Lemon?
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NBC at the TCA winter press tour: NBC is still NBC; fortunately, so is everybody else
Here is a brief list of shows you may care about that were not mentioned once, by questioners or NBC executives, during Sunday morning's NBC executive session at the winter Television Critics Association press tour: Parks & Recreation, 30 Ro...
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Nancy Pelosi and Ice-T will guest star, possibly duet on 30 Rock's series finale
Please do the Judgment Night song.
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