30 Rock (10/10)

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Having viewed an episode here and an episode there of 30 Rock, had been planning to watch the entire series. Turned out to be quite an experience, as I watched all 21 episodes of Season 1 of 30 Rock in the last 24hrs. It was "unputdownable" as the critics would say about books. The level of creativity, the variety of presentation and a certain charm that is only achievable in the city of NewYork has paved the way for a series that is certainly among the most "fresh" in recent years. Personally, I consider a show to be really good whenever I feel like I would have given up almost anything to have played any part in its existence. In this case, I specifically found myself wishing I had been involved in writing this show but would have been satisfied even if I had been the hotdog man on the street that Tina Fey frequently buys from. Quite similar to the way I felt while reading Stephen Hawkings book on black holes, it was so simple and yet so advanced that I wish I had written that book. When such a huge cast with veteran notables come together, it would really be the whole support crew that needs to be praised. While I will refrain from self-evident praise around the good talent by most of the cast, I would like to point out Rachel Dratch who I began noticing from the second episode. She has done a remarkable job portraying various roles from pet lady with a kitten named runt (which conveniently serves to beep out a curse word ending with "unt" directed at Tina during throughout the episode) to the hooker that hooks up with Jack and goes to party at Tracy's house while he is roleplaying with his wife on Valentine's day. Finally, most noteworthy, is the absence of the omni-present very much annoying "laugh track" that has come to dominate small screen comedy. Finally, I can tell when people around me do not get the joke and quickly turn around to laugh at them.

Some Trivia:
Fey's hubby Richmond composed music, including the awesomely jazzy theme
Emily Mortimer, who appears in a few episodes was also in Pink Panther
Tina was the casting director and most of the cast are her friends from SNL
Rachel Dratch was supposed to play Jenna. Replaced by Jane Karkowski

Ending quote:
Try saying "Rural Juror" with a mid-western American accent.



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2 comments

have you seen big bang theory? another very well written show.

2:33 PM

[zaph] Its a good show but has heavy ups and downs. I have watched every episode and will continue to do so, but would not rate it more than 7/10 at best

5:37 PM

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