30 Rock...rocks!

I just finished the first season of Tina Fey's 30 Rock. And I loved it.

The first 3-4 episodes had me worried I had wasted my money, but after seeing episode 5 "Jack-tor," I had fallen in love. With writer/actress Tina Fey, can you go wrong? Then you have Alec Baldwin, who comes across as an aging, dirty man who you would never hang out with in real life, but plays a perfect high-power, corporate boss. He is absolutely hilarious in this series. Next is Tracy Morgan, who ironically plays Tracy Jordan in the show. I don't know Tracy personally, but if I had to guess, Tracy is just playing himself on 30 Rock. I'm just being honest.

DVD Verdict's Facts of the Case:

"NBC has been nursing along Liz Lemon's (Tina Fey) quaint Friday night sketch comedy series, 'The Girlie Show,' but when a power shift takes place upstairs, life is about to get…interesting…for everyone. Jack Donaghy (Alex Baldwin), has just been promoted to the head of Network and Microwave Programming for parent company General Electric, which makes him Liz's new boss…and the bane of her existence. The show, now dubbed 'TGS,' gets a makeover courtesy of new featured player Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), the mentally ill, multi-million dollar movie star. Jack is looking for ratings from the most valuable demographics; Tracy is looking to get his career back on track after a nervous breakdown; and Liz is looking to maintain her sanity. It's a threesome made in comedy hell. As Jack says, 'This television stuff is just one unpredictable ass ache. Blurg!'"

What I find really funny about the show is its progressive randomness and its gradually decreasing focus on TGS. As the show progressed through the season, the situations and problems that arose became more and more random and ridiculous. It was amazing! 30 Rock is about a crew that works on a show called TGS. In the first half of the season, all the issues in the episodes revolved around issues directly tied to TGS. Toward the end of the season, you almost forget they were working on TGS. It's brilliant.

30 Rock has some of the most brilliant writers and actors in sketch comedy of this generation. It's always on its toes and will always make you laugh. Watch some episodes at the end of season one if you don't believe me. Let me know what you think of 30 Rock.



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