30 Rock - Season 2

Sam Favate · 10-04-2007, 07:12 AM

I think this is the funniest show on the air, and one of the best comedies in recent years. Watched the first season when it aired, and got the DVDs last month, and I continue to be impressed with the writing and the performances.

Anyway, tonight is the season 2 premiere on NBC. Jerry Seinfeld is guesting. Edie Falco is joining this season too, but I don't know if she is on tonight or not. If you haven't given the show a try yet, I recommend it.

An article in today's New York Times: Sophomore Jitters and Seinfeld Vision
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/ar...on&oref=slogin

Brent M · 10-04-2007, 12:39 PM

Looking forward to the season premiere with Seinfeld. I just did a marathon of season 1 when it came out on DVD a few weeks back so now I'm all caught up. Honestly, if I had known the show was this funny I definitely would've been watching on a weekly basis last year. The combination of Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan and Alec Baldwin is comic gold and this is one of the top 3 sitcoms on TV right now(along with The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm).

Michael Harris · 10-04-2007, 03:09 PM

I read the linked review and even though it was, at best, uneven, I'll watch tonight. I watched a few episodes last year and enjoyed them. I need to find time to watch the first season. One thing for sure, I'm glad I bailed on "Grey's Anatomy"!

ScottH · 10-04-2007, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent M

The combination of Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan and Alec Baldwin is comic gold and this is one of the top 3 sitcoms on TV right now(along with The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm).

Don't forget about 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'.

Scott-S · 10-04-2007, 09:31 PM

Way Too much advertising done during this show. The Snapple thing last year was funny, but this episode was nothing but a 30 minute commercial.

I hope this is a one time thing or tonight this show jumped the shark for me.

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Adam Lenhardt · 10-04-2007, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott-S

Way Too much advertising done during this show. The Snapple thing last year was funny, but this episode was nothing but a 30 minute commercial.

Agreed. And the heavy handed knock-you-over-the-head-so-a-retard-could-get-it didn't help matters. The jokes still worked, for the most part, but there was a whole lot fewer of them in the half hour. There were times when I felt like the momentum was stalling to give us a chance to laugh; hardly better than a multi-camera show with laughtrack.

Jonny P · 10-04-2007, 10:08 PM

Ben Silverman worked hard over the summer to get Jerry Seinfeld to do a guest spot.

I have a feeling that this show was an "afterthought" -- meaning that it wasn't originally intended to be the season opener, but they pieced it together as a way to cash in on the former king of "Must See TV."

The show works better with the interplay between Jack, Liz and the rest of the cast.

The show will get better as the season goes along. This ep was simply a publicity stunt, that apparently backfired if we are to believe the comments on here.

Patrick Sun · 10-05-2007, 07:50 AM

I didn't think it missed a beat, even with the overlay of a Jerry Seinfeld promo piece.

Rhoq · 10-05-2007, 09:33 AM

Last night was good, but not great. Last season started of the same way. It progressively got better with each episode. The Liz/Seinfeld scene was very good: "are you making fun of me?" "No, this is what I sound like when I'm crying".