A new 30 Rock thread because I can't find the old one

I'm more interested in the lovecraftian "wool mascot" myself

did anyone mention that the judges name plaque said "judge gregory l. dredd"

no but I noticed that, lol'd

i was incredibly baked when i watched this & couldnt follow the plot @ all after dr spaceman opening

yeah the Judge Dredd thing was awes

on the evidence of this episode alone i would worry that tina fey is heading for a sorkin-style mushrooms-and-coke crash-and-burn.

Completely surreal episode.

lmao @ "GABBLE" instead of "GAVEL"

this is 30 Rock, not Gigli

Pretty sure he was saying, "Gabbo, Gabbo, Gabbo!"

yo that Kim Kong Il- Glengarry bit from last ep was gold.

I noticed that writing credit on the ep included Hannibal Burress

Just realized that wool bowl was a callback to the Rural Juror.

"on the evidence of this episode alone i would worry that tina fey is heading for a sorkin-style mushrooms-and-coke crash-and-burn."

it was reminding me of the young ones or something. maybe they've been watching the mighty boosh.

i mean between this and the gas leak episode...

tina's not listed as a writer for the last episode

i think hannibal's been a writer for a while, maybe all of this season?

tbh it was the first time i noticed the writing credits :/

i'm pretty positive that this is his first lead credit tho

the deer god joke is very hannibal imo

Neil Diamond Jenna killed me

TRYING TO GET A HUMMINGBIRD TO DRINK OUT OF MY PENIS

^^^ Took me several moments to grok that joke in its full splendor.

In other news, lots of wrongness here (i.e. didn't need to rebound from anything).

Knew w/o clicking that that was Sepinwall.

it's sad how much writing there is online about 30 Rock that's just dramatic handwringing about huge imaginary ups and downs in the quality of the show owing to guest stars or the handling of the Jack and Liz "relationship" or whatever.

otm

obv some episodes are better than others but anyone who thinks the show fell off at any point is actually crazy imo

^^^ Took me several moments to grok that joke in its full splendor.

idgi :(

Is the extra lol because he is diabetic and thus would have extra sugary pee?

jesus abbott ew

I thought it was a one-level joke.

That is why my explanation for a fully-grokkable next level is improbably gross! Also (warning: gross?) I just read a book about diabetics that had a little illustration of this 16th c doctor diagnosing by taste so it's on my mind.

lol ditto xp

I think that is exactly the joke, btw. Baldwin was on Jimmy Fallon's show the other night, doing his Tracy impression, and said somthing to the effect of "my pee is so sweet I could piss on your pancakes."

also guys hummingbirds look like this:

http://www.faqs.org/photo-dict/photofiles/list/347/699hummingbird.jpg

yeah i thought the joke was just about a hummingbird levitating over a penis & drinking out of it

sugary pee

Probably my least-favorite Dead song.

irl lol

beautiful

"Shake it, shake it..."

"Woolcome Jenna..."

That is why my explanation for a fully-grokkable next level is improbably gross!

I guess I'm just thick then! Because I was so not going there.

More incorrectness.

However, I'm beginning to wonder if the posters on this thread are comedy formalists, and the people saying bemoaning the show are approaching it a lot more directly on the grounds of content... which I want to respect on a general basis, but I think it's terribly inappropriate for something that can get as extravagantly surreal as 30 Rock. Also, this debate kind of reminds me the question about The Simpsons and heart.

matt yglesias should stick to writing about politics frankly

That's not Matt, it's a Think Progress cohort.

It's funny that I'm on the side of the debate that I am, because I'm definitely an old-school pre-Grimey Simpsons stan.

they went through his "frontal cortex" tho lol xp

the difference with The Simpsons is it actually did have a rather pronounced sentimental streak in its early seasons. 30 Rock got a little loonier over time but there's not really any kind of emotional core that's minimized or abandoned. also, i started renting season 1 recently and man the show has gotten so much tighter and faster since then, it almost feels a little sluggish by comparison.

yeah I had that exact reaction when I watched season 1 again at some point. "this is so slow!" I love the speed so much.

Seems like 30 Rock isn't coming back until midseason :(

Is it totally out of the question that viewers may have glommed onto the show because of its characterizations and traditional sitcom tropes in addition to the jokes? I'm trying to give the ideological critics (e.g. the people who think that Liz was getting humiliated for lolz) the benefit of a doubt, even though my gut sez that they're mythologizing the origins of the show and simply don't remember laughter.

Seems like 30 Rock isn't coming back until midseason :(

― The Brainwasher, Sunday, May 15, 2011 2:20 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Tina Fey is very, very pregnant

bitches always be making the wrong choice wrt career v family amirite?