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

oh man was checking for this thread

i watched like the first 3 seasons of this show a week or so back, dug em, then watched like the first couple eps of season 4 and, iono, the jokes weren't hitting. it worth watching seasons 4-6?

Season 4 is kind of a dip but I think it recovers quite well in next two seasons, even if it isn't up the standard of the earlier stuff. Lots of lolz to be had at any rate.

Seasons 2-3 definitely the peak for me, 4-5 not on par but still best sitcom on tv. Season 6 without a doubt kind of lame, by 30 Rock standards.

If you ask fifteen 30 Rock fans this question, you will get at least fourteen different answers (e.g. I thought 6 was a vast improvement on 5).

i'm gonna take the old "lack of consensus about best/worst eras proves how consistent they've been" tack

last year was def a comeback year imo

I wouldn't say the show ever got anywhere near legit bad, but there were two very distinct dips when it was much less great. But the show bounced back both times.

i loved the show from the beginning but the only episodes that i really don't enjoy watching now are the first few, the rhythm was just not there yet

I wouldn't say the show ever got anywhere near legit bad, but there were two very distinct dips when it was much less great.

presumably when donald glover was busy with other projects, right

last year bummed me out so bad, i actually stopped watching halfway through. it coincided with me being more busy anyway but i was really a fanatic before that and would always defend the show earlier when others said it was slipping.

lucky you, when you realize how stupid it was to stop watching you'll have hilarious episodes like "Meet The Woggels" and "St. Patrick's Day" waiting for you

Last year was great. And the lows on this show are not very low, it's been super consistent for me. That Leap Day episode was probably my favorite from last season.

man people here got so bent outta shape when anyone would interrupt the requoting of lines to say "eh this episode was just ok", but now everyone seems to at least aree every episode wasn't perfect

i disagree, it was perfect

presumably when donald glover was busy with other projects, right

It goes without saying.

i have a couple seasons of 30 rock to catch up on (i don't even know which ones--3+4?) but the episodes from last season i caught were very, very good.

why is he learning anything? he's supposed to be god.

Lemon Party reference!

all the god cop stuff is hilarious

That witch gag...

Yes! Witch gag was great. Raging flying Jenna was likewise great.

That witch gag...

Which gag?

HOMONYM!

No, the other one! (haha)

Yeah, I loved the HOMONYM! cutaways.

Paraphrasing, but this one will be with me awhile:

Can you please put this in the oven at about 200°, my snake should be comfortable while she's giving birth.

odd that everyone looked fatter except for Baldwin who looked skinnier

didn't notice this, but you're right

yeah, kenneth looked odd, and jack was lookin' svelte. tracy was killing every line.

True. Most episodes have some good Tracy lines and some throwaways. Last night was ALL quality.

I love that the overarching theme this season will be the plotted destruction of NBC.

I knew this was going to be a return to form when Jonathan reappeared.

Tbh "Tank it" is the only thing that makes sense of NBC's programming decisions the past few years.

that's the gag tbh

I know but it was a good one.

I just saw he won't be on the 2nd season of Whitney, so that makes Alec Baldwin's barb from last night's episode all the funnier.

There was a write-up on Whitney Cummings in a recent Rolling Stone, and it was mentioned that her SITCOM (she also has a forthcoming talk show wtf?) is being retooled for season 2. This all feels like a Chevrolet Citation/Citation II situation.

shit i forgot about leap day that was off the chain

odd that everyone looked fatter except for Baldwin who looked skinnier

Baldwin got the diabetes in-between seasons and lost ~30 lbs.

did they decide to end the show so that everyone wouldnt catch the diabetes

Oh pear!

lol

I would totally watch a gameshow hosted by Steve Higgins, though.

Can someone explain the joke to me "It's almost like New York is a character on the show" "That's idiotic"

its an idiotic thing liz lemon type people say

government ice cream w/ dharma ice cream.

dharma logo even.

"why are they blue?"

blessing and a purse. ok, i'm stopping now.

Can someone explain the joke to me "It's almost like New York is a character on the show" "That's idiotic"

it's what everyone said about every show/movie set in new york, it's a general cliche

"homophone" was such a dad joke and i loved it (i am a dad)

i'm with some dude on the "this show is very consistent" vibe btw, i guess if you care about character development and show arcs you could say that the first couple of seasons are better maybe, but in terms of just number of LOLs it's been solid throughout

homophone killed me, i would watch 30 minutes of that