30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) - Page 2

1001001 · October 12 2012, 11:54 PM

tomalak301 wrote:

I liked last nights episode but I am starting to find Jenna annoying, even more than Tracy. Everything with Jack, Liz, and Criss was great though.

They've upped Jenna's crazy quotient so far this season. Trashing Liz's apartment, for example.

I don't know, I like her crazy.

Brendan Moody · October 13 2012, 12:06 AM

The Governor Dunston thing was a fun idea-- a nice wink at the Tina Fey/Sarah Palin phenomenon, and a good way of throwing a wrinkle into the "trash NBC" storyline-- but I thought the Dunston character himself was too random and too over-the-top to be particularly funny. Obviously 30 Rock is built to some extent on "too random and too over-the-top," but you can have too much of a good thing. Some of the Kenneth (and now Hazel) jokes have sometimes fallen into that trap, and Dunston did so as well. Overall a fine episode, though.

1001001 · October 19 2012, 03:29 PM

I thought last night's episode was a little hit-and-miss.

Jack being "Pokemon'd" seemed off to me, not really in line with his character.

Liz finding her groove was kinda funny. She now knows 4 positions, one involving a chair!

1001001 · October 26 2012, 07:13 PM

I like this latest one. I'm a sucker for the political humor. "Florida: America's Penis".

Okay, not that original, but try to unwindulax and enjoy it.

And it's good to see Jenna with a new hit single: Catching Crabs in Paradise.

Newspaper Taxi · October 27 2012, 02:49 AM

Spoilers for the series finale:

Brendan Moody · October 27 2012, 06:44 AM

For most of its length I wasn't particularly excited by "Unwindulax," despite the fun of seeing Gary Cole and Amy Sedaris on 30 Rock. The show's approach to political humor is a little one-note, which works in the short bursts we usually get but felt ever so slightly tedious as the focus of the episode. The final reveal was great, though, and I'm looking forward to next week; bringing Jenna into the Liz-Jack political dichotomy has real potential.

1001001 · October 27 2012, 02:41 PM

Brendan Moody wrote:

For most of its length I wasn't particularly excited by "Unwindulax," despite the fun of seeing Gary Cole and Amy Sedaris on 30 Rock. The show's approach to political humor is a little one-note, which works in the short bursts we usually get but felt ever so slightly tedious as the focus of the episode. The final reveal was great, though, and I'm looking forward to next week; bringing Jenna into the Liz-Jack political dichotomy has real potential.

It would also be a good opportunity to bring back Verna one more time before the series ends.

Brendan Moody · November 2 2012, 07:24 PM

"There's No I in America" didn't deliver quite as much as I'd hoped-- the Pete subplot was pathetic more than it was funny, the Stone Mountain cutaways were overwrought, and I don't think they did enough Jenna-centric election jokes-- but generally it was another fun episode. I especially liked "a woman People magazine once called 'a friend of the deceased.'"

1001001 · November 2 2012, 11:25 PM

Brendan Moody wrote:

I especially liked "a woman People magazine once called 'a friend of the deceased.'"

Yeah, that was the best line of the episode.

Well, that and Jack's negative ad about Liz.

Glasses!!

Brown hair!!

Brikar99 · November 3 2012, 05:04 AM

Does Tracy seem more lucid and subdued to anyone else?

1001001 · November 3 2012, 03:14 PM

Brikar99 wrote:

Does Tracy seem more lucid and subdued to anyone else?

He certainly made an impassioned speech on why people who don't know what they're doing should vote anyway.

Tracy has always been a fountain of profundity.

"Heavy is the head that eats the crayons."

Caretaker · November 5 2012, 02:34 AM

Brikar99 wrote:

Does Tracy seem more lucid and subdued to anyone else?

Yeah. Glad to know it just wasn't me thinking that.

1001001 · November 20 2012, 04:50 PM

Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy was pretty good.

Now that Hazel has been fired, what will just disappear, or come back with a vengeance?

Where's Frank been this season?

Anyway, tune in next week for Liz Lemon's wedding!! She's finally taking the plunge with Cyclops (AKA Criss Chross). This should be a calm and subtle event...

1001001 · December 4 2012, 01:05 AM

So am I the only one left watching this show?

Anyway, Liz Lemon...married in her Princess Leia costume.

Perfect.

And of course, "Black Dennis" was classic.

Mr Light · December 4 2012, 05:20 AM

I love 30 Rock but I always end up watching the episode a couple of weeks after it airs, I watch it online and I keep forgetting I have one to watch!

October 13 2012, 12:06 AM	#17
Brendan Moody Vice Admiral Location: Providence	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) The Governor Dunston thing was a fun idea-- a nice wink at the Tina Fey/Sarah Palin phenomenon, and a good way of throwing a wrinkle into the "trash NBC" storyline-- but I thought the Dunston character himself was too random and too over-the-top to be particularly funny. Obviously 30 Rock is built to some extent on "too random and too over-the-top," but you can have too much of a good thing. Some of the Kenneth (and now Hazel) jokes have sometimes fallen into that trap, and Dunston did so as well. Overall a fine episode, though. __________________ The Stars at Noonday

October 19 2012, 03:29 PM	#18
1001001 Putting the F-U Back in FUN! Location: People's Gaypublic of Drugafornia	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) I thought last night's episode was a little hit-and-miss. Jack being "Pokemon'd" seemed off to me, not really in line with his character. Liz finding her groove was kinda funny. She now knows 4 positions, one involving a chair! __________________ “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.” - Isaac Asimov

October 26 2012, 07:13 PM	#19
1001001 Putting the F-U Back in FUN! Location: People's Gaypublic of Drugafornia	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) I like this latest one. I'm a sucker for the political humor. "Florida: America's Penis". Okay, not that original, but try to unwindulax and enjoy it. And it's good to see Jenna with a new hit single: Catching Crabs in Paradise. __________________ “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.” - Isaac Asimov

October 27 2012, 02:49 AM	#20
Newspaper Taxi Captain Location: The Midwest	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) Spoilers for the series finale: Liz Lemon is the last Cylon. __________________ "Circular logic will only make you dizzy, Doctor!" -- Peri

October 27 2012, 06:44 AM	#21
Brendan Moody Vice Admiral Location: Providence	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) For most of its length I wasn't particularly excited by "Unwindulax," despite the fun of seeing Gary Cole and Amy Sedaris on 30 Rock. The show's approach to political humor is a little one-note, which works in the short bursts we usually get but felt ever so slightly tedious as the focus of the episode. The final reveal was great, though, and I'm looking forward to next week; bringing Jenna into the Liz-Jack political dichotomy has real potential. __________________ The Stars at Noonday

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November 2 2012, 07:24 PM	#23
Brendan Moody Vice Admiral Location: Providence	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) "There's No I in America" didn't deliver quite as much as I'd hoped-- the Pete subplot was pathetic more than it was funny, the Stone Mountain cutaways were overwrought, and I don't think they did enough Jenna-centric election jokes-- but generally it was another fun episode. I especially liked "a woman People magazine once called 'a friend of the deceased.'" __________________ The Stars at Noonday

November 3 2012, 05:04 AM	#25
Brikar99 Rear Admiral	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) Does Tracy seem more lucid and subdued to anyone else? __________________ SNW 9: 'Mestral' - 'Ninja Werewolf Assassins!' - Movie/TV reviews: For Reelz

November 20 2012, 04:50 PM	#28
1001001 Putting the F-U Back in FUN! Location: People's Gaypublic of Drugafornia	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy was pretty good. Now that Hazel has been fired, what will just disappear, or come back with a vengeance? Where's Frank been this season? Anyway, tune in next week for Liz Lemon's wedding!! She's finally taking the plunge with Cyclops (AKA Criss Chross). This should be a calm and subtle event... __________________ “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.” - Isaac Asimov

December 4 2012, 01:05 AM	#29
1001001 Putting the F-U Back in FUN! Location: People's Gaypublic of Drugafornia	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) So am I the only one left watching this show? Anyway, Liz Lemon...married in her Princess Leia costume. Perfect. And of course, "Black Dennis" was classic. __________________ “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.” - Isaac Asimov

December 4 2012, 05:20 AM	#30
Mr Light Admiral Location: Pennsylvania	Re: 30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) I love 30 Rock but I always end up watching the episode a couple of weeks after it airs, I watch it online and I keep forgetting I have one to watch! __________________