30 Rock: “Episode 210″

30 Rock provides one last outstanding episode before heading back to their Writer’s Strike-imposed hiatus

Like finding an oasis in the arid, bleak desert that is the Writer’s Strike, 30 Rock unexpectedly aired a new episode Thursday amidst little fanfare. It was a beautiful and refreshing respite from what seems like an intractable labor impasse. Sure, [...]

The Most Reptastic of 2007

Like any young man who read Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity in their formative years, I’m a huge fan of lists. So I’ve gone through 2007 with a fine-toothed comb to create these definitive lists of the most Reptastic films, albums, songs, TV Shows, books, athletes, and sports scandals of 2007. We (the Royal we) here [...]

30 Rock: “Ludachristmas”

Whether it’s his seduction of Canteen Boy, the regaling of his Schweaty balls, his argument for the merits of marriage in The Departed, or his pitch-perfect performance as Jack Donaghy, it needs to be said that Alec Baldwin continually proves himself to be one of the finest comedic talents of our time. Few can match [...]

30 Rock: “Secrets and Lies”

The writers’ strike will soon be more than just a Hollywood-rooted labor movement; soon it will be a blight on our land. We are dangerously close to the breaking point where the scripts will have dried up and episodes already in the can are exhausted. When this fateful day comes children will be without joy, [...]

30 Rock: “Cougars”

I’m extremely open to the idea of Cougars. I’m a broke 26-year-old guy in semi-decent shape, with a full head of a hair and libido to burn; hence I’d like to think I’m prime pickens for the growing population of Cougars out there who could shower me with gifts and treat me to expensive dinners.Unfortunately, [...]

30 Rock: "Somebody to Love"

In the decades to come, long after the conclusion of what will hopefully be a fruitful run, fans and TV critics alike will offer up their final analysis of NBC’s 30 Rock. As viewers sit back to wax nostalgic about the show, they may come to agree that 30 Rock’s true comedic voice emerged [...]