Show: 30 Rock (NBC)
Episode: “Pilot” – Series Premiere (Season 1)
Originally Aired: Wednesday, Oct. 11th 2006
Rating: 2 out of 4 stars
Quick Synopsis: The head writer of a sketch comedy show has to deal with a new boss and changes to her show.
Long Synopsis: Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live) plays Liz Lemon who is the head writer of “The Girlie Show,” a fictional TV sketch comedy show on the NBC network. Alec Baldwin (Will & Grace, Saturday Night Live
Review: The show was a solid effort that may have been funnier had every good line not already been played to death for promotional purposes. It does show some potential and will take a couple more viewings to see if it is worth watching or not. I usually give most new comedies multiple viewings. You can’t always tell from the pilot episode. Yet usually my expectations are pretty low for future episodes if the first one stunk up the place. My expectations are much higher for the future of 30 Rock. It is definitely the best comedy so far this fall.
I wish the networks would find a way to advertise a show and drum up interest for it without giving away all the best bits in the commercials. Once you have seen and heard something many times it stops being funny. This is definitely weighing on my opinion of this first episode. I must have heard Jack say, “I like you. You have the boldness of a much younger woman” about 50 or so times before actually watching the episode.
The cast seemed to be pretty good although I am not sure about Tracy Morgan, even though I liked many of his sketches on Saturday Night Live
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