30 Rock Season 1, Episode 7

10:30 pm Sept 28th, 2009

This episode is called Tracy Does Conan.  I’m hoping Conan is on the show because he is hilarious and that would only add to the show.  I’m also predicting that Lisa kicks Dennis out of her house because he’s going to do something crazy.  But let’s see what happens.

Tracy is going to be on Conan! I thought Conan would be on this show.

Once again, something I was not expecting at all- Last time Tracy was on Conan he gets up and says, “I am a stabbing robot, I will stab you!” And trys to stab Conan!!

Yes! Conan is on the show!

Tracy was on the ceiling! Okay, I was not expecting this at all.

“Who is this leader of men?! Hello handsome.”- Jack says this to Pete.  He;s making him wear a wig!

“Frankly, Ladonika, you have not been very helpful.”-Kenneth

They are force- feeding Tracy his pills! I think he’s going to attack Conan again.

Kenneth is so corny! He’s sitting on the set of Conan alone!

Okay, this episode was great.  Tracy was acting psychotic and the blue man he kept seeing was actually pretty scary.  I still don’t get why Lisa is still with that Dennis guy!  I have to rate this episode a 5 though because I was laughing the whole time.  Tina Fey also does a great job of writing everyone into the script each episode.  Each episode is always different yet the characters keep them connected.  I love that I can’t even predict correctly. It makes the show that much better.

30 Rock Season 1, Episode 6

10pm Sept 28th 2009

Where did this man come from? Lisa has a boyfriend? This is going to be interesting.

“How was the sex?”- Jenna…ha! Was not expecting that.

“Lemon what tragedy happened in your life that makes you live in mediocracy.”- Jack’s lines are ridiculous and subtle but hilarious.

The picture of Tracy walking out of Starbucks with his dog was hilarious.

I knew he was going to do something crazy! He got tattoos on his face! I can’t even guess how this is going to end.  Tina Fey is a great writer. I like this episode so far.

“That’s right. He’s the rat king.”- Jack hahaha! The things this man says!

“First of all, I’m not from White-ville, I’m from White Haven.” -Lisa

The guys selling flashlights is great. How did they get there so fast after the blackout happened.

I liked this episode a lot except for the fact that Lisa didn’t break up with Dennis! He sells beepers! But besides that, I think this show can only get better because now we know all the characters pretty well and it makes them even funnier.  The spontaneity of the show is amazing and keeps it very interesting.  I’m going to rate this episode a 4 instead of a 5 because I didn’t like the ending.

30 Rock Season 1, Episode 5

11:30 am Sept. 27th 2009

Jack makes a video to explain something to to writing team instead of just talking to them! He’s in the roo watching it with them! Product intergration= Then they do it in this show! Cerie- I only date guys who drink Snapple.

Jenna- He never reads the cue cards. I’m starting to think he can’t read! Ha ha

Lisa- She starts ranting about the education system because Tracy can’t read.  She makes fun of important issues but it works in this show.

Tina Fey uses satire phenomenally. Tracy with the reading.

Pete- First you think he’s illiterate and now you think he’s lazy. Now that’s racist.

Lisa- He used my white guilt which should only be used for good things like supporting Barack Obama. hahahhaha

Lisa- Don’t look into the camera. Then Jack looks right into tohe camera on this show.

Jenna does her whole Muffin Top song while the shows off the air.

This episode was definitely funny.  The racist jokes make the show great.  Lisa saying that Tracy played on her white guilt.  It’s so funny because I’m sure people feel like this.  I also loved the whole Snapple thing.  Tina Fey is a genius. The stuff they talk about in the show, she incorporates into the show.  Right after Lisa says she’s not going to compromise the integrity of the show by doing product integration, they do it in that scene with the Snapple bottles.  Also the pace was pretty good in this episode.  So I think I will rate this one a 5.

30 Rock Season 1, Episode 4

11 am Sept. 27, 2009

You guys wanna have a 1 minute dance party? -Tina Fey

Her assistant looks more trashy every day!

Pete gets mad that she’s telling her assistant to wear some clothes. That’s so ridiculous.

Kenneth starts climbing the gate into the stadium!

Do ya’ll have a bathroom I can use? When I get nervous I ask a lot of questions. -Kenneth

The funniest part of this episode was when Lisa is walking back to her office after she let Cerie, her assistant dress her and wind is blowing in her hair and so 70’s music is playing.  It was priceless. This episode really differed from the other ones because there weren’t as many cultural criticisms as the previous episodes.  In the other ones, Tina Fey seemed to be making critiques on society but this one was just about Jack’s craziness and her under-dressed assistant.  But over all it wasn’t a very funny episode.  It was called Jack the Writer but Jack coming into the writing room wasn’t very funny.  I have to rate it a 3.

30 Rock Season 1, Episode 3

09/22/09 @ 9:30 pm

Based on the last two episodes I’ve seen, I don’t think my opinion about the pace of the show is going to change much.  I might notice it more since I am blogging as the show is going on, but it still moves very quickly and requires a lot of attention.  But after watching two episodes I can also say that Tina Fey, as the writer, loves bringing up race and gender in her show.  It’s great because it’s not only relevant but she makes it the funniest parts of her show.  Cause let’s face it. Race and gender are our lives, we are either men or women, and belong to some racial class in this day and age.  So her playing off of these topics is always going to be relevant.

Lisa seems very angry in this episode already.

“Not even groped on the subway.”-Jack D.

Why do they have poker night at work?

Jack is all about the business.  He’s even playing poker to test his employees.

I think this date is going to end horrible. Lisa’s character seems to be meant to be alone.

Kenneth was underestimated in poker and he ended up winning.

I knew it! She was set up with a lesbian, but she isn’t a lesbian. He set her up because of her clothes! Ha!

Why does Jack have files on each employee.

Pete bet his wedding ring but had money left.

Maybe I was wrong! Lisa invites Gretchin to poker night.

“We’re just friends, like Oprah and Gale.”- Lisa Lemon

Oh no! Kenneth lost in poker!

But I was right! Lisa was alone again in the end.  It is just natural at this point.

Although this episode tried to make light of the lesbian part of it, Tina Fey still added in a question about why men think it’s so easy for women to become lesbians in her script.  I feel like she uses her humor to mix it with some view of certain topics like homosexuality in this episode.

I’m going to rate this episode a 4.  Once again, the speed was annoying but it also got dry in parts and was too predictable.  Otherwise, it was hilarious.  If I laugh outloud several times, it’s worthy of a 4.

30 Rock Season 1, Episode 2

09/22/09 at 9pm

The part when Tracy Jordan is doing his stand up is ridiculous.  It looked like Seinfield with the brick wall and spot light.

“Do not look at me. Do not look at me in the eyes!” – Tracy Jordan.  He’s just so extravagant.

Pete isn’t fired! I thought he was just going to be in that one episode, but that wouldn’t make sense.

“We call him two for one. He’s a black guy and a Harvard guy.” – Jack D.

This show movies so fast.

“Ching chong who loves to play ping pong.”- Tracy Jordan. Horribly racist.

The dialogue is so shocking.  Also blatently contrasting.  The second Lisa tells Jenna that the show won’t change with Tracy Jordan and immediately afterwards the show name is changed and Tracy Jordan’s face is everywhere.

“You need to study your grammar, son.” -Tracy Jordan.  So ironic since he’s talking to the black guy in the office who went to Harvard.

The racist and sexist dialogue makes the show funny.

I still don’t like that the show is moving so fast.  Maybe it’s supposed to keep the idea of the fast past of show business in mind.

It’s not even Tracy Jordan’s boat so they have to jump off.  Her sense of humor is so shocking.  I am amazed that the characters can still develop even though the show is moving so  fast.

I rate this show a 4.  Once again, the speed is an issue for me.

30 Rock Season 1, Episode 1

Everyday stuff- hot dog stand guy cuts her off.  The Girlie show, what a strange title.  Moves very fast. “Are there other black nerds, or is it just you and urkele?” WHAT! haha

Gary is the new boss.

Lisa is Tina Fey

5 inches but its thick-sexual joke

Gary- You have the boldness of a much younger woman. Lisa’s reaction makes the show.

Tracy Jordan plays himself- they bring him in to draw in a wider audience

lisa at a table with a bunch of black guys- already a funny situation

It moves so fast!

“The white dudes wanna keep us down.”- Tracy

When I was little my  sister peed in my eye. -Jenna

Lisa started dancing with the dancers.

“are you drunk?” YEs (lisa) hahaEveryday stuff- hot dog stand guy cuts her off.  The Girlie show, what a strange title.  Moves very fast. “Are there other black nerds, or is it just you and urkele?” WHAT! haha

Gary is the new boss.

Lisa is Tina Fey

5 inches but its thick-sexual joke

Gary- You have the boldness of a much younger woman. Lisa’s reaction makes the show.

Tracy Jordan plays himself- they bring him in to draw in a wider audience

lisa at a table with a bunch of black guys- already a funny situation

It moves so fast!

“The white dudes wanna keep us down.”- Tracy

When I was little my  sister peed in my eye. -Jenna

Lisa started dancing with the dancers.

“are you drunk?” YEs (lisa) hahaEveryday stuff- hot dog stand guy cuts her off.  The Girlie show, what a strange title.  Moves very fast. “Are there other black nerds, or is it just you and urkele?” WHAT! haha

Gary is the new boss.

Lisa is Tina Fey

5 inches but its thick-sexual joke

Gary- You have the boldness of a much younger woman. Lisa’s reaction makes the show.

Tracy Jordan plays himself- they bring him in to draw in a wider audience

lisa at a table with a bunch of black guys- already a funny situation

It moves so fast!

“The white dudes wanna keep us down.”- Tracy

When I was little my  sister peed in my eye. -Jenna

Lisa started dancing with the dancers.

“are you drunk?” YEs (lisa) haha

This episode reminded me of Curb Your Enthusiasm in the beginning when Lisa, the main character, is on line at a hot dog stand and someone cuts the line.  This was funny because it happens to everyone at some point and we all get mad about it.  So Lisa proceeds to buy all the hot dogs so the man who skipped the line can’t buy one.  I felt like it was moving too fast though.  I didn’t have time to get all the jokes and learn all the characters names by the end of the show.  I had to try and learn who was who, instead of just being told clearly.  One great scene was when Gary, the new boss, tells Lisa, “You have the boldness of a much younger woman.” Her face made the scene hilarious. She didn’t even have to respond, she just looked pissed.  Tracy Jordan was also hilarious and his whole part in the show was over the top.  I watched this episode by myself at around 10:30 pm.  I felt  I was able to focus more watching it alone.  Tina Fey is the writer for this show and she also plays Lisa.  I love her sense of humor so I think I will enjoy the rest of this season.  I rate this episode a 4.  I loved it except the pace.  Otherwise, it set up the story well and I was able to understand who the main character was and what the show was about.

Thomas Jefferson Quote

“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a Government without Newspapers, or Newspapers without Government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” – Thomas Jefferson

My first reaction to this is that it must have taken people forever to explain their ideas if they used this many words all the time to say something so simple.  Beyond his word choice, I agree with Thomas Jefferson here.  Newspapers definitely have to ability to have a more educated public.  I don’t agree with his lack of hesitation.  There really needs to be some censorship of the publications and honestly I think there is a need for more valuable information in some newpapers around today.  Why people like Madonna or A-Rod make the front page will forever boggle my mind.

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!