Reunion is the fifth episode of the third season of american television comedy series 30 rock, and the 41st episode of the series overall. Unfortunately, 30 rock isnt currently on the air to provide us with a new christmas episode, leaving us instead to look back at the four great holiday episodes the show has given us over the years. Having caught the odd episode of 30 rock on tv i took a leap of faith and bought the season 1 dvd. Jack plans the perfect 50th birthday party for himself, lizs exboyfriend dennis makes a confession and. The first few seasons of 30 rock can be summed up thusly. Gueststar free, the reunion episode saw liz lemon get called out for her often hurtful humor once again. Meanwhile, jack decides to run for mayor after he is mugged, and jenna and paul fear their relationship has reached normalcy. Jacks 50th birthday, this episode will go down in television history for one.
I didnt go from being a superfan to a skeptic over the course of three episodes. Dealing with life in a studio at nbcs 30 rockefeller plaza the title is a shortening of that, the show centers around liz lemon, played by saturday night lives tina fey, whos the head writer. Compatible device and highspeed, broadband internet connection required. This is the fifth episode of the third season of 30 rock and its a really funny, though goodnatured meanspirited episode if that makes any sense. I used to watch all the time, and jennifer aniston was on there for this episode and she got. But there was a pronounced drop in quality in its third season that has grown more extreme as the show has stumbled unsteadily into its fourth season. This is the seventeenth episode of the third season of 30 rock and its quite an enjoyable episode. The episode originally aired on the national broadcasting company nbc network in the united states on december 4, 2008. Tina fey on how 30 rock would do a coronavirus episode. The third season of 30 rock, an american television comedy series, consists of 22 episodes and began airing on october 30, 2008 on the nbc network in the united states.
Tina fey, alec baldwin, tracy morgan, jane krakowski, jon hamm, jack mcbrayer, judah friedlander, keith powell, katrina bowden, john. Workers at hollywood reporter and billboard vandalize website after getting laid off. Disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search. The christmas spirit takes over 30 rock as liz tina fey attempts to fulfill. Liz lemon and buzz aldrin yell at the moon 30 rock episode highlight clip 092819. This is a good season and if you dont own it yet i recommend buying it. While jacks alec baldwin 50th birthday inspires him to recreate happy. This was like an episode of the multicamera sitcom tina fey makes after 30 rock goes off the air and she wants to make a big enough hit to be able to pay for her daughters college education 50 times over. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Another plus is that salma hayek does a memorable and very funny appearance in several episodes. Beginning with episode 11, 30 rock was moved to the 10.
Its a hilarious show that will make you laugh the entire episode. Live tv is available in the 50 united states and the district of columbia only. Liz lemon tina fey, head writer of the sketch comedy show tgs with tracy jordan, must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while trying to run a successful television show without losing her mind. It also has the improvisational feel of shows like ad, the office, and larry saunders. Cutbacks is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the american television comedy series 30 rock, and the 53rd episode of the series overall. What makes the 30 rock christmas episodes work so well is a double fakeout of holiday spirit. In the original pilot of 30 rock, rachel dratch played the role of jenna, lizs friend and the star of the girlie show, but she was let go after tina fey decided to rewrite the character. Find all 6 songs featured in 30 rock soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Its incredibly hilarious, politicalsavvy, and it features the greatest guest star to be in this show yet, and that is oprah winfrey who successfully lampoons herself. The season was produced by broadway video, little stranger, and nbc universal. And while im ranting, what is with all the double episodes of 30 rock this season. The 30 rock season two dvd box set was released in region 1 on october 7, 2008 and subsequently released in regions 2 and 4.
The subplots are good and my favorite one involves kenneth, jenna, and tracy. It was originally set to include 22 episodes, but due to the 20072008 writers guild of america strike, it was shortened to 15 episodes. It has the kind of zany feel of arrested development, and a lot of great throwaway oneliners. Liz gets tired of enforcing rules and good manners around the city, so she decides to break them herself. Before long, jack must fire several employees to save money, kenneth takes on new responsibilities, and liz wheels and deals to spare her staffers from layoffs. In this episode, cutbacks, the crew is celebrating their 50th show, but liz gets bad news when she is forced to make budget cuts and will do everything she can to. Liz lemon tina fey, head writer of the sketch comedy show tgs with tracy jordan, must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while trying to run a successful television show without losing her. Every episode of 30 rock ranked film school rejects. This is the second episode of the third season of 30 rock and as of this moment, this episode is the greatest episode of this series to grace our screen. An episode of 30 rock s fifth season was produced and broadcast live, twice, on the evening of october 14, 2010. The two separate performances resulted in a live telecast of the episode to american viewers on both the west and east coasts, to ensure. Multiple awardwinning comedy 30 rock is told through the comedic voice of emmy and twotime golden globe winner tina fey as variety show producer liz lemo. Typically, an episode begins with the saccharine tv.
If you have never watched 30 rock, i highly recommend watching it. Roughly 1 week later, having watched at times 5 or 6 episodes a day, i was hooked and back on amazon ordering season 2. If you like the humor in parks and recreation or the office, you will like this show. The fourth season of 30 rock, an american television comedy series, consists of 22 episodes and began airing on october 15, 2009, on the nbc network in the united states. Jack watches home videos in anticipation of his 50th birthday, vexed by the. Let the tv show episode generator select a random 30 rock episode for you. Multiple awardwinning comedy 30 rock is told through the comedic voice of emmy and twotime. Its also good to have back the evercharming rip torn as don geiss. It may not be as good or as funny as the previous two or three episodes, but its still clever, often memorable, and funny enough. Emmy award winner tina fey writes, executiveproduces and stars as liz lemon in 30 rock, a workplace comedy where the workplace exists behindthescenes of. This is the strongest of the first three seasons of 30 rock, and robert carlocks episodes are particulary fine, with generalissimo the finest of all. In an episode called apollo, apollo from the shows third season, jacks 50th birthday is approaching.
Episode 30 rock had seven seasons and 8 episodes worth of storylines to wrap up in its series finale, a task only made. It seems to be the most relatable episode so far, especially in the flashback scenes involving liz. Joy about the 50th tgs episode turns to worry when word spreads about imminent budget cuts at 30 rock. This seasonone episode was the point where 30 rock. Seeing the world through kenneth and tracys eyes 30 rock. It was written by supervising producer matt hubbard and directed by beth mccarthymiller. With tina fey, alec baldwin, tracy morgan, jack mcbrayer. Watch 30 rock highlight werewolf bar mitzvah on nbc.
With tina fey, tracy morgan, jane krakowski, jack mcbrayer. Excitement for tgss 50th show is quickly replaced by. They should perhaps spell that word the spanish way though. When liz gives her presentation, it features clips from the episodes the breakup, milf. Last weeks episode of 30 rock could have easily been the series finale with liz lemon losing tgs, being married and getting her two newly adopted kids and tracy jordan and jenna maroney surrogates mike and janet, not to mention jack donaghy alec baldwin taking over kabletown and kenneth parcell becoming the president of nbc.