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Quote from: MDZ on October 19, 2006, 10:40:06 AM
I agree that 30 Rock was funny last night.  Tina Fey is awful, but I kind of like what they are doing with her.  She's in every scene, but is rarely the focus.  This could be because she has no presence, but she also plays the straight man to keep the show somewhat grounded. 

That said, Tracy Morgan has been the funniest non-Schrute character I've seen this season.  The line that got me yesterday was, "I'm Bill Cosby, jello sweaters." And a close second was "We're a team now, like Batman and Robin, like chicken and a chicken container."

I'm with you, Morgan is cracking my shit up. I never liked him much, but playing the mentally ill movie star is working well for him. When he was cutting that promo and kept emphasizing Cock and called the girl Baloney I was having definitely a few laughs.

Quote from: CPT on October 19, 2006, 08:28:32 AM

Quote from: The Slak on October 18, 2006, 11:25:18 PM

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Quote from: JD on October 18, 2006, 08:19:30 PM
I did, too. 

I, uh, think we're the only ones.

That could be because you're the only ones watching it.  There's a good chance that both Studio 60 and 30 Rock will be canceled soon as 60 is hemorrhaging viewers and 30 doesn't have them to begin with.  Who would have thought that shows about the behind the scenes happenings of a show that's not funny wouldn't be funny?  Not me.

But 30 Rock IS funny.

If you say so, Slak.  I only saw the first episode, and while Baldwin was good, I think the major stumbling point is Tina Fey as the main character, because she can't act at all.

Baldwin is great. Some of the flashbacks remind me a little of Arrested Development. At least their writers are influenced by great shows. I'll be interested to see the ratings on this one. Studio 60 is getting beat up by What About Brian...

Quote from: CPT on October 18, 2006, 11:12:55 PM

Quote from: The Slak on October 18, 2006, 11:09:03 PM

Quote from: JD on October 18, 2006, 08:19:30 PM
I did, too. 

I, uh, think we're the only ones.

That could be because you're the only ones watching it.  There's a good chance that both Studio 60 and 30 Rock will be canceled soon as 60 is hemorrhaging viewers and 30 doesn't have them to begin with.  Who would have thought that shows about the behind the scenes happenings of a show that's not funny wouldn't be funny?  Not me.

But 30 Rock IS funny.

Quote from: JD on October 18, 2006, 08:19:30 PM
I did, too. 

I, uh, think we're the only ones.

Still found 30 Rock funny.

Quote from: forkserker on October 17, 2006, 02:50:53 PM

In related news, I'm now re-thinking how my porn will be stored.

NPH is my hero. I can't get over how awesome he is.

This site has Weeds! YES!

Quote from: BananaHands on October 13, 2006, 12:53:08 PM
Am I the only one that wants pam to get together with her ex so that jim can stick with the new hot girl?

You certainly are not.

You Tube just got blocked at my work today. Sad day.

Quote from: Bad Kermit on October 12, 2006, 01:01:35 PM

Quote from: Apex on October 12, 2006, 12:44:27 PM
Dude, the Chinaman is not the issue here. I'm talking about unchecked aggression. I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand that says 'Across this line, you do not..." Oh and dude...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq5Y-ViflyY&mode=related&search=

I'd be a wuss, too, if every day at work I had a sign on my chest that said "SWALLOWS."

Reminds me of my friend who wanted the back of his softball jersey to say "bones". We asked why he was called Bones. He said it's not a nickname, it's a verb.

Quote from: MDZ on October 12, 2006, 11:38:18 AM
I've tried to get into Studio 60, but it just strikes me as a bastardized Sportsnight.  I'm sure it's easier to write up a sports highlight montage than a comedy show, but the show within a show is just killing it for me.  On another note, I watched the  pilot for 30 Rock (linked below) and found it to be pretty funny.  Alec Baldwin is the balls/steak sauce.  His character is absolutely perfect for him.  Tracy Morgan was surprisingly very good.  The show within a show was minimized, and I hope that continues. The skits on both shows are both subpar, but on Studio 60 they seem to be trying to be funny and failing like Kenny Bania, while on 30 Rock the skits are more of a parody of how horribly SNL has become.   http://www.nbc.com/Video/rewind/full_episodes/?show=30rock

I have to agree, the first episode was pretty damn funny. And that Alec, what a good lookin' fella.

Quote from: Pre on October 12, 2006, 02:13:07 AM

Quote from: forkserker on August 29, 2006, 10:12:59 PM
Went to Fat Willy's Rib Shack tonight.

I love Fat Willy's.  It's one of the few local type places I've ever been to that got more popular, expanded, and is still just as good.  They even validate parking if you park in the movie theater by it.

Saw Fat Willy's on Check Please and it looked incredible. Unfortunately for my taste buds (fortunately for the rest of me) I decided to get in shape about three or four months ago. I'm over halfway to my goal and my eating habits aren't conducive to BBQ or anything of taste whatsoever. Oh well.

Quote from: forkserker on October 11, 2006, 03:40:57 PM

Quote from: The Slak on October 10, 2006, 12:15:59 PM
NPH is reaching heights no TV star could ever hope to reach. He's a golden god ghost.

Barney'ed.

Well done.

Quote from: forkserker on October 11, 2006, 11:06:06 AM

Quote from: The Slak on October 11, 2006, 09:54:41 AM

That's my issue. That blonde who is supposed to be hilarious in the context of the show's world, is dreadfully unfunny and almost a chore to listen to. Does she have a speech impediment, or am I the only one seeing that?

I thought that was her hilarious Holly Hunter imitation.

Unfunny? "The bear said, ROOOOOOOAAAAAR!"? Gold, Jerry!

That is the EXACT one I think of when I think of not funny. And then they said, "Go with it". No wonder why this fictional show has fictionally shitty ratings.

Quote from: HST on October 11, 2006, 07:26:48 AM
I think Studio 60 has real potential but, for some reason, it's not working. The behind the scenes stuff could be good but, you're right, it isn't that compelling. It almost takes too much precedence over the very real human conflict on and off stage. The idea of a pressure-packed week compressed into a little less than an hour (and I love the clock on Perry's wall) is a great (and classic) device.

Part of it is the show within the show though doesn't seem that funny. The supposedly stolen lines, for example, weren't that funny. Why steal bad lines? And how can you not fire the two writers who protect the plagarist? You want them gone and they've offered to go. And the Gilbert and Sullivan opera earlier in the season? Awful.
The whole lead writer/lead actress romance-on-the-rocks should be great but they lack a little chemistry. Whitford, who is great, can't carry the show on his own as written. DL Hughley hasn't hit any stride and seems mis-cast. The bad network guy has stepped too far into the background too. He's a great character as one of those people you love to hate.


And, as someone who's married to a doctor, I'm all for horny doctors. At least one.

That's my issue. That blonde who is supposed to be hilarious in the context of the show's world, is dreadfully unfunny and almost a chore to listen to. Does she have a speech impediment, or am I the only one seeing that? All her jokes are brutal. And that opera HST, wow, I mean...that sucked a huge, hairy paratestes. And you know that unfunny scene probably cost a shitload of money to get on the air even though it was a fake sketch on a fake show on a real show. Whew...