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meritxell: an erotic life
12/04/09

In reply to Liz Learns High-Def's A Deal Breaker On 30 Rock
I like 30 Rock (although I don't actually LOL at it like I used to) but I'm getting kind of sick of them pretending that Tina Fey isn't hot.

"It's not adorable to pretend that you're not adorable, Tina."
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beatrice2000
12/05/09

@meritxell: an erotic life: Thank you. I know it's a character, but it gets hard to believe Liz Lemon as ugly when Tina Fey is glammed up in magazines and at award shows. That might sound weird, but the "Liz is ugly" trope sounds more fake when Tina is seen as a successful beauty in real life.
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bess marvin, girl detective
12/04/09

In reply to Liz Learns High-Def's A Deal Breaker On 30 Rock
i thought this show was a white person myth like larry bird or colorado
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cirocco
12/04/09

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RE: Kenneth: for those who haven't yet seen it, please check out 30 Rock is a Ripoff of the Muppet Show. If there were an EGOT for blogs, this entry would sweep.
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xskeptictankx
12/04/09

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The writers have finally tapped into the depths of my soul. Not only do I look a lot like Lemon, but my boss and I have a very Jack/Liz sort of relationship and now my coworkers have taken to calling me Liz. Now they have uncovered what really makes us Lemon types special: being terminally Awkweird.
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Scout
12/04/09

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FINALLY! 30 Rock is funny, for once, this season.

Right when I was about to give up on it too. typical! * smirk * (I'm giving up on emoticons)
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The HZA.
12/04/09

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Mike Dexter. Like Can't Hardly Wait Mike Dexter?
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acrobatic rabbit
12/04/09

@The HZA.: That's where I've heard that name before... good call!
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The HZA.
12/04/09

@acrobatic rabbit: I wonder if it was intentional, or accidental.
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memphreblues
12/04/09

@The HZA.: Mike Dexter is a role model! Mike Dexter is a God!
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meritxell: an erotic life
12/04/09

@memphreblues: Mike Dexter is an... Asshole!
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LaMorenita
12/04/09

In reply to Liz Learns High-Def's A Deal Breaker On 30 Rock
Am I the only one who still enjoys the Office?

Anyway, on topic: I was laughing so hard at Liz Lemon's intro I wasn't making any noise and my stomach hurt. And I do agree with what people have been saying about the "Liz Lemon is ugly" jokes being tired, since Tina Fey is super hot, but I think (or hope that the joke is the show biz standards make her fat/ugly when by normal people standards, she's more attractive than average. Usually Jack is the one commenting on her looks and he always goes on about dating super models. And Salma Hayek. So yeah. My dos centimos.
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DontFearTheReefer
12/04/09

@LaMorenita: I never miss an episode of The Office. I almost gave up on it after the strike but it really picked up towards the end of last season and this season has been so on point so far.

That said, did you see last night's episode? It was like the Super Bowl of awkwardness. I've never had more trouble sitting through an episode.
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cirocco
12/04/09

@DontFearTheReefer: Last night was very discomfiting, but the "Dinner Party" episode still tops it. Turned that one off with fifteen minutes to spare.

*shudder*
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DontFearTheReefer
12/04/09

@cirocco: So funny that you say that because that's my favorite episode of all time!
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cirocco
12/04/09

@DontFearTheReefer: Then allow me to recommend the Burton/Taylor classic Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, if you've not seen it already!
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velcrosneakers
12/04/09

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30 Rock is BACK and by that I mean it's funny again. I thought the last season was pretty bad with all of the overdone scripts for (unfunny) special guest stars and cameos.

Frank as Liz was the best!
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kkatt
12/04/09

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Kenneth as a muppet was pure genius
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12/04/09

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vamvaki_poulaki
12/04/09

@HistoricUpstart: My favorite part of Kenneth seeing muppets was these 7 seconds, when Liz does a muppet walk.
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Perhaps Not
12/04/09

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This show makes me laugh until I cry. Last night my wife and I were watching the episode where Jack fakes getting a phone call on his thumb in order to get Liz to shut up about her therapy session and Mrs. Not had to pause the DVD player and wait until I was done so she could hear the rest of the dialogue.
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redparchment
12/04/09

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My husband and I have been frantically "waving" and "blowing" kisses allllllll morning.
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redparchment
12/04/09

@redparchment: I just watched the clip again and it's still tears-in-your-eyes funny.

"Okay . . . just have fun! . . . Are you spinning a basketball?!"
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bluebears
12/04/09

@redparchment: ok. the basketball line was my favorite. I have to re-watch this on hulu later today.
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Bunsen Honeydew
12/04/09

@bluebears: It reminded me of the Leatha' Pumpkin interaction with Floyd before he moved to Cleveland in season one.
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bluebears
12/04/09

@Bunsen Honeydew: ha! yes.
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Matt Wilstein
12/04/09

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Frank as Liz Lemon was my favorite part:
[www.gotchamediablog.com]
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jigglyball
12/04/09

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Jez technology hates me today, but dayum, I want to post a picture of Alec Baldwin as Mr. Conductor in Thomas the Tank Engine. A dash of humiliation is warranted, I believe.
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rodmanstreet
12/04/09

@jigglyball:
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jigglyball
12/04/09

@rodmanstreet: YES! This makes me smile.
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Dodgergirl
12/04/09

In reply to Liz Learns High-Def's A Deal Breaker On 30 Rock
Tina Fey was awesome last night, but I would also like to say that Tina’s partner in crime, Amy Poehler is also on a very funny show on Thursday nights you should all give a second chance to. Also, her character is a self-identified and proud feminist. Plus, this:
[www.hulu.com]
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
12/04/09

@Dodgergirl: I second that. This second season they are letting her do what she does best. The first season of Parks was stilted. Soph season has been considerably better.
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jigglyball
12/04/09

@Dodgergirl: Hearted for the P&R love. I plug it ALL THE DAMN TIME on here. I need Tina and Amy to stick around on Thursday nights.

ETA: How great would an Amy guest spot on 30 Rock be? She could be Tina's acting coach and hilarity could ensue!
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bluebears
12/04/09

@Dodgergirl: I really really like Parks and Rec. The supporting cast is really good as well.
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Blueberry26
12/04/09

@all: I've been thinking about getting started on this show, as I'm caught up on the office and almost done with mad men, but I have a question. I've heard season 1 wasn't as awesome, should I still watch it or skip right to season 2?
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bluebears
12/04/09

@Blueberry26: I actually liked season 1. Was it the most ground breakingly awesome comedy? no. Far from it. But I still think it was amusing with some LOL moments. The last episode of the season in particular, actually I think the episodes steadily improved all season.
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awinoforever
12/04/09

@Dodgergirl: thank you!! i love how (not so?) secret feminist parks and rec is - plus it's been hysterical this season. when she was lying to the park ranger about shooting ron and had to pretend to be a stupid girl... GENIUS:

also my stripper name is equality.
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Alexis
12/04/09

@Dodgergirl: Yes! P& R love. I love 30 rock and the office is okay, but P&R has been easily the funniest show on he NBC block all season! It took a year for the cast to really get into their characters (just like the office) but now that they've proven that they're not an office clone, its only been getting better. If Jez wants to follow a show, it should be P&R.
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NorthernLite
12/04/09

@Dodgergirl: My damn local Scheinhardt affiliate has preempted P & R at least twice (& Community once) this season, including last night. Grrrr.
I so look forward to sitting down on a Thurs. and watching both Amy & Tina's shows the "old-fashioned way. I hope we get at least another season or two of their two shows both still going strong. (No cancellation for PR, no end of series for 3oR.)
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Margaret
12/04/09

@Alexis: Hmm... I'll have to check it out. I really wanted to like it, but after watching the first few episodes I gave up. I'm glad to hear it got good.
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PIKITIS!!
12/04/09

@Dodgergirl: Happiness!!! I actually love Parks and Rec more than 30 Rock a lot of the time. I am one of the few people that loved the first season, especially "Boys' Club" and "The Banquet". Season 2 is definitely better, and more comfortable.

"My crotch looks like a disco ball." -Tom Haverford
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Dodgergirl
12/04/09

@PIKITIS!!: I keep meaning to mention to you how much I freaking love your screen name.
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meritxell: an erotic life
12/04/09

@Dodgergirl: Parks and Recreation is AWESOME. It's funnier than The Office (wth was up with last night's ep?) AND 30 Rock combined.

Aziz Ansari can fake marry me anytime. "My crotch looks like a disco ball!"

Oh and Amy Poehler's "I've gone on record that if I had to pick a stripper name, it would be Equality."
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PIKITIS!!
12/05/09

@Dodgergirl: LOL - it's my favorite episode of the series so far ("Peach pit!"), I think, although I love "The Stakeout" and of course the penguin episode. I actually have Leslie Knope rapping "Parents Just Don't Understand" as my voicemail greeting instead of the usual 'Hi, this is Pikitis...'. Nobody gets it, but I occasionally call it myself and laugh.
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Gumbina80
12/04/09

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I have a friend who didn't know that it was Alec Baldwin in "Beetlejuice." She couldn't believe that he was hot way back when. I think he is STILL hot, in that older professor sort of way. Another friend of mine saw him recently at a restaurant and said he is unbelievably handsome. I guess my point is: The HD monitor was demonstrating that Alec is made of Teh Hawt.
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BetteD
12/05/09

@Gumbina80: Pants melting. Day-um.
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