30 Rock

By Brian Howard A lot of them are pointing out that it's too bad Fey doesn't have her SNL gig where she could portray Palin weekly. I say, bring Palin on 30 Rock. It would help balance the silliness that was former veep Al Gore's cameo, and it's not like the show's trademark isn't surprising guest stars (i.e. Pee W...

By Chris Serico First, and most important, NBC announced Thursday that "Chuck" will be picked up for a full second season! (Thanks for fellow Accessory Brian Howard for the tip.) Here's what Teri Weinberg, an executive veep for NBC Entertainment, had to say about the pick-up:

By Chris Serico And I can't say I'd disagree with that. Among series that continue to pump out new episodes, my three favorites—"30 Rock," "The Office" and "Chuck"—are all Peacock productions. And, well, it doesn't hurt that one of my childhood friends was just cast on "Saturday Night Live." So to celebrat...

By Chris Serico Of course, "The NBC Primetime Preview" will do more than offer "an exclusive backstage look" at new series like "My Own Worst Enemy" (starring Christian Slater), "Kath & Kim" (Molly Shannon and Selma Blair) and "Crusoe" (Philip Winchester and Sam Neill). It'll also show off some tea...

By Brian Howard Well, not no one, but not nearly enough people are tuning in to give diehard fans like myself any confidence that Ben Silverman and the gang at NBC won't pull the rug out from under Tina Fey and Co. no matter how many awards they pull in or how much praise the suits heap on them. Season 1 averaged an...

By Chris Serico Comedy: "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Entourage," "The Office," "30 Rock" and "Two and a Half Men." Best actor—comedy: Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock"), Steve Carell ("The Office"), Lee Pace ("Pushing Daisies"), Tony Shalhoub ("Monk") and Charlie Sheen ("Two and a Half Men").

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By Brian Howard If you've ever seen the film Lollilove – and I recommend it to Office diehards, at least – that was her one and only foray into those specialties. It's a funny and weird little movie with her now estranged husband James Gunn. And apparently it jumpstarted her creatively but cured her of all but...

By Chris Serico As a worshipper of quality comedies like "30 Rock" and "The Office," I am blasphemous for never having seen a full episode of "Arrested Development." So although it's high on my NetFlix queue and could be viewed even sooner via Hulu, feel free to blame me for its premature demise after you'r...

By Brian Howard Tim Conway's recent guest stint on 30 Rock got me thinking about what a funny show The Carol Burnett Show was. I was too young to know prime time sketch comedy was a dying breed, or even that comic talent of such caliber, all in one place, was a rare thing.

By Chris Serico Now, I know I've been critical of NBC for deciding to wait until the fall to bring the show back while allowing more established comedies ("The Office" and "30 Rock," for example) to return for a mini-season shortly after the conclusion of the writers' strike. But while "The Office" and "30...

By Brian Howard We learned Liz is ready to be a mom, even if it's to the Beeper Prince. Jack is ready to fight for control of GE, even if it means turning the entire Pentagon gay. Tracy is the father of the year because he found a way to combine video games and adult movies. Also, Kenneth is fluent in Chinese.

By Brian Howard Jack (Alec Baldwin) wants Liz (Tina Fey) to book "The Subway Hero," New York's newest celebrity, who jumped in front of a train to save a total stranger who had fallen on the tracks. It turns out that the hero is none other than Liz's ex boyfriend, Dennis (guest star Dean Winters), "The Beeper...

By Brian Howard By live blogging the mostly highly anticipated episode of the funniest show on television, I'll free myself up at 9 p.m. to focus on the best overall show on television, The Office, for which I can post a prompt recap and analysis without giving 30 Rock short shrift. Of course, my 30 Rock recap/...

By Brian Howard In an hour with reporters the other day, Tina Fey touched on every conceivable topic. Herewith, then, is the kitchen sink… On knowing just how crazy to make it By keeping characters grounded at their emotional core, Fey said the writers can get away with the crazy stuff.

By Brian Howard I confront a particular dilemma while blogging about 30 Rock: Tina Fey and Co. say a lot of things in their prime time slot that I could never print in this space. Meanwhile, don’t expect any of the upcoming episodes to be about the TGS writers hitting the picket lines.

By Brian Howard Tina Fey chatted with the media the other day, and there was too much Liz Lemony goodness to cram into a single post. So Remote Access is doling it out over a couple of days, replete with real audio so you can hear for yourself just how awesome she is. Check out Part I here.

By Brian Howard On endorsing Hillary on SNL (more…) When Saturday Night Live returned from the writers strike and wanted to make a splash, producers turned to former SNL veteran Tina Fey. And what a splash she made. Her “Bitch is the new black” endorsement of Hillary Clinton made headlines for weeks. But in a...

By Brian Howard Jack (Alec Baldwin) meets with German TV executives to close a deal on the purchase of the largest cable network in North America. Motivated by Jack’s financial advice, Liz (Tina Fey) decides to invest in real estate, but must appear before a co-op board to lobby for the apartment she loves....

By Amy Vernon Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin / Jack Donaghy – 30 Rock (NBC) (my pick, though Carell is a close second!) Steve Carell / Michael Scott – The Office (NBC) Ricky Gervais / Andy Millman – Extras (HBO) Jeremy Piven / Ari Gold – Entourage (HBO)

Remote Access 30 Rock holiday episode will be LudaChristmas Remote Access, NY - Dec 13, 2007 You’re going to wish every week was Shark Week because the prime-time pickings are getting slim, and you won’t have Tina Fey and Co. to kick around for a ...

By Brian Howard Download: (more…) Looking back at last week’s 30 Rock, we still can’t believe they landed Al Gore AND David Schwimmer AND Meredith Vieira AND Tina Fey. Well, OK, they had a leg up on the last one since its her show and all. Party with your colleagues at your own risk. Ignore global warming at your...

By Chris Serico Handle the “Truth” after the jump. (more…) As far as scripted television is concerned, the vast majority of my viewing these days involves programming on NBC: Tops with me right now are “The Office,” “30 Rock” and “Chuck”—with “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and a resurgent “Saturday Nig...

By Chris Serico While Seinfeld was a big reason for the ratings surge, I think the bigger factor you forgot about (or at least forgot to mention above) was the fact that “30 Rock” won the Emmy for best comedy series. That would get me to watch if I’d never seen the show before.