Posted on 11/30/2007 3:59:08 AM PST by Chi-townChief
I was kind of half-watching so maybe someone can fill me in but from what I gathered they bought an old park for the poor kids from the Knucklehead City (or some such name) ghetto, took it over, and pulled down a statue of Jefferson Davis. They started playing baseball but the kids reverted to back to fighting in gangs so they brought in a "surge" of Dominican ballplayers as ringers and to keep order. A lefty view of things but still pretty funny. I have to admit Baldwin's a pretty good comic although still a total jackass.
Dallas was playing last night.
“Who knew that ottoman had wheels?”
I think the reason so many people don’t “get it” is because it is so “inside baseball” if you know what I mean. If a viewer is not a political nerd like we FReepers are then they won’t get some of the best jokes. I know that Tina Fey (actress/writer on the show) is a big lefty, but they portray the libs as pretty looney.
This show will probably be cancelled after the next season for lack of viewership, but I predict it will end up being a cult show. So many of the line are Seinfeldian. (is that a word?)
Is there any truth to the rumor that they will suspend taping of 30 Rock so that Alec Baldwin can attend the Henry Hyde funeral and throw rocks at Hyde’s family?
"It's after 6. What am I, a farmer?"
This is a comedy show about a comedy show. The humor is in the characters (and they truly have a cast of characters) and the dialogue.
SNL was terrible under Tina Fey's direction. But she seems to have found her calling on "30 Rock."
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