The 2012 leap day episode of 30 rock, which you can stream on hulu, taught us everything we need to know to make the most out of this extra. It also has the improvisational feel of shows like ad, the office, and larry saunders. Feb 29, 2020 30 rock knows how to celebrate leap day with a bunch of blue and yellow and buckets of candy. Jack is scared straight, thanks to kenneths spiritual help. Feb 29, 2020 the 2012 leap day episode of 30 rock, which you can stream on hulu, taught us everything we need to know to make the most out of this extra day. With leap year occurring in 2020, we interviewed the writer of 30 rock s beloved leap day episode about how the episode came to be, the origins of leap day william, casting jim carrey, and. List of 30 rock episodes christmas special is the sixth episode of the third season of the american television comedy series 30 rock. Oct 19, 2017 jack is scared straight, thanks to kenneths spiritual help. Several writers for 30 rock decided on a leap day episode because the program missed the opportunity for a christmas or new years day story due to feys pregnancy. Nbcs late night tvribbing 30 rock has its own holiday worth celebrating that comes only once every four years. Feb 24, 2020 as an episode, leap day represents what 30 rock did best, building a ridiculous counterworld that acts as a funhouse mirror of our own, reflecting and distorting our own cultural idiosyncrasies. Liz lemon dates her cousin 30 rock episode highlight. Ludachristmas season 2, episode 9 christmas episodes arent where most sitcoms shine, but 30 rock managed to turn in a classic one about the challenges of the holidays, the underlying.
Two weeks later, 30 rock returns with another holiday themed episode, only everything is not only different but antithetical. Ranking the 30 rock christmas episodes the geekiverse. Emmy awardwinning saturday night live stalwart tina fey writes, executive produces, and stars as head writer liz lemon in the comedy 30 rock. Watch 30 rock episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The wonderful world of 30 rock humored us over seven seasons with its devotion to holiday episodes, whether it was kenneth destined to ruin ludachristmas with a. The best christmas tv episodes to watch over the holidays. Criss and liz decide to celebrate valentines day, but they need to buy a dining room table first. Watch full episodes of 30 rock and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. You have to stream the leap day episode of 30 rock today, or youll have to wait another four years.
Aaron barnhart of the kansas city star deemed the first episode of the season, season 4 as one of the weakest episodes from 30 rock that he has ever seen, and found the episode boring. The 12 best musical episodes and how well they explained the. The holiday spirit when liz feels snookered while doing a good deed, she calls for an all out war, just as jack wages his own campaign against his mother, and they both end up with. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show 30 rock anytime, anywhere.
The story behind 30 rocks magnificently silly leap day episode. Leap day is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the american television comedy series 30. On thursday, alec baldwin tweeted that he had finished the last episode of 30 rock. If youre a fan of 30 rock, you are well aware that some of their best episodes happen to be their.
Ludachristmas season 2, episode 9 sometimes, you just cant beat the original. As compensation she participates in a letters to santa charity program and buys presents for poor children. Episode 9 the titular holiday climaxes with the staff tearing down the rockefeller. Dec 10, 2010 this was a really fun and almost heartwarming holiday oh, sorry, jack, i mean christmas episode of 30 rock like the title state, christmas attack zone was mainly focused on jacks plan to. Jack entertains his motherinlaw, diana, as jenna frantically looks to pete to fill in lastminute as the producer of her first live performance on americas kidz got singing. The following week, the lowest rated episode of the season, sandwich day, aired. Tonights yuletidethemed episode of 30 rockmanaged to be simultaneously naughty and nice. Watch 30 rock episodes online season 7 20 tv guide. An angry jerry seinfeld goes to 30 rock to confront jack after he learns that jack plans to digitally insert him into every current nbc program.
I was glad, and pleasantly surprised, to see how much i enjoyed 30 rocks holiday episode, considering that the valentines day episode of just two weeks ago was one of the worst outings of the show i can remember, leap day suggested that things are very simple with 30 rock. It became pretty clear early on in the shows run that liz lemon wasnt a character that needed a. While 30 rock was in its sixth season and entering racheldatesjoey shark jump territory at this point, this 2012 episode was a lateseries. Like previous christmas episodes of 30 rock it defied sentiment until the very last minute, then finally succumbed to the stickysweet uplift endemic to holiday themed entertainment. Leap day is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the american television comedy series 30 rock, and the 112th overall episode of the series. It has the kind of zany feel of arrested development, and a lot of great throwaway oneliners. Last nights 30 rock wasnt just notable for the its usual. Christmas special is the sixth episode of the third season of the american television comedy. The cast and writers celebrate leap day, the widely celebrated holiday with a santa clauslike mascot, a gilled creature named leap day. Dec 21, 20 30 rock, one of my favourite shows of 20 and ever, had five christmas episodes in its sevenseason run there was no christmas episode in season 1, presumably because the new show was building the foundation for the rest of the season, or maybe producers thought the show would be cancelled before christmas, and no christmas special for. What makes the 30 rock christmas episodes work so well is a double fakeout of holiday spirit. The 5 biggest revelations of the 30 rock finale cinemablend. Typically, an episode begins with the saccharine tv.
Tina fey stars as liz lemon in the awardwinning nbc comedy 30 rock, alongside alec baldwin and tracy morgan. I remembered that in the bizarre 30 rock universe leap day is a holiday people celebrate and there is a santa clausstyle guy named leap day william who wears a blue suit and has gills and trades candy for childrens tears. Hell, even the tag scene is funnier than the entire the big bang theory series. One of the late stage creations was leap day, a season six episode that features alec. This week matt zoller seitz preeulogized 30 rock as the nbc comedys jan. While 30 rock was in its sixth season and entering racheldatesjoey sharkjump territory at this point, this 2012 episode was a lateseries. The story behind 30 rocks magnificently silly leap day. Christmas episodes of 30 rock wifetime of happiness. Feb 28, 2020 nbcs late night tvribbing 30 rock has its own holiday worth celebrating that comes only once every four years. It was directed by steve buscemi, and written by luke del tredici. In the classic 2012 episode from season 6 of tina feys sitcom, kenneth. 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 lemon. The tgs crew have to ditch their own plans for a holidaythemed episode of the show.
The tgs crew have to ditch their own plans for a holiday themed episode of the show. The season was produced by broadway video, little stranger, and nbc universal. This is the sixth episode of the third season of 30 rock and while it doesnt reach the height of previous episodes, it manages to be a. Even then it served up its christmas jollies with a perverse twist. Typically, an episode begins with the saccharine tv merriment that accompanies the usual hey, guys. The story behind 30 rocks leap day episode vulture. Having caught the odd episode of 30 rock on tv i took a leap of faith and bought the season 1 dvd.
Holiday decorations include a bowl of meat cubes with jimmy connors sticking out. Where 30 rocks valentines day episode brought out the squabbling, sour, misanthropic worst in its characters and the show as a whole, the leap day episode brought out the best in all of its characters and the show as a whole. Is a very well written and wellacted comedy and this episode is one of the best. But the great start and fantastic finish proved that theres still a lot of great comedy to be found on the stages of 30 rock. The 12 best musical episodes and how well they explained.
Its one of the best examples of 30 rock pulling off the showwithinashow conceit, and its the ultimate example of a bottle episode done right. From the beginning of 30 rock s run all the way through to the end, it managed to generate fantastic comedy movements that lived well beyond the run of the show. Courtesy of nbc and indeed, in the episode season six, episode nine, leap day, the holiday is obvious to all the characters. The first christmas special of 30 rock is just perfect. Feb 28, 2020 the wonderful world of 30 rock humored us over seven seasons with its devotion to holiday episodes, whether it was kenneth destined to ruin ludachristmas with a little thing called religion. As an episode, leap day represents what 30 rock did best, building a ridiculous counterworld that acts as a funhouse mirror of our own, reflecting and distorting our own cultural idiosyncrasies. Celebrate leap day with 30 rock and leap day william. Jim carrey, playing dave leap day williams on 30 rock. Feb 24, 2012 i was glad, and pleasantly surprised, to see how much i enjoyed 30 rocks holiday episode, considering that the valentines day episode of just two weeks ago was one of the worst outings of the show i can remember, leap day suggested that things are very simple with 30 rock.
Leap day saw a small decline in ratings from the previous episode, garnering a 1. Jack accidentally hits his mother with his car just before leaving to rio. With tina fey, tracy morgan, jane krakowski, jack mcbrayer. November 18, 2010 nbc is sprucing up for the upcoming holidays with seasonthemed series episodes of parenthoodnovember 23chucknovember 29,minute to win itdec. It was written by executive story editor kay cannon, and series creator, executive producer and lead actress tina fey. With leap year occurring in 2020, we interviewed the writer of 30 rocks beloved leap day episode about how the episode came to be, the origins of leap day william, casting jim carrey, and.
The director of this episode was series producer don scardino. Anna howard shaw day yet another holiday episode done 30 rock style. Christmas special is the sixth episode of the third season of the american television comedy series 30 rock. The wonderful world of 30 rock humored us over seven seasons with its devotion to holiday episodes, whether it was kenneth destined to ruin. We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising. Roughly 1 week later, having watched at times 5 or 6 episodes a day, i was hooked and back on amazon ordering season 2.
Friends, the one with the holiday armadillo season 7, episode 10 nbcu photo bankgetty images. 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. Episode details episode s05 e011 511 first aired 20jan2011 transcript view full dialogue writer jack burditt director tricia brock. 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.
This was a really fun and almost heartwarming holiday oh, sorry, jack, i mean christmas episode of 30 rock like the title state, christmas attack zone was mainly focused on jacks plan to. Jenna and danny become quarrelsome dressing room mates. Is a hilarious jokefest weaved with awkward situations and clever plotting. 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. Tvs 12 best musical episodes and how well they worked in song and dance. I remembered all that, and that in the show there is a movie where jim. Its a lovely holiday episode watching two people connect over their life foibles, as they commiserate over drinks.
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