Watching 30 Rock

Or maybe Entertainment Weekly is just thinking back fondly to those innocent times when we were all to naive to think such a thing as a writer’s strike could happen. Ahh, mid September how we miss you so.

Anyway, EW has named 30 Rock the very best show of 2007, can’t say we disagree with ya there but we do love slumin’ with A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (don’t tell our moms). Here’s what they say:

Tina Fey’s Emmy-winning sitcom earns every guffaw with its left-brain/right-brain zigzags. It’s incisive but squirrelly, satiric but joyfully goofy. In this second season, Fey feels genuine, bright, and occasionally nutty, but with enough sense to remark on her own madness. Tracy Morgan continues to perfect his blank-eyed craziness as an overindulged, posse-pampered comedian. And as purry, synergy-obsessed executive Jack Donaghy, Alec Baldwin is flawless, combining bone-deep insecurity with sky-high megalomania. Smart, playful, weird, and occasionally quite sweet, 30 Rock isn’t just the best comedy on TV this year, it’s simply the best TV.

There is a bit more to their love-fest but to read it we’d have to actually purchase Entertainment Weekly and we’re feeling a bit tight after blowing a bunch of cash on holiday essentials like more games where we can fake-murder stuff and Ugg boots for our pets.

So you may be thinking “wow that’s a whole lot of love that one mind-candy of a mag could be spraying on our little show”, but no, it doesn’t end there. They’ve also named Alec Baldwin in their 25 Greatest Performances of the Year article.

The episode that particularly caught their eye is from October 25th in the Rosemary’s Baby episode. As you may recall, this episode featured Carrie Fisher as a Liz Lemon’s strung out idol but what was a highlight was Jack reenacting Tracy’s childhood for a therapist in hopes of ridding him of his dog fighting dreams (and who doesn’t have those?)

Channeling Tracy’s dad via Redd Foxx, Jack explains why he left Tracy: ”I was young and confused, and your moms didn’t want me around no more. Now, pass me them damn collard greens!” Classic! The little act also featured a bit of Good Times, with a hint of Chico and the Man maybe? Something like that.

Anyway, we agree with all your 30 Rock praise EW. Maybe with a little love and a lot of other crappy shows on TV we can get people to tune in.

Chico and the Man, Alec Baldwin, Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock. Entertainment Weekly