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Watch Rachel Dratch as Jenna in '30 Rock's Original Unaired Pilot

by | January 7th, 2013

Back in 2006, when 30 Rock's original pilot was being developed and produced, Tina Fey's longtime SNL and Second City collaborator Rachel Dratch was cast as Jenna DeCarlo, the star of TGS, the show-within-the-show. A second pilot was then commissioned and shot with Jane Krakowski replacing Dratch and the role (and the show) being changed drastically. Now, Popfocal has compiled all of Rachel Dratch's scenes from the original pilot into this video, and it's a pretty astounding to see how different the show was and would have been with Dratch in the role. Don't worry though, Tracy Morgan is still playing Tracy Jordan.

End Times

'30 Rock' Wraps Production with Tracy Morgan Singing Songs from 'Thriller'

by | December 21st, 2012

The 30 Rock cast and crew finished shooting the series finale Wednesday night after working together on seven seasons of the critically-acclaimed show. Kevin Brown, who plays Dot Com on the show, tweeted this picture (embedded at its full size below) of the 30 Rock gang all together one last time. Tina Fey tells Zap2it about the last day of filming: "Last night there was a delay and as happens every time in seven years it ended up with Tracy [Morgan] singing songs from Thriller. It was the same three Michael Jackson songs so many times. Last night, it turned into an impromptu break dance party." 30 Rock's [...]

guest stars

Ice-T Will Be in the '30 Rock' Finale

by | December 11th, 2012

Beloved rapper, actor, and reality TV star Ice-T revealed via Instagram yesterday that he'll be cameoing in 30 Rock's hourlong series finale, which airs January 31st. Ice posted this picture of his dressing room door with the caption, "Shooting a scene for the final episode of 30ROCK." He also told me, in private, it was okay if I refer to him as "Ice" in case you were wondering.

Deals

NBC Is Keeping Alec Baldwin Around a Little While Longer

by | December 3rd, 2012

Alec Baldwin just signed a new two-year deal with Universal TV that will keep him at NBC a little while after 30 Rock ends its run on January 31st. Deadline reports that the deal will involve Baldwin, who's also a producer on 30 Rock, developing and producing TV shows, one of which might be a starring vehicle for himself. This news comes just after NBC locked Tina Fey into a new four-year deal a few months ago. Alec Baldwin sticking with TV comes as a bit of a surprise since he's been talking about quitting acting for years now. There have also been longstanding rumors about [...]

Recaps

Wednesday Night Sitcom Recap: 'South Park' and '30 Rock' Weather the Storm

by | November 1st, 2012

Last night, while South Park aired at its normal time, Hurricane Sandy forced NBC to move 30 Rock to Wednesday instead of Thursday so it could make room for a delayed episode of The Voice. All other NBC comedies were cancelled this week. But I'm sure they don't feel too bad — they know who pays the bills in the peacock's house. But let's see how those two shows went last night, shall we?

Politics

Nancy Pelosi Will Be in the '30 Rock' Finale

by | January 4th, 2013

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will be making her sitcom acting debut in a few weeks on the series finale of 30 Rock, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The long-running NBC show's hour-long swan song will air January 31st. There's no word on the nature of Pelosi's role in the show, but it's safe to assume she's playing herself in a quick cameo just last past political 30 Rock guests Al Gore, Condoleezza Rice, and Michael Bloomberg. In a creepy but charming statement about her guest spot to The Washington Post, Pelosi said, "I would do almost anything Tina Fey asks me to do." So far, Ice-T [...]

Deals

Tina Fey's '30 Rock' Co-Showrunner Jack Burditt Signs a Two-Year Deal with NBC

by | December 19th, 2012

30 Rock stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin signed new deals with NBC earlier this year, and now, Fey's co-showrunner at the long-running series, Jack Burditt, has renewed his contract too, Deadline reports. Burditt has signed a two-years deal with Universal, which will keep him at the network after 30 Rock's series finale next month. Burditt joined the show during its first season and has been there ever since – although he took a short break in the fall of 2011 to create the Tim Allen show Last Man Standing on ABC, which doesn't seem at all like a show that's written by 30 Rock's showrunner. Jack [...]

Recaps

NBC Thursday Sitcom Recaps: Award Shows, Christmas Parties, Weddings, and Guilt Trips

by | December 7th, 2012

NBC's Thursday night lineup kicked off their holiday episodes last night, taking on themes like weirdly intimate relationships, personal temptation, and in true holiday spirit, and familial guilt trips. 30 Rock easily took the cake for most cameos and featured Florence Henderson, Andrea Martin, Wendy Williams, Sue Summons, Gayle King, Judy Gold, Kermit, and much more, and Parks and Rec saw the return of Megan Mullally as well as appearances from Lucy Lawless and Christie Brinkley. So not only was it a night of mostly holiday-themed fun, it was also a night for badass lady celeb cameos! Let's take a look at what happened. (Pop quiz: Which two shows [...]

Recaps

NBC Thursday Sitcom Recaps: Liz Gets Married & More!

by | November 30th, 2012

Last night's lineup was all about overcoming what Leslie Knope calls "totally legitimate prejudices," whether that be those against cheesy parents, the "Industrial Wedding Complex," secretly gay husbands, murder plots, and those damn snobs up in Eagleton. The night also included cameos from Tony Bennett, Brad Hall, Dan Castellaneta, and Splitsider friend and contributor Chris Gethard. Oh, and Liz Lemon got married, Up All Night returned with its strongest episode yet this season, and two shows at one point make fun of jazz.

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No Comedies Thursday Because Sandy Is Making NBC Rerun 'The Voice' ('30 Rock' Airs Tonight)

by | October 31st, 2012

NBC is re-airing Monday night's episode of singing competition The Voice from 8 to 10pm this Thursday for those who missed it for weather-related reasons, bumping its beleaguered Thursday comedy block off the schedule. The latest episodes of Parks and Recreation, The Office, and Up All Night have been pushed back to next week, while 30 Rock, however, will be airing at a special time, tonight at 8 in Animal Practice's now-vacant slot. Hopefully, the Voice rerun won't do so amazingly well that it'll prompt NBC to just rerun the show in place of its low-rated comedies every Thursday.

Podcasts

It's That Episode 47: 'Magnum P.I.' Scholar, '30 Rock's John Murray

by | December 31st, 2012

On "It's That Episode" Craig Rowin (UCB Theatre) invites guests over to watch any episode of any TV show they want. They discuss the episode and other crap.

John Murray (30 Rock, Death By Roo Roo) really likes Magnum P.I. Like, he really likes it. Like a lot. Also Craig read the whole Magnum P.I. article on Wikipedia, which was extensive, so you'll learn some kickin' Tom Selleck nuggets including the fact that he was originally set to play Indiana Jones.

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Awards

The Golden Globe Nominations Ignore All Your Favorite Comedies Once Again

by | December 13th, 2012

The 2013 Golden Globe nominations came in this morning, and, as usual, they snubbed a bunch of TV's best comedies. Community and Happy Endings didn't receive a single nomination (and never have, from the Globes), whereas Parks and Recreation and Louie only got one nomination each for acting and not for Best TV Comedy. To put things into perspective, the Matt LeBlanc Showtime series Episodes got a Best TV Comedy nomination, an honor that was not bestowed upon 30 Rock, Community, Happy Endings, Parks and Recreation, and Louie. And most important of all, Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman has never been nominated for a Golden Globe (or an [...]

honors

'Louie,' 'Key & Peele,' 'Girls' and 'Parks and Rec' Amongst this Year's WGA Awards Nominees

by | December 7th, 2012

The Writers Guild of America announced its TV nominations yesterday, and unlike a lot of awards shows (say, the Emmys), the WGA actually recognized most of the great comedies on TV. The 2013 WGA Awards are set to go down on February 17th with simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles. This year, new and newish series like Girls, Portlandia, Key & Peele, Girls, and Veep all scored their first WGA nominations, while old favorites fared well too. Comedy-wise, Modern Family led the pack with 4 nominations, followed by The Simpsons (3), Parks and Recreation (2), 30 Rock (2), and Girls (2).

Read the full list of comedy nominations below. If you [...]

Recaps

NBC Thursday Sitcom Recaps: Bunions, Bidens, and Big Lebowskis

by | November 16th, 2012

Halloween and Hurricane Sandy are finally behind us, and last night's lineup returned in full before it goes away again for Thanksgiving break next week. So will Up All Night survive its second retooling? Is The Office keeping up its final season momentum? Did Biden do a good job on Parks and Rec? And most importantly, has Liz Lemon ruined her feet forever?

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