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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.

Late Night

Jane Krakowski Is a Lot Like That Jenna Maroney Lady

by | February 23rd, 2012

Wow, Jane Krakowski is surprisingly similar to her character on 30 Rock. Jenna would also be really upset that her baby isn't clapping for her and excited to be on Broadway. And THRILLED to have Weird Al parody one of her songs, as he'll do later this season. By the way, the interview Jane and Jimmy discuss (in honor of Jim Carrey's 30 Rock appearance this week) is as awesome as it sounds.

Important Lists

The 'Community' Cast, Jane Krakowski Top "Most Wanted Actors/Actresses" for Fall 2013

by | December 11th, 2012

Michael Ausiello over at TV Line just put out a list of "The 36 Most Wanted Actors and Actresses" for 2013's pilot season, with the networks seeking to cast a lot of familiar faces in new shows. As soon as the big networks finish picking which TV pilots they're greenlighting, they'll start the casting process that kicks off "pilot season" early next year. On Ausiello's list of the most in-demand performers is the cast of Community. While the critically-acclaimed but low-rated NBC series is still on the air and returns for a fourth season in February, its future beyond that season remains uncertain and will largely rest on [...]

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Ok, 10 words: The Cast of 30 Rock Played Charades with Jimmy Fallon

by | April 26th, 2012

Have you ever played charades? Isn’t it fine? It usually peaks at whenever someone yells out "Baby Fishmouth" and yet goes on for like 45 minutes more. Watching professional funny people play charades is a different story, however, as it is the best. The teams were Jimmy Fallon, Tracy Morgan, and Jane Krakowski vs. Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer, and Alec (Alex? Alec? Alex? Alec.) Baldwin. One team was good at it and one team was not, can you guess which? What I'm trying to say is, Tina, please come to my next dinner party, we'll play charades and I'll make a ham. Speaking of ham, let's eat breakfast whilst watching [...]

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