Chicagoist: Oprah To Guest Star on 30 Rock, Our Lives Complete

Stealth

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:01:30 -0600

30 Rock made me like Tracey Morgan. 'Nuff said.

dopplerd

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:38:26 -0600

For the record I am a huge fan of off kilter sitcoms. In no particular order: Arrested Development Always Sunny in Philly Curb your Enthusiasm Flight of the Conchords 30 Rock Extras The Office (UK, but Dwight Schrute makes US version bearable)

dopplerd

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:32:21 -0600

Oprah, Obama, or Osama. I don't care. Compare 30 Rock to anything else out there. I'd rather be subjected to eye gouging than watch another episode of New Christine or According to Jim or anything with Charlie Sheen. 30 Rock really stands out not only in the barren landscape of current sitcoms but also when compared to the cannon of the 30 minute format. The writing is tight and the humor rapidfire. I'd even watch the "MILF Island" spinoff!

Albanyparkour

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:28:46 -0600

Tc3: Usually I'd agree with you, "special guest star" stunt crap is the stuff Will and Grace (shudder) was made of. But thus far on 30 Rock they've made a point of getting the guest to either play something truly demented (Carrie Fisher and Steve Buscemi) or made a gag of the whole thing (Seinfeld vision) thus ameliorating concerns of a devolution into "This week Hannah Montana!" territory. The show that gave us "mind grapes" really can do no wrong.

chicago jo

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:15:18 -0600

Oprah gives me gas, errr is it okra? Either way I wish Liz Lemon wouldn’t do this. Oprah diminishes everything, (look what happened to Obama after she named him one of her favorite things) and now she is going to diminish the quality of 30 Rock. BUMMER

Jacy Wojcik

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:43:26 -0600

I completely agree with the David Schwimmer appearance- it was miserable. But. BUT. B.U.T. How good Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy? Her appearances added a lot to the dynamic of the cast in the episodes she appeared in. Probably why she is nominated for an Emmy for it and Mr. Swchimmer is not...

tc3

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:26:17 -0600

From time to time, I think all the guest stars that 30 Rock trots out tend to sabotage the show as a whole (particularly Tim Conway and David Schwimmer last year.) It just makes it uneven for me - still a good show, but sometimes wasting the potential of the cast for weekly cameos that aren't nearly as funny.