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30 Rock Review: Sun Tea

30 Rock Review: Sun Tea

Jack, disgusted at a rift in the Geiss family, vows to get a vasectomy so as to never have kids and convinces Tracy, who’s frustrated at his son Tracy Jr. (Bobb’e Thompson), to do the same. Liz learns the rules of New York real estate.

By Jim Rohner on November 20, 2009 | Comments

30 Rock Review: The Problem Solvers

30 Rock Review: The Problem Solvers

The humble attitude of new TGS cast member Jack “Danny” Baker (Cheyenne Jackson) causes Jenna and Tracy to re-think their whip-cracking treatment of Kenneth as they team up to form a duo – aptly named “The Problem Solvers” – to help people solve problems rather than cause them.

By Jim Rohner on November 13, 2009 | Comments

30 Rock Review: Audition Day

30 Rock Review: Audition Day

Liz and Pete have discovered the talent they want to hire for TGS and plan to dupe Jack into hiring him, but when Jenna discovers that the lead candidate is an actor she dislikes, she and a paranoid Tracy plan to find their own candidate.

By Jim Rohner on November 6, 2009 | Comments

30 Rock Review: Stone Mountain

30 Rock Review: Stone Mountain

Jack and Liz take a trip to Kenneth’s hometown of Stone Mountain, Georgia in yet another attempt to find all-American talent while Jenna attempts to charm the writing staff so she’ll get favorable roles once a new cast member is hired and they in turn attempt to charm her for an invitation to a Halloween party.

By Jim Rohner on October 30, 2009 | Comments

30 Rock Review: Into the Crevasse

30 Rock Review: Into the Crevasse

Liz begins to see the negative ripple effects from her book “Dealbreakers” – especially from an aggravated Tracy Jordan – while Jack struggles to find a way to make GE profitable to appease President Obama’s Microwave and Small Appliances Task Force headed up by his arch-enemy Devon Banks.

By Jim Rohner on October 23, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock – Kidney Now!

TV Review: 30 Rock – Kidney Now!

Due to the recognition she received for being on the cover of Time Out New York, Liz accompanies Jenna as a guest on a talk show where she parlays the “that’s a deal breaker, ladies” slogan into more fame.

By Jim Rohner on May 14, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock – Mama Mia

TV Review: 30 Rock – Mama Mia

Jack’s search for his real father leads to three potential candidates, one of which is a liberal college professor named Milton Green (Alan Alda) who’s at odds with everything Jack supports.

By Jim Rohner on May 8, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock – The Natural Order

TV Review: 30 Rock – The Natural Order

After Liz chides Tracy for acting like a child in front of everyone, he becomes obnoxiously professional on set and pushes Liz’s view that no one deserves special treatment back in her face.

By Jim Rohner on April 29, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock – Apollo, Apollo

TV Review: 30 Rock – Apollo, Apollo

Turning 50, Jack hopes to recapture the joy he felt as a 10-year old that got him so excited he threw up. When Dennis (Dean Winters) shows back up in Liz’s life to make amends for being a sexaholic, one of his confessions strains Liz’s friendship with Jenna.

By Jim Rohner on March 26, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock – The Funcooker

TV Review: 30 Rock – The Funcooker

Liz finds herself stretched too thin when she has jury duty added to her already hectic life. With her out of the office, no one can help curve the behavior of Jenna, who is using experimental drugs to keep herself awake, and Tracy, who keeps cursing on live television.

By Jim Rohner on March 13, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock – Goodbye, My Friend

TV Review: 30 Rock – Goodbye, My Friend

When Liz meets a pregnant teenager who’s thinking about giving up the baby once it’s born, she befriends the girl in an attempt to be first in line for adoption consideration.

By Jim Rohner on March 6, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock – Larry King

TV Review: 30 Rock – Larry King

An adult photo that Liz took of herself comes back to haunt her when she accidentally leaves the cell phone with which she used to take it in a cab.

By Jim Rohner on February 27, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock 3.10 – Generalissimo

TV Review: 30 Rock 3.10 – Generalissimo

When Jack realizes that Elisa’s (Salma Hayek) grandmother dislikes him because he resembles exactly the dastardly Generalissimo on her favorite Spanish soap opera, he makes Liz write some flattering episodes with Elisa’s help. Unfortunately, the exploits of the Spanish antagonist just give Liz ideas on how to win over her new attractive neighbor, the philanthropic Dr. Drew Baird (Jon Hamm).

By Jim Rohner on February 6, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock 3.7 – Senor Macho Solo

TV Review: 30 Rock 3.7 – Senor Macho Solo

Liz, still in the throngs of baby fever, ends up on a date with Stewart (Peter Dinklage), a UN employee whom she mistakes for a child on the street.

By Jim Rohner on January 9, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: 30 Rock 3.6 – Christmas Special

TV Review: 30 Rock 3.6 – Christmas Special

After Jack accidentally hits his mother, Colleen (Elaine Stritch), with his car while visiting her for Christmas, she comes back to New York to spend the holiday with him.

By Jim Rohner on December 11, 2008 | Comments