I still watch 30 Rock. I do, and to tell the truth it feels more like I'm doing it as a responsibility and not because I want to. Is it still funny? Yes, at least I think so until I measure it against some other comedies I watched this year (Community; Happy Endings; New Girl; Parks and Rec; etc).
I blame Jenna for most of my issues I have with this year. Perfect example of this is when I watch my favorite episode of 30 Rock (and quite possibly my favorite half hour of TV ever): MILF Island. It is so good. It is TV comedy perfection... and Jenna is not in the episode. In fact, with the early money issues she missed a lot of episodes, only I didn't miss her. I feel bad as I write this because it has nothing to do with Jane Krakowski, just her character is best served as a catalyst and not the A or B story of the week.
There were some stand out episodes this year, with "The Tuxedo" feeling most like the show at its creative heights. And much like Fringe, 30 Rock is getting 13 episodes to tie up the story and retire to repeat viewings on Comedy Central. A good thing, I think knowing there is an end will give the writers a lot of good things to work with and we can hopefully leave on the show on a high.
Yep, can't stand Jenna, not funny at all, just weird. Lovin Criss though :)
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