30 Rock 

Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while trying to run a successful television show without losing her mind.

Creator:

Tina Fey

Stars:

Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan

Won 6 Golden Globes. Another 80 wins & 312 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tina Fey	...	Liz Lemon / ... 138 episodes, 2006-2013
Tracy Morgan	...	Tracy Jordan / ... 138 episodes, 2006-2013
Jack McBrayer	...	Kenneth Parcell / ... 138 episodes, 2006-2013
Scott Adsit	...	Pete Hornberger / ... 138 episodes, 2006-2013
Judah Friedlander	...	Frank Rossitano / ... 138 episodes, 2006-2013
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Donaghy / ... 138 episodes, 2006-2013
Jane Krakowski	...	Jenna Maroney / ... 137 episodes, 2006-2013
Keith Powell	...	Toofer / ... 130 episodes, 2006-2013
Katrina Bowden	...	Cerie 99 episodes, 2006-2013
Kevin Brown	...	Dot Com 84 episodes, 2006-2013
Grizz Chapman	...	Grizz 80 episodes, 2006-2013
John Lutz	...	J.D. Lutz / ... 77 episodes, 2006-2013
Maulik Pancholy	...	Jonathan 62 episodes, 2006-2013

Storyline

Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon is the executive show runner for a late night sketch comedy show called "The Girlie Show", that stars her close friend and major drama queen Jenna Maroney. When GE hires a new executive vice president for NBC named Jack Donaghy, he decides to take Liz Lemon under his wing and turn around TGS, which for years has been unable to find the proper audience it deserves. So to do so, he brings on unhinged, wildly unpredictable star Tracy Jordan to turn the series into a ratings hit. But Liz soon finds out that controlling her odd ball writing staff, the NBC page program, keeping Tracy on a short leash, and getting him to get along with Jenna proves to be one disaster after another. Will TGS ever see true success? And will Liz find the right partner to get married and start a family?

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Plot Keywords:

writing | workplace | employer employee relationship | television writer | television network | 

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Taglines:

Duck!! (Season 6)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

NBC [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Tina Fey Project

Filming Locations:

Silvercup Studios - 4222 22nd Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Broadway Video, Little Stranger, NBC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In season one, Jack (Alec Baldwin) mentions watching Friends (1994) and makes several references to the show. Baldwin made an appearance in Friends (1994) as Parker, the overly enthusiastic man Phoebe dates in season eight. Also, David Schwimmer, who played Greenzo in season two, episode five, "Greenzo", and Jennifer Aniston, who played Liz and Jenna's crazy friend in season three, episode three, "The One with the Cast of Night Court", guest starred on this show.

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Quotes

Liz Lemon: Jay Z was right about New York. Concrete bunghole where dreams are made up, there's nothing you can do.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.122 (2011)

User Reviews

Like the Rock

After two shows...

1. Snappy dialog.

2. Alec Baldwin great network honcho with deep expertise in oven technology. He gives himself his own rating: "it's 5 but it's thick."

3. Tina Fey great writer and same acting we saw on SNL. Let's just say she's a better writer.

4. Tracy Morgan's character is surprising. They are going to do interesting things with him, I think. Kind of a savant when you least expect it.

I recommend it whole-heartedly. Watching this show is a lot more fun than trying to submit a comment to this site that appears to have been hosted by the Third Reich.