TV show #8: 30 Rock

I resisted. It's a comedy about a live sketch comedy show. Like a comedic Studio 60, and that made me uncomfortable. I loved Studio 60 the way teens loved My So-Called Life when it came out. It's what I wanted, and few people seemed to agree enough to merit a second season. Sad.

Anyway, I've watched a few episodes of the first season, and I actually am liking it. I particularly liked the episode that I can't recall the name of but it touches on interesting intraracial tension.

You have to dig for the message sometimes, but I like what one blogger had to say about the "Black Tie" episode: "It's so gloriously silly that the humor never reaches a level of being preachy, which is one of the best qualities of the show: its messages, when it has them, are usually accompanied by an ingenious pratfall or a nicely placed vomit tube." (Joseph Ammon, cracked.com. It's about a TV show, were the expecting the Huffington Post?)

I had to power through the pilot because, let's face it, most pilots suck. This one didn't suck a lot, but it wasn't great.

Note: What is up with Rachel Dratch being a different character in every episode? Sure, they're using her talent well (she's hilarious), but I think she deserves the chance to develop an actual constant character. Is she still doing SNL? I didn't think so. But maybe that's why she has so little screen time on 30R. Ohh, maybe that abbreviation of the abbreviation will catch on!