So, you're probably wondering what happened to my TIFF movies. Well I was having some troubles with them and am unable to review them. So instead, I'm going to review a TV show now. That TV show would be 30 Rock. A TV show about a TV show. Sounds very confusing. So let's take a look at it. Also, just a quick warning, there will be spoilers in the "Plot" section of this review.
Main Characters: The main character of the show is Liz Lemon. The head writer of the show TGS: With Tracy Jordan. They're sort of an exaggerated version of her actor: Tina Fey. I don't really have many problems with her. The other main character is Jack Donaghy. The head of Television and Microwave Programming. He's a very good foil to Liz with him treating everything like a business and the two of them not getting along. The main start of the show within the show is Tracey Jordan. A very... Strange person who always makes strange demands. His off the wall zaniness is always very amusing and he is a surprisingly smart character. Then there's Tracy's egotistical co-star Jenna Maroney. She's a bit of a mix. Most of the time she's a good character but other times she gets really annoying. Then there's Kenneth Parcell. A page who works for NBC who may or may not be immortal. He's weird to say the least. I like him, he's a good comic relief. Now that the main characters are out of the way let's move on to the side characters.
Side Characters: First there's Liz's friend and producer of TGS Pete Hornberger. He's meant to be a foil to all the insanity happening around him. Then we have Frank Rossitano, a writer for TGS. He's kind of just a loser. Sometimes he's funny but other times he's just weird. There's Jack's assistant Jonathan. He is constantly worshipping Jack and there are some pretty funny jokes that come out of it. After that, there's Josh Girard. He was one of Tracy and Jenna's co-stars. He wasn't all that funny to be honest and he left the show after season two. The show even makes fun of the fact that nobody really knows who he is. Next there's, Danny Baker, an actor that replaces Josh after he leaves the show. There's Cerie, a receptionist who works at TGS. She'a a valley girl stereotype with not too much else to her. And lastly there are Grizz and Dotcom. They are Tracy's best friends and they actually are really funny. Then there are some very minor returning characters like Jack's rival Devon Banks and another NBC page named Hazel. Most of them are pretty funny.
Plot: Since this is a TV series I'll do what I usually do for TV shows and go by these plots of each season. The plot of the first season has Tracy join the cast of TGS and everyone getting used to him. It also involves Liz dating a man named Floyd. It's pretty funny. Season two has Jack getting a politician girlfriend and having him trying to balance his life with her and his business life as well as his rical Devon Banks trying to sabotage him. It's also a pretty funny season. In season three Jack dates a woman named Elisa, Jenna tries to get the life rights to Janice Joplin for a movie, and Liz dating a doctor. It was a lot funnier than the first two seasons in my opinion. In season four a company called Kabletown buys NBC and Liz has to start making changes. Jack starts dating yet another woman. This time it's a news anchor named Avery Jessup. And latsly Jenna gets in a relationship with a man named Paul. This season is my personal favourite. In season five Jack and Avery have a daughter. Jack also tries to negotiate with the CEO of Kabletown Hank Hooper. Tracy finally gets on Oscar for his super sad film "Hard to Watch" and Tracy's wife Angie gets her own reality show. This season is my second favourite. The plot of season six is: Jack trying to get Avery back after she is held hostage in North Korea (Don't ask), Kenneth leaves the page program and is replaced by Hazel, Jenna becomes a judge on a reality TV program and considering settling down with Paul, and Liz dates a man named Criss Cross. The show was starting to get a bit over the top but it was still funny. In the final season Liz and Criss get married and try to adopt children, Jack starts to question if he is truly happy, Tracy starts his own movie studio, Kenneth tries to move up in the world, and Jenna finally settles down with Paul. This season wasn't as good as some of the previous seasons but it was still pretty good.Conclusion: 30 Rock is a really funny show. Almost all the jokes work and the characters are interesting. It's also a very unique setting for a show. I personally like it better than Parks and Recreation and I definitely recommend this show. So in conclusion, 30 Rock is a great show that I recommend if you like comedy. Let me know what you think of the show.
