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Perhaps it’s just because I have experience with GE’s inner workings, but 30 Rock is one of the most frighteningly funny shows on TV. Jack Donaghy –is- GE upper management, especially when he proclaims Jack Welch to be the greatest leader since the pharaohs…
I don’t even know why the show is great. Maybe it’s because it’s not really about sketch comedy, it’s just an office comedy, with Liz Lemon as Jim, and Jack Donaghy as Michael. Or maybe Tina Fey’s experience makes it feel more realistic than Studio 60, or maybe the casual rhythm of 30 Rock feels unforced, or maybe the show isn’t trying to convice me it’s saving television as an art form (ahem). All I know is that when Heroes is over, and Studio 60 starts, my husband turns to me and says, “Wanna save television?” I tell him I'm not smart enough for Sorkin, and we flip to Futurama reruns.
Still trying to find my third kind of heat,
TS
