… or is it not good? I’m wrapping up disk one, and I’ve found it pretty awful. Loved season one, found season two pretty decent. Not digging this so far.
It might be just you…I’m not going to say every episode was magic in season three, but some episodes were magic, and there was nothing approaching awful, in my opinion. At it’s worst it was still pretty great.
It picks up steam throughout the season. The last few feature some of the best Jack Donaghy material we have seen.
It’s definitely where the series started to slide deeper into stupidity. I wouldn’t continue onward if I were you.
I thought season 2 started off a little rough but got better, but season 3 was solid all the way through. In fact, I think this last one was by far their best season yet.
There’s an episode based around Harry and the Hendersons, so it’s great.
I kind of liked how vicious they were to Lutz but maybe that’s just me. There was a severe lack of Hornberger during the season, too, but it was still mostly enjoyable. At least watch the episodes with Jon Hamm.
i think of 30 rock exactly the opposite. first season was rough but showed promise, second season was solid, third season was greatness.
It’s fine, but there are some deadly episodes where I think I laughed twice.
Anyone who tells you this season of 30 Rock was better than last season of The Office is a goddamn liar and fool.
I used to think no, but I watched Season 1 recently (hadn’t seen much of it before, started at the end of the season, watched all of s2 and s3), and realized the show had just stopped focusing on certain characters. Pete and Josh virtually disappeared, and Toofer and Cerie barely ever got anything. And there were a number of episodes that mainly coasted on Tracy being totally insane, especially the one where he went on Larry King. Though, that episode has the immortal line: “With us is Tracy Jordan, who is giving guitar legend Peter Frampton enigmatic clues to a hidden treasure.”
Another problem was an overreliance on famous guest stars. Jennifer Aniston, Steve Martin, Megan Mullaly, and Salma Hayek in particular. On the positive side, Chris Parnell hit it out of the park in every appearance as Dr. Spaceman.
I think 30 Rock has fallen into some weird funk, but it’s still frequently funny, and for anyone than loves surreal comedy, it’s got plenty of that.
I always feel like I’m through the looking glass because 30 Rock keeps getting better for me and The Office is getting considerably worse with each season.
Same here. I still really like it. Maybe it’s the Six Sigma conditionning.
The Generalissimo episode killed me a hundred times.
It took the show a while to find its voice. And that voice is a retarded, ridiculous voice that sometimes involves Alan Alda, telenovellas and Muppets. If you enjoyed the more mellow humor of season 1, you won’t like season 3. But season 3 is a show doing things I haven’t seen before on tv (Salma Hayek subplot, Generalissimo, Jenna faking her own death), so I’m going with that.
I love this show. I find it to be consistantly brilliant, but I do have a quirky, surreal sense of humor. The Harry and the Hendersons episode is fantastic. Inloved Lemon’s romantic subplot with the doctor, Kenneth’s apartment, Dinklage. Season 3 was gold.
For my money, “Apollo, Apollo” is the best episode of Rock so far, and Fey was at her finest in “The Bubble” being simultaneously funny, sweet and heart-breaking along with Jon Hamm.
But I have to side with Mediumdave. Although it was consistently solid last season, it’s getting a tad repetitive at this juncture where The Office made it a point to shake things up (and did so successfully imo). That said, the series is still gold.
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| Originally Posted by Phil View Post It took the show a while to find its voice. And that voice is a retarded, ridiculous voice that sometimes involves Alan Alda, telenovellas and Muppets. If you enjoyed the more mellow humor of season 1, you won’t like season 3. But season 3 is a show doing things I haven’t seen before on tv (Salma Hayek subplot, Generalissimo, Jenna faking her own death), so I’m going with that. |
This.
I thought Season 3 was its most uneven Season to date. I wouldn’t call it ‘bad’ by any means, but I will say I felt well out of place in the Season 3 thread when everyone was talking about how funny that weeks episode was.
I do think it’s a show that’s maybe starting to run low on ideas but it’s never really ‘bad’. It does pull in some mediocre episodes, and I didn’t think the finale worked AT ALL. But Season 3’s highlights rank up there with the shows highlights.
We all agree we’re just nitpicking one of the best comedies ever, right?
As far as I’m concerned, more Tracy Jordan insanity is a good thing.
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| Originally Posted by Graynadian View Post We all agree we’re just nitpicking one of the best comedies ever, right? |
It seems like that. A Tracy Jordan’s plot involving sex dolls is fine in my catalog.