# 30 Rock - Last Thursday 4/10 - anyone?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021 "2008-04-12T12:01:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/1 "2008-04-12T12:01:14Z")
I did a search and couldn’t find it - no one started a thread? I thought it was great - MILF Island was hilarious and the overlap with the main plot, revealing that while the Girlie Show types thought they were above it all they were just as superficial was very well done. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/2 "2008-04-12T12:19:48Z")
I would definitely watch _MILF Island_ and it was good to see Liz getting all cold and vicious, but the vending machine subplot was a complete waste of time. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/3 "2008-04-12T14:03:22Z")
Yeah - and that tends to describe that character in any plotline… ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/4 "2008-04-12T14:07:47Z")
Is Jane Krakowski off the show? I kept thinking she was going to show up as a contestant on _Milf Island_. ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/5 "2008-04-12T16:14:56Z")
I’m not sure why 30 Rock doesn’t get more love around here. I think it is the funniest show on television right now. The MILF island thing was just spot on. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/6 "2008-04-12T16:26:51Z")
One of the best lines was when Liz was saying, 'I didn’t come here to make friends, I came here to be number one," while the _MILF Island_ contstant said exactly the same thing in sync with her on the television. I also liked Alec Baldwin’s whole made-up “stammering” story. One of the best things about this show is how much smarter Baldwin’s character really is than what people (even Liz) assume that he is. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/7 "2008-04-12T16:31:28Z")
[QUOTE=gravitycrash] I’m not sure why 30 Rock doesn’t get more love around here. I think it is the funniest show on television right now. The MILF island thing was just spot on. [/QUOTE] Ironic that the _Studio 60_ show was expected to be the hit while _30 Rock_ was expected to disappear quickly. It always semed to me that the person who used to actually be the head writer for SNL would probably be in a better position to write about it, not to mention be able to be _funny_. Tina Fey is one of the best comey writers working right now. That new movie she’s got with Amy Pohler playing the surrogate mom looks pretty funny too. ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/8 "2008-04-12T16:37:12Z")
Who knew that Alec Baldwin could do comedy? I swear this guy just cracks me up. Let’s just forget about the unfortunate disaster with his daughter. The man has serious comedic chops. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/9 "2008-04-12T16:44:14Z")
[QUOTE=gravitycrash] Who knew that Alec Baldwin could do comedy? I swear this guy just cracks me up. Let’s just forget about the unfortunate disaster with his daughter. The man has serious comedic chops. [/QUOTE] That scene a few episode ago where he was role playing Tracy Morgan’s family by doing nothing but “Good Times” characters was a tour de force. I don’t think Robin Williams could have pulled that off any better. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/10 "2008-04-12T16:44:20Z")
[QUOTE=gravitycrash] Who knew that Alec Baldwin could do comedy? [/QUOTE] Hasn’t he hosted _SNL_ approximately eight billion times? ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/11 "2008-04-12T17:03:18Z")
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] Hasn’t he hosted _SNL_ approximately eight billion times? [/QUOTE] No, you’re thinking of Christopher Walken, who celebrated his 100th episode hosting last week. Including reruns. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/12 "2008-04-12T17:06:11Z")
I love 30 Rock! I want to take it behind the middle school and get it pregnant! Seriously, if this show gets canceled because not enough people watch it, I’m going to be really sad. It’s the best thing in television right now. I can’t think of another show I’ve enjoyed this much that wasn’t a miniseries. (And the miniseries I’ve enjoyed this much have been for entirely different reasons.) It’s smart, it’s funny, it’s occasionally stupid in a good way, it’s got Alec Baldwin _and_ Tina Fey, and it’s just wonderful all around. I really liked this episode, mostly because it meant 30 Rock was back in my life. And if 30 Rock was back in my life, what wasn’t there to like? That said, I didn’t like this as much as some others – it felt slightly off, like the writers needed to hit their stride again after the strike. Basically, it was my least favorite episode so far, but still better than the most recent episode of The Office. I liked Pete’s being trapped in the vending machine, though. But I like Pete in general. The most bizarre thing about this show is that it turns my family into some sort of twisted version of a 1950s clan getting together to watch _Zorro_ or _American Bandstand._ Except we’re laughing at things like, “It’s not a Lemon party without ol’ Dick!” And that’s just sort of weird. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/13 "2008-04-12T17:28:32Z")
I had no idea it had come back on. Must go over and view. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/14 "2008-04-12T17:37:44Z")
We watched it last night, and it was hilarious. I love the show. Alec Baldwin is a fantastic comedic actor. He’s one of the best hosts SNL has had, and has created a number of memorable characters on that show. His timing is the best I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/15 "2008-04-12T17:45:02Z")
oops ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/16 "2008-04-13T03:06:28Z")
It was terrific, although I was a little surprised at the sheer fury of Bitch!Liz, and I could have used more Tracy. But MILF Island is a classic. The dorky 8th-grade boys, the stupidly spelled names of the contestants (Christeena), and the ceremonial dismissal “Heidi, we no longer want to hit that. Get off MILF Island” followed by the traditional doffing of the bikini top. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/17 "2008-04-13T03:40:17Z")
[QUOTE=Mehitabel] But MILF Island is a classic. The dorky 8th-grade boys, the stupidly spelled names of the contestants (Christeena), and the ceremonial dismissal “Heidi, we no longer want to hit that. Get off MILF Island” followed by the traditional doffing of the bikini top. [/QUOTE] The last two MILF Island contestants were Deb-OR-ah and DEB-orah. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/18 "2008-04-13T14:14:17Z")
I love me some “30 Rock” not sure why it’s not the message board discussion show that others are. Easily one of the best comedies on tv right now. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/19 "2008-04-13T14:22:16Z")
“One time, one of my boob implants exploded…and I didn’t even ask to be taken of the catapult.” Lines like that reveal so much about what happened on MILF island. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021/20 "2008-04-13T19:18:21Z")
In case you’re a class A moron who missed it (like me), you can watch it on [hulu.com](http://hulu.com): > **[https://www.hulu.com/series/30-rock-44e1031e-f7ac-443d-86d2-7a2eaa26ed5b](https://www.hulu.com/series/30-rock-44e1031e-f7ac-443d-86d2-7a2eaa26ed5b)** > > The life of the head writer at a late-night television variety show. From the creator and stars of SNL comes this workplace comedy. A brash network executive bullies head writer Liz Lemon into hiring an unstable movie star. A self-obsessed celeb, an... I’m rewatching it again now, to catch all the jokes I missed the first time. “I’m not a dirtbag, this is from American Eagle!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-last-thursday-4-10-anyone/445021.md?page=2)