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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 10/07/2008 Rating: Nr
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"I really feel like this is going to be my year," an uncharacteristically optimistic Liz Lemmon proclaims in 30 Rock's season two opener. Reality quickly intrudes on the hapless Liz, but for Tina Fey and 30 Rock, the year couldn't be better. Nominated for 17 Emmys, the series repeated for Outstanding Comedy Series and earned Outstanding Actress and Actor honors for Fey and co-star Alec Baldwin as GM CEO-in-waiting Jack Donaghy. TV icon Tim Conway was also honored as Outstanding Guest Actor as Bucky Bright in "Subway Hero"--just one of the strike-shortened season's benchmark episodes--as a faded TV star from the 1940s and '50s who shatters the illusions of television-loving NBC page Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) with appalling (and unprintable) stories about "the good old days." If you're going to make a television show, Bucky tells him, "things are going to get weird." And from one of Kenneth's lame parties that turns dark and twisted to the "Page Off" between Kenneth and his nemesis (Human Giant's Paul Scheer) things get really weird behind the scenes of TGS, the SNL-ish sketch show where Liz oversees a motley crew of writers and her tempermental, demanding stars, insecure diva Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) and all kinds of crazy Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan). 30 Rock is rarefied television, each episode brimming with quotable dialogue ("Never go with a hippie to a second location"), brilliantly absurd bits (Tracy Jordan's novelty hit, "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah," the TV series "MILF Island," Liz's Cathy moment), and edge of the frame silliness that rewards close attention ("Anne Heche Leaves Husband for Pony," reads a network news scroll in the episode, "Somebody to Love"). Stellar guest stars rise to the occasion. Edie Falco was an Emmy nominee for her recurring role as "C.C.", the liberal Democratic Congresswoman who becomes conservative Republican Jack's "hippie dippy mama," as was Carrie Fisher as former Laugh-In writer Rosemary in the instant classic episode, "Rosemary's Baby." It's this episode which features Tracy's therapy session during which Jack channels Fred Sanford and J.J. from Good Times. Making welcome returns this season are Will Arnett as Jack's corporate rival, Devon Banks, Chris Parnell as unethical Dr. Spaceman, Elaine Stritch as Jack's castrating mother, and Dean Winters as Dennis Duffy, Liz's sleazy former boyfriend and New York's unlikeliest hero. But the real muffin top on this two disc set are the awesome bonus features, including a revelatory table read of the season finale, "Cooter," the benefit live performance of the episode "Secrets and Lies" (complete with an improvised commercial), a 30 Rock panel discussion with cast and creators moderated by Brian Williams, and a backstage look at Fey's Saturday Night Live homecoming last season. Most sitcoms are as bad for you as the offbrand Mexican Cheetos that Liz gorges herself on, and as Jenna tells Liz at one point, employing "a weak metaphor," you deserve a good meal. 30 Rock is a feast. --Donald Liebenson
Stills from Season Two of 30 Rock (click for larger image)
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30 Rock: Season 2
- DVD: 0 pages (2008-10-07)
- Publisher: Universal Studios
- Label: Universal Studios
- Starring: Tina Fey
- Encoding: Region 1
- Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1,
- Rated: NR (Not Rated)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 2008-10-07
- Run Time: 300
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 38 reviews
- Sales Rank in DVD: #169
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Summary: Got DVD of 30 Rock on time and in new condition. 2009-01-08
Comment: Got DVD of 30 Rock (which Rocks!) on time and in
new condition. No additional comment. More fun
to do these feedbacks when its negative.
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Summary: 30 Rock Season 2 DVD 2009-01-06
Comment: This item was never rec'd and I am currently waiting for my account to be credited so I couldn't tell you about this item even if I wanted to. However I would never do business with this seller due to the horrible expereience with them. Heed the warning here and take my advise as Healingminds is not worth the trouble.
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Summary: Different from the first season 2008-12-29
Comment: I am not sure if the second season of 30 Rock is slightly better or slightly worse than the first season. Either way it is definitely worth watching and worthy of any awards heaped on it. Watch this season if you have any sense of humour.
It's unfortunate that season 3 (curently playing) is misfiring, let's hope that we get more than 2 good seasons out of this show.
I have not bought this DVD set yet. For a start it is overpriced, especially with the reduced number of episodes. I know there was a writer's strike but that isn't my fault.
There might be lots of extras but I was not too pleased with the extras on the first season, and I don't really buy DVDs for the extras.
My recommendation is to see this show, in reruns or borrow it from a friend... and come back here in a year and see if the price has dropped.
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Summary: Tina Fey is a genius 2008-12-27
Comment: The cast, writing and concept continue to deliver. It is an intelligent comedy and season 2 keeps you as hooked as the previous. Make sure you get this DVD (and season 1 if you don't have it).
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Summary: Is it possible to be too smart and too fast? 2008-12-24
Comment: Yeah, probably. That's the only reason I can come up with for 30 Rock not having a larger audience. It's absolutely brilliant. There's nothing more I can say that Robert Moore hasn't covered in his fine review below.
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