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| "Who's that lady?" |
NBC
November 1, 2006
Sitcom
DVD
C
Robert Carlock's first of 26 30 Rock stories just doesn't work for me. Not that it doesn't have its moments-- including references to not only Donald Trump but Jeb Bush-- but it kept irritating or boring me. Tracy bossing around Kenneth was forgettable, although later this thread would be taken to sometimes entertainingly ridiculous limits. The subplot of Liz policing Cerie's wardrobe so the mostly male writers wouldn't be distracted was as uncomfortable to watch as it looks like it was uncomfortable for Fey to perform, and the writers later laughing at Liz in an outfit Cerie picked out for her was just cruel. As for Jack trying to sit in and contribute to the writing sessions, this had potential, but it just made me end up liking Jack less, especially when he simultaneously insults and quietly apologizes to Liz in front of two mucky-mucks.
Sharon Wilkins, who doesn't get any lines, just one moment, as Tracy's wife Angie, would be replaced by the much more vivid Sherri Shepherd. Tom Broecker again plays Lee the costumer. Jenna is absent again, although she's mentioned. Mancuso had directed over 50 Roseanne episodes and seven for the last season of Ellen; this is her first of eight for 30 Rock.
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