30 Rock: Season 2
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Actor: Alec Baldwin, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Tina Fey, Tracy MorganBrand: Universal Studios
Writer: Tina Fey
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 300 minutes
Published: 1990-01-01
DVD Release Date: 2008-10-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
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- Condition: Used, Very Good
- Format: DVD
- AC-3; Color; Dolby; DVD; Subtitled; Widescreen; NTSC
DVD Reviews of 30 Rock: Season 2
DVD Review: A great show gets even better.
Summary: 5 Stars
After viewing the first season of 30 Rock, I was worried that it could become one of those shows that wins awards, but still fails to find a big audience until well after it's been cancelled - basically what happened to Arrested Development. It just seemed a little too good to last. Fortunately, it seems that 30 Rock is flourishing and will be around for quite a while.
I'm sure many people who are considering this purchase are already familiar with the show, so I won't bother to describe it or give away any plot points for this season. I think season 2 is even stronger than season 1, even if it has been truncated to 15 episodes. The characters are sharper, the dialogue is hilarious, and the episodes are all pretty topical. I'm not sure how this topical material will hold up in twenty years when the Clinton/Obama references begin to require explanation, but for now, it's hilarious, cutting, and usually right on target.
Tina Fey's Lemon is a nearly perfect character, someone almost everyone can either identify with, or pretend to identify with. Don't we all see ourselves as sensible, but struggling underdogs just looking for a little happiness and success? As perfect a character as Lemon is, my favorite is Jack who forced me to completely reevaluate my feels about Alec Baldwin. Everything about his performance is so hilarious that I have to chuckle every time he's on screen. Tracey Morgan's character occasionally annoyed me in the first season because he was so loud all the time, but by season 2, his character is much more developed and his craziness is funny rather than an unfortunate by-product of a one-dimensional character.
While I am tired of reviewers using this space to complain that the shows are full price for less than one season, I suppose it's worth discussing since the majority seems to care about it. The writers strike was an unfortunate, but necessary event that won writers compensation that at least begins to approach "fair". It cost the industry millions and, to anyone that wasn't born yesterday, the industry doesn't like to absorb costs like this when it can pass it along to the consumer. That's exactly what is happening here. You can boycott this season's TV DVDs, but there will be so many that don't care, that I doubt it will send a message. I'd advise people to just buy the show if you like it.
The one minor complaint I have is that the show sometimes comes off as preachy. I know Tina Fey is an activist with strong political feelings, but I don't enjoy being hit over the head with them again and again. It's not that I don't agree with her on issues, but rather that it sometimes comes off as forced and unnecessary. However, as soon as I write this comment, I'm reminded of a few instances where she pokes fun at opinionated individuals such as herself.
The main reason that I bring up the politics of the show is that conservatives may have a difficult time dealing with Fey's ideology. It's not like there are a lot of shows that actually cater to a conservative audience, but this one especially does not. Some may be questioning this line of thought altogether. It is, after all, a comedy show. This is true, and I'm sure many will just enjoy the clever writing and hilarious gags. However, with our increasingly polarized political climate, it seems worth mentioning.
Overall, 30 Rock is an excellent show and one that most people should check out, if they haven't already. Maybe some will think the price is unjustified, especially with all the episodes available online. To me, it's worth it to have access to the episodes anytime and without commercials. I beg your indulgence as I end with the cheesiest of lines - the season may be short, but it's not short on laughs.
Description of 30 Rock: Season 2
Relive the second season of the Primetime Emmy® Award-winning comedy 30 Rock, the show that the guy who writes stuff on DVD boxes calls ?my current assignment? and that Gillian Flynn of Entertainment Weekly has named ?simply the best TV.? Created by Golden Globe® and SAG Award winner Tina Fey, 30 Rock features Fey (as TV writer Liz Lemon), Golden Globe® and SAG Award winner Alec Baldwin (as corporate executive Jack Donaghy), Tracy Morgan and Jane Krakowski (as Lemon?s unpredictable stars, Tracy Jordan and Jenna Maroney) and Jack McBrayer (as the naive NBC page Kenneth Parcell). Co-workers and friends, they are all trying to balance work and life, with the inevitable result of failed relationships, disastrous parties, at-work drunkenness, hard-core coffee addiction, world-class sandwich eating and occasional attempts to chop down Christmas trees. Join in the behind-the-scenes fun with lots of exclusive content and all fifteen episodes of the acclaimed second season of 30 Rock from executive producer Lorne Michaels.Bestsellers in DVD
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