The 30 Rock Book : Inside the Iconic Show, from Blerg to EGOT.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roe, Mike.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Situation comedies (Television programs)--United States--History and criticism.

Situation comedies (Television programs).

United States.

30 Rock (Television program).

Genre:

interviews.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Interviews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Abrams, Inc., 2021.

Summary:

"It's hard to remember a time when Tina Fey wasn't a star, but back in the early 2000s, she was an SNL writer who was far from a household name. It's even harder to remember when Fey's sitcom 30 Rock was tanking, but it was--it premiered in the fall of 2006, and by November, the New York Times wrote that 30 Rock was "perilously close to a flop." But despite all expectations (including those of some of the cast and crew), Tina Fey's eccentric buddy comedy lasted 138 episodes, spanning seven seasons. It resurrected the career of Alec Baldwin, survived an extended absence by Tracy Morgan, and permeated the culture-- its breakneck pacing, oddball characters, and extremely rich joke writing are deeply beloved by millions of fans. Through more than fifty original interviews with cast, crew, critics, and more, culture writer Mike Roe brings to life the history of the gloriously goofy show that became an all-time classic."-- Amazon.com

Contents:

Introduction: Seven seasons of superspecific weirdness

Creating the 30 Rock pilot

Season 1 (2006-07): 30 Rock vs. Studio 60

Season 2 (2007-08): The strike

Season 3 (2008-09): Tina's doppelgänger celebrity

Season 4 (2009-10): Selling NBC, a new cast member, and the quest for the EGOT

Season 5 (2010-11): Breaking the format

Season 6 (2012): Jack vs. North Korea

Season 7 (2012-13): Happy-ish endings

30 Rock's legacy: From Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt to Mr. Mayor.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781647001094

OCLC:

1287133487