Comments on: In defense of 30 Rock http://www.tifaux.com/2008/05/09/in-defense-of-30-rock/ A television blog Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:12:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jesse http://www.tifaux.com/2008/05/09/in-defense-of-30-rock/#comment-40694 jesse Mon, 12 May 2008 19:59:40 +0000 http://www.tifaux.com/2008/05/09/in-defense-of-30-rock/#comment-40694 Bianco is a pretty hard-core traditionalist by culture-writer standards. He seems to resist anything really offbeat or with a hardcore cult following. I recall his support of Veronica Mars was waivering/cautious at best, and he was pretty slow to get on The Office train (if he ever did). And he's a Two and a Half Men fan -- which I guess counts as realistic because it's as lame as watching guys you could meet in real life? I don't know. There's a certain number of TV writers -- usually not bloggers, it should be said -- who get really into that; they also seem to take a lot of stock in TV that a lot of people can enjoy, even if it's crap. This leads to things like taking Grey's Anatomy seriously. And assuming that even non-supporters of Bush would think 30 Rock goes too far (zer?!). Your point about Simpsons moreso than Family Guy is dead-on. Family Guy looks for ways to be "random" and/or offensive. The Simpsons (at their best) and 30 Rock writers just find the best damn joke. Knocking 30 Rock for not really being about The Girlie Show is like knocking The Simpsons for having episodes about the other residents of Springfield. Bianco is a pretty hard-core traditionalist by culture-writer standards. He seems to resist anything really offbeat or with a hardcore cult following. I recall his support of Veronica Mars was waivering/cautious at best, and he was pretty slow to get on The Office train (if he ever did). And he’s a Two and a Half Men fan — which I guess counts as realistic because it’s as lame as watching guys you could meet in real life? I don’t know.

There’s a certain number of TV writers — usually not bloggers, it should be said — who get really into that; they also seem to take a lot of stock in TV that a lot of people can enjoy, even if it’s crap. This leads to things like taking Grey’s Anatomy seriously. And assuming that even non-supporters of Bush would think 30 Rock goes too far (zer?!).

Your point about Simpsons moreso than Family Guy is dead-on. Family Guy looks for ways to be “random” and/or offensive. The Simpsons (at their best) and 30 Rock writers just find the best damn joke. Knocking 30 Rock for not really being about The Girlie Show is like knocking The Simpsons for having episodes about the other residents of Springfield.

]]> By: Vance http://www.tifaux.com/2008/05/09/in-defense-of-30-rock/#comment-39802 Vance Fri, 09 May 2008 19:24:11 +0000 http://www.tifaux.com/2008/05/09/in-defense-of-30-rock/#comment-39802 Okay yay! Someone on my side! I saw that article too and just thought it was a debbie downer article for a reason to bitch. I like my bitching and maybe I'm wearing my rose coloured glasses too closely but all the complaints about 30 Rock are so overated. Usually I can see some validity but it didn't even occur to me that 30 Rock hasn't been good lately. (Almost ditto about Ugly Betty and complaints about that). (Then again, I also liked Glory Days, the biggest tanker to hit Broadway since the 80's so who am I to say? Apparently I love everything!) Okay yay! Someone on my side! I saw that article too and just thought it was a debbie downer article for a reason to bitch.

I like my bitching and maybe I’m wearing my rose coloured glasses too closely but all the complaints about 30 Rock are so overated. Usually I can see some validity but it didn’t even occur to me that 30 Rock hasn’t been good lately.

(Almost ditto about Ugly Betty and complaints about that).

(Then again, I also liked Glory Days, the biggest tanker to hit Broadway since the 80’s so who am I to say? Apparently I love everything!)

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