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30 Rock Season 2 [DVD] [2008]

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Actors: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Category: DVD

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

9 reviews
Sales Rank: 451

Format: PAL
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 307 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1

EAN: 5050582572841
ASIN: B001CD9KAU

Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 25, 2009
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"I really feel like this is going to be my year," an uncharacteristically optimistic Liz Lemon proclaims in em30 Rock's/em season two opener. Reality quickly intrudes on the hapless Liz, but for Tina Fey and em30 Rock/em, the year couldn't be better. Nominated for 17 Emmys, the series repeated for Outstanding Comedy Series and earned Outstanding Actress and Actor honours for Fey and co-star Alec Baldwin as GM CEO-in-waiting Jack Donaghy. TV icon Tim Conway was also honoured 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 (emHuman Giant's/em 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). em30 Rock/em 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 emGood Times/em. 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. 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. em30 Rock/em is a feast. --emDonald Liebenson/em br /p/p span class="h1"strongStills from em30 Rock Season 2/em (click for larger image)./strong/span table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" width="100%" p/p p/p tbody tr align="center" valign="top" p/p td img border="1" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd-flash-player/30Rock-small.jpg" /br //td p/p td img border="1" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd-flash-player/30Rock1-small.jpg" /br //td /tr tr align="center" valign="top" p/p td img border="1" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd-flash-player/30Rock2-small.jpg" /br //td p/p td img border="1" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd-flash-player/30Rock3-small.jpg" /br //td p/p /tr tr align="center" valign="top" /tr /tbody /table

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Not as good as series 1, but still wonderful June 18, 2009
emma who reads a lot (London)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

The first series of 30 Rock was one of my favourite things on TV ever, so this second batch of shows had a lot to live up to. It doesn't quite make the high standard set by the first - the jokes are a little bit more downbeat, Tracy is slightly less mental, Liz gets herself into slightly fewer excruciating situations. It's still very funny though, a lovely, innocently funny show set behind the scenes on a comedy TV programme. br / br /Alec Baldwin is the most standout performance, matching his first series turn as likeable yet awful Jack Donneghy. And Josh, who was probably the weakest character, has disappeared for the most part. There are also many more star turns in the guest spots - from David Schwimmer, slightly unamusing as a eco-cartoon character who gets out of control, to Steve Buscemi as a private detective, who is just brilliant. br / br /There are still absolutely vintage moments though: when Liz suspects her neighbour is a terrorist but doesn't want to be mean and report him, it's alternately totally cringey and painfully hilarious. And Kenneth the loyal NBC page will never cease to be hilarious every time he is on screen. br / br /The special features are really good, but they need to be as the series was shortened by the writers' strike so they needed to make up the space. You get commentaries, a videoed table read of one episode, Tina presenting Saturday Night Live, and "An Evening with 30 Rock". Well worth having if you liked the first series, just don't expect quite the same level of perfection and you will enjoy it a lot.

5 out of 5 stars

best comedy of the last 2 years November 10, 2009
Mr. David Simmonite
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I missed the first season, and only started watching half way through this second season... i was immediately hooked! Bought series one and 2, both are great

5 out of 5 stars

30 rock season 2 July 3, 2009
Abigail Z. Anguiano (Britain)
if you liked season one you will love season 2. it's the same off the wall humour and it's great to revisit all the characters again. it is eccentric and wonderful and i'm looking forward to the third season.

5 out of 5 stars

Every bit as good as series 1 September 6, 2009
S
This truly is one of the best shows on television, and the best comedy series currently around. The series is packed with all star cameos, most of which are excellent (David Schwimmer being the exception). This definately matches up to the first series, and in some ways exceeds it. Despite having less episodes, the extras more than make up for this. br / br / br /If, like me, you liked series such as Friends, Frasier and Everybody Loves Raymond, buy this, buy it now!

5 out of 5 stars

30 ROCK is the best new US sitcom October 1, 2009
Mr. C. V. Kavanagh (Liverpool)
30 ROCK created by Saturday Night Live's head writer Tina Fey is the best US sitcom since Friends. The dynamic of the ensemble cast including Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan (SNL) and the hilarious Jane Krakowski (Ally Mcbeal) provides amazing talent with top class writing. The show has already broken Emmy records and continues to please all those who find it.

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