Live blog: 30 Rock - "The Fighting Irish"
-
- March
- 8
9:23 p.m. – Hey it’s live blog time again. Gonna give this a whirl again because it was fun last week and I heard some good feedback (not in the comments section, mind you. Hint. Hint.)Tonight’s episode is near and dear to my Gaelic heart, “The Fighting Irish.”
Jack helps his down-and-out brother Eddie with a job at TGS — but can the staff handle two Donaghys? Meanwhile, Liz, forced to make staff cutbacks, wonders if axing NBC lawyer Floyd’s girlfriend, Other Liz would look desperate. Tracy seeks spiritual fulfillment — at his lawyer’s request — with the aid of Kenneth the Page.
We heard Jack’s take on Murphys last week. It wasn’t pretty. Let’s see what the Donaghy clan has to offer. And Kenneth’s in the summary while Jenna’s not, so that bodes well.
See you in a few.
*****
9:30 – Preview time. Andy Barker, P.I. looks hilarious. Raines looks weak, but I heard good things. We’ll see. Doh, cold open, gotta go!
*****
9:33 p.m. – Awkwardness in the gym. Tina Fey = wordsmith. Liz Lemon = not so much. Not much of an aerobicizer either.
Who doesn’t love a video of a baby panda sneezing? I could fire people after seeing that. Jack’s evil.
Nice how the writers back her up when she defends them. My money’s on Jenna getting canned. No wait, that’s not my money. It’s my every last hope.
*****
9:35 p.m. – Jason Sudeikis is showing up earlier and earlier in episodes, I notice. Flower Guy has yet to get more than 30 seconds of screentime yet, though. Guess that’s meant to build tension and anticipation. Or something.
My colleague and fellow mobile journalist Nicole Neroulias tells me there’s a Greek reference every episode. How’d I not know this? Better question, how’d I not know what nonnie time was? Gotta watch closely now.
*****
9:42 p.m. – Tracy finds religion. Or he will. He’s looking. Liz found it on Oprah. I’d rather find a free car on Oprah.
It’s Nathan Lane! He makes me laugh just by doing that smirk thing he does. And he always does it. Not sure if my TV screen’s big enough for the two of them.
So Papa Donaghy’s dead. That’s touching. This won’t last. How do you pronounce Donaghy?
Kenneth! The Eighth Day Resurrected Covenant of the Holy Trinity. That sounds so real. I figured Kenneth for an agnostic.
Frank’s got a “Liz Rocks” hat on. I like his hat. Read about them here. Everyone’s scared for their jobs and not afraid to kiss some butt.
These Donaghy’s are rough on each other. I told you touching wouldn’t last.
Poor Liz. Too bad that wasn’t a glass elevator. No warning on the smoochie smoochie. That’s gotta kill her. Oh wait, Smoochie Girl is fireable and smooching might be a fireable offense?
*****
9:45 p.m – Another Andy Barker, P.I. preview. I’m getting excited. I’m going to have to break down and watch some eps online since NBC is making six of them available BEFORE the show even debuts. Not a lot of faith being shown there, huh?
*****
9:53 p.m. – The Decider! She’s Bush! I bet they have a lot in common. Pete’s giving ethics lectures on what’s right? All Liz knows is all’s right with the world.
Jack and Eddie are making up for lost time. They’re a little creepy together.
Jack looked 10 years younger a few weeks ago. He looks 10 years older than usual tonight. What’s up with that?
The Irish are a forgiving people? Maybe I’m not Irish after all.
Kaballah sounds expensive and gay to Tracy? I don’t think Nathan Lane is going to give the best representation of what being Irish Catholic’s about. Tracy likes the pitch, though.
I’m hit by the 30 Rock paradox again. I can’t quote the funniest lines because what’s OK in primetime doesn’t seem OK for a family newspaper blog.
I wish I was one of these people who could rattle off actors’ names, because I recognize most of the Donaghy family but I can’t think of any of their names.
Did she just call her brother a magnificent D-bag?
Here we find out if Liz really has any evil in her. I doubt it. Can she can a future working mom? Oops, apparently she can. That was less than smooth the way she fired that competition employee.
The Donaghy reunion reminds me of Thanksgiving for some reason. How about that?
Power’s gone to Liz’s head. So no one works for GE anymore?
*****
9:56 p.m. – Jack talks some sense into her. And calls into question the idea of a female president.
That Eddie Donaghy’s a scammer. Checks made out to C.A.S.H. Cerie, on the other hand, isn’t too swift.
Papa Donaghy’s about as upstanding as Eddie. Dead Man’s Curve? Jack’s half an Englishman. Tip O’Neill and Bobby Sands got nothing on Bono and Sandra Day O’Connor. There’s gonna be a Donaghy rumble, and Liz is the first to go down. Last too, maybe.
*****
9:57 p.m. – So Liz Lemler’s back, and promoted. And in Connecticut. Jack’s got Lemon’s back. Again. Too bad Pete doesn’t.
*****
Tracy’s Irish Catholic like Regis and the pope. But Jack sets him straight on confession and fills him in on guilt. There’s always the crushing guilt. Always.
Anyway, see ya next week!
This entry was posted
on Thursday, March 8th, 2007 at 9:23 pm by Brian Howard.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Share and Enjoy: del.icio.us Digg Reddit Google StumbleUpon Technorati Yahoo! | 
Print
| 
Email
Didn't find a Greek reference this time, though I was listening for one when Liz was asked about her religion. Maybe they've traded in the weekly Greek reference for one about Oprah.
Did you recognize Anna Chlumsky (aka "My Girl") as other Liz? I didn't – she has really changed, wow.
I liked the dysfunctional Irish family dynamic better when "Rescue Me" does it. Too bad they already used an actor from that show for one of Liz's boyfriends.
OK, nani time for me.
Well, I could read all of it this time. Good work, Brian, as usual.
Was Molly Shannon (talk about Irish names!) the sister named Katherine Katherine? That cracked me up.
Oh, and FLiz is totally the new JAM.
I appreciate the tip, though, P-iT. I let the folks in charge know about the problem.
And Molly Shannon is exactly who I meant when I said I couldnt' think of people's names. I could only think of "Superstar" and didn't have time to stop and imdb her.
Fliz is the new JAM? I didn't have words for that, but I was totally thinking it and was afraid to utter it aloud.
Possibly the only "Saturday Night Live" actress who could one-up Molly Shannon's name in the category of Irishness is Siobhan Fallon Hogan, who brilliantly played the redheaded Donaghy sibling last night.
The naming of fists was my favorite larf of last night, hands-down. (Puntastic!)
Also, Tracy Jordan is my new favorite Irish Catholic. (Sorry, Mom.)
Did Jack name his fists as well? What a great idea that was! And apparently not original with this episode either. I found references to it from last year at least through google.
Gotta find good fightin' names for my fists now…..