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skahammer
11/14/09

In reply to Kreepie Kats Klassik: "Without Lou Dobbs Around, Where Will I Get My Casual Racism and Xenophobia? Oh, Right. My Dad! Love you, Man!"
If Monsters on Wellbutrin isn't already an optioned screenplay, then I know nothing about show business. #jayleno
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BBooms
11/13/09

In reply to The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock
That's a stretch. The Glad joke was certainly poking fun at "Top Chef" for its overt shilling, but in the process 30 Rock dedicated an entire scene to sandwich bags. I doubt Glad is too unhappy about that. #30rock
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hotpinklovesofa
11/13/09

In reply to The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock
30 Rock is the only thing on NBC right now worth watching every week. I watched it on my DVR this morning and was laughing my butt off. It's probably the only thing that NBC doesn't completely sanitize before reaching the airwaves. I love that they take digs at the network and whether it's b/c the Lornes/Fey team is powerful enough to get away with it or the people at the network are too stupid to get it (it's definitely possible,) I'm all for it. I highly doubt it'll be the digs that get them canceled but the ratings should they fall low enough, not that NBC can afford to lose any more programming at this point.

I love Jack's reaction when Padma showed him that she was pregnant. It's a reminder of what all women experience when they announce their pregnancy to superiors, no matter their job or industry. Meanwhile, you could come to work and announce to everyone that you had herpes and the reaction wouldn't be any worse.

Side note: Padma needs to stick to presenting on Top Chef. Her monotone robotic delivery doesn't really work for anything else. Some girls (and also boys) need to accept that a pretty face can only take you so far. #30rock
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b4nt4
11/13/09

In reply to The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock
Padma Lakshmi can't act her way out of a Glad bag. I cringed during that whole scene. Josh Fadem as Liz Lemon's agent on the other hand...brilliant. #30rock
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Aatom
11/13/09

@b4nt4: I cringed through most of Padma's horrid performance, until she started stealing food (in a Glad bag!) at the end. That deserved a chuckle, but only because she wasn't actually saying anything. #30rock
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Aatom
11/13/09

In reply to The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock
I think this analysis is completely backwards. 30 Rock has made dissing the actual product and product placement itself a form of product placement. Like Jack says in the Jack-Tor episode in season 1, it's like "Letterman dissing the suits. Hippy humor." Look, NBC is in on the joke, they're cool! Seems odd that Gawker wouldn't be able to grasp this type of thing, since it built an online empire doing pretty much the same thing re: media.

The sandwich bag jokes are pretty clearly subtle product placement, not a "real kick in the shins". We all know she shills for Glad, and here she is taking credit for inventing the sandwich bag! Buy Glad!

That's the way I saw it last night, at least.
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RachelSklar
11/13/09

In reply to The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock
Fave part of episode: Canada jokes. LOVE. #30rock
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Excusado
11/13/09

In reply to The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock
The best joke was the scarf-continuity joke. #30rock
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A Message To Rudy
11/13/09

@Excusado: Or the constant switching of the t-shirts. Three little words split over two shirts but very funny. #30rock
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Excusado
11/13/09

@A Message To Rudy: Last night's ep was pretty funny all-around - I was beginning to really lose my love for this show. #30rock
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A Message To Rudy
11/13/09

In reply to The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock
It's a LEETLE of a stretch to say these were both swipes at NBC. The Glad Bag connection took a bit of work, no? I just thought it was funny that she was claiming she invented something that's been around for years.

And I don't think Kenneth was saying that JUST NBC won't be a network, more like he was commenting on the great push to online content for all of media.

But the show was still funny... #30rock
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Z und Vielpunkt's chick
11/13/09

@A Message To Rudy: No, there's no way the Glad joke wasn't intentional. Every time they show saran wrap, tupperware, or plastic baggies, my partner and I take a big ol' drink. #30rock
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A Message To Rudy
11/13/09

@Z und Vielpunkt's chick: Really? Hmmm... I'm not a TCHead by any stretch but I know people who are. Hadn't heard that but ... point taken. #30rock
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TriedandTrue
11/13/09

@Z und Vielpunkt's chick: disagree only because Glad is certainly not the only maker of plastic baggies. #30rock
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tewkesbury
11/13/09

@A Message To Rudy: I don't know if they do that this season, but they used to show this huge table of Glad products while Padma's voiceover was explaining what the winner would receive. The Glad tie-in on that show is obtrusive in the same way that the Turtle Wax tie-in was obtrusive on Merv Griffin shows. #30rock
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candy
11/13/09

@A Message To Rudy: Totally agree on your interpretation of what Kenneth said. I thought it was a general reference to television networks. #30rock
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Magister
11/13/09

In reply to Another Bell Tolls for NBC's Late Night Empire: Ferguson Finishes First
Add me to the Ferguson love. His monologue/opening rant is brilliant. I did whine a bit when the network made him shorten it to get in another commercial break, which means it doesn't go as far off-track as it used to do, but after some tinkering, the shorter rant now leaves room for the puppets.

Oh, and I love how neither he, nor his guests know where the interview will go. They are always best, when the pre-interview goes out the window.
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raincoaster
11/13/09

In reply to Another Bell Tolls for NBC's Late Night Empire: Ferguson Finishes First
I just watched "Saving Grace" tonight and am reminded, yet again, that Craig Ferguson is sex on legs. #craigferguson
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belltolls
11/12/09

In reply to Another Bell Tolls for NBC's Late Night Empire: Ferguson Finishes First
I have never hated Craig. #craigferguson
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heywhat
11/12/09

In reply to Another Bell Tolls for NBC's Late Night Empire: Ferguson Finishes First
I love Craig Ferguson! I have yet to watch a single minute of Jay's show and I don't plan on it. I wonder what Jay will do when he show gets canceled? I doubt he could go back to doing stand-up comedy in clubs or on a tour. Maybe he'll just stay home with Mavis and the cars. #craigferguson
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Awesome X
11/12/09

In reply to Another Bell Tolls for NBC's Late Night Empire: Ferguson Finishes First
Comcast: Zuckers! #craigferguson
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willwriteforfood
11/12/09

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This is fucking righteous. I LOVE Craig Ferguson's show. I could watch him do puppet skits for the entire hour. #craigferguson
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hotpinklovesofa
11/12/09

In reply to Another Bell Tolls for NBC's Late Night Empire: Ferguson Finishes First
I LOVE Craig Ferguson!! Conan is totally blah now and Jimmy Fallon, who never was and never will be funny, cannot conduct an interview to save his life. It's so incredibly painful to watch him even when someone I love is on. Meanwhile, Craig always makes me laugh and I watch him even when there's no one in particular that I want to see on his show which is a lot more than I can say for anyone on NBC late night. Craig all the way!!!
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