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    The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock

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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    11/12/09

    In reply to Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 11
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 11
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 11
    Ok everyone, see you next week. Until then ...

    Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
    Away above the chimney tops.
    That's where you'll find me.
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 11
    Do you suppose that Nigella eats Nutella?

    Or is Nutella not nuanced enough for Nigella? #adventuresinliveblogging
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 11
    Ok, the moral of this week's episode is:

    If you're ever on a reality competition, don't "forget" to "play it safe" by ... actually being good. #adventuresinliveblogging
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 11
    Shoot....missed a good one!! God damn previous commitments!! #adventuresinliveblogging
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    11/11/09

    @GonzoMaz: We missed you too. Hope you make it next week! #adventuresinliveblogging
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 11
    Another night of Jen's whining. I thought I told her to suck it up! I really hope that pot bellied Eli is the next to go. #adventuresinliveblogging
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 11
    Ok, good night, ye faithful remnant. It was fun as always! #adventuresinliveblogging
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    11/11/09

    @ms_priestypants: G'night!! #adventuresinliveblogging
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    @ms_priestypants: Night Priesty! #adventuresinliveblogging
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