Comments on: Random TV Tidbits: 30 ROCK Renewed http://www.thetvaddict.com/2006/12/02/random-tv-tidbits-30-rock-renewed/ theTVaddict.com is your number one source on the net for TV news, scoop, reviews and commentary on all of your favourite TV shows. Check out theTVaddict.com daily for commentary, a WHAT TO WATCH TVguide, and a weekly podcast. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tralfaz http://www.thetvaddict.com/2006/12/02/random-tv-tidbits-30-rock-renewed/comment-page-1/#comment-11693 tralfaz Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:07:10 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/?p=1168#comment-11693 The original, unaired pilot - before they "retooled" the show to make it more Tracy Morgan heavy and bring in Jane Krakowski's character - was SO much funnier. Rachel played an actual character instead of this ridiculous "rotating thing" she's doing now. I hope to God Tina at least has the decency to be mortified that she got her friend to leave SNL for this drecky role. It's really unfair. Hell, Rachel doesn't even get billing in the credits in this version! I can't help but wonder how the ratings would be if the original pilot had aired... The original, unaired pilot – before they “retooled” the show to make it more Tracy Morgan heavy and bring in Jane Krakowski’s character – was SO much funnier. Rachel played an actual character instead of this ridiculous “rotating thing” she’s doing now. I hope to God Tina at least has the decency to be mortified that she got her friend to leave SNL for this drecky role. It’s really unfair. Hell, Rachel doesn’t even get billing in the credits in this version! I can’t help but wonder how the ratings would be if the original pilot had aired…

]]> By: Common Sense http://www.thetvaddict.com/2006/12/02/random-tv-tidbits-30-rock-renewed/comment-page-1/#comment-11633 Common Sense Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:00:53 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/?p=1168#comment-11633 I MUST VENT about "30 Rock"...... Watched it the other night (too lazy to change channel after The Office & Scrubs). Really wanted to laugh. Didn't. Then spotted Rachel Dratch's eyes in the shadows (supposedly as Liz Taylor). Wasted, wasted.... Just read Media Village interview with Justin Hartley (Green Arrow), who's got a film coming out, where he plays Rachel's love-interest-all-in-her-mind. Here is his reply, regarding Rachel, which can make you laugh just THINKING about it: MV: What was Rachel Dratch like to work with? JH: She can make you laugh at the same thing 100 different ways. I felt so bad, because I have hardly ever worked with anyone that funny, and there were so many blown takes. She would do something, and -- it was so unprofessional, you shouldn't do this but I'm human, I couldn't help it -- she would do something, and it was just great comedy, and I would just laugh. And I'm like, I can't laugh, I'm blowing her take! And they would do it again and she'd be even funnier. Rachel's delivery is hilarious. You're laughing at the delivery, and then when you try to focus back on what you're doing and you look at her face, and her reaction to your reaction, she makes you start laughing again. I don't think she knows how funny she is. She's really sweet and down to earth. I would work with her again in a heartbeat. I ASK AGAIN...HOW COULD NBC & "30 ROCK" SCREW UP A SHOW SO BADLY, THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND SOME HYSTERICAL WAY TO USE THE FUNNIEST WOMAN IN COMEDY TODAY?? Thoughts? Replies from NBC exec? I MUST VENT about “30 Rock”…… Watched it the other night (too lazy to change channel after The Office & Scrubs). Really wanted to laugh. Didn’t. Then spotted Rachel Dratch’s eyes in the shadows (supposedly as Liz Taylor). Wasted, wasted….

Just read Media Village interview with Justin Hartley (Green Arrow), who’s got a film coming out, where he plays Rachel’s love-interest-all-in-her-mind. Here is his reply, regarding Rachel, which can make you laugh just THINKING about it:

MV: What was Rachel Dratch like to work with?

JH: She can make you laugh at the same thing 100 different ways. I felt so bad, because I have hardly ever worked with anyone that funny, and there were so many blown takes. She would do something, and — it was so unprofessional, you shouldn’t do this but I’m human, I couldn’t help it — she would do something, and it was just great comedy, and I would just laugh. And I’m like, I can’t laugh, I’m blowing her take! And they would do it again and she’d be even funnier. Rachel’s delivery is hilarious. You’re laughing at the delivery, and then when you try to focus back on what you’re doing and you look at her face, and her reaction to your reaction, she makes you start laughing again. I don’t think she knows how funny she is. She’s really sweet and down to earth. I would work with her again in a heartbeat.

I ASK AGAIN…HOW COULD NBC & “30 ROCK” SCREW UP A SHOW SO BADLY, THAT THEY COULDN’T FIND SOME HYSTERICAL WAY TO USE THE FUNNIEST WOMAN IN COMEDY TODAY??

Thoughts? Replies from NBC exec?

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