30 Rock: Season 4, Episode 11 “Winter Madness” (B-)
A trip to Boston is just what the doctor ordered for the cast and crew of TGS? Not so much. The need to get out of New York because of the bad weather feels especially off since I just returned from the Boston area and it’s a whole lot warmer in New York at the moment. All of the accents in Boston are horribly exaggerated and completely irritating, but I guess that’s all part of the joke. Julianne Moore’s rendition of a Bostonian is particularly heinous, which is especially surprising given her incredible British accent in “A Single Man” last year. Seeing the staff of writers and actors in their most depraved states isn’t exactly inspiring, and it’s not terribly funny either. Tracy’s proclivity for getting in trouble is somewhat entertaining, but again, it’s nothing great. Sometimes a field trip just isn’t necessary, and things could work well enough on the home front. I’m not sure why we’re not seeing that much of the robot since he’s a fine addition to the cast who’s capable of being funny without being spectacularly over-the-top. I think Jack just needed to get Nancy out of his system, mostly because I can’t imagine Julianne Moore will be sticking around forever on this show. It might be time to start seeing actual excerpts of TGS again and see what the cast is up to when they’re truly being productive instead of just horsing around on a fabricated trip so that Jack can reunite with his long lost drama love.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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