So, a few weeks ago my picspam options were either a season-finales-picspam OR another FNL picspam. Instead I went to catch up on both seasons of Supernatural (Really glad I gave this show a second chance after giving up on it mid-s1. It's really improved plot-wise, and it has an awesome fandom. Seriously, this show has the best fanfics around.), both seasons of How I Met Your Mother (I'm surprised at how much I like this show. Lesson: Don't judge it just because it's on CBS and has a laugh track!) and 30 Rock, which is made of complete awesomeness. Which led me to this, a 30 Rock picspam/pimp-post thing. Picspam because the show is all bright and pretty, and pimp-post because more people need to watch this. It is one of the best comedies out there right now, and I think I honestly loved the whole season more than the latest season of The Office (although both are made of WIN.)

This could be sort of spoilery for extreme spoiler-phobes, but mostly I only included my favourite moments/quotes from the first few episodes. You can catch up on the episodes when NBC reruns them from July 5th (or, I might upload them soon, if I have the time).





Why you should be watching 30 Rock
- You will easily fall in love with Liz Lemon (Tiny Fey). She makes constant Star Wars references, is as much into fandom as most of us are and is completely adorable, even with lettuce in her hair. LIZ LEMON IS ENOUGH REASON FOR YOU TO WATCH THIS!
- Alec Baldwin is a comedy god. He has the best deadpan line deliveries.
- The show has some of the best guest-stars. Conan O'Brien (Tracy Does Conan), Will Arnett (Fireworks), Isabella Rossellini (Black Tie, Up All Night), LL Cool J as rapper Ridikulous (The Source Awards), and so on.
- It is a constant source of gut-laughs.
- Liz/Flower Guy. The cuteness that is the two of them rivals Jim/Pam, Matt/Julie cuteness ok?
- The show has a great ensemble cast and some of the most offbeat supporting characters since Arrested Development.. You will love every one of them.
- 30 Rock sketches are actually funny, unlike Studio 60's. (we don't see a lot of them though.) (Heard over the PA system: "Homophobic Gays")
- There are a lot of recurring roles by SNL alums (Rachel Dratch, Chris Parnell, etc)



Liz Lemon: You're not gonna come to our crappy poker game, are you?
Jack Donaghy: No I'm not.
Lemon: Good.
Donaghy: I bluffed, yes I am coming.



Donaghy: I want you to go out in your lunch hour, and find something in a women's clothing store.



Lemon: What made you think I was gay?
Donaghy: Your shoes.
Lemon: Well, I'm straight.
Donaghy: Those shoes are definitely bi-curious.



Jack Donaghy: Oh, really? Your ignorance was obvious when you waddled up to me, with your thin-lipped mouth full of peasant food, and addressed me by my Christian name in front of the gentlemen from Fairfield. That's Fairfield, Connecticut, Lemon, G.E. headquarters. But how would you know that with your nigh 40 years of public education and daytime television viewing. If you ever pull a bush league stunt like that I'm going to have you writing arena football promos so fast it'll make your inexplicably small head spin.



Lemon: Okay, very funny. You bought a pager from Dennis. Will you take it off now, please?
Donaghy: Oh, I can't. I'm expecting a call from 1983.



Tracy Jordan: No! Past Pete is here to kill future Pete!



Jordan: Dr. Spaceman! Dr. Spaceman!
Lemon: (finds bottle) I owe you an apology, Tre.



Jordan: Mr Blueman! What, are you going to tell me my feet stink? You don't even have feet! Blueman! Blueman, where your feet at?



Jenna Maroney: I'm taking you out to celebrate - a girls' night! We'll meet some new people.
Lemon: Oh, you mean, like at a discotheque?



Lemon: The Hair asked me out.
Maroney: What? The The Hair? What did you say?
Lemon: I had to say yes! He looked at me with those crazy handsome guy eyes. It was like the Death Star tractor beam when the Falcon was...
Maroney: No, Liz, do not talk about stuff like that on your date. Guys like that do not like Star Trek.
Lemon: Wars!!!



Lemon: Sooo, you guys been watching Hereos? (beat) I like the Japanese dude.



NBC Exec: Have you pitched this idea to anybody else?
Kenneth: Well, I talked to Moonvest over at CBS.
NBC Exec: Les Moonves, president of CBS, knows about it?

Kenneth: Hey, Moonvest, I got an idea for a gameshow last night.
Moonvest: Give me your fingernails!
Kenneth: NO!



Kenneth: Oh my, that's an awfully short robe.


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You can stream full episodes of the show here at NBC's website or download them at iTunes. NBC reruns them from July 5th, every Thursday night at 9.30pm.

I want to take these posts behind a middle school...
Icon/Art stuff
- Icons by toastandtea
- '60s looking book covers featuring Liz Lemon by toastandtea
- More pretty icons by call_me_daisy
- Even more
- Icons by candy_girl82

Picspams
- Here and here by bellanut

and spectralbovine made a great post here.