Jul 20 2009

‘30 Rock’ Gets 22 Emmy Nominations….Because Nothing Else is Funny

Published by Nattyb at 12:30 pm under News, Television

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Fey’s NBC comedy series, “30 Rock,” earned 22 Emmy nominations this morning, the most any comedy series has received in Emmy history. It earned nods for best comedy series, as well as best comedy actress for Fey and best comedy actor for Alec Baldwin. The show won best comedy series last year.

Is this really a surprise?  I’m taking absolutely nothing away from the show 30 Rock.  Nothing at all.  It’s a great show with excellent writing.   It’s witty.  It’s contemporary.  And it makes me laugh.   But when you really think about it, are there any other funny shows on television with the exception of Family Guy?  Exactly.

It’s like if Seinfeld were on TV right now going up against all these other shows and 30 Rock didn’t even exist.  I mean seriously.  What is 30 Rock’s competition in comedy?  The New Adventures of Old Christine?  And should we be surprised that a former Seinfeld cast member is the star of that show?

Again, congratulations to 30 Rock but seriously, there’s really nothing too funny on network TV these days.

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10 Responses to “‘30 Rock’ Gets 22 Emmy Nominations….Because Nothing Else is Funny”

  1. Lauraon 20 Jul 2009 at 2:15 pm

    As I was reading this, I was trying to come up with another comedy that’s on that is actually “good” and I’m drawing a blank. 30 Rock is hilarious, and I’m glad that their audience is growing.

    Maybe The Office? But the last 2 seasons have been sub par, so I guess that doesn’t count really.

  2. Ethanon 20 Jul 2009 at 2:48 pm

    The Office. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Better Off Ted. Flight of the Conchords. Some people also think How I Met Your Mother is brilliant, although I’m not sure I see it. Family Guy is beyond lazy at this point, and 30 Rock tries too hard to be “wacky”.

    So there are shows out there. You just have to sort of watch them.

  3. tootalufilmson 20 Jul 2009 at 3:06 pm

    this is a fucking mess…its always sunny in phily is one of the funniest shows on tv, rescue me, THE VENTURE BROS is horribly underrated and i think the best written show on tv..entourage and curb your enthusiam also dont get noms? im asking because i dont know but curb is also one the best shows on tv..30 rock is getting all these fucking noms because of politcis..that show is fucking terrible, i dont think ive ever laughed while watching..the office is better then that show

  4. Madisonon 20 Jul 2009 at 4:36 pm

    It’s Always Funny in Philadelphia is the funniest show on television. Period.

    Curb is probably up there, too, though.

    30 Rock isn’t better than those, but it is really good, and it’s nice to see that a quality show with clever writing is actually nominated. Family Guy? Please.

  5. Joshon 20 Jul 2009 at 5:42 pm

    I wish Better Off Ted would get more recognition. The show is genius.

  6. Gajotreson 21 Jul 2009 at 5:03 am

    What about The Big Bang Theory

  7. Madisonon 21 Jul 2009 at 1:48 pm

    @ Gajotres

    I’ve seena couple episodes of the Big Bang Theory and it’s pretty funny, actually. Definitely geared towards nerds, that’s for sure.

  8. Timon 22 Jul 2009 at 7:15 am

    I have to say, 30 Rock is an awesome show and, in my opinion deserves its 22 nominations. What makes 30 Rock a great comedy is its consistency in all areas: plots, characters, humor. But really Nattyb, you can’t say that the only two good comedies going around are 30 Rock and Family Guy. Family Guy is the complete opposite of 30 Rock, its plots are unimaginative, their characters are constantly inconsistent and unrealistic, and yeah it’s funny for a “fart joke” kind of comedy. What I want to know is where’s the credit for The Office or Flight of the Concords? You can’t post an article like this without giving credit to other nominees, or at least explaining why the others aren’t deserving of their nomination (assuming you have actually watched them before)!

  9. Madisonon 22 Jul 2009 at 10:15 am

    @ Tim

    Yup. Family Guy is about as lazy as it gets.

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