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I don't really get the complaint against guest stars on '30 Rock'. Every TV show has guest stars each week for the characters to bounce off. It can't be a bottle show with just the regular cast each week, that would grow stale.

In cameos playing themselves, the two choices this week were perfect - Meredith Viera especially so for her connection to NBC, but also Al Gore as the ultimate riff on this whole "Green" movement at NBC.

As for Schwimmer, the character of Greenzo was a necessary component of the episode; was the complaint that Schwimmer played him? Somebody had to. I got the feeling you didn't want him in there just because he's now a famous face thanks to 'Friends'. The guy's never going to work again if that's held against him.

I have no problem with the show casting a famous name in a role rather than an unknown; it's a given for helping the show with publicity.

Maybe I'm mis-reading your objections; wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong. But so far I think the guest stars have been good for the show. They were great for '30 Rock' last year as well......

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the only show i can think of that doesn't do guest stars is the office. so i don't see it as a problem :)
but tonights episode was great

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This was a very funny episode. I love this show.
Jack's hair after Kenneth's party was good for big laugh just in itself.

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I loved the part after the party where Kenneth mentions to Liz, "I have never seen Griz and Dot-Com cry like that before." The episode was brilliant, and I loved how it took some playful jabs at this pretentious Green crap NBC is doing.

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The guest stars work for "30 Rock" better than any other show. The ones that are on playing themselves make sense, because the show takes place in a fictionalized version of the real entertainment world. The ones playing characters (like Schwimmer or Fisher) make sense because they're good actors and have the opportunity to bring along some extra people to the show that may not normally watch.

Best episode of Season 2 so far!

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"ooo-kay. this earth is ruined. we gotta get a new one"

i was just waiting for al gore to start making whooshing noises when he went off to save the whale. that was too perfect.

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Happy Halloween baby! *rofl*

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wasnt the al gor bit, the same thing that was on south park awhile back?

great series, weak episode.

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My Name is Earl has a load of famous faces popping up on it, no-one ever mentions that.

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"WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE POPTARTS?!"

Bizarre episode... but I think this was the funniest of the new season. Not the most solid, kind of had ADD going between so many stories... but had so many laughs. Everyone had a great line, which is why I'm not too worried about the guests hogging stuff anymore.

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This show was like riding a wild-ride at an amusement park, but I loved it. The party scenes and all of the next-day recriminations were so perfect of an office party gone terribly terribly wrong. The pop-tart thing just slew me. I don't mind the guest starts. Probably helps with ratings, and anything that helps keep this show on the air works for me.

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I loooovvved this episode! It was hilarious. One of my favourite parts was the disjointed almost hallucinatory flashbacks on Kenneth's party. The sober morning after meeting was a scream. Even Al Gore was funny!

The part that made me laugh outloud was Liz dressed like Harry Potter and Kenneth dressed like Austin Powers. That was soo dorky and funny all in one, I totally lost it.

I think the guest star work best on 30 Rock. It totally fits.

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And KMF, not only were they dressed up as Harry Potter and Austin Powers, but they were listening to Werewolf Bar Mitzvah! (Spooky, Scary!)

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loved the pop-tart bit.

the warped camera lens at the party was perfect. did they use a MESMERIZER special effect lens?

and any episode that features even a second of WEREWOLF BARMITZVAH is a winner in my book. maybe the funniest bit on TV this year.

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Jack delivered a line to his assistant that had me in stitches, though I can't remember it now. I think it was the way he responded to the assistant telling him that he had to be at Kenneth's party if the big boss was going to be there.

While I didn't mind the Greenzo stuff, the story about the party ended up being WAY funnier. I didn't see how they were going to make the party funny, but just showing those LSD-like flashbacks while they were all convened in Jack's office being chastised by Kenneth was brilliant. And it was even funnier when the stupid assistant walked in with "TOOL" written on his forehead. PERFECT!

I really wish the NBC promos department hadn't ruined Gore's whale line. I would have really laughed at that if I hadn't known it was coming.

I don't agree that this was the best episode of the season. (It will be seriously hard to beat Jack and Tracy in therapy.) However, 30 Rock is by far the funniest show that has been on the air for a long time, probably since season 1 of Sports Night. I love The Office, but not even it makes me laugh as much as this show.

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I fell on the floor laughing twice during this episode:

1) "My god, we've gotta update these forms."

2) "I love foxy boxing! It combines two of my favorite things: boxing and referees!"

Still laughing this morning...

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I don't mind the guest stars on this show so far, but in wouldn't tune in just to see them either. At least they haven't reached the level of utter annoyance that the guests on Will & Grace did. Of course when your guest stars are the likes of Madonna, Sanda Bernhart, and Cher, then you're dancing on the precipice of banality to begin with.

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This episode was above-average...and the average shows are still some of the funniest shows on TV! I LOVE this show. I sure hope NBC does this show right and keeps it on Thursday right in the middle of the other shows.

I am a devout "The Office" fan, but since last year have been finding myself wanting to watch my recorded 30 Rock before it (OR Earl, which is unfortunately getting pretty blah).

Keep it up 30 Rock, you're my favorite comedy on television!!

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the episode was pretty good but the lines about commies and broads was unbelievably great.

and i still love tracy morgan. i might be in the minority but hes my favorite character (after alec baldwin of course).

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