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(S03E14) "Passing out? Cursing? On St. Patrick's Day? Is nothing sacred?" - Jack

Wasn't it great to see an episode of 30 Rock that revolved around NBC and TGS and the work of the staff? Sure, there was the plot with Liz trying to get out of jury duty, but even that was tied into her work life at the studio. We've had a lot of episodes that had the various characters scattered away from each other, involved with people and places that had nothing to do with NBC, so it's great to see the writing staff working together, Jenna going crazy at the studio, Tracy wanting to take over all of the advertising on the show, and Jack working on a new microwave product.

Like most episodes of 30 Rock, it's great to see all of the plots come together at the end of the episode: finding out where Kenneth came up with the name for the new pocket microwave (you'll never look at a microwave the same again) as Dr. Spaceman slams Jenna's head on a table during a live sketch; the arson case where Liz served as a jury member being such a parallel to Liz's life that she accidentally sets her office on fire with everyone inside; and the ruins of Liz's burned plastic organizers symbolizing that her plans to get her life together have fallen through (yet again). I really hope she gets her act together (and not just because I also think that new organizing stuff will help me get my life in order).

No mention of Drew in this episode at all, and with one of the plots revolving around a St. Patrick's Day that has already gone by, I wonder if this episode is out of order. You would think that Liz would feel better about her life if she was still dating the handsome doctor (Hamm still has one episode to go).

This wasn't the most laugh-out-loud episode, but it was funny. Cool to see Tina Fey dressed up like Princess Leia to get out of jury duty when Carrie Fisher herself guest starred last season.

Some quotes:

"No, I told you to buy more ProActive." - Liz, to Cerie, who thought she was told to be more proactive

"Are you pickling squirrel meat? Cause I can lend you my skullpresser." - Kenneth, to Liz

"It has a ham button! You used my idea!" - Liz, to Jack about the pocket microwave

"Sir, as I'm sure you know from reading my blog..." - Jenna, to the elderly parade organizer

"Wake up mother******!" - Tracy, to Jenna, after she passes out on live TV

"I only heard the thin part." - Jenna, to Liz, who said she was spreading herself too thin

"I understand now what it's like have too much on your plate. Between my medical practice and this job, I'm being pulled in a bunch of different directions." - Dr. Spaceman, to Jenna

"My lab work is in the field of sleep research, mostly because I checked the wrong box on a form once." - Dr. Spaceman

"It's being funded by the U.S. military and the WNBA." - Dr. Spaceman, on his sleep research study

"I've got my Princess Leia outfit and my copies of Playgirl magazines from the early '80s." - Liz, on her plans to get out of jury duty

"I really don't think it's fair for me to be on a jury since I'm a hologram." - Liz, as Princess Leia

"If you have enough money you can do whatever you want! Now I can appear on Martha Stewart Live. Oh, it's going to be raunchy!" - Tracy

"College students, the morbidly obese, and homosexuals." - Jack, on the holy trinity of marketing

"Shut up Lutz!" - Liz

"Shut up Lutz!" - Jack