And by official, I mean, that's what I've decided. It's hard to unseat Seinfeld because it was so funny, so true for so long. You don't take the king down so easily. But outside of Seinfeld, I am now putting 30 Rock as the best sitcom I have ever seen.
Unfortunately, I don't get to watch as much television as I used to because I am so damn busy (writing blogs like this, I guess; woe is me). But I love television and have loved a lot of sitcoms in my time. So, this is no small thing. 30 Rock is that good.
I only get to watch a couple of hours of TV a week and sometimes I'll watch the same 30 Rock twice. It's that good. In the last episode, I laughed out loud for about five minutes until I started having chest pains.
It goes beyond saying that I totally have a crush on Tina Fey now (and I did her an injustice the other day even comparing her sex appeal to Paula Abdul, you can watch that injustice here). And Alec Baldwin is our finest actor, Really, he is. No one does comedy and drama like Alec Baldwin. I honestly believe he is the most underrated actor in the country (and hence the world, I don't think some Bollywood dude is going to overtake him).
That's it, I'm officially putting Alec Baldwin above John Malkovich as the #1 ranked actor. Malkovich has to act more than once a decade to reclaim the title.
If you're not watching 30 Rock, you're not spending your time right. Straighten your life out, get your priorities straight and get yourself a piece of the Rock!
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"30 Rock" Now Officialy the Number Two Sitcom of All Time
Posted Dec 8th 2007 3:00PM by Cenk Uygur
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1. Couldn't agree with you more!!!! 30 Rock rocks!
Just last night my husband and I watched Thursday's latest episode for the THIRD time! We'd rather watch that than new eps of anything else!
We never did that with Seinfeld. And while I think Seinfeld was an iconic comedy that defined a new TYPE of comedy, I feel like Arrested Development might be at the top of my list, as it was SO smart and was packed so full of jokes that you'd miss half of them in the first viewing, only to catch them the second time around.
amen brother! at 3:31PM on Dec 8th 2007
2. I have to admit, after not liking the show all that much at the outset, it's now on my must see list. I do hope that the Tracy Morgan character gets dropped, though.
TIM at 4:01PM on Dec 8th 2007
3. NO YOU FOOL! How can you reject the wonders that are "The Office" and "Earl." DAMN YOU TO HELL!!!
mbriancohen at 6:57PM on Dec 8th 2007
4. Damn cowboy, the way you keep talking about Alec Baldwin, people could easily think you have a crush on him.
Willet at 6:59PM on Dec 8th 2007
5. You know you admit that your opinion doesn't hold a lot of merit considering that you don't watch a lot of TV... so therefore very few sitcoms.
That 70's Show has got to be the second best of all time... sooo funny. That or Spin City
Matt at 7:11PM on Dec 8th 2007
6. HEY! LOOK! THERE GOES A LIFE!
(Why don't you get one...)
Bill at 9:04PM on Dec 8th 2007
7. That 70s Show or Spin City? hehehe Good one!
Ezra at 1:02AM on Dec 9th 2007
8. Yes, but what about Green Acres? That Eb was darn funny.
Carol at 2:09PM on Dec 9th 2007
9. Wow Cenk, thsi is the first (and probably last) time I've ever agreed with you on something. 30 Rock is GREAT!!!
Christopher at 1:52AM on Dec 10th 2007
10. If your watching ANYTHING on television... you're not supporting the WGA...
Lefty at 9:32PM on Dec 10th 2007