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Sat, 18 May 2013 12:46:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/30-rock-chronicle-of-broadcast-tvs-last-days/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/30-rock-chronicle-of-broadcast-tvs-last-days/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:38:48 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344176 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/30-rock-chronicle-of-broadcast-tvs-last-days/feed/ 0 With the series finale at hand, Jaime Weinman explains what it did so well http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/the-impact-of-this-years-u-s-election-on-u-s-television/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/the-impact-of-this-years-u-s-election-on-u-s-television/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:11:02 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311830 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/the-impact-of-this-years-u-s-election-on-u-s-television/feed/ 0 Hint: it's certainly more than 2008, and definitely more than 2004 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/televisions-mid-life-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/televisions-mid-life-crisis/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:49:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/televisions-mid-life-crisis/feed/ 0 A show can be a hit, but if its viewers are over 49, chances are it’ll get the axe http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/death-slots-no-longer-deadly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/death-slots-no-longer-deadly/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:40:24 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168845 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/death-slots-no-longer-deadly/feed/ 2 There are a couple of things worth looking out for when it comes to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/expect-more-enjoy-less/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/expect-more-enjoy-less/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:30:12 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87823 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/expect-more-enjoy-less/feed/ 6 One thing I didn’t mention in my 30 Rock post below is that because... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/15/the-30-rock-backlash-begins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/15/the-30-rock-backlash-begins/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:53:39 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87433 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/15/the-30-rock-backlash-begins/feed/ 20 Why it's never been great and is probably as good as it's ever going to be http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/21/the-cold-cold-emmys/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/21/the-cold-cold-emmys/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:20:25 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=83285 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/21/the-cold-cold-emmys/feed/ 6 Well, there isn’t a lot to say about them, since they mostly gave the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/09/dr-honeydew-had-way-more-to-do-than-pete-hornberger/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/09/dr-honeydew-had-way-more-to-do-than-pete-hornberger/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:01:19 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=63203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/09/dr-honeydew-had-way-more-to-do-than-pete-hornberger/feed/ 2 Brian Lynch’s comparison of 30 Rock and The Muppet Show is very apropos (especially... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/the-end-of-the-regular-tv-season/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/the-end-of-the-regular-tv-season/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 19:57:46 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=58875 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/the-end-of-the-regular-tv-season/feed/ 0 I think 30 Rock‘s last big meta-joke, about the fact that a “year” on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/15/comedy-tonight-which-is-to-say-comedy-last-night/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/15/comedy-tonight-which-is-to-say-comedy-last-night/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 17:20:50 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=57579 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/15/comedy-tonight-which-is-to-say-comedy-last-night/feed/ 1 Some Friday comedy thoughts: - The excellent season finale of The Office didn’t have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/08/quick-thoughts-on-nbc-comedies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/08/quick-thoughts-on-nbc-comedies/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 14:25:03 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=55749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/08/quick-thoughts-on-nbc-comedies/feed/ 5 - 30 Rock really seems to have gone all the way over to making... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/the-catchphrase-of-the-week-or-cotw/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/the-catchphrase-of-the-week-or-cotw/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 02:11:13 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=53973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/the-catchphrase-of-the-week-or-cotw/feed/ 0 Have you noticed that a lot of shows now seem to concentrate less on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/30-rock-in-its-re-tooled-form/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/30-rock-in-its-re-tooled-form/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:52:20 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=39037 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/30-rock-in-its-re-tooled-form/feed/ 7 Just to follow up on my last post with the most pointless YouTube video... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/18/liz-lemon-caroline-brody/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/18/liz-lemon-caroline-brody/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:09:49 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=36579 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/18/liz-lemon-caroline-brody/feed/ 6 I was trying to figure out who the character of Liz Lemon on 30... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/05/two-kinds-of-meta-stories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/05/two-kinds-of-meta-stories/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:28:43 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=22697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/05/two-kinds-of-meta-stories/feed/ 4 Speaking of last night’s 30 Rock, the B story, while lame (and there are... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/05/i-want-to-go-to-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/05/i-want-to-go-to-there/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:15:25 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=22573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/05/i-want-to-go-to-there/feed/ 8 I just want to say that last night’s 30 Rock offered my favourite new... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/a-chronology-you-wont-get-anywhere-else-if-youre-lucky/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/a-chronology-you-wont-get-anywhere-else-if-youre-lucky/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:29:04 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18430 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/a-chronology-you-wont-get-anywhere-else-if-youre-lucky/feed/ 13 After I posted last week about 30 Rock‘s Night Court semi-reunion, I was asked... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/tonight-on-30-rock-three-helpings-of-awesome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/tonight-on-30-rock-three-helpings-of-awesome/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:45:57 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17719 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/tonight-on-30-rock-three-helpings-of-awesome/feed/ 4 My Night Court nostalgia seems to be spreading. Tonight’s episode of 30 Rock will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/25/alec-baldwin-wants-you-to-know-it-wasn%e2%80%99t-his-fault/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/25/alec-baldwin-wants-you-to-know-it-wasn%e2%80%99t-his-fault/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/25/alec-baldwin-wants-you-to-know-it-wasn%e2%80%99t-his-fault/feed/ 0 The star of ‘30 Rock’ has turned that infamous phone call into an opportunity to create a kinder, gentler image http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/18/confirmed-30-rock-gets-the-oprah-bump/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/18/confirmed-30-rock-gets-the-oprah-bump/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:35:26 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=8709 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/18/confirmed-30-rock-gets-the-oprah-bump/feed/ 0 NBC officially confirmed that Oprah Winfrey will be the guest star on the second...