Jace at Televisionary,
Apr 05, 2007
Looks like Jack Donaghy made quite an impression on his fellow Peacock execs.
I was overjoyed to learn that NBC has ordered a second season of comedy 30 Rock, easily my favorite new series this year.
I had it on very good authority that NBC was thisclose to renewing the series and had placed a good amount of confidence in the series, enough to bring it back to the schedule earlier than anticipated (it returns tonight with a super-sized episode and Will Arnett), but NBC has now confirmed that it will indeed be giving us more Liz Lemon, Jack, Tracy Jordan, and Kenneth the Page.
NBC's president, Kevin Reilly, has said that he hopes 30 Rock's fortunes will mirror that of fellow comedy The Office, which premiered to some dismal ratings its first season but soon went on to become a critical and audience favorite and usher in a new (post-Arrested Development) era of smart comedy.
Fingers crossed that America finally wakes up and realizes just how hysterical 30 Rock truly is.
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Jace is an LA-based television development and acquisitions junior exec who watches way too much television for his own good and would love a TiVo for every room in the house. (He’s halfway there.) His blog, Televisionary, can be found at televisionary.blogspot.com.
