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Like the best TV comedies - from "Seinfeld" to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and all the way back to "The Jack Benny Program" - "30 Rock" sparkles not just because its central star gets to shine, but because everyone does.
100
This is TV's best comedy. And there's nothing in the first two episodes that would suggest otherwise.
100
Both episodes are tightly constructed and full of delicious comic gems, and the show relies heavily on crisp editing and a subtle but sprightly soundtrack to keep the energy level high.
100
Fey's back to her day job tonight and 30 Rock is as funny as ever, as cynical as we hoped, and as fresh as if it were a freshman show.
100
This was the best comedy on TV last season.
100
Welcome back, 30 Rock. Even in a season of wonderful sitcoms--trend story alert!--you get it done.
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Rock manages to layer in quieter scenes between Baldwin and Jack McBrayer's Kenneth the Page that remind you of an iron law of feather-light farce: No matter how crazy the characters seem to us, they have to relate to each other as though they're making perfect sense.
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It's the best new sitcom of the fall. [16 Oct 2006, p.39]
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I don't want to spoil the great lines, delivered with perfect comic acting. To me, it's bliss.
88
Tonight's episode does have a few moments when it goes over the comedy top and seems just a tad too broad. But who cares? Overall, it's a joy.
