30 Rock = The Muppet Show

mousepod · 06-09-2009, 06:00 PM

A friend shared this from Brian Lynch's blog:

30 ROCK is a rip-off of THE MUPPET SHOW!

Alex · 06-09-2009, 06:11 PM

Lost me on Exhibit A. I'm not big 30 Rock fan, but in the handful of episodes I've seen I don't think I've seen any evidence that they actually ever make a TV show. They just seem to gather near one and have wacky hijinks.

Andrew · 06-09-2009, 06:18 PM

Not only that, but when viewed through Kenneth's eyes, everyone is a Muppet.

Tref · 06-09-2009, 06:31 PM

Nice try but Lynch's thesis falls apart pretty quick.

Still, 30 Rock is the funniest show on TV next to The Simpsons. And anything that calls attention to that can not be all bad.

Cadaverous Pallor · 06-09-2009, 08:30 PM

Pretty funny. The links were rather entertaining.

I'd say that any show about putting on a show would involve the same basic characters.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-09-2009, 09:13 PM

There are worse things to imitate well.

Tref · 06-09-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

There are worse things to imitate well.

Amen, my sister.

06-09-2009, 06:00 PM	#1
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	30 Rock = The Muppet Show A friend shared this from Brian Lynch's blog: 30 ROCK is a rip-off of THE MUPPET SHOW! __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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06-09-2009, 06:11 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Lost me on Exhibit A. I'm not big 30 Rock fan, but in the handful of episodes I've seen I don't think I've seen any evidence that they actually ever make a TV show. They just seem to gather near one and have wacky hijinks.
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06-09-2009, 06:18 PM	#3
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	Not only that, but when viewed through Kenneth's eyes, everyone is a Muppet. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	Nice try but Lynch's thesis falls apart pretty quick. Still, 30 Rock is the funniest show on TV next to The Simpsons. And anything that calls attention to that can not be all bad. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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06-09-2009, 08:30 PM	#5
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Pretty funny. The links were rather entertaining. I'd say that any show about putting on a show would involve the same basic characters.
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06-09-2009, 09:13 PM	#6
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	There are worse things to imitate well. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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