The Truth about Writing

“”Tina [Fey] and [Robert] Carlock are both huge Star Wars nerds, as am I, and many people on the writing staff, because writers usually work by themselves, in a dark room. They’re very lonely people, and there are no better friends than science fiction.” —Scott Adsit (aka Pete on 30 Rock) on why there are so many Star Wars references on the show.”

Check out more of Adsit’s funny interview at the A.V. Club.

30 Rock is Back!

FINALLY.

The strike cut last season short, with only 15 episodes in Season 2. The third season premiere is up on Hulu a week before it’ll premiere on NBC (October 30th).

This show, like Friday Night Lights, ranks in my Top 10 List of All Time Favorite TV shows, but gets low ratings and is entirely too good for the current NBC line-up. Now that Fey’s become more prominenct with via her Palin work on SNL, let’s all hope the audience migrates to 30 Rock.

The ensemble cast is fantastic, but the two biggest gems are Jack McBrayer as Kenneth the Page and, of course, Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy:

And one of my favorite Liz Lemon moments:

TV Snobs

According to Tim Goodman of the SF Chronicle, I am a TV Snob. I could rebuttal with a long list of TV shows that would absolutely defy his theory, but some of them even make me a little sheepish. So I refer you to Linda Holmes’ fantastic answer on her “Things What Things” blog.