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Win A Trip To Watch 30 Rock Live – Twice

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Remember when I told you all that the October 14th episode of 30 Rock will be broadcast live? Well, it will be.

Do you want to go to there? [Really- I am not using bad English – Well, I am, on purpose, but you’d know why if you are a 30 Rock fan.]

NBC is sponsoring a contest for four pairs of tickets to the show — which is actually two shows since the cast will perform the live episode twice, once for the East Coast and then once for the West Coast. Winners will also receive round-trip travel, a two-night hotel stay and dinner for two.

SIGN ME UP!

In the video below, Tina Fey explains how you can enter. All you need to do is send in proof of purchase of a Funcooker.

(Kidding! No purchase required. Just visit NBC.com.)


Betty White And Ryan Seacrest Among Many Primetime Emmy Awards Winners

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The Betty White mania continues with her Primetime Emmy win this past Saturday for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. If you have not seen White’s appearance in the May 2010 Saturday Night Live which won her this Emmy, you should immediately go to Hulu and see selected clips of that episode.


The trophy is the fifth Primetime Emmy received by the 88-year-old White, according to the TV academy. Her previous wins were for roles on various TV classics such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls.


Although White did not attend in person, she won her latest Emmy at the non-televised Creative Arts Ceremony which is the precursor to the main August 29 Primetime Emmy Awards and where two-thirds of the Awards are handed out.


Some other notable winners Saturday include: 


Ryan Seacrest for producing the Best Reality TV Series (Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution)
Neil Patrick Harris for Best Guest Actor – Comedy Series (Glee)
John Lithgow for Best Guest Actor – Drama Series (Dexter)
Jeff Probst for Best Reality Show Host (Survivor)
Mia Michaels for Outstanding Choreography (So You Think You Can Dance)
Modern Family for Best Casting (comedy)
Mad Men for Best Casting (drama)


The televised portion of the Primetime Emmy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon and will air Sunday, Aug. 29 (8 p.m. ET) on NBC.

30 Rock Will Air Live In October

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Seriously – 30 Rock was already quickly becoming my favorite sitcom.

I mean, what more could you ask of a sitcom other than creative, original and witty writing and a perfect ensemble cast?  Well, 30 Rock asked more of itself and just raised the bar on itself and the competition.

NBC just announced that 30 Rock will air a LIVE episode this October 14th. What is even more scrumptious news is that there will be two shows/performances that day, so that both east and west coast viewers can all get to see the show live.

Genius. Even if live TV is not a novel idea; it’s been a minute since a sitcom has done it.

NBC executives told the Television Critics Association that they approached 30 Rock executive producers Tina Fey and Loren Michaels with the idea of doing a live episode and the two were up for the challenge.

Fey, the show’s star and creator, is a pro at live TV from her Saturday Night Live days. Same can of course be said of Michaels, who has been executive producer of SNL since like the 1800’s.

I joke of course.

How soon will October get here?

Conan O’Brien Earns Emmy Nomination – Jay Leno Dissed. NBC, Becomes Its Own Biggest Loser

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NBC, are you OK?

NBC went through a lot of hoopla and bad press to replace Conan O’Brien with Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show, but the results so far do not bode well for NBC. Earlier this summer, we learned that the ratings for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for the second quarter this year were down by 20% over the same time period last year when Conan was at the helm. 

You may find that funny, but I doubt NBC is laughing. NBC paid Conan $30 million to leave, and is now paying Jay $15 million a year more than what they were paying Conan. Ouch. That is a big payout to obtain lower ratings. Score: Conan 1; NBC 0.

Now, in another interesting twist of fate, we learned today that The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien earned an Emmy nomination. 

Conan will compete against The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Real Time With Bill Maher and Saturday Night Live in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series category. But Conan will not have to compete with Jay Leno because, Jay was not even nominated. Double ouch. Score: Conan 2; NBC:0.  In World Cup terms, this would mean a blowout win for Conan.


Good for you Conan. You may not have had the first, but you now have the second to last and the last laugh at NBC.

Conan will have a new show on TBS beginning in November.

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