the first episode of 30 rock that i saw had "rural juror" in it and i thought it was going to have a.d.'s sense of language and wordplay. it's turned out a bit differently, but it's still an hilarious show.

"sally stick-well!"

bob loblaw's name is great, but scott baio is probably the least interesting guest star the show ever had. in fact, he was probably the *only* one that didn't hit it out of the park.

"Had George Michael and Lindsay stayed, they might have discovered what Michael and Maeby did— that "Afternoon Delight" was more adult-themed than its innocent melody would have you believe."

not only does that hint at the whole hand subplot, but it gives us chareth cutestory, maritime lawyer.

@ the ghost of dj roomba,

i will agree about the bleeps— they GREATLY improve the show (esp. the buster rant, and "who the *bleep* ate all my hard-boiled eggs!").

rene augerjanois was on benson, which was a spin-off of soap.

is that really true about the nip-slip stories?

the only network shows that were off and running from the very first frame of film are lost, twin peaks and arrested development.

i really like ray romano— his talk show (and podcast) appearances, some of his movies, his guest appearances on other shows, and 'men of a certain age'. but 'everybody loves raymond' is awful. home improvement awful. how can such a strong cast front such an unfunny, lowest common denominator show?

i was just watching High Q last night and catherine o'hara as margaret meehan was hilarious— when she answers that one question one the verge of tears, it's so funny and kind of touching.

i just remember not liking jon lovitz in this (though i am a fan in general), but the rest of the cast being as solid as they ever were. and i remember loving the johnny johnson stuff.

the clothes on this show are pretty great, though. probably the best, most appropriately dressed cast in all of television— like an entire show of kramers.

every one of the people mentioned in this thread is truly hilarious.

just the smell of red bull is gross.

kudos to you, sir!

andy dick had nothing to do with phil hartman's death. even if he did give her cocaine two weeks or a month before his death (which he denies), that in no way leads to her shooting her husband. she was a long time addict, and clearly mentally unstable.

prickly
i haven't seen the word "prickly" used this much since sctv (i know, it's actually prickley).

two questions— who was that foxy lady in the second guest chair, and why is conan's hair so not high?