Except it actually HAS happened. Remember Roy? I was waiting for them to pan to Jim after that line and see him mug for the camera.

Reading a book, as opposed to doing an actual task, is easy to mime and lets the person coming in start a conversation immediately. It's unoriginal, but it works for staging. And I thought I remembered Claire starting that conversation with a dash of crazy, so skepticism seemed warranted. I didn't go back to check,…

This began as a comment on how some storylines are working really well and some are just flopping. It…escalated.

The Storylines
The Bennetts/Aqualung, B+: Although the father/daughter tension is old hat, this episode actually made it work. I believed a comic-shop guy being suspicious of an attractive girl, I believed that a direct demonstration would be the best way to convince said CSG (contrast: Indian lady), and maybe most…

Why 30 Rock rocks
Not only did Jenna flub Liz's character, she also broke the cardinal rule of improv: "Yes, and." It's actually the funnier part of that bit.