But aren't the layers that the Sunny characters have accrued just there to serve the next absurd situation they get themselves into, for the sake of being funny? That's not a criticism, it just seems to be the same thing 30 Rock has done with it's leads. I suppose though your criticism is that 30 Rock hasn't pulled…

Rock Band and its ilk aren't replacements for playing instruments, they're supplements for listening to music. No one who had any motivation to play guitar picked up Rock Band and walked away thinking, "nahhh". But tons have picked up Rock Band and filled out their musical tastes after hearing bands they might not…