30 Rock to do LIVE episode on 10/14!
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30 Rock to do LIVE episode on 10/14!
I havent seen this mentioned yet..
From comingsoon.net:
I've heard of shows sometimes doing live episodes, but consecutive episodes for east and west coast? I'm looking forward to this, and hopefully there will be a way to see the west coast feed as well!
From comingsoon.net:
The cast of NBC's "30 Rock" will perform a special live episode from famed studio 8H on Thursday, October 14 (8:30-9 p.m. ET). The announcement was made by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios.
"We've had great success with live episodes in the past, both in a creative sense and in the ratings," said Bromstad. "I can't imagine a series more suited to do an incredible live episode, thanks to its many cast, writers and producers, who hail from TV's most renowned live series, 'SNL.'"
In the series' first live episode, two versions will be telecast -- one live for the East Coast and one for the West Coast. The first show will be telecast at 8:30-9 p.m. (ET) for the East and the cast will perform the same episode for a new broadcast at 11:30 p.m.- 12 a.m. (ET) for the West. Central time zone viewers will be able to see the first live show at its regular time (7:30-8 p.m. CT).
Studio 8H is a famed studio at Rockefeller Center in New York that has been the home to "Saturday Night Live" and many other famous television and radio programs on NBC.
"30 Rock" is told through the comedic voice of Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner Tina Fey as variety show producer Liz Lemon and features Emmy and three-time Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin as top network executive Jack Donaghy and Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan, the unpredictable star of Lemon's hit variety show, "TGS with Tracy Jordan." Lemon constantly has her hands full, juggling corporate interference from Donaghy and off-the-handle star antics from Jordan, all while attempting to salvage her own personal life.
Also rounding out the cast are Emmy nominee Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney, the co-star of "TGS"; Scott Adsit as the variety show's producer Pete Hornberger; Emmy nominee Jack McBrayer as Kenneth, the over-eager and effortlessly endearing NBC page; Judah Friedlander as Frank, the sardonic slacker on the writing staff; Katrina Bowden as Lemon's young, flighty assistant, Cerie; and Keith Powell as Toofer, the sophisticated yet sarcastic writer.
"30 Rock" is from Broadway Video & Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios. The executive producers are Lorne Michaels ("Saturday Night Live"), Fey, Marci Klein ("Saturday Night Live"), David Miner ("Human Giant") and Robert Carlock ("Friends").
"We've had great success with live episodes in the past, both in a creative sense and in the ratings," said Bromstad. "I can't imagine a series more suited to do an incredible live episode, thanks to its many cast, writers and producers, who hail from TV's most renowned live series, 'SNL.'"
In the series' first live episode, two versions will be telecast -- one live for the East Coast and one for the West Coast. The first show will be telecast at 8:30-9 p.m. (ET) for the East and the cast will perform the same episode for a new broadcast at 11:30 p.m.- 12 a.m. (ET) for the West. Central time zone viewers will be able to see the first live show at its regular time (7:30-8 p.m. CT).
Studio 8H is a famed studio at Rockefeller Center in New York that has been the home to "Saturday Night Live" and many other famous television and radio programs on NBC.
"30 Rock" is told through the comedic voice of Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner Tina Fey as variety show producer Liz Lemon and features Emmy and three-time Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin as top network executive Jack Donaghy and Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan, the unpredictable star of Lemon's hit variety show, "TGS with Tracy Jordan." Lemon constantly has her hands full, juggling corporate interference from Donaghy and off-the-handle star antics from Jordan, all while attempting to salvage her own personal life.
Also rounding out the cast are Emmy nominee Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney, the co-star of "TGS"; Scott Adsit as the variety show's producer Pete Hornberger; Emmy nominee Jack McBrayer as Kenneth, the over-eager and effortlessly endearing NBC page; Judah Friedlander as Frank, the sardonic slacker on the writing staff; Katrina Bowden as Lemon's young, flighty assistant, Cerie; and Keith Powell as Toofer, the sophisticated yet sarcastic writer.
"30 Rock" is from Broadway Video & Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios. The executive producers are Lorne Michaels ("Saturday Night Live"), Fey, Marci Klein ("Saturday Night Live"), David Miner ("Human Giant") and Robert Carlock ("Friends").
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ER and The West Wing did live shows for the East and West Coast.
Should be interesting. I assume it's all going to be shot like a live studio show.
Should be interesting. I assume it's all going to be shot like a live studio show.
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No, ER did two shows, too. I remember they had a reall baseball game (Cubs, I guess?) on in the break room in the show and you could flip between ER and whatever channel the baseball game was on.
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Isn't comedy show doing a live episode a oft-cited jump the shark moment?
Aw, it's 30 Rock. I don't care. I'm in until the end and haven't really seen that big a dip in quality.
I hope we get at least one of Dr. Spaceman and Dennis Duffy. Oh, more Buck Henry might also be nice.
Aw, it's 30 Rock. I don't care. I'm in until the end and haven't really seen that big a dip in quality.
I hope we get at least one of Dr. Spaceman and Dennis Duffy. Oh, more Buck Henry might also be nice.
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They will likely include both live shows on the DVD.
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I think they may have done different shows for the East and the West, but I'm not postive about that.
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Wow, the ignorance of television history in this thread is just mindblowing. You'd think we were landing on the moon again. Newsflash, back in the 1950's, virtually every tv show sitcoms and dramas was aired live.
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The first episode I remember being done live and making a big deal of it was an episode of Gimme a Break!
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Basically, this:
Also, Netflix, iTunes, downloading in general.
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The good thing about this is that it means the episode can't have any of the non sequitur gags - leave that crutch to the Family Guy.