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Alec Baldwin Wants Paul McCartney and 30 Rock to Come Together
Originally posted 09/21/2009 01:20PM
If Alec Baldwin had the authority of power executive Jack Donaghy, his character on 30 Rock, he'd know exactly what his first decision would be for the Emmy-winning outstanding comedy series.
"I want [Paul] McCartney to come on," Baldwin, 51, said backstage at Los Angeles's Nokia Theater during Sunday's Emmy Awards. "We're working on it."
Baldwin's daughter, Ireland, 14, has another idea, however: Robert Pattinson.
Permalink | Filed Under: TV News, 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Paul McCartney, Robert Pattinson
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Mad Men and 30 Rock Named TV's Top Shows
Originally posted 09/20/2009 11:00PM
Comedy rocked once again at the 61st Primetime Emmys, where 30 Rock was named top sitcom series and its lead male star, Alec Baldwin, outstanding actor in a comedy series. Both also took the titles last year.
"That was a real nail biter," said the show's creator, producer and star Tina Fey when she accepted the award toward the end of Sunday night's ceremony. She also thanked NBC for keeping the show on the air, even though, as she pointed out, it is more expensive than a talk show.
For the second consecutive year, AMC's Mad Men, a period '60s look at Madison Avenue's advertising world and those who worked in it, was named outstanding drama series.
Permalink | Filed Under: Primetime Emmy Awards 2009, Mad Men, 30 Rock, Brian Cranston, Glenn Close, Jessica Lange
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Fresh Faces Liven Up the Emmy Race
Originally posted 09/20/2009 11:30AM
With Family Guy the first animated show to be nominated as best comedy series in nearly half a century, things are looking a little different for this year's 61st annual Primetime Emmys.
TV's biggest night – which CBS will broadcast live Sunday starting at 8 p.m. – is still expected to shower plenty of gold upon NBC's comedy 30 Rock and AMC's drama Mad Men, just like last year, but with How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris as the ceremony's first-time host after his stellar turn emceeing June's Tony Awards, the evening should also benefit from some categories starring new contenders.
Classic example: with Jeremy Piven bypassed for a nomination in the supporting actor category for his hard-driving agent role on HBO's Entourage, the field is open for such actors as Jack McBrayer, the slack-jawed page Kenneth on 30 Rock; his clueless-acting costar Tracy Morgan; and even the constantly stupefied Johnny Drama of Entourage, played by Kevin Dillon. (Also vying are Two and a Half Men's Jon Cryer, The Office's Rainn Wilson and Emmy host Harris, for his sitcom.)
Permalink | Filed Under: TV News, Mad Men, 30 Rock, Neil Patrick Harris
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Family Guy Helps Make Emmy History
Originally posted 07/16/2009 08:40AM
While Emmy didn't bite HBO's vampire hit True Blood for any of the major categories, Family Guy became the first animated series since The Flintstones in 1961 to be nominated as best comedy series – which will pit it against a record six other programs, it was announced Thursday morning.
Besides the often outrageous adventures of the Griffin family, the outstanding comedy series nominees are Entourage, Flight of the Conchords, How I Met Your Mother, The Office, 30 Rock and Weeds.
Dramatic series nominees are Big Love, Breaking Bad, Damages, Dexter, House, Lost and Mad Men.
Permalink | Filed Under: TV News, Mad Men, 30 Rock, True Blood, Neil Patrick Harris, Tina Fey
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Michelle Obama Invited as 30 Rock Guest Star
Originally posted 04/02/2009 03:40PM
So how does Alec Baldwin's 30 Rock character Jack Donaghy make amends for his admittedly misguided job last season with the Bush administration?
"I would like Michelle Obama on 30 Rock," Baldwin told Hollyscoop.com at the premiere of Lymelife on Wednesday at the 14th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York.
Baldwin, who turns 51 on Friday, says he's more interested in getting the First Lady on the show than her husband because, "the President is on TV every day, all day. So we want to get something different."
Permalink | Filed Under: 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Obama
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Tina Fey's Emmy Loss – Her Purse
Originally posted 09/22/2008 11:00AM
She may have won Emmys by the handful for 30 Rock Sunday night – and heaps of praise for her Sarah Palin impression on Saturday Night Live the weekend before – so who would have guessed that Tina Fey is a loser?
"If anyone's seen my purse," Fey, 38, announced in the Emmys pressroom backstage of her Mary Norton clutch, "I left it under my seat."
But on to her winnings: Besides a writing Emmy for a 30 Rock episode titled "Cooter," she also picked up awards for executive producing and acting on the show.
Permalink | Filed Under: Primetime Emmy Awards 2008, 30 Rock, Tina Fey
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30 Rock Cast 'Star-Struck' By Jennifer Aniston
Originally posted 09/21/2008 02:00PM
Even four years after Friends folded, Jennifer Aniston's sitcom timing remains as razor-sharp as ever, as the Emmy-nominated cast of 30 Rock will attest now that Aniston has shot her guest appearance for the NBC show.
"It was really fantastic. It was impressive. We were all taking notes," Jack McBrayer, who plays the air-headed Kenneth the Page told PEOPLE about Aniston's performance while he was attending Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy party.
Aniston, 39, comes to 30 Rock in the role of a stalker obsessed with Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy.
Permalink | Filed Under: TV News, 30 Rock, Jennifer Aniston
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Sunday's Emmys Ready to Go Mad – and Really Rock
Originally posted 09/20/2008 07:00AM
Don't touch that clicker – yes, those are the sets from The Simpsons, M*A*S*H and Desperate Housewives you'll be seeing on ABC Sunday night during the 60th annual Primetime Emmys.
"I'm going to marry some clips to each of the sets so you see them on the screen, the way you see them at home, and then you see them at the Nokia [Theater in Los Angeles] on our stage," the live telecast's boss, executive producer Ken Ehrlich, tells the Associated Press. "I think it's going to be fun."
With Two and a Half Men's Charlie Sheen, Prime Suspect's Helen Mirren, Entourage's Jeremy Piven and Pushing Daisies's Kristin Chenoweth due to open the show with popular TV catchphrases from the past six decades and Josh Groban slated to sing, Ehrlich also promises viewers will get a kick out of how the newly created best reality-show host category will be announced.
"It's one of the most interesting ones on the show," he says. "It's not what you're expecting."
Permalink | Filed Under: Primetime Emmy Awards 2008, Mad Men, 30 Rock
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Oprah Winfrey to Guest-Star on 30 Rock
Originally posted 09/18/2008 02:30PM
Oprah Winfrey will guest-star on the Nov. 6 episode of NBC's Emmy-winning sitcom 30 Rock, the network announced Thursday.
Winfrey, 54, filmed her role last Saturday at the Silvercup Studios in Queens, N.Y., and it is being billed as one-shot appearance.
"Oprah Winfrey's presence on 30 Rock makes this episode a television event," Teri Weinberg, executive vice president, NBC Entertainment, said in a statement. "She is a true legend in her own time, and in this comedy's tradition, it provides the perfect showcase for stars of her renowned status. We are all thrilled."
Though she didn't say whether or not the talk-show host plays herself or some other part, the 30 Rock's creator, executive and star, Tina Fey, does add: "Oprah is very funny in the episode, and we are beyond grateful to have her. Also, I would like to announce that we are officially best friends."
– Mark Dagostino and Stephen M. Silverman
Permalink | Filed Under: TV News, 30 Rock, Oprah Winfrey, Tina Fey
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