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Originally posted by Rocket
I seriously can't get enough. Jane Krakowski as Jacqueline is basically Jenna Maroney but with money.
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Right? I love Jane, I'm so glad to have her back on my screen.
This show is amazing. Great premise, great characters, great writing, great acting. I love 30 Rock but were this given the same shot as 30 Rock was I'm sure it would take off in a way the former could not. This one's just more accessible and I can see all sorts of people enjoying it.
Pinot Noir had me screaming.
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Originally posted by Rihinvention
This show is good. Overrated, but good. And I'm not just saying that to be a cynic or "go against the grain" - it's just genuinely how I feel. I'm enjoying it (I'm 5 episodes in) but it doesn't have me in stitches, like it seems to be doing to the rest of you guys.
The only scene where I made a noise from chuckling a little bit was just then when I finished episode 5 and she pulled a "freeze-frame" while reenacting the end of 'The Breakfast Club.'
I'm sure it'll grow on me, but it's no 'Broad City' or 'Parks & Recreation' - then again, maybe I just have a different sense of humour. I still think 'Broad City' is the funniest show on TV right now.
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I don't think it's meant to have you literally on the floor tbh. 30 Rock was a great show but it never did that to me, however the characters were always amusing and the writing was on point. Though maybe my sense of humour differs as well because I've never once laughed out loud during any of the seven seasons of Parks.
I'm also so glad to finally see Ellie Kemper shine in a lead role. I've been gunning for her since her The Office days. She's such a sweetheart.