Thanks to the "magic" of Hulu, I watched files of both broadcasts of Thursday night's live ep of "30 Rock," back to back. Tighter direction and camerawork on the second of the performances (the West Coast take), a few jokes changed, and a couple of lines muffed (particularly one smart gag flubbed by Tracy Morgan). Generally better for me, but the East Coast version had its moments. Both were pretty entertaining. Special guests Matt Damon and Jon Hamm - and a few SNL vets (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rachel Dratch, Chris Parnell and Bill Hader) - were all solid; and there was an interesting meta-text to the whole thing regarding the style of a trad multi-camera sitcom vs. the usual single- camera, tightly-edited "30 Rock." I'm a fan of the series, and thought that, the excitement of the live experiment aside, it was a middling effort, comedy-wise. Still, it was big fun, especially watching the two variations. Kudos to everyone involved, with a special nod to ultra-cool live-theater vet Jane Krakowski who hit her marks and nailed every joke she was given.
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