Season 6, Episode 19
When I first heard that 30 Rock was planning on doing another live show as part of this
season, my first response was an incredulous “why?” Last year’s live episode of
was a grand experiment, sure – with an emphasis being placed on “experiment”.
While I recall enjoying that episode quite heartily, my enjoyment was mostly
existent on the same reason that the show tried it in the first place. It was
formal experiment that was a marvel to watch the show pull off, but I was still
aware of the shortcoming of the episode. And as the weeks passed, I think
remembered the stepped-on lines, slower pace, and relative lack of gags more
than I did the joy of laughing along with a live audience. In short, “Live
Show” may have made for a great episode of television, but it made of for a
terrible episode of 30 Rock. With
that in mind, “Live From Studio 6H” would have to prove it’s worth, because the
thrill formal experimentation alone wasn’t going to cut it. To my surprise, the
episode did prove it’s worth and this live episode ended up being better than
the first.
