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Musical segments rarely work in a sitcom especially when it’s not part of the normal structure of the show. But thankfully last night’s Kidney Now bit on 30 Rock finished off the show’s season with a bang. The show struggled with incorporating celebrity guests this season and I really thought Tina Fey & company were doomed with having the likes of Clay Aiken (never funny) and Mary J. Blige on the show. Yes, the spoken lines by Sheryl Crow and Elvis Costello were stilted and unnatural but I can forgive it all due to the fact that the ending tribute for Milton Greene was so well done. So often, songs written specifically for sitcoms feel like an afterthought but in this case the song “He Needs a Kidney” was the highlight of the episode. Check it out…

Milton Greene: One Song. One Man. One Kidney.

The celebrities in the tribute for Milton Greene include: Elvis Costello, Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Adam Levine, Adam Horovitz, Sara Bareilles, Wyclef Jean, Norah Jones, Talib Kweli, Michael McDonald, Rhett Miller, Moby, Robert Randolph, Rachael Yamagata, Cyndi Lauper and Clay Aiken (isn’t his “15 minutes” over by now????).

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I loved last night’s episode of 30 Rock (the Reunion, episode 5, Season 3). I was getting a bit worried with all the inconsistent shows this season. It has been pretty “hit or miss” with all the big name guest stars interfering with the natural flow of the show. With “the Reunion”, we’re finally back to the high quality writing we’ve all seen last season.

highlights from last night’s show include:
- Liz Lemon saying “I want to go to there!”
- Liz Lemon confessing on the plane “I saw my grandparents making love once and I didn’t leave right away!”
- Liz Lemon’s memory of herself being a victim in high school but then learning that she was actually a bully!
- Cat anus, cat anus, cat anus!
- seeing SVU’s ADA Diane Neal at the high school reunion.
- Jack as Larry Braverman saying “We all have ways of coping. I use sex, and awesomeness.”
- Liz’s former classmates wanting to “Carrie” her.
loved it!
retroGrade : A

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