"30 ROCK"
"GENERALISSIMO"

02/05/2009 (09:31PM - 10:00PM) (Thursday) : WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD: JON HAMM GUEST STARS. LIZ (TINA FEY) LEARNS ABOUT A NEW NEIGHBOR IN HER BUILDING, JACK (ALEC BALDWIN) TRIES TO WIN OVER ELISA'S (GUEST STAR SALMA HAYEK) GRANDMOTHER AND TRACY (TRACY MORGAN) IS OVERWHELMED BY THE ""TGS" INTERNS.
Liz (Fey) discovers she has a handsome and newly single neighbor, Dr. Drew Baird (Hamm), she'd like to meet after receiving his mail by mistake. However, in true Liz fashion their chance at getting to know one another doesn't begin so well. Due to Jack's (Baldwin) striking resemblance to a Spanish soap villain, Elisa's (Hayek) grandmother disapproves of their relationship. Jack is determined to do whatever it takes to win her adoration. Back at 30 Rock, the new "TGS" interns invite Tracy (Morgan) out for a night of partying; but Tracy, unwilling to admit it, cannot seem to keep up with the former Wall Street frat boys. Also starring Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer.

This is my fave of the season thus far. It's also in my top five episodes of the series. To put it simply: T-R-E-frikkin'-mendous!!!

I don't know...I'm in the minority here, I know, but I was a little let down. I LOVE Jon Hamm, and thought he did a great job, but I feel like they were packing too many subplots in and pushing characters like Kenneth out. I wrote a recap here if anyone's interested (I realized later that I messed up the Tracy-banker quote; I'm sorry!): http://thecelebritycafe.com/features/24425.html

Again, I'm not saying it was terrible. It had some great stuff, but I guess it didn't live up to my expectations (which were admittedly pretty high).

I wasn't crazy about it either. I had just started watching the show via netflix & itunes over the hiatus, and I was a little underwhelmed by this episode. I thought the Generalissimo plot was fun, but Liz' escapade with that guy fell kind of flat for me. I got the parallel, but I fail to see how Liz' storyline advanced her overall character. I might actually have been happier if she'd lost the opportunity to get to know that guy. Then at least she may have learned something. Instead, she got all freaked out "I am the generalissimo," but in the end she was rewarded anyway.

30 ROCK
GENERALISSIMO
06-25-2009 9:31PM

WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD: JON HAMM GUEST STARS. LIZ (TINA FEY) LEARNS ABOUT A NEW NEIGHBOR IN HER BUILDING, JACK (ALEC BALDWIN) TRIES TO WIN OVER ELISA’S (GUEST STAR SALMA HAYEK) GRANDMOTHER AND TRACY (TRACY MORGAN) IS OVERWHELMED BY THE “"TGS" INTERNS.
Liz (Fey) discovers she has a handsome and newly single neighbor, Dr. Drew Baird (Hamm), she’d like to meet after receiving his mail by mistake. However, in true Liz fashion their chance at getting to know one another doesn’t begin so well. Due to Jack’s (Baldwin) striking resemblance to a Spanish soap villain, Elisa’s (Hayek) grandmother disapproves of their relationship. Jack is determined to do whatever it takes to win her adoration. Back at 30 Rock, the new "TGS" interns invite Tracy (Morgan) out for a night of partying; but Tracy, unwilling to admit it, cannot seem to keep up with the former Wall Street frat boys. Also starring Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer.

Show Cast: Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Alec Baldwin, Scott Adsit, Keith Powell, Judah Friedlander, Katrina Bowden, Jack McBrayer