NBC's award-winning sitcom 30 Rock details the behind the scenes antics of the cast and crew of fictional sketch comedy series "TGS with Tracy Jordan." Tina Fey stars as Liz Lemon, the head writer of the show, struggling to appease interfering network executive Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and cater to the ego of the show's unpredictable star played by Tracy Morgan. The show has had numerous guest guest stars, including Tim Conway, Steve Buscemi, Carrie Fisher, and Al Gore.http://www.nbc.com/30-rock/about/

Despite an initially low ratings, 30 Rock has consistently won awards in several categories.http://www.cinemablend.com/television/30-Rocking-And-Rolling-1856.htmlhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496424/awards The program won a 2009 Golden Globe for Best TV Series Comedy or Musical. Baldwin also won the 2009 Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on the show. The show was nominated for several Emmy awards in 2010, and Baldwin won his third Golden Globe Award with the series for best performance by an actor in a television series.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496424/awards

Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan

Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell

Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney

Scott Adsit as Pete Hornberger

Judah Friedlander as Frank Rossitanohttp://www.tv.com/30-rock/show/58326/cast.html

30 Rock has generally garnered positive reviews from television critics. An article on the British website Filmshaft.com about the show's third season said the following: "With extremely strong writing and a bevy of inspired celebrity cameos, this witty look at an alternate-reality SNL gains laugh out loud momentum during its third season, and it’s critical acclaim and mass popularity proves Tina Fey’s comedic TV exposé still tickles the funny bone!"http://www.filmshaft.com/30-rock-season-3-review/#int53 The show is unconventional, though, and has never been universally adored. Robert Blanco of USA Today reviewed the same season by saying "...this lurch toward absurdity does fit into NBC's current comic style, which tends toward the detached. Then again, that may also explain why a sitcom block that once dominated the night now struggles to reach third place, and frequently falls below even that unimpressive benchmark."http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2008-05-07-30rock_N.htm

30 Rock aired a live episode in October, and added new elements to its formula that met with mixed reactions from critics. Dan Forcella at TVfanatic.com is an acknowledged 30 Rock fan, asserting that "The fact that the series has many actors and writers that used to work for Saturday Night Live made this a great idea from the jump." He was less enthusiastic about the live episode, though, saying "The constant laughing and clapping by the live studio audience didn't feel a thing like 30 Rock. It was like watching a 90's sitcom... or a bad current sitcom."http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/10/30-rock-review-live-show/

• "t's about the party! I want to eat shrimp off an old gay dressed as baby new year." — Jenna describing her plans for New Year's Eve to Lizhttp://www.tvfanatic.com/quotes/shows/30-rock/

• "Jack what are you doing? You promised me a drama free dinner. I could be sitting at the corner table at the K-Mart Cafe right now." — Liz complaining about the state of Jack's Christmas Eve dinnerhttp://www.tvfanatic.com/quotes/shows/30-rock/

• "Everyone there smiles creepily, all the time. And that's sort of my thing." — Kenneth describing his experience in Los Angeleshttp://www.tvfanatic.com/quotes/shows/30-rock/season-4/