'30 Rock' still brings the laughs

It was a good show, but not the laugh-out-loud of prior years. Everything starts showing its age sooner or later and 30 Rock is no exception, but it's still better than 95% of the crap on TV. I mean, what is Nip/Tuck still doing on?? Seriously?

30 Rock's best season was season 1 – it has been in a downhill slide since then. It isn't funny. Arrested Development beats 30 Rock anyday.

Of all that ISN'T worth watching anymore on prime-time network television these days (i.e. ANY kind of "reality" television), there shines forth a beacon of smart writing and smart comedy for smart people: 30 Rockl. Thankfully, America seems to actually LIKE 30 Rock unlike shows that must clearly have been too intelligent (or maybe just too worthy) for the viewing public like Arrested Development. In a country where our standards for entertainment seem to float around in the toilet at the lowest-common-denomonator level, I am so thankful that creators like Fey and hilarious star power like Baldwin (and the rest of the cast to be sure) have given us some real comedy for a change. The first three seasons were most definitely funny in all the right ways (in my own opinion especially about the Right) and last night promises that Season Four will deliver without a doubt... Kudos to 30 Rock and, Tina, thank you forever for your gift of laughter to the American people who REALLY need it now more than ever (especially those who need to learn to laugh at themselves again)!!!

This is an incredible show. As an aspiring screenwriter, I have always admired Tina Fey and her abilities as a comedy writer. With 30 Rock, she seems to have transcended SNL and has aqcuired a comedy-goddesslike status among women in a business dominated by testoserone and bad suits. Kudos to Tina and the cast of 30 Rock! May they single-handedly bring back "Must See Thursday!"

The best line of the night was when Pete's wife said to Liz that she can join them in their lovemaking, that was awesome!

Alec Baldwin's hand-off to Jay Leno was great. A nice dig on Leno, and the audience.

30 Rock's season openers are generally a little shaky but it was still snappy fun. I caught more of the gags on a second viewing. I noticed Jack Burditt's name in the credits of New Christine this season. a guy by that name was a top writer for 30 Rock. Christine was great this week which I think he wrote. it'd be a shame if 30 Rock lost him but at least he didn't end up on NCIS:Tuscaloosa.

It's one of the finest shows on TV. Alec Baldwin, to me, absolutely makes the show.

It's rather sad what NBC has done with their Thursday lineup. Just a few short years ago, there was no better 2-hour block of TV than My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, The Office, and 30 Rock. All of the shows were absolutely brilliant. Thankfully we still have The Office and 30 Rock.

As long as they can keep 30 Rock and The Office together, I'll still get my fill of brilliant writing, excellent casting, and an aching stomach from laughing.

I think it was a great start for the fourth season. Tracy was just uncontrollably funny "Are you a large child or a small adult?". I think that the show has been so incredible in the past that if it isn't PERFECT people start getting nervous that it's going to spiral down into some horrible show. Every season premiere is rough, but I know it will get right back on track.

"Pete and I are intercoursing each other?". The best writers on television.

I agree whole heartedly with Geoff in that it's better than 95% of what's on television currently but I'll qualify that by saying I don't think it is all that funny to begin with. It is better than reality T.V., though.

It was very funny, and the the best comedy on right now.

Meh. It was average, in my opinion, for a 30 Rock episode. Now, average for 30 Rock means orders of magnitude better than just about any other show on the tube. So it was very funny, and astutely observational.

I am surprised to see it still on, really. Since it has won so many awards, is smartly written, and has created the biggest buzz for a network show, it stands to reason it should be cancelled and replaced with something stupid and brainless like "Ultra-American-Model-Lost-Idol-Swap-3000".

30 Rock still brings the laughs. I laughed myself off the couch last night. Though I was never a fan of Tracy Jordan on SNL, on 30 Rock, for me ,Tracy is the funniest cast member , "Are you a large child or a small adult?" I'm still laughing!

Since 30 ROCK has won so many awards, I felt compelled to watch it this week. I've never watched it before - mind you, until recently I hadn't had a tv in 5 years . After winning so many awards, I felt I would be entertained with intelligent humor, segued humor, some humor. Sad to say, that was not the case. I am more impressed with the writers of "2 and 1/2 men" ~~~

yeh i am so smelly.

It was very, very funny and it made me laugh so much.

Tina Fey has spoiled us with her brilliance to the extent that mediocre for her is still the best that television comedy has to offer. And the opening show was strictly mediocre for 30 Rock. I have faith in her writing and in her cast, and will shine it on until the show shines once more. After four seasons, Jane Krakowski is the one star who is always shining and her opening night glow saved the evening. An Emmy for Jane, please!!

At it's weakest (and those moments are rare), 30 Rock is miles ahead of most other shows on TV. Real writers. Real actors. No "reality TV". I hope the show is around for years!

The commercials were funnier than this show, and they were not all that good either. I know I am old and cranky, but please, with no offense to the obviously talented crew, what in the world is all the fuss about?

30 Rock is the best show on tv, handsdown. Tia Fey and the rest of the pitch perfect cast are awsome. I came in late to thw whole 30 Rock thing , but quickly caught up on DVD and im so glad i did, This is my generations "Seinfeld", but better, no offence Jerry! = )

Funniest show on TV. Tina Fey is brilliant. All the characters are fantastic. This show has not gone anywhere but up since Season One. It is still clever and hilarious.

Just the best show. "It's tennis night in America!" Classic.

Tina Fey is my hero! I love her undercover, witty, smarter than everyone in the room humor! No one today does it better! Anyone who ACTUALLY gets Tracy Morgan's humor and then makes sure everyone in America gets him is brilliant! Love this show!

Loved it, as always. Loved appealing to middle America with the hotdog pizza and Jenna's country singing – a joke about how middle america really is not the demographic watching her show in reality. And the throw away line about "comrade Obama". Great, as always, even under the pressure of a season premiere.

don't get me wrong, I like 30 Rock. But to say that it's "Best Comedy On TV" is downright silly. Always Sunny in Philadelphia is hands down... the funniest show.

|t was not funny. I barely laughed and I very much like the show. I have read comments on facebook, here, etc but not sure if it is Hanks' own words or he has just posted it, the review was weak and not real. The opener easily lost me and that in just less than half an hour! It used to keep me glued to the screen, figure of speech, but last night, it reminded me how SNL been going down in the past couple of seasons except of course during the presidential time and they got saved by it, for the moment.

I wonder how Leno took the not so subtle dig at his show, if it even registered...

I had a friend tell me during season 1 that Tina Fey had a classic comedy in her, but 30 Rock wasn't it. How wrong he was. I always get at least two full involuntary belly laughs per show. Mark Twain would approve.

Not a huge fan of 30 Rock, but defnitely a huge fan of The Office. I love every character on the office but not 30 Rock. To me it's just a better written show. No disrespect to Tina and Alec though.

Bring back Arrested Development FOX!!! Now that is a great show....