As Liz tries to rally her staff on material, the receptionist keeps distracting the mostly male members with her clothing and various positions so Liz tries to get her to do something else but her staff keeps looking at her so Liz tells her to leave before one of her staff tells Liz that her last suggestion sucked. Boss Jack manages to get himself invited to these meetings to the consternation of Liz and the rest of her staff. Meanwhile, Tracy gets the page Kenneth to do various chores for him such as getting a nacho from Yankee Stadium. After Liz gets Jack off her staffs' back, Jack doesn't speak to her for awhile. They make up when Jack gets tickets for a music act Liz enjoys but goes back to boss-employee after Liz asks to eat pizza on the roof in front of Jack's superiors...Another funny episode with highlights being Liz's talk with receptionist on her clothing and receptionist's dress gift to Liz which gets laughs from her crew. Funniest episodes yet.
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Jack the Writer (#1.4)
ComedyFan201016 November 2013
Warning: Spoilers
In this episode Jack gets interested in participating in writing meetings, but he is horrible at the jokes so Liz asks him to stop. HE is upset and his secretary tells Liz to apologize, when she does Jack acts more like a friend with her.
And Cerie keeps on wearing inappropriate clothes to work so Liz talks to her about it.
I liked in this episode to see Jack's character to get more "human" qualities. He is so perfect and everything, now he finally has something he sucks at: writing jokes. And the way he handled it was pretty funny as well. I also loved the scene where he yells at Liz while quietly apologizing to her and saying that he doesn't mean it. Beautifully done and a great way of developing the character relationship!
I just don't get why the crew didn't like her dress. Besides it being ridiculous I thought Tina fey looked hot in it, really not provoking any gagging!
And Cerie keeps on wearing inappropriate clothes to work so Liz talks to her about it.
I liked in this episode to see Jack's character to get more "human" qualities. He is so perfect and everything, now he finally has something he sucks at: writing jokes. And the way he handled it was pretty funny as well. I also loved the scene where he yells at Liz while quietly apologizing to her and saying that he doesn't mean it. Beautifully done and a great way of developing the character relationship!
I just don't get why the crew didn't like her dress. Besides it being ridiculous I thought Tina fey looked hot in it, really not provoking any gagging!
Jack the Writer
Prismark1019 June 2021
Jack wants to try out the latest management fad. He decides to attend the writer's room as an observer.
Only for Jack to prove that he is a distraction. More than pretty Cerie and her skimpy outfits who always gets the attention of the men.
Having had bosses who wanted to try out what they have learned from the latest management courses. I could sympathise with Liz.
As for Cerie, she certainly was easy on the eye.
A deceptively simple but clever episode. Although not as funny as it could be. I think the scenes featuring Tracy were the weakest.
Only for Jack to prove that he is a distraction. More than pretty Cerie and her skimpy outfits who always gets the attention of the men.
Having had bosses who wanted to try out what they have learned from the latest management courses. I could sympathise with Liz.
As for Cerie, she certainly was easy on the eye.
A deceptively simple but clever episode. Although not as funny as it could be. I think the scenes featuring Tracy were the weakest.
"Beep, beep, ribby, ribby!"
MaxBorg8929 September 2008
Jack the Writer sets another high standard for 30 Rock, by giving Alec Baldwin more juicy material to chew on and laying the path for hilarious interactions between other characters.
At first, the main problem appears to be nothing but the way Cerie (Katrina Bowden), Liz's young secretary, dresses at work, which results in most of the writing staff - Frank ahead of everyone else - being continuously distracted. Just as Liz thought everything was all right again, Jack starts showing up at every writers' meeting in order to better understand his employees and comes up with (weak) ideas for sketches, leading to a huge shortage of good material for TGS. Finally, the brilliant master/slave relationship between Tracy and Kenneth makes its debut here, as the naive page is ruthlessly exploited by the prickly movie star.
Aside from the limelight being temporarily granted to the good-looking Bowden (never a bad choice), the main pleasure of Jack the Writer is once again the flow of quotable dialogue. Best lines: Tracy's attitude towards life ("live every week like it's a shark week!"), his advice for maintaining your marriage solid ("Work that va-jay-jay!"), and, most of all, the dreadful catchphrase Jack insists someone write a skit around: "Beep beep, ribby ribby!". How could anyone doubt the show's status as one of the funniest things on American TV?
At first, the main problem appears to be nothing but the way Cerie (Katrina Bowden), Liz's young secretary, dresses at work, which results in most of the writing staff - Frank ahead of everyone else - being continuously distracted. Just as Liz thought everything was all right again, Jack starts showing up at every writers' meeting in order to better understand his employees and comes up with (weak) ideas for sketches, leading to a huge shortage of good material for TGS. Finally, the brilliant master/slave relationship between Tracy and Kenneth makes its debut here, as the naive page is ruthlessly exploited by the prickly movie star.
Aside from the limelight being temporarily granted to the good-looking Bowden (never a bad choice), the main pleasure of Jack the Writer is once again the flow of quotable dialogue. Best lines: Tracy's attitude towards life ("live every week like it's a shark week!"), his advice for maintaining your marriage solid ("Work that va-jay-jay!"), and, most of all, the dreadful catchphrase Jack insists someone write a skit around: "Beep beep, ribby ribby!". How could anyone doubt the show's status as one of the funniest things on American TV?
Hilarious!
g-bodyl6 January 2014
The fourth episode in the first season of 30 Rock is a really funny one. This show has enough juicy material so that everyone can enjoy the wealth. There are some really funny quotes especially those from Tracy Morgan. Alec Baldwin has some more great scenes and I just loved when he joined the writing team and saw everyone's reaction. This episode is sharply written and I see some more good things on the horizon.
This episode, "Jack the Writer," has Jack joining the writing team as an observer, but then tries to take control of the writing. It's to Liz to tell him he is not welcome. Meanwhile, Liz has issues about how her assistant dresses. Also, Tracy has Kenneth running weird errands for him such as getting him nachos from Yankee Stadium.
Overall, this is a really good episode. I enjoyed it for many reasons but especially for the fact of how entertaining it was. I love the character interaction between Baldwin and Fey and I see some really funny things happening between the in the future. I rate this episode 9/10.
This episode, "Jack the Writer," has Jack joining the writing team as an observer, but then tries to take control of the writing. It's to Liz to tell him he is not welcome. Meanwhile, Liz has issues about how her assistant dresses. Also, Tracy has Kenneth running weird errands for him such as getting him nachos from Yankee Stadium.
Overall, this is a really good episode. I enjoyed it for many reasons but especially for the fact of how entertaining it was. I love the character interaction between Baldwin and Fey and I see some really funny things happening between the in the future. I rate this episode 9/10.
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