Go To There: A 30 Rock Podcast

Episode 106: “Idiots Are People Three!”

Picking up where last week left off, it's zany at 30 Rock as Criss confronts Jack, Jack confronts Devin Banks, and Kelsey Grammar is Abraham Lincoln?!

With Criss finding out who gave him his starter money, and realizing that Liz's opinion of him changed, Criss seeks out Jack to return the money. Unfortunately for Criss, Jack is already in Liz's head and he has her locked and loaded to re0think their relationship.

Elsewhere, as Liz is still dealing with the idiots (Tracy and Denise Richards), Devin Banks incites more chaos by leaking other Tracy controversies, but will his plan to blackmail Jack to give his kids a leg-up on Liddy backfire?

Finally Jenna, Kenneth, and Kelsey Grammar reunite the Best Friends Gang to cover for their near-execution of Pete. But will Kelsey's one-man show keep the crowds busy so they can essentially get away with near-murder?

So grab your towels, sunscreen, bathing shorts, and towels, it's time for Go To There in la Piscine!

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Episode 105: "Idiots Are People Two!"

When Tracy's horrific stand-up offends the wrong advocacy group, who start protesting 30 Rock and the Girly Show, Liz Lemon must do damage control. Unfortunately, she offends another group in turn, and Tracy's leading the charge.

But as Liz is juggling Tracy and his fellow idiots, Jack is on to here secret romance and gets in her head to learn all about his flaws. Can she put Jack our of her mind and enjoy her relationship with Criss (James Marsden) or will Jack win out and ruin another man of Liz's?

Finally, when Jenna's dressing room requires a replacement bulb, she and Kenneth set out to do it themselves. Naturally, it can only get worse and worse with each new step along the way, and somehow they nearly kill Pete and call upon their partner in the Best Friend Gang: Kelsey Grammer to assist in their cleanup.

In a rare 30 Rock episode of art imitating life, as Tracy's stand-up storyline mimics a real life event, we at Go To There discuss the reality of what Tracy said, and the representation and tropes sitcoms, TV, and movies have progressed since then. We perhaps go a BIT long in our discussion, but it's subject matter we've only treaded, never devoted too much time to (and one I'd like to devote more to one day). Regardless, please enjoy this episode of Go To There, and return next week for the exciting conclusion!

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Episode 104: "Dance Like Nobody's Watching"

New year, new season of 30 Rock, same Go To There! With season 6 welcoming back viewers with  little time to spare, let's hop in, eh?

With a new attitude (and less redundant torso fabric) Liz Lemon is ready to kick off 2012 taking care of Liz first, and worrying less. But what's with the new Liz, why won't she respond to Tracy's wacky antics and monkeyshines? Will Tracy get to the bottom on the new, improved Liz Lemon?

Elsewhere, Jenna is riding high off of her newfound success as the mean judge on America's Kidz Got Singing, but when Jack realizes that she could actually being hurting their feelings, he sets out to decide what's more important: emotions or money?

Finally, when Kenneth's reverend does the math and learns the Apocalypse is nigh, Kenneth sets out to do everything he's always wanted to do. But level-headed Pete does his best to reassure Kenneth that while the world isn't ending, he should try and live a life that's full of moments regardless of what tomorrow may bring.

Season 6 has started off strong with an excellent premiere episode, and with a jam-packed season ahead of us, we're looking forward to more in 30 Rock's penultimate season.

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Episode 103: "Respawn"

As the fifth season wraps at TGS, so does 30 Rock and Go To There, but can Liz survive a summer when her expectations fail to move past her actual life?

With the desire to vacation in the Hamptons and get away from the chaos of her show and Tracy Jordan, what will the next 3 months hold for Liz when she realizes chaos is her normal?

Elsewhere, with a new lucrative campaign with the Wool Council, Jenna must push her and Paul's "perversions" down to maintain the image of Wool. Can they put their not-normal lives on hold for the benefit of her career, or will they decided on being sat upon? You know, because of all of the positive statistics and health benefits it provides?

Finally, as Jack is coping with Avery still being held hostage in North Korea, he leans on Kenneth, who quickly becomes a non-sexual replacement for Avery. Will Kenneth escape this unwanted life, and more importantly, get everyone to his birthday party?

As we close on a stellar season of 30 Rock, we're excited for the new year and what the gang will return for in season 6! Be sure to continue subscribing and downloading more Go To There are we intend to share the remaining episodes in 2021!

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Episode 102: "Everything Sunny All the Time Always"

With TGS saved, and a new lease and viewpoint on life, Liz Lemon is determined to continue the next phase of her life: finally completing her duplex! Unfortunately for Liz, the universe seems to have other plans for her, and when a stubborn plastic bag obstructs her new "world view", her priorities shift.

Elsewhere Jack and Avery are still distant, but when Avery has the chance to come up to help raise Liddy, Jack keeps her away, only to inadvertently allow her to get too close to the DMZ in North Korea and become detained by Kim Jong-Il (Margaret Cho). Can he use his connections in Condoleezza Rice to rescue Avery, or will she remain Mrs. Jong-Un forever?

Finally, although Tracy has returned to TGS, the entourage continued living without him and have inside jokes that he's not a part of, and he insists they cease! Can Tracy return to the center of attention, or has he been gone too long to be in the "know"?

As we're now one episode from the end of an extremely strong season of 30 Rock, join Go To There as we close out the 2020 year with the finale next week. And we'll be picking up the sixth season in 2021!

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Episode 100-101: "100"

5 seasons, and dozens of hours later, here we are: episode 100 of 30 Rock! This is a busy one, so hold on, nerds, we're taking our time...

With Hank Hooper threatening TGS with cancellation after their 100th episode, Liz and her crew set out to make the best TGS episode ever and save their show!  Unfortunately for Liz, it would seem everyone is out to sabotage her luck and when Jack leaves her in a lurch, and Dennis sesk to leech off of her once again, can Tracy save the day?

However, for Tracy, he's back from "Africa", but his star power is preventing him from returning to the easy life, nad no matter what he does, he cannot rid himself of his good persona. Can he shake all the good he's done in the last few months and get back to the easy life, or will he be A-list forever more?

Meanwhile, as the end of TGS is looming, Jenna finally comes to the conclusion that a baby brings attention and at the suggestion of Kenneth, contemplates becoming a mother. Will her hormones win out, or can her hysterical drive to remain a star prevent a uterus turd from stealing focus?

Finally, as Jack is faced with the realization that he's settled into a life with Kabletown that is not what he pictured in his younger days, he's greeted with three alternate Jack's to show him what what was, is, and could be depending on his choices. Will past, alternate and future Jack show him the way, or will he betray Liz and 30 Rock to look out for just Jack?

This is a monumental moment for 30 Rock and Go To There, and in an episode of cameos, self-referential material, and callbacks, we hope you stick with us. With only a couple of episode left in this season, help us close out 2020 with one of 30 Rock's strongest seasons!

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Episode 99: "I Heart Connecticut"

The hunt for Tracy is on as we continue from the last episode to find out where Tracy is in New York. But can Liz and Kenneth outwit Tracy and locate him, or is TGS done for?

Meanwhile Pete is emasculated by a TGS staffer (Rob Riggle), but soon learns he has a knack for arm wrestling and sets out to right the wrongs his job pummels him with. And finally, Jenna's "Plan B" has fallen through, but luckily she has a backup to her backup and lands a role in the latest torture porn film "Take My Hand", unfortunately it's under pressure from the state they're filming in to be showcased in a positive light, so let the production meddling begin! And not to be forgotten, Jack finds his way into the production after discovering it's a Kabletown/NBC production, so his goal to make everything profitable is underway.

As we wrap up the multi-episode arc of Tracy's disappearance, and we're headed towards the 100th episode and finale of the season, 30 Rock's season 5 continues to be a shining beacon as to why we love this series.

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Episode 98: "Plan B"

With Tracy's absence affecting more and more each week, Jack lets Liz know that a forced hiatus is going to occur for TGS and that kicks in everyone's backup plan; everyone but Liz that is. When she's forced to faced the potential finale of her show, and everyone else with a backup response to their careers, Liz is a woman lost, lingering for her next mission, even getting advice from Aaron Sorkin.

But as Jack's job is safe with Kabletown, his new acquisition, a gay TV networks "TWINKS" isn't growing in the way Jack needs it to. Desperate for a way out, he enlists his rival Devin Banks (Will Arnett) to be his fall guy. Unfortunately for Jack, Devin's new life full of gaybies has him more than prepared for the lifestyle that Kabletown provides versus GE's.

30 Rock's nearing the season 5 finale, and Go To There is in the height of one of its strongest episode runs, so join us as we inch nearer the epic 100th episode and beyond!

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Episode 97: "Queen of Jordan"

Welcome to QOJ with Curtis and David as we tackle the latest episode of the hit reality show: "Queen of Jordan"!

As Angie's new single "My Single Is Dropping" is dropping prepares its launch party, 30 Rock employees Jack Donaghy and Liz Lemon aim to use it as an excuse to convince her husband, Tracy to return to 30 Rock and TGS.

Meanwhile, TGS star Jenna Maroney is continuously waging war with QOJ stars and Portia steps in to help her with her seeming alcohol abuse, but will Jeena accept the help of those who care for her and their intervention?

Additionally, as Randi is ready to share her own news, she decides to help TGS writer Frank Rossitano reunite with a teacher, Lynn Onkman (Susan Sarandon) who took advantage of him (look, there's no really nice way to describe this horrific storyline, we apologize) when he was her student. WIll love renew, or has Frank's arrested development caused him too much damage?

Finally, D'Fwan thinks Kabletown executive Jack Donaghy might be batting for the same team and aims to open him up to his world, but D'Fwan may not be ready for what Jack's coming to the game with.

There is plenty of wine-throwing, name-calling, and betrayal in this week's Queen of Jordan, so grab your HAY-UM and join Go To There as we piece together this beloved classic episode.

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Episode 96: "TGS Hates Women"

It's time for 30 Rock and TGS to face the music, in this week's Go To There! In another example of art imitating life, the writer's of TGS are put on blast in a hard-hitting article criticizing their depiction(s) of women on TV. However, Liz sets out to show how not non-feminist they are and hires a guest writer: Abby Flynn (Christin Milioti). But, when Abby shows up to be the perceptually opposite of what Liz is wanting to promote, she aims to help Abby "grow up."

Elsewhere in 30 Rock, Jack has the renewed life goal of becoming CEO of Kabletown, but understands that family is thicker than water. As he learns that the most likely inheritor of Kabletown's top position is Hank Hooper's 14 year old granddaughter Kaylie (Chloë Grace Moretz), he whips up a plan to destroy her future; but unlocks his past as a result, along with a sleeping dragon in Kaylie.

30 Rock has shown consecutively now that, despite Tracy being brought in its first episode to "save TGS", there are still characters and stories of the people inside the TGS world that can showcase quality entertainment. We hope his African sabbatical does him well, but with this recent string of episodes and the upcoming "Queen of Jordan", 30 Rock shows it doesn't need the famed actor of hits like "Who Dat Ninja?" and "Fat Bitch" to excel!

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