Jack Gets in the Game

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"Jack Gets in the Game"
30 Rock episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 2
Directed by Michael Engler
Written by Robert Carlock
Cinematography byVanja Černjul
Production code202 [1]
Original air dateOctober 11, 2007 (2007-10-11)
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"Jack Gets in the Game" is the second episode of NBC's second season of 30 Rock and twenty-third episode overall. [2] It was written by Jon Pollack and directed by one of the season's producers, Don Scardino. [3] It first aired on October 11, 2007 in the United States. [2] Guest stars in this episode include Fajer Al-Kaisi, Will Arnett, Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Marceline Hugot, Matt Lauria, Chris Parnell, Sherri Shepherd and Rip Torn. [3]

Contents

In this episode, Devon Banks (Will Arnett) finds out that Jack had a heart attack, which occurred in "Hiatus", and decides to use this to his advantage; Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) is still trying to fix his marriage to Angie Jordan (Sherri Shepherd); and Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) begins to see the positive side of being overweight. This episode received generally positive reviews.

Plot

Jack realizes that his boss Don Geiss (Rip Torn) is hinting that he will retire and believes that he, Jack, is a definite candidate to take over Don's job, as the CEO of General Electric. Jack's only other opposition is Devon, who has returned from the west coast, only now with a fiancée who happens to be Kathy Geiss (Marceline Hugot), Don's daughter. Upon returning, Devon, who is secretly gay, finds out from Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer) about Jack's secret heart attack. At a gathering at Don's house, the pair face off against one another during a game of football.

Tracy is still struggling with his marriage to Angie, who had thrown him out of their family home. Later in this episode, the pair reconcile, but only if Tracy allows for Angie to follow him to make sure that he isn't having an affair.

Jenna becomes attached to her newly gained fat when a mishap during a sketch, on TGS with Tracy Jordan, brings her large amounts of attention from the public. Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) is still re-adjusting to life outside of a relationship.

Production

The "Me Want Food" T-shirts which Jenna and Liz see in the NBC store, at Rockefeller Center, were made available from the NBC Universal website shortly after the episode aired. [4] Shortly after the episode "MILF Island" aired, similar T-shirts were manufactured, featuring the MILF Island logo. [5]

Reception

Robert Canning of IGN enjoyed Will Arnett's performance as Devon Banks, in this episode. Will Arnett by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Robert Canning of IGN enjoyed Will Arnett's performance as Devon Banks, in this episode.

"Jack Gets in the Game" brought in an average of 6.6 million American viewers. This episode achieved a 3.0/8 in the key 18–49 demographic, a series high in that category. The 3.0 refers to 3.0% of all 18- to 49-year-olds in the U.S. and the 8 refers to 8% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast, in the U.S. This episode was the highest-rated program, in its timeslot, among the men 18–34 demographic. [6]

Robert Canning of IGN thought that this was a "solid episode", and that Will Arnett's character "was even more entertaining in this episode" compared to his appearance in the episode "Fireworks". He added that "there was little to complain about", and rated it 8.9 out of 10. [1] Matt Webb Mitovich of TV Guide said that he "preferred this episode of 30 Rock" compared to the previous episode, "SeinfeldVision". [7] Jeff Labrecque of Entertainment Weekly asked his readers "do you feel like Liz Lemon took a back seat, and if so, did you mind?", adding that "[Alec] Baldwin and [Tracy] Morgan get the laughs, but like the Tracy Jordan Meat Machine [from "The Rural Juror"], 30 Rock requires three distinct flavors. Don't be afraid to sprinkle in the Lemon." [8]

For their work in this episode, Arnett and Rip Torn were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Canning, Robert (October 12, 2007). "30 Rock: "Jack Gets in the Game" Review". IGN . Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "30 Rock "Jack Gets in the Game" 10-11-2007 8:30PM" (Press release). NBC Universal Media Village. Retrieved July 28, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "30 Rock "Jack Gets in the Game"". Yahoo . Retrieved July 28, 2008.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "30 Rock "Me Want Food" T-Shirt". NBC Universal Store. Retrieved July 28, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "30 Rock; MILF Island T-Shirt". NBC Universal Store. Retrieved July 28, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "NBC Places Four Shows in the Week's Top 10 in Primetimes's Key Demo of Adults 18–49, with Heroes, Law & Order: SVU, The Office and NBC Sunday Night Football" (Press release). NBC Universal Media Village. October 16, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2008. Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET, 30 Rock (3.0/8 in 18–49, 6.6 million viewers overall) retained 97 percent of its Earl lead-in among adults 18–49. 30 Rock was up 20 percent in 18–49 versus its average for original episodes in the second quarter 2007 (3.0 vs. 2.5). 30 Rock ranked number one in the time slot in men 18–34.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Webb Mitovich, Matt (October 11, 2007). "Episode Recap: "Jack Gets in the Game"". TV Guide . Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  8. ↑ Labrecque, Jeff (October 12, 2007). "30 Rock: Jack's Back!". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  9. ↑ "The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees are..." Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . July 17, 2008. Archived from the original on July 18, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.

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