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30 Rock

Now that is how you close out a season, 30 Rock. I have to admit that I was getting a little nervous about tonight’s finale when I saw the previews showing off all the guests stars. I was pleasantly surprised, however, at how unobtrusive they were, mostly being saved for the final musical number.

Overall, I didn’t think this was the strongest episode of the season, but there were a lot of funny moments, and a huge, star studded musical number to close out the night. Can you really ask for more than that? You aren’t going to get that on My Name is Earl.

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Photo Credit: NBC

bbc-odeocomThe last British invasion not to involve Francis Scott Key or Hessians took place in the late seventies and was led by the likes of Johnny Rotten and Elvis Costello. It was called “punk” and it would change music for the better at a time when the medium needed it most. MTV helped champion the cause by making Brit bands such as Dire Straits, Def Leppard and Depeche Mode household names. First it was music, and then came television.

It seemed to start sometime around Y2K. Another British invasion force landed on American shores with the small screen as their objective. To be accurate, U.S. producers have been lifting from our friends across the pond for decades. Both All in the Family and Sanford and Son are two landmark American shows stolen borrowed from Britain. But the influx of TV series being repackaged by Hollywood has taken off in the last ten years.

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Photo Credit: BBC America

You have seen the the Colbert Report Christmas special, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! about a million and a half times on Comedy Central, I’m sure. I can also sense that you are thinking about purchasing the DVD version to not only support charity but to own something else with Stephen Colbert’s face on it. There are reasons to hesitate, sure, what with the million and a half viewings and the recession and your laziness to enter the CliqueClack DVD giveaway, but maybe this review can swing you into your final decision.

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Photo Credit: Comedy Central DVD