Latest 30 Rock guest star: Steve Martin
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Another week, another guest star announced for NBC’s 30 Rock. But this is one I’m actually looking forward to.
Actually, I’m looking forward to all of the guest stars that have been announced for 30 Rock this season (OK, maybe not so much the Gossip Girl
cast), including Jennifer Aniston and Oprah Winfrey. But this one seems particularly impressive and funny. Steve Martin will appear on the Thursday night comedy.
In general, I’m still very antsy about all of these guest stars. I don’t want to think that the show is resorting to stunt casting just to get buzz and ratings (the show is loved and gets great reviews, but it’s hardly a ratings powerhouse). I would hope that the show would just keep going as it is, being the smart, slightly subversive, unpredictable comedy that fans have grown to love. After all, how long before loyal fans - the fans that have stuck with the show even though it’s not a big ratings-getter - start to rebel and say to themselves “oh God, who’s on the show this week?”
The one thing that the show has going for it in this regard is that it uses its guest stars very well. So well that you don’t watch Jerry Seinfeld or Carrie Fisher or David Schwimmer and say “that’s just stunt casting.” The roles and stories have been great for these guest stars. I just hope that trend continues.
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