tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post161583977893986208..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: 30 Rock, "Secret Santa": Moore holiday spiritAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10968011653138198722009-12-16T09:05:38.470-05:002009-12-16T09:05:38.470-05:00(While I'm representing, we Canadians do under...(While I'm representing, we Canadians do understand sarcasm. Americans just tend not to get our jokes.)Peter Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374559124495979229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76844647568585923822009-12-16T09:01:42.208-05:002009-12-16T09:01:42.208-05:00As a Canadian, I just feel relieved that we're...As a Canadian, I just feel relieved that we're discussing the authenticity of a Boston accent instead of having the usual post-HIMYM conversation about whether Canadians really say "aboot".Peter Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374559124495979229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33956878584577868972009-12-15T20:01:58.078-05:002009-12-15T20:01:58.078-05:00as an Australian that has never heard a non-native...as an Australian that has never heard a non-native actor/actress get close to a correct accent, it never dulls my enjoyment of the tv/movie.Flannelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686941601701872897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-17029734378862434062009-12-15T09:33:36.298-05:002009-12-15T09:33:36.298-05:00Two main points here;
1) the accent was horrible ...Two main points here;<br /><br />1) the accent was horrible and as a native Bostonian now in the midwest, it made me cringe. It also made me realize why that accent (the authentic ones) don't travel well to other areas of the country. I would never remotely be attracted to anyone who talked like that and as one of the earlier posters mentioned, no one from Boston EVER calls it "Beantown." That's what New York writers call it. <br /><br />2) Why the heck would Julianne Moore even do this part? Step down? yeah, off the cliff. She'll regret this later (or now). <br /><br />3) I DID love the whole YouFace (UFace?) thing about middle aged divorce women stalking their high school boyfriends or whatever. Right on.Mark Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15232962548010030401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-36698044323890315232009-12-14T15:06:57.127-05:002009-12-14T15:06:57.127-05:00abc said...
What was that story that Liz wrote? A...<i>abc said... <br />What was that story that Liz wrote? About a woman named Virginia and her two paths? I thought that was the funniest line of the show and now I can't remember it.</i><br />I think it was the story of Virginia Apple (Liz Lemon). I also thought that was hilarious.<br /><br />I could watch Tracy say "What the WHAT!?!?!?" all day long.Christynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28484301522404327442009-12-13T21:42:04.165-05:002009-12-13T21:42:04.165-05:00I thought it was a sweet Christmas episode.
And I...I thought it was a sweet Christmas episode.<br /><br />And I love allusions to Jack's high school, because I went to Alec Baldwin's high school (although I was in his brother Danny's class). It was called Berner High School, in Massapequa, NY. There were 2 high schools back in the day, and Alec's father taught at the other high school, Massapequa High. Alec has come back for numerous fundraisers.<br /><br />Jerry Seinfeld also went to Massapequa High School. It's quite a town.Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-82378027618219223842009-12-13T00:48:26.923-05:002009-12-13T00:48:26.923-05:00"I haven't been on the show in 2 weeks.&q..."I haven't been on the show in 2 weeks."SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245472084190224186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-19683524363533213132009-12-12T00:52:05.948-05:002009-12-12T00:52:05.948-05:00I think the site gag with Kenneth stumbling was ac...I think the site gag with Kenneth stumbling was actually a nod to the claymation Rudolph. Doesn't the Abominable Snowman pull that exact same stunt at some point?davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-64610598221726574642009-12-11T22:36:17.017-05:002009-12-11T22:36:17.017-05:00Anytime an actor on TV or movie does an accent, pe...Anytime an actor on TV or movie does an accent, people from the region of that accent claim that it's all wrong. It never fails. Thing is, most people from other places never notice or care. <br /><br />Not many people in Boston notice or care when an actor in a movie does a bad southern accent. (Unless they've lived in the south themselves, in which case they irately complain about how inauthentic it was.) <br /><br />Same with NY accents, Chicago, Ireland, England, wherever, if it's your area or country, then they got the accent all wrong, but hardly anyone else notices or cares.Buchholz Surfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50093318182783148382009-12-11T22:17:54.703-05:002009-12-11T22:17:54.703-05:00I'm guessing Bostonians know what it's lik...I'm guessing Bostonians know what it's like being a Texan and coming to grips with Minka Kelly and Taylor Kitsch over the past few years.<br /><br />The hotness helps make up for it.SteveInHoustonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14145390887156860412009-12-11T21:44:46.068-05:002009-12-11T21:44:46.068-05:00No one from South Boston, East Boston or West Roxb...No one from South Boston, East Boston or West Roxbury has an accent that even minutely resembles the one used by Julianne Moore. Maybe she was supposed to be from North Boston. <br /><br />I feel like the accent was so bad that it was meant to offend Bostonians and in that way the joke was very cleverly on me. <br /><br />The episode was really funny.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944235452592940784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-37773792383197747332009-12-11T20:37:15.294-05:002009-12-11T20:37:15.294-05:00Have to agree with 'Bobman' ...it's no...Have to agree with 'Bobman' ...it's not that I'm offended...like others have said I couldnt tell she was supposed to be doing a Boston accent till Boston was mentioned. <br /><br />I understand that it was prob meant to be overdone,but putting a 'Boston accent" on words that shouldnt have it was distracting and made her look like a weirdo haha...it just made me think "why is Jack so attracted to her?!" I in no way dislike the Boston accent, but I felt hers was butchered to the point that it made her strangeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571249178865051397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-21122280286833599782009-12-11T19:39:52.987-05:002009-12-11T19:39:52.987-05:00I was impressed by Danny's off-tune singing .....<i>I was impressed by Danny's off-tune singing ...</i><br /><br />I was really impressed by this, too.Alfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45523953423397481152009-12-11T19:32:45.187-05:002009-12-11T19:32:45.187-05:00Cerie's mom was born in 1976? That would mean ...Cerie's mom was born in 1976? That would mean her mom was 11 or 12 when she had Cerie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-77490175341940471072009-12-11T19:08:12.183-05:002009-12-11T19:08:12.183-05:00I figured the awful Boston accent was intentionall...I figured the awful Boston accent was intentionally awful as a joke, but even it that were the case, I was just too bothered by it (having lived in Boston for a 4 years) to enjoy any part of that plot. <br /><br />Otherwise, an ok episode. It's nice to see them finally focusing more on the rest of the cast and giving them storylines, but I think doing warm and fuzzy isn't 30 Rock's strong suit (especially compared to the rest of the night where the warm and fuzzy seemed more appropriate to their characters).belindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-20558951378152890972009-12-11T14:13:48.468-05:002009-12-11T14:13:48.468-05:00For me, the larger issue, as someone noted, is tha...For me, the larger issue, as someone noted, is that not everyone from Bahstin tawks like that. I grew up in the area and knew very few people who sounded like that. Of course, whenever I tell someone I'm a Boston native, they invariably say they're surprised I don't sound like a Southie cartoon.<br /><br />So yeah, it would be nice to see a TV or movie character from Boston who sounded like a normal person. There are lots of us out there.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033518419347521623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-6963219179434089592009-12-11T14:10:52.039-05:002009-12-11T14:10:52.039-05:00My thoughts on the show after I Chenergize.
I mis...My thoughts on the show after I Chenergize.<br /><br />I miss episodes like this one, with some heart to it, and I hope they do more like it. The way the A and B storylines connected in the end were also fantastic--I guess we couldn't cram Jenna's Prima Donna antics into those storylines. The whole non-rage-stroke and Robot Guy's picking up sarcasm bit was hilarious, though!<br /><br />I thought Julianne Moore was trying for a Bronx accent at first. Only after they mentioned Boston did I realize they were going for Southie. This coming from a non-Bostonian, though.LoopyChewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07091676474583296903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-62603608268952737082009-12-11T14:09:53.296-05:002009-12-11T14:09:53.296-05:00Wow, Bostoners have a great sense of humor about o...<i>Wow, Bostoners have a great sense of humor about over-the-top manglings of an accent on a comedy show! Who'da thunk?</i><br /><br />It's not like anyone's offended. I find the jabs at Boston accents to be funny when done at least passably. FOR EXAMPLE, I'm not one to ever praise recent SNLs, but back in the Jimmy Fallon days when he and Rachel Dratch would do their "make fun of Boston" skits, I found those hilarious - obviously over the top accents but recognizable and funny as satire.Bobmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604050338240551711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-21208870801178320792009-12-11T14:03:33.536-05:002009-12-11T14:03:33.536-05:00I was impressed by Danny's off-tune singing mo...<i>I was impressed by Danny's off-tune singing more than his actual singing. When someone else is singing in tune, the natural tendency is to match them.</i><br /><br />Me too Anonymous. It can be difficult for someone who can sing to sing off-tune for an extended length of time. Add in someone who is singing in tune right beside you and I reckon it can feel nearly impossible to do without singing incredibly loud in order to block out the sound of their in-tune singing.Kellyhttp://www.fatchickdiaries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-88671372478297238002009-12-11T13:59:36.833-05:002009-12-11T13:59:36.833-05:00You know what I found distracting -- who works in ...You know what I found distracting -- who <i>works</i> in an office like that? SO unbelievable. I kept having to not watch the episode, because of my expertise on all things television-work-place-related. I mean, why couldn't they just hire non-acting T.V. station people to play those parts? They'd at least know what to do.<br /><br />I, for one, am glad to <i>finally</i> see a return to rationality in television scripted comedies. It's like Chanukah before sunset.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887139425272294031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14790084164644592942009-12-11T13:51:58.845-05:002009-12-11T13:51:58.845-05:00I haven't watched 30 Rock at all this season, ...I haven't watched 30 Rock at all this season, because i've been trying to pare down my tv (I know! Crazy!), but due to Alan's enjoyment of this ep, I gave it a watch.<br /><br />Holy crap. I think Fey and Baldwin's interactions are comedy gold pretty much every time they're on screen together. I watched "Deal Breakers" after it, and it's true. When Liz tries to tell Jack she's going to smoke him in the creativity department with their gift giving, and then can't even come up with one creative line, I was practically crying. She's so awesome.<br /><br />I enjoyed the b-story (and c-story) more than usual, and loved the secret santa bit. I just had a secret santa book swap last night, and we were seriously debating (with voting) the rules for the swap. It was amazing how much energy we put into it.<br /><br />I think I might be back on the 30 Rock bandwagon! Dang.<br /><br />Oh, and I thought Moore was delightful, and I thought her accent was supposed to be deliberately bad. It made me laugh, and that's all I care about!erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186483042206438665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-43268203048354599682009-12-11T13:48:45.733-05:002009-12-11T13:48:45.733-05:00Like most others here, I'm a Boston area nativ...Like most others here, I'm a Boston area native who thought her accent was terrible. I honestly had no idea she was even trying to do a Boston accent until she explicitly said something about being from Boston.<br /><br />There's a big difference between "over the top" and "just plain bad." If the intent was to be over the top, the accent still would have been accurate, but just very exaggerated. That's not what this was - she was pronouncing words in ways that don't exist in any version of a true Boston accent.paulinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42765052926204404062009-12-11T13:35:39.627-05:002009-12-11T13:35:39.627-05:00Wow, Bostoners have a great sense of humor about o...Wow, Bostoners have a great sense of humor about over-the-top manglings of an accent on a comedy show! Who'da thunk?<br /><br />Thought Moore was wicked good. Baldwin does so well playing off serious actresses; the emotional core was kept cool so the throwaway lines and ridiculous accent could keep the comedy away from their relationship. It really is too bad they tore down that old factory.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438138745372633266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60610722190855331052009-12-11T13:28:13.773-05:002009-12-11T13:28:13.773-05:00What was that story that Liz wrote? About a woman ...What was that story that Liz wrote? About a woman named Virginia and her two paths? I thought that was the funniest line of the show and now I can't remember it.abchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070807960172692374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23079418983332082602009-12-11T12:48:19.210-05:002009-12-11T12:48:19.210-05:00My favorite part:
"I'm sorry, is your no...My favorite part:<br /><br />"I'm sorry, is your nose bleeding?"<br /><br />"Yes, because I'm so happy for you. It's definitely not a rage stroke."Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986037474152101242noreply@blogger.com