http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/06/10/is-30-rock-a-rip-off-of-the-muppet-show Comments On: Is <em>30 Rock</em> a Rip-Off of <em>The Muppet Show</em>? by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Martychan]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:59:00 -0700 The Stranger
*Shrugs* I dunno, I just like how jokes creep up on me and how I’m never quite sure what a character is going to say next, even though they themselves don’t break character. Kenneth and Liz Lemon crack me up every time.

I tried to like The Office, I really did. I swear. I think Dwight and Michael Scott are hilarious. But the show just makes me SO uncomfortable!

Posted by Martychan]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:53:55 -0700 The Stranger Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:30:35 -0700 The Stranger It's mainly due to the vignette/flashback/dream sequence nature of the narratives.
The theme of behind-the-scenes of a variety show is just a casual association...
Posted by Vlad]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:41:28 -0700 The Stranger Posted by meowmeowkitty]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:20:37 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Dougsf]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:58:10 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Andy]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:31:13 -0700 The Stranger Posted by heywhatsit!?]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:49:51 -0700 The Stranger funny / amusing blog post about the similarities. Nobody is suggesting that anybody plagiarized anybody else.
Posted by Julie in Eugene]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:31:54 -0700 The Stranger Posted by T]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:24:21 -0700 The Stranger Posted by StillNon]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:14:35 -0700 The Stranger
Also, while humor is subjective (and thus the claim that she is a successful comedy writer can be debated) I would throw out that someone who's entire career is based upon parody and mocking things comes close to the fine line between "inspiration" and "plagiarizer"
Posted by Akbar Fazil]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:13:11 -0700 The Stranger
The fact that they even have a muppet-like show during one of their shows isn't "Pretty much admitting it" - The show has never pretended to be anything than a very fine presentation of old and new sitcom / theater jokes wrapped in an extremely clever candy shell.
Posted by Beetlecat]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:10:36 -0700 The Stranger Posted by pipi]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:58:23 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Original Monique]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:46:13 -0700 The Stranger Posted by giffy]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:43:42 -0700 The Stranger Posted by heywhatsit!?]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:22:29 -0700 The Stranger
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Posted by Brian Geoghagan]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:20:10 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Rotten666]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:17:20 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:15:31 -0700 The Stranger