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"30 Rock" Is In A Hard Place

Sure critics like it, but it's up against Grey's Anatomy

By Sarah Seltzer, Newser User

Posted Apr 4, 2007 6:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – Tina Fey takes things a lot more calmly than her strung-out alter-ego on "30 Rock," and it's a good thing: the TV comedy about a TV comedy is on very, very thin ice. NBC is expected to pick it up for another... Read full story »

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