30 Rock: A One-Time Special
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 16, 2020
User Score
3.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 4 out of 7
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  1. birdman3
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    If this had been an actual 30 Rock episode, this one would've pretty middle-of-the-pack. As much as the episode does a lot of schilling for NBC shows, it also has some genuine 30 Rock heart to it. The celebrity cameos are done in just the right style you would expect from this show, and Jenna is actually something of a scene-stealer. Overall, I'm glad they made it, and it makes me hopeIf this had been an actual 30 Rock episode, this one would've pretty middle-of-the-pack. As much as the episode does a lot of schilling for NBC shows, it also has some genuine 30 Rock heart to it. The celebrity cameos are done in just the right style you would expect from this show, and Jenna is actually something of a scene-stealer. Overall, I'm glad they made it, and it makes me hope that once the pandemic is over, we can get a real reunion episode put together.… Expand
  2. mickrussom
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    absolutely horrible. an hour long pile of garbage which is a lame advert for the peacrap streaming service which censors the past. garbage and shame.
  3. notor12
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    It definitely felt wrong to see the 30 Rock cast shilling for NBC instead of ruthlessly mocking it. But this wasn't as bad as the critical review score suggests.....

    Like a lot of the shows that have been made during the pandemic it really suffers from the Zoom format. It had some legitimately funny interactions and dialogue. But it also didn't feel totally necessary.

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Metascore
49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
  1. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jul 22, 2020
    50
    The content basically felt like the kind of promotional video that actors would be enlisted to shoot for an upfront sales presentation for advertisers, which is precisely what this was, just on a national platform. It was occasionally funny -- especially the outtakes at the end, for those who stuck around -- sporadically clever and more than anything, really strange.
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  2. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Jul 17, 2020
    20
    The special was bad. The reunion portions were not great—Fey’s bumbling Liz Lemon has diminishing returns as the savvy professionalism of the woman behind the character becomes ever more apparent, and if the other performers were spirited, especially an indomitable Krakowski, there’s only so much TV magic you can make out of Zoom calls. The interstitial ads for NBCUniversal content were worse. The attempt to marry the two into a coherent narrative was excruciating.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    Jul 17, 2020
    30
    The One-Time Special feels like 30 Rock's "Man Cave," like something the show once would've mocked. Without the sharp jabs at NBC, the show's essence has been hollowed out.
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