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Still don't love Tina Fey? She's on Conan right now talking about the 24-inch replica of the Millenium Falcon she kept in her room as a child.

NBC says of tonight's "30 Rock":

SEINFELDVISION
The gang at "30 Rock" returns from their summer hiatus. Liz's (Tina Fey) excitement to be back and see Jack (Alec Baldwin) is quickly squashed when he tells her that despite what she thinks, she is not over Floyd. Jack also tells her about his plan for SeinfeldVision, which entails using NBC-owned footage from Seinfeld's show and inserting him into NBC's current shows. Jerry Seinfeld (Guest Star Jerry Seinfeld) shows up at Jack's office upset about SeinfeldVision. Meanwhile, Jenna (Jane Krakowski) has gained weight over the summer after doing the musical, "Mystic Pizza: The Musical!" and Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) becomes Tracy's (Tracy Morgan) office wife when Tracy's wife kicks him out. Jerry Seinfeld guest stars; Lonny Ross, Judah Friedlander, Scott Adsit, Keith Powell, Katrina Bowden and Maulik Pancholy also star.

What NBC isn’t telling you lurks in the text invisible:

* All of Jack’s unscripted summer replacement shows were big hits, including “America’s Next Top Pirate,” “Are You Stronger Than A Dog” and “MILF Island.” The latter starred 50 eighth-grade boys.

* We actually see Seinfeld inserted into “Special Victims Unit,” “Heroes” and “Deal or No Deal.”

That’s just the teaser. Funny stuff, and Fey demonstrates one more time she knows how to put the words in Alec Baldwin's mouth!

Remember back when “30 Rock” started a year ago? It aired Wednesday nights, paired with the Lithgow/Tambor sitcom “20 Good Years.”

Just for fun, let’s revisit some excerpts from our very first “30 Rock” talkback, Oct. 11, 2006:

“We are 10 minutes into it, I am waiting for the humor.” -- talkbacker “NudeandAroused”

“No, Tina Fey is not funny. Never has been. So, devoid of any discernable talent, Tina Fey left SNL in Downey Jr./Hall-style 1980's shambles for a sitcom that obviously won't mirror that failure. Personally, I am glad she did this project and drug Dratch with her; I can finally watch SNL again with falling asleep.” -- talkbacker “Heckles”

“Not Good. This show wasn't good at all. The jokes were infantile at best and the show felt like one of the overly long skits that SNL tends to run.” -- talkbacker “Sethworld”

“Meh... Was looking forward to this one and it failed to impress me.” … -- talkbacker “obiwayne”

“The Wacky Sax Music Has Got to Go.
That went out of style circa 1987. At first, I thought it was supposed to be intentionally corny, then I had a knot in the pit of my stomach when I realized it wasn't.” -- talkbacker “tonagan”

“I turned it off after Alec Baldwin's 2 minute talk about the GE stove was followed by a commercial about the same stove. I prefer to know when the commercial's starting so I can go piss.” -- talkbacker “Barndorfer”

“just marginally entertaining. Just watched the first episode...so not good.” -- talkbacker “Rupee88”

“Didn't even smile once. Glib substituted for wit. This show seemed so forced and unfunny.” -- talkbacker “Mr.NiceGuy”

“the writing fucking sucks. That Ally MacBeal chick is still hella cute though. Great to see the show is a ratings failure.” -- talkbacker “wash”

“That Pilot Was Painful. Baldwin was wasted, Tina Fey can't act to save her life (or apparently write a non-hackneyed sitcom.) 20 Good Years was horribly formulaic, but it was still better than 30 Rock thanks to Lithgow and Tambor mugging their asses off and going off-script (a drunk Lithgow to his pregnant daughter: "You're so ferocious and round!") 30 Rock's got nothing going for it at all, unless you think Fey's presiding over one of the worst prolonged slumps in SNL history gives her some sort of special insight into salvaging crappy comedy. Hey, maybe that's it - the show's *supposed* to be unfunny, and they're doing a pomo Andy Kaufmanesque sort of thing... -- talkbacker “Anton_Sirius”

8:30 p.m. Thursday. NBC.

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