Fri, April 20, 2007
Synchronicity squeezes my mind grapes—10:39 AM
Last Friday, I enjoyed this article about the little jokes hidden in the backgrounds of 30 Rock:
Mastropierro, who previously worked on the Comedy Central cult hit Strangers With Candy, knows that hardcore fans will pause hi-def DVDs and try to make out every detail in the freeze-frame.
Then, this Tuesday, I was re-reading this for reference (and general laughs):
Schmuck Bait: When the promos for a show tease an outcome which will obviously never happen. Example: "Will Ross leave Rachel forever and move to Paris?" Obviously the actor isn't going to leave the show so it's "schmuck bait".
Then, this Thursday, I saw this, right as Liz Lemon was telling Jack Donaghy, "I should just move to Cleveland!":