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Post by Admin on Jun 23, 2020 20:12:50 GMT
Four episodes of the NBC sitcom 30 Rock have been pulled from streaming services for featuring characters donning blackface. The decision to remove the episodes comes at the request of the show's creator, star and executive producer, Tina Fey, according to multiplereports.
In a letter penned by Fey -- along with executive producer Robert Carlock -- and sent to the media platforms streaming the sitcom, she requested that the episodes in question to be removed from availability.
"As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation," Fey said in a statement obtained by Variety. "I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologize for pain they have caused."
"Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness," Fey added. "I thank NBCUniversal for honoring this request."
The episodes will reportedly be taken down by the end of the week, and will no longer be re-aired on television broadcasts.
The four episodes in question include "Believe In The Stars” (Season 3, Episode 2), "Christmas Attack Zone" (season 5, episode 10) and "Live from Studio 6H" (Season 6, episode 19).
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Post by Admin on Jul 11, 2020 4:23:48 GMT
We’re not sure how the geniuses at NBCUniversal/Kabletown/Sheinhardt Wig Company pulled it off, but the trailer for the upcoming 30 Rock reunion is here, and it looks less like a front-facing-camera Zoom reunion and more like an actual coronavirus episode, shot with real cameras and everything! Liz (Tina Fey) is wearing one of those masks with a picture of your nose and mouth on it for iPhone-opening purposes, only it looks like she’s in a constant scream, which, yes. Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) throws a drink because he’s a hotshot now.
Jenna (Jane Krakowski) has a Cindy Sherman–ish self-portrait on her wall that made me wonder, Is this a prop in Jenna’s house, or does Jane Krakowski just have that portrait of herself on her actual wall? Either way, it’s the first new taste of 30 Rock in years, barring the fan theory that Mikey, the construction worker from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, exists in the 30 Rock universe. The special airs Thursday, July 16, on NBC and will be uploaded to Peacock the following day. Speaking of Peacock, the trailer boasts, “Every 30 Rock episode available July 15 on Peacock.” Every episode? Really, Lemon?
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