Product Details

• Actors: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin
• Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Universal
• DVD Release Date: September 21, 2010
• Run Time: 491 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002N5N5KW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,888 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "30 Rock: Season Four" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

30 Rock's fourth season has more laughs than an evening at the Chuckle Hut, Stone Mountain, Georgia's premier comedy club (when it's not harvesting the chuckle part of a pig, and no, best not ask). Don't let the 0-15 Emmy® snub fool you. This is a Rock-solid season with some involving story arcs, including the search for a new TGS cast member, NBC's buyout by Kabletown, Liz resisting her "settling soul mate," and Jack sorting out a romantic triangle. This is also a particularly star-studded season, with indelible turns by Michael Sheen, Julianne Moore (sporting a wicked Boston accent), Elizabeth Banks, James Franco, Bon Jovi, and Matt Damon. Jan Hooks, too long missing in action, is introduced as Jenna's scheming mother. Jon Hamm, Dean Winters, and Jason Sudeikis return as Liz's lost loves in one of the season's best episodes, "Anna Howard Shaw Day." And only on 30 Rock will you see astronaut Buzz Aldrin taunt the moon ("Return to the night. You have no business here.") or NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams audition his comedy act. 30 Rock remains part of TV's elite and gleefully mocks the notion it should tone down its meta satire, smash-cut gags, and inside jokes (or as Donaghy calls it, "lefty homoerotic propaganda") to appeal to a broader audience. But after three seasons, word play that was once dazzlingly fresh and original seemed in danger of becoming strained and rote. When Tracy (Tracy Morgan) references Little, Brown, he is, of course, not talking about the distinguished book publisher, but a talent agency specializing in black dwarfs. And when Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy welcomes one and all to Season Four, he is referring to the name of New York's "No. 1 Asian-fusion restaurant." Not that the show hasn't lost its ability to surprise and delight, as witness clips of the failed TV series "Bitch Hunter" featuring Will Ferrell. The generous extras include deleted scenes, extended episodes, 10 audio commentaries that offer such inspired pairings as Alec Baldwin and Lorne Michaels and Jack McBrayer and Jon Hamm, and the Ace of Cakes episode in which the bakers prepare a cake for the 30 Rock cast and crew. Somebody bring me some ham! --Donald Liebenson

Product Description

Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin together preside over the everyday mayhem at a late-night variety show. Pretending to help them are mercurial stars Tracy Jordan and Jenna Maroney (Tracy Morgan and Jane Krakowski) as well as wide-eyed NBC page Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer).

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Comedy on Television July 30, 2010

By A. Pressman

Format:DVD

This show is absolutely brilliant. The writing is clever and dynamic. Every character is fleshed out and interested, relatable and hilarious. Tina Fey plays Liz Lemon, a woman who has it all together and at the same time is a total mess. There's a little bit of Liz Lemon in us all, I think. Alec Baldwin is brilliant as Jack Donaghy, and I appreciate that just because the two leads are a heterosexual man and a woman the show doesn't try to force them together. The supporting characters all have story lines that are fully realized and funny and the show never talks down to its audience. I could keep writing for days. 30 Rock is fabulous.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tina Fey Is Totally Brilliant December 9, 2010

By TV fan

Format:DVD

I've been a huge fan of Tina Fey since Saturday Night Live so it was no surprise that 30 Rock is a fabulous network TV show. The writing is hilarious and the characters are amazing. Tina is a genius and I loved learning about how she developed the show with 30 Rock: Cast & Creators Live at Paley. This disc gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how the cast members became involved with 30 Rock and I found the segment on persuading Alec Baldwin to participate to be particularly interesting. This DVD is a great accompaniment for those of you who want to learn more about how the show was developed!

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars 30 Rock-still Funny but Season 3 was better--spoilers in review October 3, 2010

By Obsidian Blue VINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD

I love 30 Rock. I think its the best thing out there especially since The Office hasn't been funny (to me at least) in years.

I went and bought the new Season Four DVD yesterday and watching all of the episodes back to back made me realize, Season Four was just not that funny.

I mean there were moments of brillance (The Valentine's Day episode with all of Liz's exes portraying the Jamican women at the dentist, Kathy Giess having her lawyer as Teddy Ruxpin I died laughing, in fact anything with Kathy Giess equals win).

However, all in all, it was uneven at times and some of the plots I did not care about at all (Jack picking Avery or Nancy).

The bonus features were not that great this time either, I miss them including the table reads since that always made me laugh, the behind the scenes shorts were too short (pun intended) and I wish they had interviewed the cast and guest stars more like Elaine Strich, Patty Lupone, Matt Damon, etc.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 4th season is just as amazing as the previous seasons! December 9, 2010

By David

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I won't give any spoilers away, but after watching this season, I was just as pleased and completely satisfied with this season compared with the previous seasons. If you've stopped watching 30 Rock at season 3, then you are definitely missing out. 30 Rock is a show that keeps it consistent week in and week out. I honestly can't think of an episode that was not satisfying.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality product! November 2, 2011

By Lindsay44

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

30 Rock is a fabulous show! If you're not into it, just start from Season 1 and you will become hooked. Regarding shipping and packaging, everything came on time and in perfect condition. Thanks!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the best season, but still worth every penny September 13, 2011

By Laura Coleman

Format:DVD

While I'll readily admit that some of this season was hit or miss, there are still plenty of laughs to be had. One of my absolute favorite clips EVER on 30 Rock is included in the "Verna" episode from this season. The episode taken as a whole was somewhat mediocre, but the part where Liz sets up a night-vision camera in her living room to try and catch Frank smoking but instead catches herself sleep-eating (even sleep-ordering a pizza, if that's possible) made me laugh so hard, I cried. Tina even does the commentary for this episode, just to sweeten the deal. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who likes funny, intelligent, and slightly weird comedy gold.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Show, worth the buy July 5, 2011

By Andrea R. Zabcik

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this set for my husband for Father's Day because it is his favorite show on TV right now. Now the whole family gets together to watch our favorite episodes. Definitely worth buying.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Closed captions give access to content January 9, 2011

By Les Kneebone

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Not really a review of the content here but I live in Australia and had to order this region 1 disc because the region 4 variant (sold in Australia) does not have closed captions. What's up with that anyway? Shouldn't closed captions be used for each region variant of a title? Region locking is absurd and this case is proof.