30 Rock (TV Series) Corporate Crush (2007) User Reviews

Strong Episode!

[g-bodyl · 9/10 · 17 February 2014]

The nineteenth episode in the first season of 30 Rock is just another well-made, funny episode that has spot-on timing, well-crafted jokes, a new guest star, and a welcome return of another guest star. These subplots keep getting more ridiculous, but they keep getting funnier as well.

In this episode, "Corporate Crush," Liz is going out with Floyd and she wants him to meet Jack who is depressed after his fireworks fiasco. Once he does, they start a bromance which annoys Liz. Also, Jack meets this girl at an art gallery. Meanwhile, Tracy tries to convince Walt Geiss to finance his movie on Thomas Jefferson by making a fake trailer.

Overall, this is a really funny episode. I really loved the Tracy and his Jefferson subplot. I loved the return of Rip Torn as Geiss and he just had some funny dialog, reminiscent of his role in Dodgeball. Also, Emily Mortimer makes a surprising appearance and she does well. I rate this episode 9/10.

Corporate Crush (#1.19)

[ComedyFan2010 · 8/10 · 19 November 2013]

Jack meets Floyd and starts liking him, he tries to spend a lot of time with Floyd so Liz is a bit annoyed.

Tracy continues with the idea about his Jefferson movie. Geiss doesn't approve of it so Tracy creates a trailer.

My favorite part here is the Jefferson storyline. The trailer created is hilarious, I wish they would continue more with this idea, there is more than could be done.

Alec Baldwin is being great again. All the scenes with him are awesome. The way he looked when he first went to see Floyd, and how he turned into his buddy. Great performance.

Corporate Crush is another seriously funny episode of 30 Rock

[tavm · 8/10 · 21 April 2007]

After the fiasco of last week's fireworks show, Jack is relieved of his responsibilities of the microwave division of NBC-Universal. Liz is delirious about her relationship with Floyd. She arranges him to meet Jack who hits it off well with him causing Liz some concern. Meanwhile, Tracy, having found out about his ancestry from Thomas Jefferson, tries to get his multi-character Jefferson movie off the ground but gets a no from chairman Don Geiss (returning guest Rip Torn). He wants a Fat Bitch 2 instead. At a museum, Jack gets reacquainted with a woman named Phoebe (Emily Mortimer) who previously helped his now ex-wife get some jewelry for her. Jack likes her so much he asks to marry her...Hilarious episode with highlights being Tracy's preview of his movie, Liz mouthing Jack when he tells Floyd a story during a basketball game, and Jack calling Floyd in Liz' apartment with various phones ringing as they try to avoid him. Show keeps getting funnier and funnier. Too bad the ratings still haven't reflected that.

Tracy Jefferson

[MaxBorg89 · 10/10 · 15 October 2008]

Ever since I saw Grindhouse, I've had a thing for fake trailers, specifically the deliberate fakeness. They're so out of this world, so surreal and so funny, it's impossible not to love them. Case in point? The borderline crazy experiment one Tracy Jordan goes ahead with in this episode.

After finding out he's a descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Tracy asks Don Geiss to finance his new project, a biopic of the man in which he will play all the roles. Geiss rejects the idea and suggests the comedian return to his gross-out roots (he wants a sequel to Fat Bitch - the title says it all). Unwilling to surrender, Tracy decides to shoot a promo that he will show to Geiss, which leads to him staying in character for days, complete with wig, silly accent and a horse pooping all over the TGS offices.

Outside the NBC building, Jack, still recovering from the fireworks fiasco, seems to have found happiness again when he goes to an art gallery and runs into Phoebe (Emily Mortimer), who previously helped his ex-wife with some jewelry. In addition, Liz insists that he meet her new boyfriend Floyd. The situation degenerates when the two start getting along a tad too much.

As the first season gets close to its conclusion, there's still no sign of complacency on the writers' part: the dialogue sparkles, the set-ups amuse and everything in general just provides a huge sense of joy. Also notable is Mortimer, always a delightful presence, even with an American accent. And then there's the aforementioned fake promo, so ridiculous I'd actually like to see the non-existing movie so I could get to say: "I can't believe they really did it!"

Oh, and there's the usual classy piece of philosophy coming from Baldwin's mouth. This one has to be the best: "Floyd is me 20 years ago, I'm Don Geiss 30 years ago. 20 years from now, Floyd will be me, I'm gonna be Don Geiss and Don Geiss will be dead."

When a stranger calls...

[safenoe · 9/10 · 4 June 2021]

I like 30 Rock and it's easy to forget that this debuted alongside NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. The latter was considered the one that would survive, and indeed it got higher ratings. But it was 30 Rock that survived due to lower production costs. The rest is history.

Anyway, I love the reference to When a stranger calls which was a laugh out loud moment for sure.