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Three Top Lessons From ‘30 Rock’ Scholars

TV 101

As the series takes its final bow on Thursday, Rachel Krantz gets the academic take on the show’s cultural legacy.

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When it comes to nerdery, even The Big Bang Theory has nothing on 30 Rock. After all, what other show has been known to mix feminist commentary, Battlestar Galactica allusions, and backhanded current-event references (“Did you know it’s still illegal to be black in Arizona?”) all in the same episode?

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