Succession (30 Rock)
"Succession" | |
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30 Rock episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 13 |
Directed by | Gail Mancuso |
Written by | Andrew Guest John Riggi |
Featured music | "Requiem" (Specifically Sequentia - Confutatis & Sequentia - Lacrimosa) composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Cinematography by | Vanja Černjul |
Production code | 213 |
Original air date | April 24, 2008 |
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"Succession" is the thirteenth episode of NBC's second season of 30 Rock and the thirty-fourth episode overall.[1] It was written by Andrew Guest and one of the seasons' co-executive producers, John Riggi; it was directed by Gail Mancuso.[2] It first aired on April 24, 2008 in the United States.[1] Guest stars in this episode include Will Arnett, Marceline Hugot, Chris Parnell, Brian Stack, and Rip Torn.[2]
In this episode Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and Devon Banks' (Will Arnett) race to be the new CEO of General Electric comes to an end; in a parody of Amadeus, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) gets the idea to make a pornographic video game with Frank (Judah Friedlander) playing Salieri to his Mozart, and Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) prepares to become the new Head of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming. In keeping with the Amadeus parody, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (a favorite of Jeff Richmond, the show's regular composer) is used to score much of the episode.
Plot
Jack meets with retiring corporate head
Tracy begins to feel he is an embarrassment to his son when he is excluded from a "Bring your father to school" day. Hoping to make his family proud, Tracy searches for a legacy and decides to produce the world's first
A depressed Devon becomes resigned to the fact that Jack will receive the promotion. Don Geiss, however, goes into a
Reception
"Succession" was viewed by an average of 5.5 million American viewers upon its original broadcast. The episode also achieved a 2.8/7 in the key 18- to 49-year-old demographic. The 2.8 refers to 2.8% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and the 7 refers to 7% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. The episode also ranked first place among males aged 18–34 against episodes of CSI and Grey's Anatomy.[4]
The episode received some positive feedback from critics.
References
- ^ NBC Universal Media Village. Retrieved 2008-07-30.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Yahoo. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ a b Sepinwall, Alan (April 25, 2008). "30 Rock, "Succession": Too many notes". NJ.com. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- NBC Universal Media Village. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-08-30.]
30 Rock (2.8/7 in 18–49, 5.5 million viewers overall) matched its highest 18–49 rating from its last seven original telecasts (dating back to November 15), despite the tough time-period competition. 30 Rock won its slot among men 18–34.
[permanent dead link - TV Squad. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Canning, Robert (2008-04-25). "30 Rock: "Succession" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
External links
- "Succession" at IMDb