30 Rock: Season 2

Different from the first season (2008-12-29) Rating: 5/5
I am not sure if the second season of 30 Rock is slightly better or slightly worse than the first season. Either way it is definitely worth watching and worthy of any awards heaped on it. Watch this season if you have any sense of humour.

It's unfortunate that season 3 (curently playing) is misfiring, let's hope that we get more than 2 good seasons out of this show.
I have not bought this DVD set yet. For a start it is overpriced, especially with the reduced number of episodes. I know there was a writer's strike but that isn't my fault.
There might be lots of extras but I was not too pleased with the extras on the first season, and I don't really buy DVDs for the extras.

My recommendation is to see this show, in reruns or borrow it from a friend... and come back here in a year and see if the price has dropped.
Tina Fey is a genius (2008-12-27) Rating: 5/5
The cast, writing and concept continue to deliver. It is an intelligent comedy and season 2 keeps you as hooked as the previous. Make sure you get this DVD (and season 1 if you don't have it).
Is it possible to be too smart and too fast? (2008-12-24) Rating: 5/5
Yeah, probably. That's the only reason I can come up with for 30 Rock not having a larger audience. It's absolutely brilliant. There's nothing more I can say that Robert Moore hasn't covered in his fine review below.
30 Rock: Season 2 (2008-12-20) Rating: 5/5
30 Rock: Season 2

So funny. An incredible cast. Kenneth is my favorite.
"Me want food!" (2008-11-26) Rating: 4/5
Season 2 of "30 Rock" was perhaps even stronger than Season 1. For me, the biggest improvement was a move away from having Liz (Tina Fey) fixed up with a man each week; instead, she has a few brief flings, notably with two exes from Season 1 - lawyer Floyd (Jason Sudeikis) and low-brow Dennis (Dean Winter). The show aso did a nice job of giving less screen time to some of the less funny characters, particular Pete the producer (Scott Adsit) and Judah (Judah Friedlander).

A number of funny plot arcs were developed over the season. Jenna (Jane Krakowski) gains weight because of her role in the musical version of "Mystic Pizza," which apparently involved eating a lot of said pizza. At first, she's desperate to lose the weight, contacting Dr. Spaceman and discussing drastic measures; however, she ends up embracing the weight when it makes her popular on the show and gives her a new catchphrase - "Me want food!" Jack (Alec Baldwin) spends much of the season sucking up to Don Geiss (Rip Torn), the CEO of GE who is in the process of naming a successor. This plot also introduces a new rival for Jack - Devon Banks (Will Arnett) - who's willing to do anything to get ahead, including marrying Don Geiss' intellectually challenged daughter.

These are just some of the subplots that keep "30 Rock" clicking during season 2. The season is also chock full of guest stars, some of whom do some of their best work in years, particularly Carrie Fisher as a desperate comedy writer. The show really found its pacing and tone during this season. On a negative note, some of the characters became increasingly silly, especially Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), and some of the episodes are almost surrealistic, but "30 Rock" never was a show grounded in reality anyway. Overall, the season was a great success and the show was awarded Emmy's for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor (Alec Baldwin) and Lead Actress (Tina Fey) in a Comedy Series. Tina Fey also won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.