You’ve probably noticed by the media blitz and water cooler buzz and pamphleteers and maybe even flyovers and the general circus surrounding tonight’s revolutionary episode of 30 Rock, entitled “The One with the Cast from Night Court.“
That’s right, in a scant two-and-a-half hours, one landmark 9:30 Thursday NBC show celebrates THE landmark 9:30 Thursday NBC show; and as one of the few people worldwide brave enough to celebrate the greatness of the sophomoric, satirical, courtroom romp, I’m absolutely elated.
Sure, it will be just a cameo on a critically acclaimed show that few people watch, but this is a chance to launch a new generation of Night Court fans. Soon, the entire season will be released on DVDs! Fans of madcap, fast-paced Arrested Development, Scrubs and similar single-camera sitcoms will discover snide, subversive situation comedy in its knee-slapping pinnacle (I’m gonna EAT! THAT MAN’S! EYEBROWS!). History and present and humor will roll into one, probably resulting (finally) in the release of a Night Court feature film. They probably don’t even need to write a script, simply updating the series’ opus four-part Her Honor story arc would do. Hell, just put the episodes on a loop and release it into theatres. Guaranteed profit.
Yep, it all begins tonight. The return of Night Court, and the subsequent discovery, by anyone who knows Mister Faded Glory, that he pilfers nearly 100 percent of his quips and jokes from a faded 1980s sitcom.
Hmm. Maybe the revolution really shouldn’t be televised. Anyway, see you tonight.
