http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/11/03/30-ROCK----Rosemarys-Baby.aspx I’ve spent the past several weeks trying to convince you that 30 ROCK is the funniest laugh-out-loud show on television.  Some of you have resisted my clarion call; I will be visiting each of you.  Late at night, when you think you’re safely tucked in bed. But those of you curious for a sample of the show’s willingness to walk (actually drag one foot) an extra mile, you almost had a shot at it.  On the season’s second episode, Tracy Jordan’s (Tracy Morgan) wife Angie (Sherri Shepherd) kicks him out and brings him a box of memorabilia from his former home.  Included is a god record of his one big hit single, Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.  Other shows may have let matters rest there, but the folks at 30 Rock put together a brief snippet of the song’s video in a kind of Michael Jackson parody.  It was just six seconds long, but a) it was funny and b) it showed a creative team backed by a business team willing to spend a little cash to make a show special. Those six seconds, of course, soon found their way on to the web, where presumably thousands – perhaps hundreds of thousands – viewed them.  Until NBC, in its infinite wisdom, ordered the Werewolf Bar Mitzvah video taken down from YouTube.  Which sounds like something the fictional top network exec Jack Donaghy (Alex Baldwin) would do, but is something that happened in the real world. Sure, why would you want extra exposure for a great but ratings-starved show?  NBC guys: Do you think I can do this all by myself?  No, I can’t.  I would appreciate a little help. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/11/03/30-ROCK----Rosemarys-Baby.aspx 77 60