B-12

Season 1, Episode 10, Aired
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A virus threatens the staff while Matt has to cope with a reduced writing staff. Jordan tells Danny a little secret which could affect the whole NBS network.
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  • One the top 3 so far...

    9.1
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    By daredevillv, Mar 21, 2011 Report Abuse
    I was very excited when I saw the pilot for this show. Smart, witty, biting and just the right dash of cinicism. I thought there was no way the show could keep up the High Level of writing for a whole season. And at times it hasn't. A couple of episodes were slow, unfunny, and too much like other shows. But when the show is good, it's the best on TV. Last weeks show was one of the top three so far (The Long Lead, being the best behind the pilot). The one thing they've gotten away from, is the music. The pilot had a ton of great stuff in it, and it kind or reminded me of Miami Vice in it's perfectly timed usage of classic songs. And then Sting's appearances were perfect. But lately they've been an afterthought more than intertwined into the plot. So I hope they get back that. Overall, I'll keep watching it, but I'm starting to like 30 Rock better as the "behind the scenes" SNL show....moreless

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  • I Like this show..The writing is the best that NBC has given us...Please don't cancel it...NBC it is the since Friends...

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    By JCStewart, Feb 25, 2007 Report Abuse
    One of the best I have seen of this season...I also think that the pairing of Jordan and Danny is excellent...Matt is also great and I know that this cast has great chemistry...And they work well together as well...This cast is the best since friends and Frasier,and Cheers...And for the most part watching was goes on behind the scenes at any show is that goes to show you how a show is put together is a good show...moreless

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  • Ah, yes, cleverly plotted, but I still saw it coming!

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    By brunabear, Jan 12, 2007 Report Abuse
    Yes, from the moment that they mentioned that a person couldn't have a B-12 shot if they were pregnant, I knew, I just knew, that someone was going to announce that they were pregnant. Who would it be was the only question remaining. Would it be Harriet? Pregnant by her famous athlete boyfriend? Or would it be Jordan, pregnant by her scuzzy ex-husband? And when they kept using the pregnant joke in the episode... well, that just made it more obvious to me that someone was with child.

    So while that part wasn't a surprise, the episode still holds up as another great episode of Studio 60. They keep throwing twists, and making the characters more complex and interesting as the series continues. I hope that the series stays around for a long time, so that we can really get to know the people in this tv-world.moreless

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  • Best comedy moment EVER!<br /> When Mark McKinneys charachter tells the new writer to...

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    By Drakens, Dec 10, 2006 Report Abuse
    Best comedy moment EVER!
    When Mark McKinneys charachter tells the new writer to stand still for a minute and a door explodes in the guys face. Since the writer juste tanked a scetch Marks explains it was for the metaphore... Excellent! It was worth the whole series for that moment.

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  • Something for everyone...

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    By piwiz, Dec 09, 2006 Report Abuse
    This show is kind of like the old "Ed Sullivan Show" that tried to appeal to all of the masses. In "B-12" we have vintage Three Stooges slapstick with the 'spit takes'; soap opera drivel of another unwed pregnant alph-female; the horror show slaughter of a family; the "I Love Lucy" ditzy blonde not being able to tell a simple joke; Howie Mandell and those damned suitcases for all the game show addicts; and, a highly contagious disease for the "ER" fans. Throw in an almost morbid comedy writing staff and a somewhat scatterbrained network president who is about as poised as "Desperate Housewives"'s Susan, and you've got a rollicking good hour of television entertainment without once having to change the station.moreless

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    • Goof: When Corinne Bailey Rae is performing "live", the control room monitor she's on is labeled "preview" not "program". Edit
    • Guest Host: Howie Mandel Edit
    • The joke Harriett failed to tell.: "A Jewish guy calls his mother and says 'Mom, how are you?', and the mother says 'Terrible, I haven't eaten in 38 days.', and he says 'Why haven't you eaten in 38 days?', and the mother says 'I didn't want my mouth full in case you should call.'" Matt's alternate suggestion of a simpler joke: "Guy walks into a doctor's office with a duck on his head. Doctor says 'What can I do for you?', Duck says 'Doc, can you get this guy off my ass?'" Edit

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    • Music in this episode: "Like A Star" by Corinne Bailey Rae "Trouble Sleeping" by Corinne Bailey Rae Edit
    • The joke Matt gave Harriet to use at her Falstaff Society induction was also told by Amy Gardner to Josh Lyman in episode 5.05 ("Constituency of One") of "The West Wing." Both episodes of each series were produced by Aaron Sorkin and written by Eli Attie. Edit
    • Bradley Whitford does the "Previously on Studio 60" voiceover. Edit

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    • Jeannie: (Feeling his forehead) You're hot. Dylan: It's about time you noticed. Jeannie: Don't flirt with me, rook. Edit
    • Suzanne: You both need B-12 shots from the nurse. Matt: I've had mine and Danny can't have one. Danny: Why not? Matt: Memo said you can't have the shot if you're pregnant. Danny: Yeah... Matt: Seriously, it can be dangerous if you're pregnant. Danny: I'm not pregnant. Matt: Have you checked? You've been pretty hormonal. Danny: It's testosterone. Matt: It's estrogen. Suzanne, why don't you give Danny one of those little kits? You probably keep a bunch in your car. Danny: (To Suzanne) He's trying to get a riff going. Don't feed the fire and it'll go out. Matt: One more thing. Danny: What? Matt: You can't get that shot if you're pregnant. Danny: You know, Chevy Chase woke up one day and he just wasn't funny anymore. Edit
    • Danny: (Calling Matt) Veronica! Matt: Yeah! Danny: It took a lot of convincing but Suzanne's agreed to be your assistant. Matt: Yeah? Suzanne: If you'll take me. Matt: I'll take the hell out of you! Suzanne: Is there a way you'd like me to dress? Matt: Sure... but I have to wake up for school now. Edit

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    • Jason McElwain Jordan: I believe that perception exists only inside this building and possibly only inside this office. Jack: It exists inside Newsweek, too, J-Mac! Did you read it? J-Mac is an unofficial nickname of Jason McElwain, an autistic teenage basketball player famous for scoring 20 points in four minutes during a high school basketball game on February 16, 2006. Coincidentally, his story was printed in lots of newspapers and presented in many news broadcasts. Edit
    • NORAD Matt: We put the new sketch at the end and he backs everything up one. Danny: That's right. Matt: Yeah, he's gonna need NORAD for that. NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) is a joint military organization of the USA and Canada providing aerospace security for North America. Edit
    • Henny Youngman Harriet: (referring to her introductory joke to Falstaff Society) A joke joke. Henny Youngman - set it up, knock it down. Henny Youngman, known as The King of One-Liners, was a British-born but American comedian and violinist, extremely famous for the use of one-liners - short and simple jokes delivered rapidly, often interluded with violin playing. Edit

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