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The pilot episode of the American situation comedy series ''30 Rock'' premiered on October 10, 2006 on the CTV Television Network in Canada,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fall 2006 Premiere Dates )〕 and October 11, 2006 on NBC in the United States. The episode was directed by Adam Bernstein and written by Tina Fey, the series' creator, executive producer, and lead actor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''30 Rock'' "Pilot" )〕 In 2002, Tina Fey, then head writer of ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), pitched the idea for a series about a cable news network to NBC, who rejected it. Two years later, Fey approached NBC with a similar idea: a behind-the-scenes look at ''The Girlie Show'', a television show similar to ''SNL''. NBC approved the series in May 2006 and production began shortly after. Although the episode received generally positive reviews, it finished third in its timeslot among all viewers and among adults aged 18 to 49. Critics praised the performances of Jack McBrayer and Jane Krakowski, who played Kenneth Parcell and Jenna Maroney, respectively. Several characters are introduced in the pilot: Liz Lemon (Fey), the head writer of a sketch comedy series called ''The Girlie Show''; Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin), the network executive; Kenneth Parcell (McBrayer), the NBC page; and the writing staff and cast of Lemon's show. This episode focuses on Jack's attempt to convince Liz to hire film star Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) as part of the cast of ''The Girlie Show'' and the crew's reactions to Tracy's addition. ==Plot== The show begins with Liz Lemon, the head writer of the television series ''The Girlie Show'', attempting to buy a hot dog before work. After a fellow commuter tries to jump the queue, Liz buys $150 worth of hot dogs and distributes them to random passersby, hobos, and colleagues. When she arrives at work, she is embarrassed when she is forced by Kenneth, the naїve NBC Page who conducts tours around 30 Rock, to introduce herself to a group of ''Girlie Show'' fans. Liz and her producer Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit) meet with ''The Girlie Show'' Against her own judgment, Liz meets Tracy at a restaurant, but when Tracy discovers that he does not like the food they go to another restaurant. While Liz tried to convince Tracy not to join ''The Girlie Show'', he discusses conspiracy theories. After the meeting, Tracy offers to take Liz back to the studio, but he makes a detour to a strip club in the Bronx. While trying to get home, Liz learns that Jack fired Pete earlier that day. Tracy and Liz arrive at the studio halfway through the live broadcast of the show. Liz sends Tracy out on stage to talk off the last bit of the show, much to ''The Girlie Show'' studio audience's delight and Jenna's shock. Backstage, Liz forces Jack to rehire Pete and to promise to guarantee Jenna's job security. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pilot (30 Rock)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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