Jack meets with retiring corporate head Don Geiss (Rip Torn), who discloses that he has chosen Jack over his soon-to-be son-in-law Devon to run the company. Devon returns with intent to sabotage Jack, but Liz attempts to make Devon look bad by forcibly making out with him in front of a security camera. Jack chooses Liz to replace himself as Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming. Liz accepts when she learns of the higher salary and tells her staff "Suck it monkeys, I'm going corporate."
Tracy begins to feel he is an embarrassment to his son when he is excluded from a "Bring your father to school" day. Hoping to make his family proud, Tracy searches for a legacy and decides to produce the world's first pornographic video game. Despite Frank's skepticism, Tracy has some success in designing the game by conquering the uncanny valley, a scale on which the strangeness of special effects are measured.
A depressed Devon becomes resigned to the fact that Jack will receive the promotion. Don Geiss, however, goes into a diabetic coma, despite the efforts of Dr. Spaceman (Chris Parnell), before he can announce his decision. Devon denies knowing that Geiss had chosen Jack as his successor. The next day, Devon appears in Jack's office, revealing he has convinced the board to put Kathy Geiss (Marceline Hugot), his fiancée, in charge, with Devon acting as the power behind the throne. He then kicks Jack out of his office.
"Succession" was viewed by an average of 5.5 million American viewers upon its original broadcast. The episode also achieved a 2.8/7 in the key 18- to 49-year-old demographic. The 2.8 refers to 2.8% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and the 7 refers to 7% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. The episode also ranked first place among males aged 18–34 against episodes of CSI and Grey's Anatomy.[4]
The episode received some positive feedback from critics. Bob Sassone of AOL's TV Squad described "Succession" as "a great episode" with "a lot of great lines". Sassone compared the episode to a soap opera, and hoped that the pornographic video game storyline would be continued.[5] Robert Canning of IGN complimented Devon's appearances on 30 Rock, and felt that "Succession" would be the first episode in a new story arc, which was a good thing. He rated the episode an 8 out of 10.[6] Alan Sepinwall of The Star-Ledger praised the episode as "fabulous". Sepinwall noted that "Succession" included an "inspired riff on Amadeus", and compared Tracy and Frank when they were working on a pornographic video game to Mozart and Salieri. Less positively, he commented on the "one-note-ness of Will Arnett as Devon Banks", and did not like the Baby Mama ad that was displayed on screen during the "Mozart montage".[3]
^ ab"30 Rock "Succession"". Yahoo. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
^ abSepinwall, Alan (April 25, 2008). "30 Rock, "Succession": Too many notes". NJ.com. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
^"NBC Results For The Primetime Week Of April 21–27" (Press release). NBC Universal Media Village. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 30 Rock (2.8/7 in 18–49, 5.5 million viewers overall) matched its highest 18–49 rating from its last seven original telecasts (dating back to November 15), despite the tough time-period competition. 30 Rock won its slot among men 18–34.[permanent dead link]
^Sassone, Bob (2008-04-25). "30 Rock: "Succession" - VIDEO". AOL's TV Squad. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
^Canning, Robert (2008-04-25). . IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
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Succession is the thirteenth episode of NBC s second season of 30 Rock and the thirty fourth episode overall 1 It was written by Andrew Guest and one of the seasons co executive producers John Riggi it was directed by Gail Mancuso 2 It first aired on April 24 2008 in the United States 1 Guest stars in this episode include Will Arnett Marceline Hugot Chris Parnell Brian Stack and Rip Torn 2 Succession 30 Rock episodeEpisode no Season 2Episode 13Directed byGail MancusoWritten byAndrew GuestJohn RiggiFeatured music Requiem Specifically Sequentia Confutatis amp Sequentia Lacrimosa composed by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartCinematography byVanja CernjulProduction code213Original air dateApril 24 2008 2008 04 24 Guest appearancesWill Arnett as Devon Banks Chris Parnell as Dr Leo Spaceman Brian Stack as Howard Jorgensen Rip Torn as Don Geiss Kevin Brown as Dot Com Slattery Grizz Chapman as Grizz Griswold John Lutz as J D LutzEpisode chronology Previous Subway Hero Next Sandwich Day 30 Rockseason 2List of episodes In this episode Jack Donaghy Alec Baldwin and Devon Banks Will Arnett race to be the new CEO of General Electric comes to an end in a parody of Amadeus Tracy Jordan Tracy Morgan gets the idea to make a pornographic video game with Frank Judah Friedlander playing Salieri to his Mozart and Liz Lemon Tina Fey prepares to become the new Head of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming In keeping with the Amadeus parody the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart a favorite of Jeff Richmond the show s regular composer is used to score much of the episode Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksPlot editJack meets with retiring corporate head Don Geiss Rip Torn who discloses that he has chosen Jack over his soon to be son in law Devon to run the company Devon returns with intent to sabotage Jack but Liz attempts to make Devon look bad by forcibly making out with him in front of a security camera Jack chooses Liz to replace himself as Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming Liz accepts when she learns of the higher salary and tells her staff Suck it monkeys I m going corporate Tracy begins to feel he is an embarrassment to his son when he is excluded from a Bring your father to school day Hoping to make his family proud Tracy searches for a legacy and decides to produce the world s first pornographic video game Despite Frank s skepticism Tracy has some success in designing the game by conquering the uncanny valley a scale on which the strangeness of special effects are measured A depressed Devon becomes resigned to the fact that Jack will receive the promotion Don Geiss however goes into a diabetic coma despite the efforts of Dr Spaceman Chris Parnell before he can announce his decision Devon denies knowing that Geiss had chosen Jack as his successor The next day Devon appears in Jack s office revealing he has convinced the board to put Kathy Geiss Marceline Hugot his fiancee in charge with Devon acting as the power behind the throne He then kicks Jack out of his office Reception edit nbsp Alan Sepinwell of The Star Ledger said that this episode showcased Tina Fey as an actress 3 Succession was viewed by an average of 5 5 million American viewers upon its original broadcast The episode also achieved a 2 8 7 in the key 18 to 49 year old demographic The 2 8 refers to 2 8 of all 18 to 49 year olds and the 7 refers to 7 of all 18 to 49 year olds watching television at the time of the broadcast The episode also ranked first place among males aged 18 34 against episodes of CSI and Grey s Anatomy 4 The episode received some positive feedback from critics Bob Sassone of AOL s TV Squad described Succession as a great episode with a lot of great lines Sassone compared the episode to a soap opera and hoped that the pornographic video game storyline would be continued 5 Robert Canning of IGN complimented Devon s appearances on 30 Rock and felt that Succession would be the first episode in a new story arc which was a good thing He rated the episode an 8 out of 10 6 Alan Sepinwall of The Star Ledger praised the episode as fabulous Sepinwall noted that Succession included an inspired riff on Amadeus and compared Tracy and Frank when they were working on a pornographic video game to Mozart and Salieri Less positively he commented on the one note ness of Will Arnett as Devon Banks and did not like the Baby Mama ad that was displayed on screen during the Mozart montage 3 References edit a b 30 Rock Succession 04 24 2008 9 31PM Press release NBC Universal Media Village Retrieved 2008 07 30 permanent dead link a b 30 Rock Succession Yahoo Retrieved 2008 07 30 a b Sepinwall Alan April 25 2008 30 Rock Succession Too many notes NJ com Retrieved 2008 05 02 NBC Results For The Primetime Week Of April 21 27 Press release NBC Universal Media Village 2008 04 29 Retrieved 2008 08 30 30 Rock 2 8 7 in 18 49 5 5 million viewers overall matched its highest 18 49 rating from its last seven original telecasts dating back to November 15 despite the tough time period competition 30 Rock won its slot among men 18 34 permanent dead link Sassone Bob 2008 04 25 30 Rock Succession VIDEO AOL s TV Squad Retrieved 2008 04 27 Canning Robert 2008 04 25 30 Rock Succession Review IGN Archived from the original on 2008 04 29 Retrieved 2008 04 27 External links edit Succession at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Succession 30 Rock amp oldid 1216880480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
