NBC just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to their successful sitcoms. Steve Carrell has announced that he’ll be leaving The Office at the end of the upcoming season. Now, Alec Baldwin has reaffirmed that he won’t be renewing his 30 Rock contract.
Baldwin has made rumblings about leaving the sitcom in the past but seems to be sticking to it. Yesterday, he told CNN that he plans to quit acting to pursue a “normal life.” The actor would like to have a private life and do other things. He feels that’s just not possible as a celebrity.
The actor’s 30 Rock contract expires in 2012 so, unless something changes, it sounds like season six will be Baldwin’s last.
It’s hard to say if the sitcom could successfully continue without him but, unless NBC finds some hit shows in the next couple years, the network will likely try.
What do you think? Would 30 Rock be worth watching without Alec Baldwin’s egotistical Jack Donaghy? Do you think he’ll really leave?
This is kind of upsetting, 30 Rock and The Office are two of my favorite sitcoms on TV. They could never pull off replacing Carell on The Office, simply because he is The Office and people mainly watch it for him and the crazy things he does. I do think they could get away with replacing Baldwin with someone else, because he is not Michael Scott. Every character on 30 Rock does the most outrageously hilarious things, because it plays on that fine line between “realistic” joking and plain “who cares if its realistic” joking. The only thing is that… Read more »
The show could go on, but it will dramatically change. Baldwin is comic gold so his leaving will affect the show. However, there are several funny people still on the show, and a good replacement for Baldwin could keep the show going. Too bad Steve Martin was already used in an episode. He could make a good GE boss.
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Well I think they should end it after Alec leaves personally. Unlike The Office where if Steve left 30 rock has less essiential chacters than The Office. The Office could still go on after Steve leaves I think but not the same result if Alec leaves 30 rock. If My name is Earl was still on it would be like Randy dissapearing. Thats just me, but on the other hand 30 rock has potential to be real great and if its only on for 6 seasons, its not like gonna be as memorable as like Friends or Two and a… Read more »
I dont know about that, whenever a centra character leaves the show suffers a loss. if jane lynch left glee it wouldn’t be watchable. Look what happened to Scrubs after Zach Braff left.
Alec has become a central part of the show, however I believe 30 Rock can go on without him if another name actor can be found to take up the slack and the scripts center on the other main characters for awhile.