Video: 30 Rock and Corporate Mergers

In this clip from the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, the characters discuss the acquisition of NBC by the fictional cable company Kabletown before their meeting heads off-track. Watch the clip and then answer the discussion questions below.

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Discussion Questions

  1. Question 99.21

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    In this clip, how does 30 Rock treat the seriousness of the potential merger?

  2. Question 99.22

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    30 Rock aired on NBC, the same network where its fictional characters work. Why do you think the real NBC (which had recently gone through a real-life merger when this episode aired) would allow the show to poke fun at its business world dealings?