Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT "I Think Selling Pot Becomes a Way For Him to Have Something to Do"
By Mark Blankenship | Season 2 | Episode 13 | Aired on 08.06.2007
MB: And you just want Tina Fey to do well, or at least I do. She just seems so cool. Like I was really happy when 30 Rock got all those Emmy nominations and that she got a nomination for her acting. It was like an acknowledgment that she and the show are great. MP: I think you're totally right. And I think that's great because the show developed a lot. Especially the characters. Liz Lemon could have been just the insecure, smart writer who didn't understand the network, but she's this woman with this incredibly complex relationship with Jack Donaghy. You got to see her, as an actress, become more complex over the season. It's not surprising to me at all, but I just think it's really cool to get to see MB: Speaking of seeing...and being seen...you've got a recurring role on two popular shows. Have you started getting recognized on the street? MP: I get stopped every now and then, and it's always a mix. Some people watch Weeds, and some people watch 30 Rock. I actually find that a lot of Weeds watchers watch 30 Rock. I think it's part of the same demographic of people who watch smart comedies. MB: Well, I went online and found some things that people are saying about you, and it seems like that you're becoming something of a sex symbol. MP: What?! MB: Yeah. On your IMDb profile, which...do you ever look at your IMDb profile? MP: I try not to. MB: Really? Because if I had one, I would look at it three hundred times a day. MP: I just feel like...once you get sucked into that, of course there's going to be negative things said about you and, so... MB: Well, at this point you have nothing but positive things on your page. If you don't want to visit, just trust me. There's a thread about you that's titled "Delicious," and inside it, someone describes you as being "madd sexxy." And it's with two ds and two xs, so you know they mean it. MP: That's hilarious. MB: Do you ever get that kind of feedback? MP: You know what's funny? No one's ever said that to me in person. I guess it's easier to write it online than to say it to someone's face. Because I have gotten a couple of e-mails from girls who track me down and say, "I'd love to meet you." It's kind of fun. The thing is, it's super-flattering, and you're like, "Wow, thank you!" But I don't know that I'd ever really follow up on any of that.