7 Reasons Why You Should Watch Season One of "30 Rock"

If you haven't ever heard of 30 Rock or have yet to see an episode, you should just go, stop reading this post, and rent the first season ASAP. Go on, go find a way to watch it. If you still haven't gone away and need a little bit on convincing, read on to see what you're missing out on.

Not to be confused with the canceled Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (which coincidentally premiered around the same time, and had a similar premise), 30 Rock is the Emmy-winning NBC series that is loosely based on Tina Fey's experiences as past head writer for Saturday Night Live. Each 30 minute episode usually centers around the fictional Liz Lemon (played by Tina Fey), and her day-to-day duties and interactions with various members of the cast and writers of "The Girlie Show" (fictional sketch-comedy show similar to SNL), as well as Jack Donaghy, her domineering boss. The comic antics, neurotic (yet loveable) characters, and running gags throughout the series makes it no wonder that 30 Rock has been winner of the Golden Globes, the SAG awards, as well as the Emmys.

Below are 7 reasons why you must see the show.

07. Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan. Definitely a parody of his real, crazy self. I was never really a fan of Tracy Morgan, but the show has definitely helped change my mind about him.

06. Rachel Dratch as many different (and hilarious) minor characters. Rachel Dratch probably won't ever star in her own show or movie, but she definitely brings laughs whenever she's on the screen for even a minute. Watch out for her a the crazy cat-handler or the scary Liz Taylor.

05. Learn new slang that might make you cooler. Or words that might make you disgusted by today's society. It's where I learned what a "lemon party" is - which is a horrible, horrible thing.

04. It's like taking a look into Tina Fey's life. Dealing with crazy stars. Seeing work that goes into funny, short skits. It might even make you miss SNL.

03. The quotes. The many, funny quotes. Especially by Liz Lemon, Tracy Jordan, and Jack Donaghy.

02. Alec Baldwin is awesome. I guarantee that after you watch a few episodes of "30 Rock," you'll fall in love with Jack Donaghy. And you'll find yourself turning a deaf ear towards every bit of real-life celebrity gossip about Alec Baldwin - whether he's calling his daughter a "pig" or more bickering between him and ex-wife, Kim Basinger.

01. It'll give you something to do while the WGA strike is on. And when the strike ends, you can continue on and watch Season Two.