Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticLate last year, a potential heir to “30 Rock” debuted on a largely unheralded streaming service. “Saved by the Bell,” Peacock’s reboot of the 1989-93 teen staple, traded its forerunner’s clunkiness for a fleet and jazzy willingness to push past absurdity.
From its breezy relationship with reality to its rich and deep bench of characters, it was no surprise that this series came from the mind of a key force behind “30 Rock” — Tracey Wigfield, who shared an Emmy win with Tina Fey for writing that series’s finale.
Wigfield’s impish, hyperverbal humor both recalled her past creative home at its best and suggested that it might have a future.The resounding creative success of “Bell” has one downside: It serves to.
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