Actor James Marsden attends the after party for the Cinema...

Actor James Marsden attends the after party for the Cinema Society with Dior Homme & GQ screening of "Restless" at the Electric Room at Dream Downtown in Manhattan. (Sept. 14, 2011) Credit: Getty Images

NBC has invited us all to the wedding of Ms. Elizabeth Miervaldis Lemon (Tina Fey) and Mr. Crisstopher Rick Chross (James Marsden) Thursday night.. Thanks but no thanks - we’d rather just watch (WNBC/4, 8 "Mazel Tov, Dummies.") However, assuming this wedding does actually happen (doubtful) what's the fun in that unless you know all the baggage - in Liz's case, many failed relationships. To that end, the list (of necessity, partial) of past loves...Not included here because, really, we don't have all day: James Franco, Stephanie March, Grizz Chapman, Steve Martin, Peter Dinklage, and Cheyenne Jackson. Oh, right, or Conan O'Brien:  

Dennis Duffy (Dean Winters): The Beeper King of New York - in fact, the only beeper salesman in New York - is an Islanders fan, borrows money from Liz' mom, is fascinated with rats, is somewhat misogynistic (thinks women that don't like him are lesbians) and refuses to move out of her apartment because he has "squatter's rights." Relationship ends badly.

Carol Burnett (Matt Damon): Seemingly ideal airline pilot who slowly reveals an emotional side (he weeps) and a big chip on his shoulder - "Sully Sullenberger? Not that great. You know what I would've done? Not hit birds. But where's my ticket to the Grammys?" He even pulls a gun on Liz, in a plane. Relationship ends badly.

Dr. Drew Baird (Jon Hamm): Another initially apparent Mister Perfect but her next-door neighbor in fact turns out to be rather simple-minded and accident prone - lost both hands, one after waving at someone he thought to be a former football coach, while standing under a helicopter. Relationship ends badly.

Floyd DeBarber (Jason Sudeikis): Finally! Mister Perfect and from Cleveland, no less. Liz meets the NBC lawyer on the elevator, learns of his current girlfriend in accounting, whom she promptly fires. Liz likes Floyd so much she even goes to Cleveland on vacation with him. Relationship ends badly.

Wesley Snipes (Michael Sheen): An edgy English businessman of indeterminate profession, Snipes meets Liz at the dentist office while both are light-headed from nitrous oxide, though after the effect wears off, both snap at each other obsessively. He interprets this as romantic tension - "like Russ and Rebecca on 'Chums'" - but also thinks Liz is like a "'Cathy' cartoon that just won't end." Liz despises him: "I'm never going to be Mrs. Wesley Snipes. Is that your real name? That's insane." Relationship ends badly.

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