"Sports Night" (1998) TV series 1998-2000

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creator:

Aaron Sorkin

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

22 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

It's about sports. The same way Charlie's Angels was about law enforcement.

Plot Keywords:

Workplace | Office | Sitcom | Friendship | Television

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 24 nominations

Cast

Josh Charles	...	Dan Rydell (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Peter Krause	...	Casey McCall (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Felicity Huffman	...	Dana Whitaker (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Joshua Malina	...	Jeremy Goodwin (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Sabrina Lloyd	...	Natalie Hurley (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Robert Guillaume	...	Isaac Jaffe (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Kayla Blake	...	Kim (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Greg Baker	...	Elliott / ... (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Timothy Davis-Reed	...	Chris (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Jeff Mooring	...	Dave (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Ron Ostrow	...	Will (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Suzanne Kellogg	...	Alyson (22 episodes, 1998-2000)

Runtime:

30 min (45 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

Throughout episode 2-20, "Bells and a Siren", Dan jokes that his young publicist should be at home watching "Felicity" (1998). Felicity was produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Tony Krantz- the same team responsible for this show.

Quotes:

Rebecca Wells: We're divorced.
Dan Rydell: You're separated.
Rebecca Wells: It's the same thing.
Dan Rydell: No it's not. That's why they have two words. "Separated" means you're thinking of getting divorced. It also means you're thinking of staying together.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Let's Go to the Hop (#2.14)" (2000)

great television

I never caught this on TV, but I bought the DVDs, and am very happy I did! What a great show. In turns funny, touching, intelligent, entertaining... this show covered all the bases.

The chemistry between the characters is just phenomenal, one or two episodes in, things really start warming up and you find yourself completely hooked.

Great writing on TV doesn't come along that often, but Sports Night (except for the occasional smart-ass moment) proves to be as well-written as anything I've ever seen... it's amazing what they managed to squeeze in in these 20 minute episodes.

And don't worry if you're not a sports fan - you don't have to be to enjoy this show.

The DVD box set is unbelievably plain - 42 episodes and that's it - no booklet, no supplements, no commentary. But fortunately, the material itself is so good, I can forgive Buena Vista for this. Also, the laugh track is a little infuriating to begin with, but it gets toned down in later Season 1 episodes, and removed altogether later in Season 2.