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Summary: Arguably the Best TV show ever.
Review: What can I say about the show that hasn't been said? Interesting and intelligent story lines. Characters that aren't just cookie cutter molds of the flavor of the month. This show is simply amazing. I would recommend it to anyone who is tired of the usual Hollywood drivel.
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Summary: My Favorite Show
Review: I never even knew this show was on the air. Then I was flipping through the channels and saw a commerical on Comedy Central for a show called SportsNight. I'm not a sports fan, but I thought I'd give it a try. I fell in love. Everything about the show was fantastic. I couldn't believe it got cancled. I am definatly going to buy this DVD and I urge everyone to get it. If you think that TV has gone dumb and bland, where were you two years ago? You would have changed your tune so fast, and have been glad of it.
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Summary: I'll add my enthusiastic recommendation
Review: I too loved this short-lived series and highly recommend that you give it a look. Characters I still miss months after I last saw the show.
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Summary: best show in the history of the medium
Review: seriously. in the known annals of television (and i've seen quite a lot) there has never been anything as good as SPORTS NIGHT. i don't even know what (if any) extras we're getting on this dvd but there need not be a one and this is still worth ever penny. in fact, i have all the episodes on tape and it's still worth every penny. there's nothing this good in the world anymore.
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Summary: Funny, heartfelt and intelligent, Sports Night is a rare gem
Review: Some people use TV as a soporific, others use it to be engaged, challenged, surprised, inspired, and energized. Sports Night (SN) was a series for those who appreciate the latter. SN redefined how television shows could engage viewers without pandering to or insulting their intelligence. It offered a humorous, realistic and thoroughly engaging view of intelligent, human and witty career professionals working in a high-pressure environment. Given that nowadays "character driven" on a television show means "stereotypical," these characters live and breathe, and week-to-week, I couldn't wait to find out what they'd do next. One of the many interesting things about the way SN evolved, was that the ER-style camera work and interwoven, fast-paced dialogue made the traditional network TV model of having a laugh track punctuate every "funny" moment woefully inappropriate. As the episodes progressed, ABC wisely allowed the show's creators to drop the laugh track and let the story unfold without such unnecessary commentary. Another surprisingly well-handled aspect of the show is how it embraced the fact that actor Robert Guillaume had a stroke midway through the series by enabling his character to tackle, onscreen, the questions of competency, careerism, and identity such a crisis might engender. I don't know if I'll ever forgive ABC for its lack of courage and vision when it came to canceling the show, but with this DVD set SN is finally free of their unappreciative clutches. If you like your entertainment to do more than offer you a preview of this fall's fashion offerings, Sports Night is for you. Any fan of television that rewards paying attention, like the West Wing, Six Feet Under, or M*A*S*H* should give Sports Night a try.
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Summary: Dead before its time
Review: Like many fans of this show I wondered why ABC would have cancelled this show after only two seasons. If you watched this show from the start you would have seen the characters develop and the actors on-screen chemistry surpass that of any other show in "sit-com" history. And just when you get attached to the characters and begin feeling for them...they go off air. Off the bat, like others, I have to push the fact that interest in sports isnt necessary to appreciate what this show has to offer. Rarely does the show rely on sports to keep your attention. With that being said here is some non-biased thoughts: This is the story of the interactions of a handful of people behind the scenes of a 3rd ranked sports show. It deals with the stress of real life, family, significant relationships, others, unreturned love, addiction, health problems, etc. While that may sound like every other show on television, Sports Night does it with a style and flair all its own. Rather than banking on cheap humor and obvious punch lines this show gets its laughs from fast paced and intelligent rebuttles. The humor quite a bit like The Royal Tenebaums if you are looking for something to compare it to.
With that being said...buy this or become friends with someone who did, your wont regret it.
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Summary: A great, intelligent sitcom.
Review: Don't have anything new to add to all the other reviews here. As I write there are 41 reviews for the Sports Night DVD set. I believe there are 39 five-star, 1 four-star, and 1 one-star reviews, and the DVD has not even been released yet. Clearly, Mr. One-Star Review is in the minority. I loved this show the first time through on Comedy Central. When I recently got a Replay PVR, Sports Night was one of the first shows I put on guaranteed recording and I have seen most of the series for the second time. I just put in my pre-order for the DVD set so I can watch it again and again. The people who compare this show to M.A.S.H. are spot on. This is a funny, funny show that doesn't aim for the lowest common denominator. Its sad ABC pulled it after season two. I guess they thought it didn't fit in with their line up of total crap.
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Summary: Rare breed of intelligent comedy
Review: I watched the first season when it was on ABC, only because at the time it was on just before NYPD Blue on Tuesday nights. What started as a time killer became an obsession/addiction. I just love this show. This is one of those rare comedies where the writers and actors don't shove the comedy down your throat. The writing is superb, the actors are great, and you can't help but to fall in love with the characters. Unfortunately, I missed the entire second season due to various factors, including not knowing when it was on, or if it was on. I'm so excited that Sports Night will finally be on DVD. HBO tried to pick up the show from Buena Vista, but BV started playing hardball during negotiations and everything fell apart. It would've been great to have seen Sports Night on HBO, where the writers could get away with some expletives and sexual subject matters that ABC would not allow. It would've added even more bang to the show. Sadly, we will never know. Hopefully they'll do a reunion movie or something down the road.
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Summary: One of the Best Examples of Felicity Huffman's Work
Review: If you like Felicity Huffman, this is a MUST HAVE along with "SNAP DECISION" a movie she did with Mare Winningham where she is accused of being a photographer of child pornography. If you are not a fan of hers yet...you've obviously have not watched her before. She's the best, and I hope I see her in a lot more soon!
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Summary: Cream of the Crop
Review: Like others who've written reviews of "Sports Night," I am not a sports fan, and that is why I never tuned in when the show originally aired on broadcast television. Fortunately, in one of my flipping-through-the-channels moments I caught the tail end of an episode on Comedy Central, and needless to say, I was hooked. The show has next to nothing to do with sports; instead, it's about the all-too-human interaction going on behind the scenes of a low-rated, ESPN-like network, struggling to make its mark. It's funny, touching, quick-witted and extremely well written. This probably had the most to do with its demise in network prime time: Viewers looking for quality programming most likely weren't expecting to find it in a show with "Sports" in the title, and viewers who tuned in because they saw "Sports" in the title probably weren't interested in a show this sophisticated. If you're a fan of fast-paced dialogue, snappy repartee, and storylines that will have you laughing wholeheartedly one moment and reaching for the Kleenex the next, you won't want to miss a single "Sports Night" episode.
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