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Summary: Forget the current [stuff] that's on TV...
Review: Thank goodness for DVD, that allows us to revisit great series like this, and old friends, as many times as we want. It really is a shame that Sports Night didn't last more than 2 seasons on air, yet these 2 seasons are so perfect that you have to wonder if it would have gotten any better if they had continued. We'll never know. And the early demise of this wonderful show just goes to show how screwed up the current state of TV is.People may turn to this show because it's from the same creators as The West Wing. It's better than that show in my opinion. Imagine the West Wing without the politics or the pontificating; with only the humor, cameraderie and heart. That is what Sports Night is. And yes it does help a bit to be a sports fanatic to appreciate some of the more esoteric points of the show (which is after all about a bunch of sports-crazed people producing a sports news show) but you can be a sports hater and it still wouldn't matter. Turn off the...summer-replacement shows, grab this set and enjoy.
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Summary: Lies! All lies!
Review: I unwrapped this and put it on my goiter expecting a noticable reduction in three to six hours, just as I was instructed. Instead I got another rash. Guess who's allergic to Felicity Huffman? This woman needs to come with a warning label. Do you hear me, Surgeon General? Love the witty banter, though. Enlightening!
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Summary: This is what TV is missing
Review: Great writing, involving characters, fast paced emotional drama and comedy...what was ABC thinking when they took this off the air? Hats off to Aaron Sorkin who wrote almost all the episodes. If you liked the lighter hearted moments of A Few Good Men, An American President and The West Wing, then you will love this show. I haven't met a single person who has watched this show and NOT liked it. It's not about Sports, it's about people doing a sports show. Get it? Got it? Well then go get it now!
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Summary: I don't understand it.
Review: I cannot understand the appeal of this show. I'm obviously in the minority with these reviews, but here's my two cents. The word "witty" keeps getting thrown around here. Talking really fast back and forth to each other is not wit. Restating the other person's sentence quickly in a conversation is not snappy. It's repetition. And it gets old. I do respect the effort to try something new. Most TV is garbage and new ideas are not welcomed with open arms. But this show failed for more than this reason.
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Summary: Dangerously Addictive
Review: I never caught this show until late nights on Comedy Central (which still runs it in syndication from time to time) and was introduced to Aaron Sorkin through his brilliant "West Wing." This show is just as smart and funny, but even more accessible to everyday viewers. I admit to knowing next to nothing about Sports, but this show is so amazing. When I heard that ABC had cancelled it after only two seasons, I was heartbroken. This show has SOUL! It's also got six disks, and I watch them constantly. By the time you finish the sixth disk, and the final episodes of the second season, you're completely ready to start all over again. I don't know how Sorkin does it, but after watching a few shows of Sports Night, you will fall in love with these characters. You won't be able to wait to finish the two seasons, and trust me -- you'll wish ABC had realized their goof in letting this one get away. I really think the only reason this show didn't do well in the ratings was due to it's scheduling problems (ABC slung in around to at least a dozen different time slots). It might be a dream, but I'd love to see these characters come together to finish the series in a more satisfying way -- Peter Krause is in Six Feet Under, Josh Malina is "Will Bailey" on The West Wing, Sabrina Lloyd on "Ed," Felicity Huffman on "Frasier" and some new series on Showtime. Is it too much to ask these actors to just stop what they're doing and come back for a few more seasons? I think not.
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Summary: Can't say enough good about the series
Review: Aaron Sorkin is an absolute genius! The cast had chemistry and talent oozing out of their performances. Sadly, fans will never get a new episode. (Mr. Sorkin, if you ever come across this, I would actually watch a Sports Night reunion show!) The multi-layered discs are a problem in my traditional DVD player and I plan to call the 800 number about that. However, I have discovered that I can play the DVD's in my laptop without any problems. If you have a DVD ROM, try running the discs in that.
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Summary: .. because it's Aaron Sorkin..
Review: I bought this "because it's Aaron Sorkin"; I'd never heard of "Sports Night" never mind seen an episode, but I thought that it had a chance of being entertaining "because it's Aaron Sorkin". It's as sharp, witty, moral .. as anything we're now able to expect from Aaron Sorkin. I took a chance with buying this set - at no point have I regretted buying it; and neither will you.
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Summary: The Greatest Series that Audiences Killed...
Review: I was one of the few that TV Guide was not talking to when they dubbed Sports Night "The Best Show You're Not Watching". Right from the get go, I was hooked to the shows break-neck pace and highly intelligent humor (which is exactly why Sorkin got me hooked on The West Wing). Each character plays such a vital role that you feel you need to see all them, if only for a moment, in every episode to get a good feel for a day on the Sports Night set. I gave this DVD series five stars, because there was not a four and a half option, which is what the DVD deserves for not giving us any bonus material. However, this is one of the few times I can say that this set can stand on the merits of the shows content alone. If you wonder what happened to quality television comedy, it got cancelled and put on DVD.
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Summary: Converted!!
Review: Love the show, love the cast really I am a devoted Sorkin fan now. For all those West Wing fans out there - buy this!! You see how the characters of Josh and Sam were developed, also Jed and C.J ad a little bit of Toby. It's funny, it's smart, its quirky and it grows on you. Very few faults - some episodes are sometimes slower than others but on the whole it has few peers - it's like season one and season two of The West Wing but better - that's how good it is. I guess because I know a lot more about government and politics than I know about how to produce a show, this show hardly ever disappointed. Watch it with a group of friends or with family - it's like good food or champagne - it's best shared!
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Summary: Fun, Fun, Fun!!
Review: I discovered this series during the middle of it's second season and was angry when the show was cancelled. Now that I can watch the original episodes without laugh track and commercials I can't imagine how TV let this one get away! The characters are nutty, warm, friendly and wacko, all at once. Really entertaining televison. It's a shame it ended after two seasons. Thankfully, all the episodes have been preserved and are available on DVD.
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