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Summary: 10 stars weren't available.
Review: Smart...literate...witty- you can come up with adjectives for this one until the cows come home. I just got this as a Christmas present after repressing commentary for nearly two years on its magnificence. So much of network television is assembly-line formula (with just the right amount of pretty ingenues, wacky goofballs, and villains-that-you-love-to-hate), that when an exceptional series comes along, I suspect it throws many viewers and critics off guard. "Sports Night" (courtesy of Aaron Sorkin) always trusted the smarts of its audience. It could show a staccato sequence of verbal insanity between ten people in a control room one moment, then a bitter backstage fight with the show's anchors the next. There have been complaints about the laugh track, but mercifully it was kept to a minumum; at least there weren't any excessive audience howls, as is usually the case with sitcom track, and the track was severely reduced by the second year. One critic complained that it couldn't decide if it was a comedy or drama; that's because it was a "dramdey-" though I never really liked that hybrid either. But I did enjoy the series' stories and especially these actors (where did Felicity Huffman and Josh Charles come from anyway?). And a wonderfully witty exhibition for the marvelous Robert Guilliaume. Thank goodness for this DVD package; you never have to miss it again.
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Summary: Among the Top 10 TV Shows...Ever
Review: "Sports Night" on DVD sort of sneaked up on me. I figured I'd see "The West Wing" on DVD (in the US) before "Sports Night." At any rate, it's here, and it's brilliant. I remembering trying to keep up with this show when it was on ABC, but they aired it so irregularly that it was nearly impossible to do so. The performances are brilliant. The dialogue is rapid-fire and intelligent. This is one of the ten best TV shows ever. Order it now.
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Summary: I love this show, but...
Review: I love Sports Night, and I'm really glad it's out on DVD...but it would be nice if they'd spent, oh, I don't know, a couple hundred dollars TAKING THE LAUGH TRACK OFF THE SHOW.ABC, which mismanaged every aspect of this show from the very beginning, insisted on putting a dreadful laughtrack on it, a decision that was derided by everybody in the universe at the time...and now, all these years later, THEY LEFT THE LAUGH TRACK ON THE DVDs. WHY? Otherwise, it's great to be able to see these episodes again.
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Summary: the best of tv
Review: wow! this show is great. The only thing I don't like about it is that it only lasted for like 2 seasons. IT IS NOT ABOUT SPORTS! I don't really like sports that much and I still love this show. there is never a dull moment-ever. you really get attached to the charicters and what is going on in there lives. on top of all that is is prutty funny. not as funny as something like the simpsons but that is not the point of it. I have seen about every episode on comidy central and plan to buy the dvd set here.
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Summary: my favorite show of all time
Review: everything good about the show has been said, i just want so express my disappointment when the show was canceled. Ricki Lake has been on for god knows how many years, a quality show like Sports Night get the can in two. I just hope another show like Sports Night would come along and save me from all the mind numbing programs infesting the air way.
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Summary: Best TV Series Ever
Review: It's truly sad to see such an incredible show get canceled after only 2 seasons. From reading the other reviews, I am pleased to see I am not the only one who is a huge fan of this show. The writing is fantastic. The ensemble cast consists of high powered talent. The show blends tons of comedy with some serious situations. The banter that goes on among the show's characters is something else - truly hysterical. If you never saw the show while it was on the air, you should grab a copy of this DVD set and you will be blown away.
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Summary: Best TV show of the last 10 years
Review: Sportsnight is an example of a network not trusting their instinct. I was a faithful watcher of this show in its' first run, and never missed an episode. The writing is so good, that as I am re-watching the entire series it still seems fresh. The show was written by Aaron Sorkin famous for writing and creating the West Wing, but he also wrote feature films including A Few Good Men, Malice and The American President. Sportsnight is in their league if not better, it tackled the tough subjects and made you laugh at the same time. Sportsnight was so unique that there was debate over how to classify it. Was it a comedy or a drama? Honestly it was just great TV. When a show gives you goosebumps on a regular basis it is something special. Give sportnight a chance, you'll be glad you did.
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Summary: Discs Flawed
Review: These discs won't play properly on any of the DVD Players that we have tried them on -- a Philips Magnavox and a Samsung. They constantly skip, stutter and garble the picture in different locations on each of the discs. We have had no other problems with any of our other DVDs. How can we return these to the manufacturer for a good pressing?
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Summary: Best TV Show on DVD!
Review: Wow! I remember this show was great when it was on, but get this set and see for yourself. This set has it all, every line, every laugh, every show. This is the funniest and wittiest show ever. The West Wing may knock your socks off with its depth, but Aaron Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme cut their teeth right here. If you love funny, ironic, witty, and a little sports too this is the perfect show. We were all the loser when ABC let this one get away. Thank goodness for DVD. Now how about putting "Brooklyn Bridge" on DVD next. Another great show by another great TV director/writer - Gary David Godlberg. Dan Rydell and Casey McCall are the best ever. Jeremy rocks. Dana and Natalie are great. Gotta love my SportsNight!
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Summary: excellent series, but be careful of the DVDs
Review: I'm a huge fan of the show and was overjoyed that they issued it on DVD, but I've had some problems with the DVDs themselves. New out of the box, the first disc hung my high-end DVD player at 11:38 in the pilot episode everytime. I was able to play it in my Xbox and in my super cheap bedroom DVD player. They've crammed a lot of episodes on each disc and I notice a lot of encoding artifacts as a result. I doubt they'll reissue these discs with better quality, so if you are a fan of the show, you might have to accept the quality issues, but it would be nice if they dedicated more resources to the DVDs.
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