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

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:

The tapes and decks used on the show are U-Matic (aka 3/4") format, which, in the late '90s, would have been quite outdated. The standard they would have likely used at the time would have been Betacam. The U-Matic equipment, which looks very much alike the Betacam equipment, would have been available far more cheaply than Betacam gear, especially for use as a prop.

Quotes:

Natalie Hurley: New York, the city of lights.
Dana Whitaker: Paris is the city of lights.
Natalie Hurley: We've got a lot of lights, Dana.

Movie Connections:

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

Best Half Hour on Television

If you can only spend a half hour a week in front of the tube, spend 9:30 - 10:00 (eastern, 8:30 central) watching "Sports Night", the best written show on television. If you have unlimited time to watch any and every show on, start here and begin weeding out the rest.

Aaron Sorkin is the David Mammet, Billy Wilder or Cameron Crowe of the small screen. (And let's not forget his big screen credits, including the screenplays for "The American President" and "A Few Good Men".) His scripts are crisp, clever and funny as can be.

Add the fantastic pacing of a group of talented directors, and you have the one show on TV that compels you to tune everything else out so that you can savor every second of wondrous activity.

To that we can add a great cast. Josh Charles becomes your best friend. Peter Krause and Felicity Huffman create the greatest romantic tension you will find. Joshua Molina is brilliant. Sabrina Lloyd chews scenery with pure joy and a wink. And Robert Guillaume gives consistently spectacular performances, both before and since his stroke.

Don't miss this show! If you do, you'll never get your wasted 30 minutes back.