OK, so before I start my annual Halloween salute next week, running down the best scary stuff out there, I gotta give some love to a bunch of new sets that have been keeping me all sorts of busy. — Damian Holbrook
Sports Night: The 10th Anniversary Edition
Before Aaron Sorkin got the West Wing-ers firing off all those quips and preachy quick-witted comments, he set his sharp eye for detail and entendre on the world of cable sports television. Think ESPN with a much hotter staff...
See the rest of this review and our take on new Nymbers and How I Met Your Mother sets after the jump.
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New releases announced today, May 19:This American Life - Season 1 will be coming out September 23 My Name Is Earl - Season 3 will be coming out September 23 The Princes of Malibu - The Complete Series will be coming out July 29 Spider-Man - The Hobgoblin will be coming out July 8 Sports Night - The 10th Anniversary Edition will be coming out September 30 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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Peter Krause is ready to get dirty. Not dirt as in a funeral plot, but as in scandals of the rich and famous. On ABC's Dirty Sexy Money, premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET, the Six Feet Under and Sports Night alum plays Nick George, a high-powered legal eagle who, begrudgingly, inherits his suspiciously passed-on father's role as consigliere to the Darlings of New York City. Headed up by Donald Sutherland and Jill Clayburgh, the ultra-affluent clan is littered by all manner of bad-seed offspring (and parents), giving Nick plenty to manage, spin-control and nip in the bud. Krause shared a sneak peek at the good 'n' dirty 'n' sexy times ahead.
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Question: I share some of the discomfort about Danny's recent stalking on Studio 60. It was particularly creepy when Jordan asked him to back off and he said "no." What I'm surprised by is that people are acting like this is something strange for Aaron Sorkin. It may be written a bit less artfully, but this story line is vintage Sorkin. We've got the one romantic subplot of the "will they or won't they" tension between Matt and Harriet, and then we've got the "If she doesn't give in at first, stalk her till she admits her love" story line of Danny and Jordan. These same themes were present in Sorkin's previous shows. We had Josh and Donna on The West Wing and Casey and Dana on Sports Night doing the "will they or won't they" dance. With the "stalking" subplot, we've had Charlie and Zoey on West Wing and Dan and Rebecca on Sports Night. Sorkin's shows have contained other expressions of stalkerish love, such as when Natalie on Sports Night refused to acknowledge that Jeremy had broken ...
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Question: Don't get me wrong, I love Aaron Sorkin. Even bad Sorkin is better than a lot of the crap on TV these days. But while I like Studio 60, I don't love it. I find it interesting that people are always comparing it to The West Wing, when the more logical comparison is to Sports Night. I loved Sports Night, which was also about the behind-the-scenes happenings of a TV show. Any thoughts on why that concept worked so well on Sports Night, but not so well on Studio 60?
Answer: First, keep in mind that Sports Night wasn't a ratings success, either. (I have bittersweet memories of penning TV Guide's "Best Show You're Not Watching" cover story on the show during its second, and regrettably final, season.) But you make a great point. In retrospect, Sports Night does seem to be more satisfying week to week than Studio 60 is turning out to be. Part of it, I think, has to do with the fact that the Sports Night characters were underdogs, working for a struggling cable sports network, and you
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