Sports Night - The Complete Series Boxed Set (1998)

I had forgotten....

...how absolutely AMAZING this series was. Why do all the good, smart shows like this go off the air? Are they TOO smart for the masses? Yet all of these stupid reality shows go on, year after year.

"Sports Night" is so well-written with such an incredible ensemble cast....TV cannot get much better than this. It is polished, intelligent comedy of which there is much too little in today's lineups. Too bad. March 26, 2008

Better than I ever expected

I caught a couple of the first season episodes and was surprised each time at just how strong the show felt. Sure I laughed, but there was more to it than that. Individually, these people weren't exceptionally appealing and I had no interest in going "behind the scenes" of a sports show. Yet, almost every episode I watched felt like it was somehow special.
I started making an effort to catch the show every week and really began to care about the characters. Sure they were flawed, but not in some ridiculous stereotypical sitcom character way. I felt like I knew some of these people, and some of the others, I wish I knew.
This was the first TV series I bought on DVD and it is still one of the few shows I can regularly laugh out loud at, and then have to wipe a tear just a few moments later. "I didn't know we could do that" February 15, 2008

Witty, fast-paced comedy

Possibly the best half-hour sitcom produced. Sorkin's first foray into creating a TV Show, and has all his hallmarks while being a little less serious than any of his later work (The West Wing, Studio 60). Fast dialogue, interesting characters, those walking-the-halls conversations that cover a dozen topics, a half-dozen characters and only one camera. Three seasons that touch on sports as serious business and social commentary. December 31, 2007

Best Show Ever!

I was a big fan of Sports Night when it was on TV. I am an even bigger fan now. This show absolutely rocks and to see it, episode after episode with no commercial interuptions is terrific. If you love sports center (especially sports center from the early to mid nineties) you will love this show.
Love this box set, Love it, Love it, Love it.

Please someone bring this show back.....I am begging.

The only complaint I have is that Amazon doesn't give me an option to give this set a sixth star. December 20, 2007

Best writing ever!!!!!

In your life you will never see another show that is better written than this one. I think they have great actors and from "Desperate Housewives" to "Six Feet Under" you can watch these actors doing great work but, this show is where there was a merging of great acting with the best writing I've ever seen in my life. For 2 seasons this was the absolute best show on television and it is a steal at any price on DVD. December 16, 2007

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