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Sports Night
Sports Night was an American television series from 1998 to 2000 about a fictional sports news show.
- Starring Robert Guillaume as managing editor & executive producer Isaac Jaffe, Felicity Huffman as producer Dana Whitaker, Peter Krause as anchor Casey McCall, Josh Charles as anchor Dan Rydell, Sabrina Lloyd as Natalie Hurley, and Joshua Malina as Jeremy Goodwin.
Season 1
The Apology [1.02]
- Dan: Actions are immoral. Opinions are not. And I won't apologize for mine. Discussion is good, and for those of us fortunate enough to be the subject of magazine articles, it may be our responsibility from time to time to try and raise the level of debate.
- Dan: I have a younger brother named Sam. Sam's a genius. I mean, literally. As a kid, he tested off the charts. The first computer I ever had, he built from a kit he bought with money he earned tutoring other kids in math. He's energetic and articulate, curious and funny. A great source of pride to our parents. And there's no doubt that he'd be living a great life right now, except for that he's dead. Because when you're fourteen years old, all you ever really want to be is your sixteen year old brother. And in my case, that meant smoking a lot of dope. The day I went off to college was the day Sam got his driver's license. And he celebrated by going for a drive with some of his friends. Drunk and high as a paper kite. He never saw the red light that he ran. And he probably never saw the eighteen-wheel truck that put him into the side of a brick bank, either. (long pause) That was eleven years ago tonight. And I just wanted to say... I'm sorry, Sam. You deserved better in my hands.
The Hungry and the Hunted [1.03]
- Isaac: If you're dumb, surround yourself with smart people. And if you're smart, surrond yourself with smart people who disagree with you.
- Dan: I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky. To the flung spume and the blown spray and the... I don't know, the thing in my eye."
Dana: Thank you.
Dan: That was a poem by Mr. Henry David Thoreau.
Casey: It's Wordsworth.
Dan: Or Wordsworth.
Elliot: Uh, might be Whitman.
Kim: Might be Byron.
Dan: It's not Byron.
Casey: I think it is Whitman.
Dana:Okay--
Isaac: It's not Whitman.
Casey: I think it is.
Isaac: It's not Walt Whitman.
Casey: I'm sayin' I think it's Slim Whitman.
Dana: Fellas, we have ten NHL games, eight NBA, two of them on the West Coast so let's stay in business on thirty thru fifty. Edmonton's at Calgary and we'll pick it up on the two a.m.
Dan: Can I say something?
Dana: Sure.
Dan: There's a chance it might be Dylan Thomas.
Dana: You have to imagine, Danny, how much I don't give a damn about blown spume.
Dan: It's flung spume and blown spray, but actually I like your way better.
- Casey: How many people can you think of named Gordon?
Dan: How many people can I think of named Gordon?
Casey: Yeah.
Dan: Two.
Casey: That's how many I got. Which were your two?
Dan: Gordon Lightfoot and Gordon Liddy.
Casey: Those were my two. Those were the exact same two that I got. Can you think of any more?
Dave: (on PA) We're live in 60 seconds. Roll VTR.
Dan: Can somebody help me please?
Casey: They can't hear you in there.
Dan: Great.
Casey: Can you think of any more?
Dan: No.
Casey: Neither can I.
Dan: Good.
Casey: And it's my feeling that if those are the only two you got, and those are the only two I got, those should be the only two there are.
Dan: Granting the premise.
Casey: And you should.
Dan: I am.
Casey: You should grant the premise, Danny.
Dan: I do.
Dave: Thirty seconds.
Casey: Cause we're two pretty well-educated people and we both thought about it and we both came up with only two Gordons.
Dan: I'm granting the damn premise.
Casey: You should.
Dear Louise [1.07]
- Jeremy: And in that moment, Dan was reminded once again why he wanted to write in the first place. It's for the same reason anybody does anything: to impress women.
Thespis [1.08]
- Isaac: So you say a few words. You make a gesture. You remember an important date. A small price to pay for what you get in return. For what you get in return, it's a steal.
Shoe Money Tonight [1.10]
- Casey: So don't adjust that dial, and while we're gone, if any talking animals ask you to buy some tacos or beer -- for God's sake, do what they tell you.
Smoky [1.12]
- Natalie: See, it says "Minus-1, SM Trunc, err."
Jeremy: You should really call technical support.
Natalie: I like it when you fix it. It's so cute and nerdy. I could just lick you up.
Jeremy: This is a serious computer problem, I don't want to fool around with this.
Natalie: What does "err" mean? .
Jeremy: Call technical support.
Natalie: What does "err" mean?
Jeremy: It means a mistake.
Natalie: Is it Latin?
Jeremy: It's "E-R-R". It means error. Call technical support.
Natalie: "Minus-1, SM Trunc", what does it mean?
Jeremy: Natalie--
Natalie: C'mon, just one.
Jeremy: (BEAT) It means the truncation indicator alone is wider than the specified width. It probably also indicates a "Minus-5 Type SCP" which is an invalid queue element.
Natalie: (A LITTLE TURNED ON) Okay. Then it says "Minus-15, out of range." What does that mean?
Jeremy: It means it's out of range.
Natalie: You're not doing this right.
Jeremy: What the hell are we doing?
Natalie: Well I thought we were having phone sex, but I guess you just weren't interested.
Jeremy: We were having phone sex?
Natalie: Well not phone sex, but whatever. We were having sex.
Jeremy: I didn't even know.
Natalie: And frankly, it showed up in your performance.
Jeremy: I wasn't having sex.
Natalie: I know that, Jeremy, I was sitting here having sex all by myself.
Jeremy: You were having sex.
Natalie: Yes.
Jeremy: Well I think maybe you're not doin' it right.
Natalie: Call technical support.
Eli's Coming [1.19]
- Dana: Listen, Isaac's gonna want to show us pictures from his vacation, so I'm gonna get a "welcome back" cake and we'll have a little party in his office tomorrow.
Casey: What kind of cake?
Dana: What kind of cake?
Casey: Yes.
Dana: I don't know, Casey, why do you ask?
Casey: I'm particular about cake. And I have to say, it's been my experience that men buy better cake than women. I've found that women tend to get these yogurt-frosted low-cal things laced with a rum and fruit concoction that make eating cake into something you do to be polite. So that's why I was asking what kind of cake you were planning on getting to celebrate Isaac returning from vacation.
Dana: Wow. I didn't know you felt so strongly about it. But now that I do, I guess the answer is "whatever cake I damn please."
Casey: Excellent.
Ordnance Tactics [1.20]
- Casey: Is there anyone who can say anything that will make us feel like the smart thing to do is to stay in this building right now?
Dana: In ten minutes, three and a half million people will tune in to watch the two of you on television. Many of them will be women.
Casey/Dan: (PAUSE, A LITTLE SHEEPISHLY) Yeah, okay/ All right.
What Kind of Day Has it Been [1.23]
- Casey: You were worried you might embarass me. Man. There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that you're my son. And you can't even blame me, 'cause Grandpa started it. And I have a hunch his dad was no picnic, either. So, Charlie, I am nipping this in the bud right now. Pay close attention. In this lifetime, you will never embarass me. It's not gonna happen. You play baseball if you want to play baseball, and the only thing you have to do to make me and your mom happy is come home at the end of the day. In your lifetime, you'll never embarass me. You know why? (Charlie shakes his head slightly) 'Cause I'm your father. Who'd you think I was?
Season 2
Cliff Gardner [2.03]
- Sam Donovan: You guys know who Philo Farnsworth was? He invented television. I don't mean he invented television like Uncle Milty, I mean he invented the television. In a little house in Provo, Utah. At a time when the idea of transmitting moving pictures through the air would be like me saying I've figured out a way to beam us aboard the Starship Enterprise. He was a visionary and he died broke and without fanfare. The guy I really like though was his brother-in-law, Cliff Gardner. He said to Philo, "I know everyone thinks you're crazy, but I want to be a part of this. I don't have your head for science, so I'm not gonna be much help with the design and mechanics of the invention. But it sounds like, you're gonna need glass tubes. See Philo was inventing the cathode receptor, and even though Cliff didn't know what that meant or how it worked, he'd seen Philo's drawing and he knew he was gonna need glass tubes. And since television hadn't been invented yet, it's not like you could get 'em at the local TV repair shop."I want to be a part of this", Cliff said, "and I don't have your head for science. How would it be if I taught myself to be a glassblower? And Icould set up a little shop in the backyard. And I could make all the tubes you'll need for testing." There oughta be Congressional medals for people like that. I've looked over the notes you've been giving over the last year or so, and I have to say that they exhibit an almost total lack of understanding of how to get the best from talented people. You said before that for whatever reason, I seem to be able to exert authority around here. I assure you, it's not 'cause they like me. It's because they knew two minutes after I walked in the door that I'm somebody who knows how to do something. I can help. I can make glass tubes. That's what they need.
The Sweet Smell of Air [2.12]
- Sam Donovan: I've been through alcohol, marriage and network television. If you're gonna kill me, you're gonna need some kryptonite.
The Local Weather [2.16]
- Dan: If you're good enough to be in second place, you're good enough to be disappointed in it.
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