Sports Night marathon continues with “The Apology”
Our Sports Night marathon continues tonight with Episode 2, “The Apology,” which originally aired on September 29, 1998.
The synopsis, according to the DVD box: “A breaking magazine interview reveals Dan’s support for the legalization of marijuana, and network top dogs look for an on-air apology. Natalie outs her feelings for Jeremy, who struggles to get a highlight piece just right.”
We will be watching these, of course, on our old DVD sets, of the sort I photographed for these blog entries. That was the set that came out in 2002, a few years after the show’s demise, for fans who were so desperate to be able to visit their Sports Night friends agan that they were willing to pay considerable money for the episodes and nothing but.
For years, that’s been all that’s available — but it looks like there may be a 10th anniversary set in the offing with the extras we should have had before. And also with a lack of technical glitches, which apparently were common in those early sets, though I always just blamed mine on my DVD player.
It will be interesting to see what they come up with in the way of extras if this set actually materializes. I’d hope for at least an Aaron Sorkin commentary on some episodes, and it would be great to get the cast together again for either commentary or appreciation. What would like to see in those extras? And will you shell out for another set if you’ve got one already? Share in the comments.
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