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Sports Night And The Reality of Television

Sports Night And The Reality of Television

Josh Liburdi Josh Liburdi
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Sports Night was a critically-acclaimed, but poorly viewed dramedy that ran on ABC in the late 90s. On the surface, it’s a fictional behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to produce a live television sports show; look closer and you see that the show has very little to do with sports and instead is an unparalleled depiction of reality on television.

Why Weeds Matters

Why Weeds Matters

Daniel Coffeen Daniel Coffeen
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The show never succumbs to the reigning model of parenting in which parents sacrifice their lives, their desires, individuality, their sexuality in order to provide their children with an anesthetized existence. Nancy doesn’t Purell her kids.

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