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Directed by Creator/MarcBuckland
Written by Creator/AaronSorkin & Creator/JoanBinderWeiss (uncredited)
Written by Creator/AaronSorkin & Creator/JoanBinderWeiss (uncredited)
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Dewicking per TRS decision.
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* AllWomenAreLustful / BiTheWay: Natalie asks Jeremy and then Dana if they'd like to go make out with her (shockingly, they both refuse).
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* AllWomenAreLustful / BiTheWay: AllWomenAreLustful: Natalie asks Jeremy and then Dana if they'd like to go make out with her (shockingly, they both refuse).
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* CallBack: Jeremy's writing [[Recap/SportsNightS01E07DearLouise another letter to his sister]].
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* CallBack: [[VoiceoverLetter Jeremy's writing writing]] [[Recap/SportsNightS01E07DearLouise another letter to his sister]].
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Has nothing to do with familiarity with in-universe fiction.
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* GenreSavvy: For once, Casey pays attention to the fact he's miked, which is why he doesn't want to tell Dan about Gordon and Sally when they're about to go on the air.
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->'''Dan:''' Is this one of those times when you say you don't want to talk about it but you really do?
->'''Casey:''' No, but it's shaping up into one of those times when I say I don't want to talk about it but we end up talking about it anyway.
->'''Casey:''' No, but it's shaping up into one of those times when I say I don't want to talk about it but we end up talking about it anyway.
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->'''Dan:''' Is this one of those times when you say you don't want to talk about it but you really do?
->'''Casey:'''do?\\
'''Casey:''' No, but it's shaping up into one of those times when I say I don't want to talk about it but we end up talking about it anyway.
->'''Casey:'''
'''Casey:''' No, but it's shaping up into one of those times when I say I don't want to talk about it but we end up talking about it anyway.
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* GilliganCut: As usual with AaronSorkin, it's within the same scene:
-->'''Dan:''' Here's the thing. I would do it right now. I would do it right this second. But I'm in a sort of pre-show mode. It's a very delicate energy and it can't be tampered with. All anyone here is thinking about is the broadcast.
-->'''Dana:''' (''runs up to the office doorway'') Guys; a little garbage-can basketball?
-->'''Rebecca:''' Dan's in pre-show mode.
-->'''Dana:''' (''starts laughing out loud'') That's a good one.
-->'''Dan:''' Here's the thing. I would do it right now. I would do it right this second. But I'm in a sort of pre-show mode. It's a very delicate energy and it can't be tampered with. All anyone here is thinking about is the broadcast.
-->'''Dana:''' (''runs up to the office doorway'') Guys; a little garbage-can basketball?
-->'''Rebecca:''' Dan's in pre-show mode.
-->'''Dana:''' (''starts laughing out loud'') That's a good one.
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* GilliganCut: As usual with AaronSorkin, Creator/AaronSorkin, it's within the same scene:
-->'''Dan:''' Here's the thing. I would do it right now. I would do it right this second. But I'm in a sort of pre-show mode. It's a very delicate energy and it can't be tampered with. All anyone here is thinking about is thebroadcast.
-->'''Dana:'''broadcast.\\
'''Dana:''' (''runs up to the office doorway'') Guys; a little garbage-canbasketball?
-->'''Rebecca:'''basketball?\\
'''Rebecca:''' Dan's in pre-showmode.
-->'''Dana:'''mode.\\
'''Dana:''' (''starts laughing out loud'') That's a good one.
-->'''Dan:''' Here's the thing. I would do it right now. I would do it right this second. But I'm in a sort of pre-show mode. It's a very delicate energy and it can't be tampered with. All anyone here is thinking about is the
-->'''Dana:'''
'''Dana:''' (''runs up to the office doorway'') Guys; a little garbage-can
-->'''Rebecca:'''
'''Rebecca:''' Dan's in pre-show
-->'''Dana:'''
'''Dana:''' (''starts laughing out loud'') That's a good one.
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* RealitySubtext: Sampras did unexpectedly go four sets with an unknown, but it was Paul Goldstein at the U.S. Open, not Alberto Fedrigotti at the Continental Challenge.
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* TemptingFate: Casey insists there's no way Dana will hand the show off to Sally.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a scene where Jeremy tells Natalie his parents are getting divorced, and he needs some time off. This is included in the "PreviouslyOn" segment of the following episode, "[[Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion The Sword Of Orion]]".
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a scene where Jeremy tells Natalie his parents are getting divorced, and he needs some time off. This is included in the "PreviouslyOn" segment of the following episode, "[[Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion The Sword Of Orion]]".
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* TemptingFate: Casey insists there's no way Dana will hand the show off to Sally.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a scene where Jeremy tells Natalie his parents are getting divorced, and he needs some time off. This is included in the "PreviouslyOn" segment of the following episode, "[[Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion The Sword Of Orion]]".Sally.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a scene where Jeremy tells Natalie his parents are getting divorced, and he needs some time off. This is included in the "PreviouslyOn" segment of the following episode, "[[Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion The Sword Of Orion]]".
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** NeverTrustATitle / WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a plot point of Isaac trying to remember what show the song was from, but when Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke and was unable to film this episode, it was dropped and used in the Season 2 episode "Celebrities".
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** NeverTrustATitle / WhatCouldHaveBeen: PrematureEncapsulation: Originally, there was a plot point of Isaac trying to remember what show the song was from, but when Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke and was unable to film this episode, it was dropped and used in the Season 2 episode "Celebrities".
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** WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a plot point of Isaac trying to remember what show the song was from, but when Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke and was unable to film this episode, it was dropped and used in the Season 2 episode "Celebrities".
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** NeverTrustATitle / WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a plot point of Isaac trying to remember what show the song was from, but when Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke and was unable to film this episode, it was dropped and used in the Season 2 episode "Celebrities".
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* RunningGag: Dan's antipathy towards Rebecca (though, to be fair, having found out about Gordon and Sally, this time, he has cause).
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* RunningGag: Dan's antipathy towards Rebecca Sally (though, to be fair, having found out about Gordon and Sally, this time, he has cause).
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->'''Dan:''' Is this one of those times when you say you don't want to talk about it but you really do?
->'''Casey:''' No, but it's shaping up into one of those times when I say I don't want to talk about it but we end up talking about it anyway.
->'''Casey:''' No, but it's shaping up into one of those times when I say I don't want to talk about it but we end up talking about it anyway.
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* ContinuityNod
* {{Foreshadowing}}: We'll hear more about Jeremy's parents' divorce in the next few episodes.
* IronicEchoCut
* {{Foreshadowing}}: We'll hear more about Jeremy's parents' divorce in the next few episodes.
* IronicEchoCut
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* ContinuityNod
ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/SportsNightS01E14Rebecca Rebecca]]", we learned Dan had met Rebecca while he was starting to see someone else named Elaine. Rebecca gets mad at Dan because he hasn't called Elaine to tell her he'll stop seeing her.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]:
-->'''Natalie:''' All right, Dave, I guess take us down from stand-by. Kim, Elliot, why don't you talk to the field. Let's stay on top of the late scores and don't anybody go too far.
-->'''Dana:''' (''as she walks into the control room'') [[WalkInChimeIn Dave, you should take us down from stand by. Kim, Elliot, you should get on the phone with our people in the field and back them up about 45 minutes. Obviously we'll keep updating the late scores and please don't anybody go too far.]]
-->'''Natalie:''' Dana?
-->'''Dana:''' Yeah?
-->'''Natalie:''' We just did this.
-->'''Dana:''' Ah.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: We'll hear more about Jeremy's parents' divorce in the next fewepisodes.
episodes. Also, Dana's decision to hand the show off to Sally will have serious repercussions between her and Casey.
*IronicEchoCutGenreSavvy: For once, Casey pays attention to the fact he's miked, which is why he doesn't want to tell Dan about Gordon and Sally when they're about to go on the air.
* GilliganCut: As usual with AaronSorkin, it's within the same scene:
-->'''Dan:''' Here's the thing. I would do it right now. I would do it right this second. But I'm in a sort of pre-show mode. It's a very delicate energy and it can't be tampered with. All anyone here is thinking about is the broadcast.
-->'''Dana:''' (''runs up to the office doorway'') Guys; a little garbage-can basketball?
-->'''Rebecca:''' Dan's in pre-show mode.
-->'''Dana:''' (''starts laughing out loud'') That's a good one.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]:
-->'''Natalie:''' All right, Dave, I guess take us down from stand-by. Kim, Elliot, why don't you talk to the field. Let's stay on top of the late scores and don't anybody go too far.
-->'''Dana:''' (''as she walks into the control room'') [[WalkInChimeIn Dave, you should take us down from stand by. Kim, Elliot, you should get on the phone with our people in the field and back them up about 45 minutes. Obviously we'll keep updating the late scores and please don't anybody go too far.]]
-->'''Natalie:''' Dana?
-->'''Dana:''' Yeah?
-->'''Natalie:''' We just did this.
-->'''Dana:''' Ah.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: We'll hear more about Jeremy's parents' divorce in the next few
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* GilliganCut: As usual with AaronSorkin, it's within the same scene:
-->'''Dan:''' Here's the thing. I would do it right now. I would do it right this second. But I'm in a sort of pre-show mode. It's a very delicate energy and it can't be tampered with. All anyone here is thinking about is the broadcast.
-->'''Dana:''' (''runs up to the office doorway'') Guys; a little garbage-can basketball?
-->'''Rebecca:''' Dan's in pre-show mode.
-->'''Dana:''' (''starts laughing out loud'') That's a good one.
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** WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a plot point of Isaac trying to remember how the song went, but when Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke and was unable to film this episode, it was dropped and used in the Season 2 episode "Celebrities".
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** WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a plot point of Isaac trying to remember how what show the song went, was from, but when Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke and was unable to film this episode, it was dropped and used in the Season 2 episode "Celebrities".
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* SeriousBusiness
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* SeriousBusinessRunningGag: Dan's antipathy towards Rebecca (though, to be fair, having found out about Gordon and Sally, this time, he has cause).
-->'''Dan:''' [[ReallyGetsAround Hey Sally, you must've slept with this guy, Fedrigotti. How long can he keep at this?]]
-->'''Sally:''' [[SarcasmMode You know I was just thinking, It's been such a long time since Dan said something charming to me, and there it was.]]
* SeriousBusiness: For Casey, the fact there's no provolone cheese at the catering table.
* TemptingFate: Casey insists there's no way Dana will hand the show off to Sally.
-->'''Dan:''' [[ReallyGetsAround Hey Sally, you must've slept with this guy, Fedrigotti. How long can he keep at this?]]
-->'''Sally:''' [[SarcasmMode You know I was just thinking, It's been such a long time since Dan said something charming to me, and there it was.]]
* SeriousBusiness: For Casey, the fact there's no provolone cheese at the catering table.
* TemptingFate: Casey insists there's no way Dana will hand the show off to Sally.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a scene where Jeremy tells Natalie his parents are getting divorced, and he needs some time off. This is included in the "PreviouslyOn" segment of the following episode, "Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion".
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a scene where Jeremy tells Natalie his parents are getting divorced, and he needs some time off. This is included in the "PreviouslyOn" segment of the following episode, "Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion"."[[Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion The Sword Of Orion]]".
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a scene where Jeremy tells Natalie his parents are getting divorced, and he needs some time off. This is included in the "PreviouslyOn" segment of the following episode, "[[Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion]]".
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a scene where Jeremy tells Natalie his parents are getting divorced, and he needs some time off. This is included in the "PreviouslyOn" segment of the following episode, "[[Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion]]"."Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion".
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* AllWomenAreLustful
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* CallBack
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* AllWomenAreLustful
AllWomenAreLustful / BiTheWay: Natalie asks Jeremy and then Dana if they'd like to go make out with her (shockingly, they both refuse).
*CallBackCallBack: Jeremy's writing [[Recap/SportsNightS01E07DearLouise another letter to his sister]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: We'll hear more about Jeremy's parents' divorce in the next few episodes.
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* LiteraryAllusionTitle
LiteraryAllusionTitle: The episode title is also the name of a song in ''Theatre/FiniansRainbow''.
** WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a plot point of Isaac trying to remember how the song went, but when Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke and was unable to film this episode, it was dropped and used in the Season 2 episode "Celebrities".
*RealitySubtext
RealitySubtext: Sampras did unexpectedly go four sets with an unknown, but it was Paul Goldstein at the U.S. Open, not Alberto Fedrigotti at the Continental Challenge.
*WhatCouldHaveBeenWhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a scene where Jeremy tells Natalie his parents are getting divorced, and he needs some time off. This is included in the "PreviouslyOn" segment of the following episode, "[[Recap/SportsNightS01E18TheSwordOfOrion]]".
** WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, there was a plot point of Isaac trying to remember how the song went, but when Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke and was unable to film this episode, it was dropped and used in the Season 2 episode "Celebrities".
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A tennis match between Pete Sampras and Alberto Fedrigotti goes much longer than expected, which means Dana has to consider handing off the show to Sally and the 2 am crew. She doesn't want to do it, but Gordon has made a date with them and is tired of her being MarriedToTheJob. Casey, meanwhile, reveals to Dan that [[Recap/SportsNightS01E16Sally Gordon slept with Sally]].
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* AllWomenAreLustful
* CallBack
* ContinuityNod
* IronicEchoCut
* LiteraryAllusionTitle
* RealitySubtext
* WhatCouldHaveBeen
!!This episode contains examples of:
* AllWomenAreLustful
* CallBack
* ContinuityNod
* IronicEchoCut
* LiteraryAllusionTitle
* RealitySubtext
* WhatCouldHaveBeen
