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West Wing/Sports Night cast connections

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Floodie

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Oct 8, 2003, 8:09:14 AM10/8/03
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So I know that Aaron Sorkin was the creator of both shows. It seems he
has favorite players too. On Sports night, we had a minor role for
Janel Moloney. She played a wardrobe lady who let into Casey (Peter
Kraus) for taking on-air credit for selecting a particularly
flattering necktie. So far on TWW we've seen Josh Molina and Felicity
Huffman (I must have missed this episode in the first run on NBC). Who
else has there been?

FYI: My inner geek LOVES this type of thing. I like to see the
similarities (sp?) and the differences. I used to play this with Law
and Order (they "recycled" actors ALL the time). I think you can see a
lot of Aaron in the words they use but you can see into the actor's
true self when you see the same traits in different characters
portrayed.

Any way, that will be my contribution for the day. Thanks for the
read.

David Marc Nieporent

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Oct 8, 2003, 10:42:54 PM10/8/03
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In article <26d45952.03100...@posting.google.com>,
sfloo...@hotmail.com (Floodie) wrote:

It's a common discussion; someone ought to (*) create a FAQ.

(*) That's my way of not volunteering.

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David M. Nieporent niep...@alumni.princeton.edu

Brett A. Pasternack

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Oct 9, 2003, 1:40:21 AM10/9/03
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Floodie wrote:
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> So I know that Aaron Sorkin was the creator of both shows. It seems he
> has favorite players too. On Sports night, we had a minor role for
> Janel Moloney. She played a wardrobe lady who let into Casey (Peter
> Kraus) for taking on-air credit for selecting a particularly
> flattering necktie. So far on TWW we've seen Josh Molina and Felicity
> Huffman (I must have missed this episode in the first run on NBC). Who
> else has there been?

Nina Siemazsko Charlie's nanny/Ellie Bartlett
John de Lancie that network stooge/that nasty pollster
Clark Gregg the owner of Quo Vadimus/Agent Casper
Ted McGinley Dana's boyfriend Gordon/the host of Capitol Beat
Lisa Edelstein Bobbie Bernstein/Sam's call-girl friend Laurie


There may be others but along with the three you mention I think this
covers the most prominent.

SoHillsGuy

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Oct 9, 2003, 1:51:10 AM10/9/03
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<< There may be others but along with the three you mention I think this
covers the most prominent. >>


And one of my favorites that I spotted last year:

"SportsNight" actress Kayla Blake's real name is Elsie Sniffen. Sorkin used a
close variation, Elsie Snuffin, for the character of Will's step-sister, played
by Danica McKellar

Steve Bartman

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Oct 9, 2003, 5:14:45 AM10/9/03
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On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 01:40:21 -0400, "Brett A. Pasternack"
<bret...@erols.com> wrote:
Who
>> else has there been?
>
>Nina Siemazsko Charlie's nanny/Ellie Bartlett
>John de Lancie that network stooge/that nasty pollster
>Clark Gregg the owner of Quo Vadimus/Agent Casper
>Ted McGinley Dana's boyfriend Gordon/the host of Capitol Beat
>Lisa Edelstein Bobbie Bernstein/Sam's call-girl friend Laurie
>
>
>There may be others but along with the three you mention I think this
>covers the most prominent.

It's too early in the AM for me to go look them up, but the two
bickering control room techs from SN (I think one was animation and
graphics and the other sound maybe) have been in the press gaggle on
AF1 a couple of times.

Steve
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McNeeley... Cheaper, faster, better...

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Oct 9, 2003, 1:24:28 PM10/9/03
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On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 04:14:45 -0500, Steve Bartman <sbar...@visi.com>
wrote:

Actually they are both regulars. (I have the two seasons on DVD but I
haven't time to look it up right now either)

I think Kim (the delicious Asian associate producer) has been on once.
Her rotund foil, the other associate, led the AOL chat with the
Surgeon General in the episode where there was an AOL chat with the
Surgeon General.

For those of you who recently stated that you like Josh Charles... I
wasn't aware of who Aaron Sorkin was when I saw the promos for Sports
Night and decided to tune in for the first episode. I tuned in because
I remembered Josh Charles from a little indy film he starred in when
he was a teenager, called Crossing The Bridge. It isn't too hard to
find for rent on VHS and may be on DVD, though not likely in too many
rental catalogs, but it's worth a look. Not a timeless classic, but a
very solid independent film with a strong script and good
performances.

Cheers,

Todd "And a good sense of humor too" McNeeley
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E-Mail: todd dot mcneeley at earthlink dot net

Gunnar Evermann

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Oct 9, 2003, 4:44:45 PM10/9/03
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Steve Bartman <sbar...@visi.com> writes:


There is also the head tech (Dave? the guy who played God in Jeremy's
rewrite of the Haggadah) also appeared in the press pool.


Gunnar

Bob Heer

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Oct 9, 2003, 10:18:58 PM10/9/03
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On 8 Oct 2003 05:09:14 -0700, sfloo...@hotmail.com (Floodie) wrote:

>So I know that Aaron Sorkin was the creator of both shows. It seems he
>has favorite players too. On Sports night, we had a minor role for
>Janel Moloney. She played a wardrobe lady who let into Casey (Peter
>Kraus) for taking on-air credit for selecting a particularly
>flattering necktie. So far on TWW we've seen Josh Molina and Felicity
>Huffman (I must have missed this episode in the first run on NBC). Who
>else has there been?

Most, if not all, of them are listed on this page:

http://westwing.bewarne.com/overlaps/sports_actors.html

There's also a link there to another page with some other SN/WW
similarities.

Now, the question is, since Sorkin will presumably create and write
another TV show in the near future, which of the "Aaron Sorkin
Players" do you think should be cast in it? I can see a show with
Clark Gregg (Calvin Trager / Mike Casper) and Lisa Edelstein (Bobbi
Bernstein / Laurie) in lead roles, and you can assume the regular
control room / press room guys Will, Chris and Dave are likely to show
up sometime.

And will the first season finale be titled "What Kind of Day Has It
Been"? How long before there's a latin episode title?

Floodie

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Oct 10, 2003, 9:31:33 AM10/10/03
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> Most, if not all, of them are listed on this page:
>
> http://westwing.bewarne.com/overlaps/sports_actors.html


This is the coolest thing my inner geek has ever seen. Talk about
sensory overload. Thanks!

Dave E Amiott

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Oct 10, 2003, 10:55:08 AM10/10/03
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"Floodie" <sfloo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Here's a few off the top of my head-
John DeLancie, who played a netowrk exec on Sports Night and played a
campaign consultant on WW (both characters were sleazy).
Ted McGinley, who played Gordon (as in "You're wearing my shirt, Gordon.")
on SN and the host of Capital Beat on WW.
The actor who played Chris (one of the techs) on SN has a recurring role as
a member of the press corps on WW, and I'm almost positive I saw the actor
who played Will (another one of the techs) on SN as a reporter a few times
last season on WW also.
Someone else on this NG pointed out that the actor who played the tycoon
that bought CSC in the last 2 eps of SN played Walken's assistant on the
first 2 eps of WW this season.
Those are the ones that immediately spring to mind.
DAVE


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