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SN Notes
these are just random SN notes I took the last time we watched S1. I found them in the back of my book and figured I might as well type them up.
Random SN notes:
General:
- According to Jeremy, the first show of Sports Night was screen 2 months, 2 years and a week before the The Pilot.
- When doing a 15 second promo ten minutes before the show, both Dan and Casey are at the desk to record it, and then sit there for until the show starts.
- Ad breaks are either two or two and half minutes back
- Casey and Dan have a bar fridge in their office, between the couch and the glass wall.
- SN crew are on the 49th floor, and Rebecca works on the 37th floor.
Dan:
- Likes dry martinis at the Oak Bar
- Calls Casey "Case" twice over the two seasons
- Calls Natalie "Nat" during Mary Pat Shelby and the following episode. (Nicknames seem to be used only when very concerned about the person.)
- Stayed up 72 hours straight for a biochem exam which he aced.
Casey:
- On air voice is slightly higher than off-air
- Has a Wyoming University sweatshirt (Probably his alma mater)
- Climbs at his local gym, which has a Class 3 Mountain (Dana refers to it as the "Big Apple Health and Racket Club" but I don't know if that's mockery, or supposed to be the actual name.)
Natalie:
- Has a Journalism degree from Northwestern
Jeremy:
- Mentions back home in Boston
- Is a "research analyst with a degree in Applied Mathematics"
- Has a deaf sister, Louise, who's a sophomore at University of Massachusetts - Amherst.
Dana:
- Wears glasses, and has been seen with two different pairs (one with black rims, one with brown-red rims)
- Smokes cigars
- Fears fish
Gordon:
- Worked for four and a half years on the Sammy Galino case (which fell through)
Random SN notes:
General:
- According to Jeremy, the first show of Sports Night was screen 2 months, 2 years and a week before the The Pilot.
- When doing a 15 second promo ten minutes before the show, both Dan and Casey are at the desk to record it, and then sit there for until the show starts.
- Ad breaks are either two or two and half minutes back
- Casey and Dan have a bar fridge in their office, between the couch and the glass wall.
- SN crew are on the 49th floor, and Rebecca works on the 37th floor.
Dan:
- Likes dry martinis at the Oak Bar
- Calls Casey "Case" twice over the two seasons
- Calls Natalie "Nat" during Mary Pat Shelby and the following episode. (Nicknames seem to be used only when very concerned about the person.)
- Stayed up 72 hours straight for a biochem exam which he aced.
Casey:
- On air voice is slightly higher than off-air
- Has a Wyoming University sweatshirt (Probably his alma mater)
- Climbs at his local gym, which has a Class 3 Mountain (Dana refers to it as the "Big Apple Health and Racket Club" but I don't know if that's mockery, or supposed to be the actual name.)
Natalie:
- Has a Journalism degree from Northwestern
Jeremy:
- Mentions back home in Boston
- Is a "research analyst with a degree in Applied Mathematics"
- Has a deaf sister, Louise, who's a sophomore at University of Massachusetts - Amherst.
Dana:
- Wears glasses, and has been seen with two different pairs (one with black rims, one with brown-red rims)
- Smokes cigars
- Fears fish
Gordon:
- Worked for four and a half years on the Sammy Galino case (which fell through)
Cupcakes Part 1
You do realise that I don't know the show well enough to be writing even snippets?
Cupcakes
"Ow! Fuck!"
Sounds of pain and irritation reached Dan clearly, even outside the apartment. He raised his eyebrows in amusement as he knocked rapidly, four sharp taps, his trademark knock.
There was a distinct clatter and more swearing before footsteps approached.
"You're early," was Casey's only greeting. Not that Dan took any notice of it. How could he when Casey was looking the way he did? A red and white gingham apron (and he had to have bought that for himself, because he couldn't imagine Lisa ever wearing that, not in a million years) and flour dusted like white freckles across his nose. Well, either it was flour or Casey had taken to powdering his nose and hadn't gotten the color matched at all.
He just couldn't drag his gaze away from Casey's nose. It was adorable. Though Casey would kill him if he ever used the word adorable to describe him. But it was. Sweet and adorable. Especially as the flour could only mean one thing.
"You're baking me a cake." Dan beamed at Casey and pushed past, heading straight for the kitchen.
"What makes you think I'm baking you anything?"
Dan stopped, turned his head and grinned. "It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to deduce that one. First, there's the apron."
Casey looked down in horror. Dan tried not to smirk: Casey had clearly forgotten that particular sartorial delight.
"Then there's the flour on your nose." And now Casey was going cross-eyed trying to see if there really was flour there or if it was Dan being Dan.
"It's there all right." Dan brushed his fingers gently across Casey's nose and then held his hand palm up for inspection. Sure enough, it was streaked with white.
"And finally, best of all, there's the smell. Let's face it, your apartment doesn't normally smell this good. This is coming home scent." He nodded in satisfaction. It smelled good. His stomach rumbled agreement.
"Coming home scent?" Casey raised his eyebrows.
"You know. It's coming home to your mom when she bakes you cakes to feed you up."
"You'd better not be calling me your mother. Not that I have anything against your mom, but still. Not a good comparison."
"I'll try not to get confused and call you mom." Casey glowered at him, but Dan blithely ignored him. "So, back to the important issues. What are you baking for me?"
"It's supposed to be a surprise."
"But I'm here now, so you may as well tell all."
"Cupcakes."
"Cupcakes?"
"Yes, Dan. Cupcakes. Little individual sponge cakes, with frosting."
"For me?"
"Yes."
"So, what was all the swearing I heard when I got here? Didn't sound like the sort of language Martha Stewart would approve of in the kitchen."
"I burnt my fingers getting the cakes out of the oven."
"Aren't you supposed to use some sort of insulated glove thing so you don't burn yourself?"
"Yes Dan, and I did. But there was a hole, so hot metal and skin met, and hence there was pain which lead to swearing. Justifiable swearing."
Re: Cupcakes Part 1
*squees* But you do it so well! Casey and Dan adorableness! Total adorableness!
This was a wonderful thing to wake up to. *hugs you hard*
He raised his eyebrows in amusement as he knocked rapidly, four sharp taps, his trademark knock.
Aw, Dan has a trademark knock? Don't ask me why, but I love that detail.
A red and white gingham apron (and he had to have bought that for himself, because he couldn't imagine Lisa ever wearing that, not in a million years)...
*sniggers* Oh, I'm just imagining Casey buying that...
Casey looked down in horror. Dan tried not to smirk: Casey had clearly forgotten that particular sartorial delight.
Hee!
And now Casey was going cross-eyed trying to see if there really was flour there or if it was Dan being Dan.
*cracks up* That's such a cute mental image. Casey going cross-eyed, with his floury nose and gingham apron. For a manly sportscaster, Casey can be adorably domestic.
"You'd better not be calling me your mother. Not that I have anything against your mom, but still. Not a good comparison."
"I'll try not to get confused and call you mom." Casey glowered at him, but Dan blithely ignored him. "So, back to the important issues. What are you baking for me?"
There's something about the "I'll try not to get confused and call you mom." line that sounds a bit awkward to me. If you get time, maybe think about replacing it with another similar insult. It just seems a bit... obvious? Wordy, maybe. I can't put my finger on it, but it was the only bit that made me pause for a sec.
and hence there was pain which lead to swearing. Justifiable swearing."
Hee! Very justified. (Sidenote: shouldn't there be a comma before which?)
Oh, I totally loved it!
Re: Cupcakes Part 1
Aw, Dan has a trademark knock? Don't ask me why, but I love that detail.
Now that's the kind of thing that worried me. I'm sure he would have a distinctive knock that Casey would recognise and know that it was Dan visiting, but I couldn't remember hearing him knock on anyone's door in the show to know what it would be. And then I started worrying that maybe he knocks on a door in every episode in season 2, so you'd be thinking it was totally wrong! I really do get hung up over the silliest things when I'm trying to write!
The cross-eyed bit, and Casey not being sure if Dan was teasing him or if he really did have flour on his nose came from that scene where Dan chucks Casey on the nose. I see Casey as sometimes being aware and alert for practical jokes, but more often getting caught out by them!
There's something about the "I'll try not to get confused and call you mom." line that sounds a bit awkward to me.
I agree. It doesn't sound even vaguely like Dan either. I wasn't going to bother polishing it up though (which you can either read as nice because I'm comfortable with you reading my rough stuff, or rude because I dump my rubbish in your LJ!! *g*), but if I was to post it properly I should do a whole lot of tidying. But first I should watch another couple of episodes. Yes, I like that plan. I shall curl up on the sofa and watch some more.
(BTW, while I think about it, I've got another episode of caps up. And I'll be going back and capping 'Sally' - I watched it while eating dinner that was too awkward to eat with one hand so I could cap with the other).
Sidenote: shouldn't there be a comma before which?
Commas aren't my strong suit, but I'm pretty sure there should be!
Oh, I totally loved it!
*beams* You know, apart from snippets in a note book, the only fics I've written recently have been ones you've told me to write!!