When my office's security guard is out patrolling (yeah... I don't know. You'd think we did something exciting), a sign appears at the security desk giving the emergency number and stating that the guard will be "back momentarily." And I think of this scene from Sports Night every single time I see that sign.
"That makes me crazy." "We've been wondering what the source was." Love this show.
Thanks for all your suggestions as to which TV series my parents should watch. I brought them a few options this weekend, and they picked Sports Night. We watched the first six episodes, and - man. I've watched the entire series twice in the past year, and on this third time around I was still blown away by how much better it is than basically any other sitcom I've ever seen. If you missed this one, I definitely recommend checking it out. And no, you don't have to like or understand sports to like or understand Sports Night.
(I left my Sports Night DVDs with them and took back the West Wing seasons they had. This means that all seven seasons of my West Wing DVDs are in my possession for the first time in months, and I recently got my Buffy discs back too, and I must admit that it feels good just knowing they're there if I need them. DVD security blankets?)