Long Hours On Set
The cast and crew spent many long hours making the show. Bradley Whitford told the Hollywood Reporter: “The hours on that show were so bad. I mean, just horrible.” He recalled complaining to Director/Executive Producer Thomas Schlamme about neglecting his wife and children because he was working so much. Schlamme agreed, saying his own kids call his time on the show “The West Wing years.” Schlamme was also working on Sports Night at the time, and on one Friday night it was 3:30 a.m. and he was still working on the Warner Bros. lot. He visited the Disney lot, and no one else was working but the Sports Night crew.
