"Mister Sterling" (2003)TV series

Creator:

Lawrence O'Donnell

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

The scandal-free son of a former Governor of California is appointed to be Senator, whereupon it's discovered he's an independent. Modern day Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Plot Keywords:

Politics | Senator | U.S. Congress

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Josh Brolin	...	Bill Sterling (9 episodes, 2003)
David Norona	...	Leon Montero (9 episodes, 2003)
Dale Raoul	...	Pat Conway (9 episodes, 2003)
Chandra West	...	Laura Chandler (8 episodes, 2003)
Alexandra Kerry	...	Karen (7 episodes, 2003)
Randy Oglesby	...	Democratic Senate Majority Leader (6 episodes, 2003)
Nicole Forester	...	Sterling's Receptionist (5 episodes, 2003)
Stanley Kamel	...	Arthur Peyton (5 episodes, 2003)
David Starzyk	...	Anthony Marino (4 episodes, 2003)
Jeff Allin	...	G.M. Clooney (3 episodes, 2003)
David Doty	...	Reporter #1 (3 episodes, 2003)
Bob Gunton	...	California Governor Marino, D (3 episodes, 2003)
Gerald McRaney	...	Burt Gammel (3 episodes, 2003)
James Whitmore	...	Retired Governor William Sterling Sr. (3 episodes, 2003)
Harris Yulin	...	Senator Wilson, D (3 episodes, 2003)
Audra McDonald	...	Jackie Brock (2 episodes, 2003)
Portia de Rossi	...	Lauren Barnes (2 episodes, 2003)
Jenna Jameson	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2003)
Karina Logue		(2 episodes, 2003)
Eric Pierpoint	...	Chuck Stanley (2 episodes, 2003)
Joel Polis	...	Quinn (2 episodes, 2003)

Runtime:

60 min (10 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

NBC Studios

Trivia:

This show was supposedly set in the same 'universe' as the "The West Wing" (1999), but there was at least one verbal reference to 9/11 in "Mister Sterling", and 9/11 was not incorporated into the "West Wing" 'universe' (unless you count the stand-alone episode "Isaac and Ishmael").

Quotes:

Jackie Brock: Do you know what you're doing here? Do you? Or is this just some crazy roller coaster ride to nowhere that's gonna make us all look like idiots?

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "The West Wing" (1999)

Why not?

So far, Mister Sterling has been all about a phenomenon that is especially prevalent in politics, but is also readily observable in most walks of life. This phenomenon is how we tend to ignore what we really believe is right or wrong just so we can make things easier on ourselves by saving time and not rubbing certain people the wrong way. Sterling doesn't worry about that kind of thing and instead just does what he feels are the right things to do, no matter how much hassle it causes.

When people watch this show, most of them probably believe that Sterling is doing the right things, but most of them also probably realize that people just don't do those types of things in real life very often. I hope this show makes many of those people ask themselves one important question: Why the hell not?