Mister Sterling

Mister Sterling
Genre	Serial drama
Created by	Lawrence O'Donnell
Starring	Josh Brolin; Audra McDonald; William Russ; David Noroña;
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael Dinner; Jim Hart; Jeff Melvoin; Lawrence O'Donnell;
Producer(s)	Bernadette Joyce; Garry A. Brown; Sandy Frank; Andrea Newman; Chip Vucelich; William Bradley;
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Lawrence O' Donnell Jr. Productions; NBC Studios; Universal Network Television;
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Original release	January 10 –; March 14, 2003

Mister Sterling is an American serial drama television series created by Lawrence O'Donnell that ran from January 10 to March 14, 2003. It starred Josh Brolin as an idealistic United States Senator, and featured Audra McDonald, William Russ, David Noroña, and James Whitmore as members of his staff. Despite mostly positive reviews, the show, which aired on NBC on Friday nights, was cancelled after 10 episodes after the show only ranked 58th in the yearly ratings (9.83 million viewers, 6.7/12 rating/share)

Although it had numerous similarities to The West Wing in style and tone (especially the show's idealistic attitude towards politics) and the unnamed president in the series is stated to be a Democrat, it was not set in the same universe as O'Donnell's other political show. It is unknown if a cross-over would have ever occurred had Mister Sterling not been cancelled; however Steven Culp played presidential aspirant Sen. Ron Garland on Mister Sterling and House Speaker Jeff Haffley on The West Wing, and Democrats appeared to be in the majority in the US Senate on Mr Sterling, while in The West Wing consistent Republican control of both Houses of Congress was a key plot point.

James Whitmore was nominated for a 2003 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing former Governor Bill Sterling, the senator's father.

The series was produced by Bernadette Joyce, co-producer; Garry A. Brown, co-producer; Michael Dinner, co-executive producer; Sandy Frank, co-producer; Jim Hart, co-executive producer; Jeff Melvoin, co-executive producer; Andrea Newman, producer; Lawrence O'Donnell, executive producer; Chip Vucelich, co-producer; William Bradley, consulting producer.

Cast

Josh Brolin as Bill Sterling
Audra McDonald as Jackie Brock
William Russ as Tommy Doyle
David Norona as Leon Montero
James Whitmore as Bill Sterling, Sr. (recurring role)

Characters

Senator Sterling's office

Senator Bill Sterling (I-California)
Chief of Staff Jackie Brock
Legislative Director Tommy Doyle
Legislative Assistant Leon Montero
Secretary Pat Conway (Dale Raoul)
Deputy Press Secretary Derek Larner (Dean Cameron)

Senators

Senator Albert Bailey (D-CA)
- Sterling was appointed to his seat after Bailey died of a heart attack.
Senator Burt Gammel (R-Louisiana)
- Senate Minority Leader
Senate Majority Leader (D-New Mexico)
Senator Dan Wilson (D-Illinois)
Senator Jack "Thunder Hawk" Jackson (R-Arizona)
Senator Kate Robertson (Nevada)
- Elected in 1998.
Senator Millman
Senator Ron Garland (R-Ohio)
- Running for the Presidency.
Senator Bowles
Senator Dave Crandall (D-Delaware)
Senator Roger Morris (D)
Senator Andersen
Senator Buckley
Senator Burke
Senator Carver
Senator Gilmartin
Senator Lane
Senator Eaton
Senator Porter
Senator Preston
Senator Raymond
Senator Smith
Senator Stanton
Senator Stewart
Senator Taylor
Senator Trimble
Senator Troy
Senator Grayson

Governors

Governor Carl Marino (D-CA)
Former Governor William Sterling (D-CA)

Lobbyist

Barry Reed

Democratic leadership

Arthur Peyton, Executive Director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, former Chief of Staff to Senator Bailey (D-CA)

Senate contenders

This is a list of candidates who are running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Bill Sterling:

Democrat

Anthony Marino, son of the Governor (D-CA)
Chuck Stanley, millionaire (D-CA)
G.M. Clooney, coffee maker (D-CA)

Republican

Sarah Burwell (R-CA)
Congressman Bob "The Bomber" Brennan (R-CA)

Other

Lauren Barnes, Actress
Laura Chandler, Reporter (Chandra West)
Rebecca Everton, Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	January 10, 2003 (2003-01-10)
2	"Next Question"	January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)
3	"Game Time"	January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)
4	"Technical Corrections"	January 31, 2003 (2003-01-31)
5	"Human Error"	February 7, 2003 (2003-02-07)
6	"Nothing Personal"	February 14, 2003 (2003-02-14)
7	"Statewide Swing"	February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21)
8	"Wish List"	February 28, 2003 (2003-02-28)
9	"Final Passage"	March 7, 2003 (2003-03-07)
10	"The Sins of the Father"	March 14, 2003 (2003-03-14)
A reporter from the New York Times reveals a history of bribe-taking by Governor Sterling Sr., leaving the Senator and his staff to deal with the repercussions.

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References

"Testing Our Mettle", review by Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, January 31, 2003
"Mister Sterling", reviewed by Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly, January 17, 2003
"Sterling silver" by Heather Havrilesky, Salon.com Magazine, February 27, 2003

External links

Mister Sterling on IMDb
Mister Sterling at TV.com

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