November 24, 20223 yr With the world cup going on I was reminded of the 30 for 30 "The Two Escobars" which may be my favorite episode. Other favorites are: Pony Excess The best that never was The CU football episode (can't remember the name). What Carter Lost The U
November 24, 20223 yr I think a few of these technically fall outside the 30 for 30 label, but: Four Days in October The Fab Five Bad Boys Winning Time (I think this is the name, the Reggie Miller episode) Four Falls of Buffalo Survive and Advance Edited November 24, 20223 yr by Horny Bull
November 24, 20223 yr The Best That Never Was for me. I don't think the Bulls doc was technically a 30 for 30, but if we're counting it, it's the best.
November 24, 20223 yr I don't have a favorite but the part of Pony Excess where the donor denies writing the check and mailing it is just funny (and sad) as shit.
November 24, 20223 yr I watched Bo Knows last night. It was good. I still probably like The Bad Boys the best.
November 25, 20223 yr Unmatched was good, Everett & Martina. Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies. I Hate Christian Laettner: nuff said. Once Brothers: very sad.
November 25, 20223 yr 13 hours ago, longhornmatt said: The Two Escobars is the exception to all of that. You'd watch that documentary even if you weren't a sports fan (and, like most people in America, I don't follow soccer so it's not like I was just fanboying the subject matter like I do when I watch The U or the various ones that came out recently about the Dream Team and Michael Jordan). It's actually an interesting and captivating story you can make a movie about. no really though it sounds like I should check it out. haven’t seen it.
November 25, 20223 yr 17 hours ago, Underdog said: Unmatched was good, Everett & Martina. What made that one terrible was what made it great. I remember thinking Chris Evert was attractive... until I saw that show. Team Martina.
November 25, 20223 yr Four Days in October was shitty vanilla MLB Productions bullshit. It sucked. Two Escobars was very good and I don’t even like soccer. The CU one was terrible because it glossed over what a giant hypocritical piece of shit that coach was.
November 25, 20223 yr As a teen who followed college basketball closely in the 80's, this one hit close to home: http://www.espn.com/30for30/film/_/page/requiemforthebigeast Quote "Requiem For The Big East" explores the meteoric ascension of the Big East Conference and how, in less than a decade under the innovative leadership of founder and commissioner Dave Gavitt, it became the most successful college sports league in America.
November 26, 20223 yr Yeah that’s another good one, the early days of the BE was fun to watch. 6 hours ago, Rimbo said: What made that one terrible was what made it great. I remember thinking Chris Evert was attractive... until I saw that show. Team Martina. How good/fun would a prime Serena/Martina match be?
November 26, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Underdog said: Yeah that’s another good one, the early days of the BE was fun to watch. How good/fun would a prime Serena/Martina match be? It'd be great. Serena in straight sets.
November 26, 20223 yr On 11/24/2022 at 6:28 PM, billfromlaketravis said: Streaming where? Fuck if I know. ESPN+? Disney+?
November 26, 20223 yr I love so many of them but haven’t seen Brothers in Exile mentioned. It’s great.
December 1, 20223 yr On 11/26/2022 at 5:07 AM, Duval Street said: Trojan War has an awesome ending. Does Reggie Bush die?
December 1, 20223 yr The Two Escobars Run Ricky Run I Hate Christian Laettner Of Miracles and Men Four Falls of Buffalo Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies What Carter Lost
December 2, 20223 yr Unless I missed it above, I don't believe anyone mentioned the Jimmy V one. It was before my time, so I really only knew about the final. I had no idea they barely made it into the tourney and had so many close calls.
December 4, 20223 yr 22 hours ago, hookem48 said: Like a 30 for 30 but better. The pinnacle of the NBA.
December 4, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Deej said: The pinnacle of the NBA. for those of us that remember the NBA finals on tape delay after the 10 pm news, Magic and Larry absolutely saved the NBA.
December 4, 20223 yr We had basketball practice in high school last period. Coach rolled a tv into the gym so we could watch playoff games. Insane that they played them in the afternoons.
December 4, 20223 yr On 12/2/2022 at 8:22 AM, Knoxtnhorn said: Unless I missed it above, I don't believe anyone mentioned the Jimmy V one. It was before my time, so I really only knew about the final. I had no idea they barely made it into the tourney and had so many close calls. I really liked that one, but Pony Excess hit harder and closer to home.
December 4, 20223 yr Two Escobars but then Pony Excess for the first full video expose of aggy assaulting an SMU cheerleader. Edited December 4, 20223 yr by rage-a-holic
December 4, 20223 yr On 11/25/2022 at 5:54 PM, Helobious said: Four Days in October was shitty vanilla MLB Productions bullshit. It sucked. Bullshit. If you survived Grady Little’s meltdown in 03’ and went through it live, the 04 series was otherworldly. It’s easy to blah, blah the Red Sox now, but 04 ALCS was something special. And that 30/30 nailed it perfectly. Edited December 4, 20223 yr by Bateshorn
December 5, 20223 yr On 11/25/2022 at 3:37 PM, Deej said: I like the Ricky Williams one. Really put him in perspective. I'm a huge fan of Ricky the person. Really good interview some ISU guys did with him prior to the ISU/UT game this year. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iowa-everywhere/id1640331646?i=1000582339010 Pony Excess was awesome. Just a great snapshot into a world I'm a little too young to have experienced.
December 6, 20223 yr The first season was like shampoo. The point was for each year to show how the sports story fit into the rest of the world. For me it is The U. I knew about the football team of course. But I did not about how it related to Miami Vice, the riots, 2 live crew, and Thaddeus Foote. I hated the Canes, and still hope the U loses every game for the next 100 years, but I walked out respecting them.
December 7, 20223 yr For me, it was the one on the Duke Lacrosse team and that shady DA that falsified evidence accusing 4 of them of raping a girl. That whole campus and the National Media turned on all of those guys. I remember when it happened but had no idea what all had happened. Fascinating.
April 22, 20232 yr On 4/21/2023 at 2:24 PM, Rip76 said: I just watched, “I Hate Christian Laettner.” Man, that was good. I was a high school junior and senior living in North Carolina during Duke’s first two titles, and I was a huge Christian Laettner fan. Loved that documentary. And for the same historical contextual reason, I loved the Fab Five. Those were some great years to be a college hoops fan. Edited April 22, 20232 yr by South Austin
April 22, 20232 yr Another vote for the Two Escobars. I’ll also add the Hillsborough doc to the list.
April 22, 20232 yr Yeah when this topic comes up I always have to caveat my favorite “serious” 30 for 30 vs. my favorite “fun” 30 for 30. I mean, it’s kind of hard to directly compared “The Two Escobars” or “Hillsborough” to “The U” LOL. My favorite “fun” ones are probably Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the NY Knicks and Bo Knows. My favorite “serious” ones are “Once Brothers” (the heritage on my Mom’s side of the family is Croatian) and “The Two Escobars.”
April 22, 20232 yr The one where Vlade Divac is followed by a film crew going to Croatia to see Petrovic's parents for the first time since the Yugoslavian war of the 90s was pretty damn good. It's the one that stands out in my mind after all these years. particularly the scene he's walking down the street and the Croatian guy on the street does a double take and says to the camera "is that fucking Divac?" in Yugoslavian with a WTF look on his face says it all. Edited April 22, 20232 yr by Hermanator
April 23, 20232 yr On 12/6/2022 at 10:00 PM, Wade said: Cripes, no love for Mongo and the 85 Bears? Just read McMichael has ALS. Terrible way to die
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