Official espn 30 for 30 thread

[DCranon21]

I DVR'ed it, so I'll check it out tonight. Heard it was good too.

[I_Bleed_B&G]

I saw it and it was very good piece. Loving the 30 for 30 shows. Pretty sad that his life went crashing down for doing something pretty much anyone would do at a baseball game if the ball was hit in their direction. Pretty insane story

[rictus58]

I saw it and it was very good piece. Loving the 30 for 30 shows. Pretty sad that his life went crashing down for doing something pretty much anyone would do at a baseball game if the ball was hit in their direction. Pretty insane story

The whole incident is a pretty sad state of affairs when it comes to sports fandom.
It's a game! That's all it is. In the grand scheme of things, it means nothing. From people throwing beers and pizza at Bartman, to fans fighting in the stands, to people beaten in a coma in the parking lot of a stadium. Why? It's a goddamned game.

[Spaceman Spiff]

They're coming back. IMO, the only reason to watch anything on espn outside of sportscenter.

http://www.indiewire.com/article/tel...home-and-9-79#

Here's a link to the 10 minute short "Arnold's Blueprint" http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...mentary-series

[big#44]

Watched Arnolds Blueprint the other day. For all the hate the guy gets (and some of it is deserved, specifically the womanizing aspect of his image) you really cant deny that he made himself out of nothing and got to where he is off of sheer ambition and determination.

[Rocky21]

It's worth the watch IMO. Although I have found myself laughing at Ahnold lately I do remember how much of a true bad ass my friends and I thought the early bodybuilders like Arnold, Franco Columbu, Lou Ferrigno were.

[artmonkforHOF]

looks like some interesting stories, I know I am interested in the 9.79* one to see if they soley villify Ben Johnson, or point out how other men in that race either later tested positive or "missed" the post race drug test. Every sprinter, from 1988 to 1996 and probably beyond, was dirty in one way shape or form, and I wonder how they will address that or if they will at all.

The Pete Rose, Bo Jackson & Broke ones look pretty interesting as well, hope TSN up here puts them on soon, we had to wait a while for some of the original ones. I can't swing a dead cat without TSN replaying the Wayne Gretzky 30 for 30 (Kings Ransom?) hopefully they will show some of these new ones instead of the Wayne one over and over again.

[Duckus]

Turn it on right now if you can. "Ghost Of Ole Miss."

Powerful stuff about civil rights and football at Ole Miss in 1960s.

[Redskins Diehard]

Turn it on right now if you can. "Ghost Of Ole Miss."

Powerful stuff about civil rights and football at Ole Miss in 1960s.

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[thebluefood]

This is very powerful stuff, indeed. I felt my blood boiling watching that pep rally thing earlier in the movie. I have a lot of feelings about the old south and the Civil War. Many of them would get me banned if I shared them on this board, many of them I'm not proud of.

I can tell this is going to be an intense experience for me.

[Duckus]

This is very powerful stuff, indeed. I felt my blood boiling watching that pep rally thing earlier in the movie. I have a lot of feelings about the old south and the Civil War. Many of them would get me banned if I shared them on this board, many of them I'm not proud of.

I can tell this is going to be an intense experience for me.

Yea, some of the images are unreal. How easy we all forget.

[thebluefood]

Words cannot describe just how much I loathe the song Dixie, as a Washingtonian, as an American and as a black person.

But, if that's what Mississippians like, then let them go for it.

[AsiaticSkinsFan]

didnt watch tonight's, but Benji's last week is top 3 for me in this series. I actually cried for this one. I didnt cry for Without Bias.

It was a brilliant doc, great story telling. It didnt do the obvious thing, which I liked a lot.

[argentina_redskins]

Great movie. Man, it seems like a different country down there. What a freaking shame.

[Duckus]

Overall, thought it was pretty good. Not the best in the series, but very good. The images of the entire white stadium screaming and waving Confederate flags was stunning.

didnt watch tonight's, but Benji's last week is top 3 for me in this series. I actually cried for this one. I didnt cry for Without Bias.

It was a brilliant doc, great story telling. It didnt do the obvious thing, which I liked a lot.

Benji was good. That law that forced gun shot victims to go the the closest hospital, instead of the local trauma hospital, was infuriating. I had no idea about that part of the story.