Official espn 30 for 30 thread

[WALEOVECHKIN]

Here is a list of 26 of the 30 docs. Most of them look really compelling and I will try and watch them all...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_for_30

[WALEOVECHKIN]

Donnie Simpson on the post credits. They put tons of DMV in this.

The end scene of the doc was chilling.

[IONTOP]

Powerful... That's how I sum it up...

[ixcuincle]

Some of them are more lighthearted than the one we just saw...the Reggie Miller one looks good.

I also see Ice Cube directed one on the Raiders.

[CRogersGuy]

Wow, Without Bias was totally incredible. Very, very powerful. Probably my favorite so far.

[terpskins10]

What'd everyone think of the Bias documentary? One of my good friends worked on promoting that movie because Kirk Fraser, the director, is his cousin. I saw a few responses but I'm sure he'd like for me to tell him what people thought about it on here.

I would have watched it but I had to study for neurophys instead. Balls.

[Spaceman Spiff]

What'd everyone think of the Bias documentary? One of my good friends worked on promoting that movie because Kirk Fraser, the director, is his cousin. I saw a few responses but I'm sure he'd like for me to tell him what people thought about it on here.

I would have watched it but I had to study for neurophys instead. Balls.

Pretty amazing. The footage and the photos were incredible. The cast of people he interviewed was great. It touched on all the important angles that were impacted by his death. I don't think anyone could have done better.

[Perky72]

Here is a list of 26 of the 30 docs. Most of them look really compelling and I will try and watch them all...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_for_30

ooh, thanks for that list!

Strongly looking forward to:

Loyola-Marymount
Evert & Navratilova
Reggie Miller

Not looking forward to:

Michael Jordan in the minor leagues (who cares? not me)
Tupac Shakur (okay, friends with Tyson but does that justify it as a sports docu? Big WTF is my early reaction)

[terpskins10]

Pretty amazing. The footage and the photos were incredible. The cast of people he interviewed was great. It touched on all the important angles that were impacted by his death. I don't think anyone could have done better.

I'll definitely catch it tomorrow when it re-airs on ESPN2. I promised my friend I'd watch it today, but school got in the way. He also invited me to the premiere at Hoff Theatre, and couldn't make it then either.

Can't blow him off 3 times, haha. He also said that they want to come out with a feature film sometime depicting this story, but not sure at all about the timeline for that. Look out for it though.

[WALEOVECHKIN]

What'd everyone think of the Bias documentary? One of my good friends worked on promoting that movie because Kirk Fraser, the director, is his cousin. I saw a few responses but I'm sure he'd like for me to tell him what people thought about it on here.

I would have watched it but I had to study for neurophys instead. Balls.

It was spectacular. It was done fabulously and really intertwined old footage and people actually around Len at that time to tell the story. It had every major player involved. I would bet that it also will drum up the controversy surrounding his death (many believe someone spiked his coke or that Tribble gave him a lethal dose of pure cocaine). Overall it is great and I really admire Fraser's work, he did the Lil Kim thing for BET and also did the American Gangster series which was fabulous.

[ixcuincle]

I'll definitely catch it tomorrow when it re-airs on ESPN2. I promised my friend I'd watch it today, but school got in the way. He also invited me to the premiere at Hoff Theatre, and couldn't make it then either.

Can't blow him off 3 times, haha. He also said that they want to come out with a feature film sometime depicting this story, but not sure at all about the timeline for that. Look out for it though.

Word is he is working on a full-length feature film of the Len Bias story, according to the ESPN blurb they had of the director. He did a very nice job with this one.

[Perky72]

It was spectacular. It was done fabulously and really intertwined old footage and people actually around Len at that time to tell the story. It had every major player involved. I would bet that it also will drum up the controversy surrounding his death (many believe someone spiked his coke or that Tribble gave him a lethal dose of pure cocaine). Overall it is great and I really admire Fraser's work, he did the Lil Kim thing for BET and also did the American Gangster series which was fabulous.

Yeah it was a really good docu, and it stuck straight to the salient points. Thought-provoking, illuminating, and emotional. I didn't know he was involved in American Gangster, those are really good too.

[terpskins10]

Word is he is working on a full-length feature film of the Len Bias story, according to the ESPN blurb they had of the director. He did a very nice job with this one.

Check out my post. Broke the news before you. jk!

I was talking to my buddy and I was asking whether making an actual feature film of the story would take away from the documentary or the story itself. I'm not sure how much justice it would do, but hey that's why I'm not a director!

[TheDoyler23]

ooh, thanks for that list!

Not looking forward to:

Michael Jordan in the minor leagues (who cares? not me)

What if someone can prove those rumors that Jordan was secretly suspended that year for gambling? Then it'll be appointment viewing.

[Spaceman Spiff]

What if someone can prove those rumors that Jordan was secretly suspended that year for gambling? Then it'll be appointment viewing.

Dunno, I think it'd be cool to see regardless. There are only a couple on that list that I wouldn't totally be interested in but then again the trailers haven't launched yet.