OT - Favorite "30 for 30"s thus far?
In case you haven't noticed, there's an all day "30 for 30" marathon that's been going on ESPN classic all day. I haven't been able to get myself off the couch since this morning. I've loved every episode/short film I've seen (favorite thus far is the ali/holmes fight, very sad)...but I know that I've missed so many.
First question - what have been some of your favorites?
Second question - is there a place where these can be downloaded online...for free?
December 25th, 2009 at 8:21 PM ^
Wayne Gretzky or The U.
Jimmy the Greek would be in the running if it wasn't so depressing, I think.
December 25th, 2009 at 10:23 PM ^
Definitely my favorite!
December 25th, 2009 at 8:23 PM ^
Plus former Lion, Benny Blades was featured.
and was hilarious
December 25th, 2009 at 9:04 PM ^
I've loved them all but I would have to say the USFL one, which surprised me b/c I hadn't thought twice about the USFL.
DVR them all my man!
Merry Christmas
December 25th, 2009 at 9:29 PM ^
The U, The U, it's all about The U....
December 25th, 2009 at 9:36 PM ^
...but I think the best one was "Without Bias", even though it was the saddest of the 30 for 30's, it did a great job of showing how Len Bias' death affected the entire area surronding College Park.
December 25th, 2009 at 9:38 PM ^
As sad as it was it really had a very important story to tell about both fighters legacy's. The U was good too except I felt there was a lot of twisting. And almost as good was the Jimmy the Greek film.
December 25th, 2009 at 10:16 PM ^
My vote is for The U. Very entertaining and kept my attention for two hours (which is hard to do).
I would have put Without Bias as my #1, but I don't feel the doc answered enough questions. Most notably, "How the hell did Len Bias score nearly pure cocaine if he had only done it a couple of times before?".
December 26th, 2009 at 12:37 AM ^
For someone who wasn't not around for the whole thing, living it through the tv was much better then hearing small bits from others. What a terrible story, the fact that his brothers life ended so soon was a result of the whole situation, which was sad to see as well. I just didn't know the whole thing went so deep so it was nice to see it all.
December 25th, 2009 at 10:41 PM ^
The Ali/Holmes one sticks with me, because beyond Ali's true tragedy, it really shows Holmes as a likeable guy, not the villain of the piece.
The U was the most entertaining, just because it made you feel how you felt then...if you loved them you loved them still...if you hated them... It felt like a bit of a whitewashing, sure, but they never really denied they were big cheaters...just sorta short changed it.
But nearest to my heart was the USFL...ah, the Michigan Panthers...
As the above poster mentions, the end of the Bias one left me with more questions than answers.
December 25th, 2009 at 11:02 PM ^
i hope our teams in tha future has that swagger
December 25th, 2009 at 11:09 PM ^
i actually think that we're headed towards that...
December 25th, 2009 at 11:15 PM ^
I was worried about the after parties, and how I was going to maneuver my women around.
December 26th, 2009 at 1:20 AM ^
U and USFL were great and by far my favorite. ESPN really displayed what each of them were about and were great documentaries. Hopefully ESPN releases 30 for 30 on DVD or something, i would definately buy it.
December 26th, 2009 at 1:45 AM ^
The U was great. I went from a mild dislike of Miami (That Miami) to a moderate appreciation for.
December 26th, 2009 at 10:08 AM ^
hard to beat the U. good to see their current head coach in his playing days.
December 26th, 2009 at 5:28 PM ^
...and his rapper money laundering days...
December 26th, 2009 at 10:40 AM ^
Man they better bring these to DVD when the series is done, I've only caught the USFL one but it was great. I wouldn't mind paying $200 for the set.
December 26th, 2009 at 11:26 AM ^
i remember reading that there was a lot of footage that had to be cut from The U documentary for instance that would be available on the DVD. if they're making one for that they almost have to make one for the others right?
December 26th, 2009 at 11:28 AM ^
2. Without Bias
3. Muhammed and Larry
That's my order, although i thoroughly enjoyed them all.
December 26th, 2009 at 4:18 PM ^
http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/30-30/tv-listings/298891
I already set my Tivo for most of the ones mentioned above.
Looking forward to these.
December 28th, 2009 at 3:42 PM ^
The Holmes/Ali one was my favorite just for the Larry Holmes song that is playing while he drives his Cadillac in the beginning.