I have now seen two ESPN 30 for 30 specials and thought both were pretty good. Just wondering which ones people liked. Personally thought The Two Escobars was fantastic.
ESPN 30 for 30
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They're all fantastic, but I think my top 5 would be:
1. Run Ricky Run
2. No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
3. The Best That Never Was
4. Jordan Rides the Bus
5. Four Days in October
Just missing the cut was "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks". Though I'd reserve the right to change this, as I didn't see the "The U", which most people consider to be one of the very best in the series.
1. Run Ricky Run
2. No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
3. The Best That Never Was
4. Jordan Rides the Bus
5. Four Days in October
Just missing the cut was "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks". Though I'd reserve the right to change this, as I didn't see the "The U", which most people consider to be one of the very best in the series.
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The terry fox one was amazing. I really liked the U, SMU recruiting scandal and run Ricky run. Most of them were fantastic. I didn't care for the LA raiders orjimmy the Greek one
Edit: totally forgot about the Len bias, guru of go and, petrovich ones. I loved those too
Edit: totally forgot about the Len bias, guru of go and, petrovich ones. I loved those too
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Frankly, every one of them I've seen has kept me glued to the TV. Being a basketball guy, I got the most enjoyment out of Once Brothers (about Vlade Divac and Drazen Petrovic) and Guru of Go, about Loyola Marymount in its heyday of Gathers and Kimble.
Marcus Dupree is probably my favorite one. The U and SMU ones were good. The only one I haven't really been able to get through is 4 days in October.
I, too, enjoyed the Terry Fox one.
The Len Bias one really hit me too. Especially how everyone around here (DC area) still talks about how he was as good as Jordan. I swear I hear about Len Bias once every couple of weeks and he's been gone for 25 years!
The Len Bias one really hit me too. Especially how everyone around here (DC area) still talks about how he was as good as Jordan. I swear I hear about Len Bias once every couple of weeks and he's been gone for 25 years!
Pony Exce$$ is a good one, Fab 5, and The Best that Never Was. Really I think they have all be pretty solid.
I haven't had the chance to sit down and watch every single one of them that has been on, but from the ones I have seen I really enjoyed "The U", the story about the Baltimore Colts Marching Band, and especially the SMU football scandal.
Watch as many as you can. They are all good. I'm not much of an ESPN fan anymore but they hit it out of the park with the 30 for 30 idea. Top notch work done by the directors
I actually own both sets... they're outstanding. The U is probably my favorite because I laughed out loud about 50 times, although I haven't gotten through them all. Run Ricky Run was good too.
My two favorites hands down have been "Two Escobars" and "We once were brothers".
I have enjoyed almost all of them but these two i really got into mainly because I didn't know the whole story and it was a mingling of sports and how one thing can affect a whole foreign country and even threaten the lives of the athletes.
I felt the SMU one was OK but I am in full belief that they protected Craig James in that and didn't portray his full involvement.
I have enjoyed almost all of them but these two i really got into mainly because I didn't know the whole story and it was a mingling of sports and how one thing can affect a whole foreign country and even threaten the lives of the athletes.
I felt the SMU one was OK but I am in full belief that they protected Craig James in that and didn't portray his full involvement.
Fab 5, The U, Pony Express, The best that never was, Reggie Miller vs. New York, run ricky run....really haven't seen one that I didn't like!
I agree - The Two Escobars and Once Brothers are two of my favorites. I also liked The U, The 16th Man (tells the sports story whereas Invictus focuses more on the political story), and the one on Reggie Miller.
You have to keep one thing in perspective about Pony Exce$$ - ESPN was not going to allow the filmmaker to rip on Craig James, one of the biggest faces of college football on ESPN. I roll my eyes every time James goes on a morality trip on air - IMO he's one of the last people that get that right after his involvement in the SMU scandal, and ESPN completely glasses it over. And if you think ESPN had no hand in Lynch getting fired from TT, considering the particular incident involved James' son, you're kidding yourself. ESPN would never made nearly as big of a deal as they did if it wasn't James' son at the center of t.
So, whats the word on Craig James? From the film it looked like he had his hands clean, is that not the case?
