30 for 30
 

Has anyone checked out 30 for 30? Most of them (If not all, I'm not sure) are available on Netflix streaming.

From Wikipedia -

"30 for 30 is the umbrella title for a series of documentaries airing on ESPN and its sister networks. The first volume, which premiered in October 2009 and concluded in December 2010, chronicles 30 stories from the "ESPN era," each of which detail the issues, trends, people, teams, or events that transformed the sports landscape since the sports network was founded in 1979. Additional films that were not released in the first series premiered in March 2011 under the title, ESPN Films Presents:. A second volume of films was announced to start in October of 2012 under the 30 for 30 name.[2]

The idea for the series began with ESPN.com columnist Bill Simmons, who wanted feature filmmakers to recount the sports stories, people, and events from the past 3 decades which they (1) took a personal interest or involvement in, however great or small, and (2) felt hadn't been fully explored. Simmons and his team took special interest to "stories that resonated at the time but were eventually forgotten for whatever reason."[4] Simmons serves as 30 for 30's executive producer; Mike Tollin, who directed the series' 3rd entry, "Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?," also serves as consulting producer to the series."

I've watched three of them so far. The first one was The Two Escobars, which followed the life/careers of Pablo Escobar and Andre Escobar. One was a great soccer player in Columbia, and the other was the head of the drug cartel in Columbia. The story is about how their careers were intertwined with each other and the tragedies that resulted from it. It's really good.

The second one was June 17, 1994, outlining all of the major events in sports that happened on (or around) June 17, 1994. This ranges from the OJ Simpson mess, to Arnold Palmer's last round of golf, to the NY Rangers' Stanley Cup win. Also really good.

Lastly, was Jordan Rides the Bus, documenting Michael Jordan's turn from professional basketball to major/minor league baseball. That one wasn't as good as the previous two, but still worth a watch.


Has anyone else watched anything from this series? There's a ton of documentaries to choose from, not sure which I'd like to watch next.

I watched the one on Drazen Petrovich no too long ago. They are fairly well done.

the one about the Baltimore Colts and the Band without a Team was excellent

bread and circus

The ones on Jimmy the Greek and the U (Miami) were great.

your avatar is the cover of an awesome book by Steven Brust.

<3 me some Vlad ;)

To be honest I had NO idea. Will have to look for the book.
I found this avatar years and years ago and liked it

I loved "The Real Rocky".

Even though the guy was probably a huge scumbag in real life it was a great story.

The Colts marching band is a great story too, one I lived through. I still don't think they deserve prime real estate in the stadium though. Let them stand in the tunnel. It was made by Barry Levinson, a Baltimore native who has made some pretty excellent movies.

Ya I remember watching a few of these actually

Yeah, they're all worth watching. The Colts marching band one was my favorite, though the Two Escobars is close...