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What was your favorite ESPN 30 for 30?

Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:35 pm
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:35 pm
We were talking about it in the Condon thread on the OT, I have only seen the following.

The Miami 30 for 30
The Pacers vs Knicks
Marcus Dupry
SMU

And I enjoyed them in the order I listed them.
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
Where the mongooses roam
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:40 pm to
The Best That Never Was

followed closely by The Two Escobars

Posted by liongirl85
Hammond, La
Member since Apr 2004
2073 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:41 pm to
Pony Excess and The U
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64798 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:44 pm to
Hard to pick an order:

The Two Escobars
Without Bias (Len Bias)
Once Brothers (Vlade Divac/Drazen Petrovic)
The Best that Never Was (Marcus Dupree)


Best on a topic that I knew nothing about:

Tim Richmond: To the Limit (NASCAR driver died of AIDS)


Worst (Tie):

Straight Out of L.A. (Ice Cube's take on the LA Raiders)
One Night in Vegas (Mike Tyson/Tupac) I quit watching it after 20 minutes
Posted by LSUCanFAN
In the past
Member since Jan 2009
28097 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:45 pm to
Terry Fox
The Best That Never Was
SMU
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120834 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:45 pm to
quote:

Pony Excess and The U


That's it! Pony Excess, I couldn't think of the titles of each one, but I knew the SMU show was titled something like that.

You must be a CFB fan lion, I am the same way and thought I was only going to enjoy the CFB related 30/30s but the Pacers vs Knicks 30/30 brought back a lot of memories from the mid 90s.
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64798 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:46 pm to
quote:

Terry Fox


Into the wind




Good call.
Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27139 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:46 pm to
I like

The U and Winning Time
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120834 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:47 pm to
quote:

Straight Out of L.A. (Ice Cube's take on the LA Raiders)
One Night in Vegas (Mike Tyson/Tupac) I quit watching it after 20 minutes


Those were the other shows I wanted to try and watch, but it isn't worth watching? Or are you not a fan of the whole gansta rap scene?
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
130626 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:49 pm to
quote:

The Miami 30 for 30
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120834 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:50 pm to
quote:

The U


I always liked the U just because during the 90s I was in my preteen/teenage years and they were sort of the "new era" of CFB. Kind of like when you like something just because the old people dont.
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
46189 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:50 pm to
1. Best That Never Was
2. Two Escobars
3. Pony Excess
4. Once Brothers
5. Into the Wind
Posted by Zamoro10
Member since Jul 2008
14743 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:53 pm to
quote:

Once Brothers (Vlade Divac/Drazen Petrovic)
- thought is was the best/most impact...it was so good it could have been made into a feature length documentary.

quote:

Straight Out of L.A. (Ice Cube's take on the LA Raiders)
One Night in Vegas (Mike Tyson/Tupac)

Never has hip-hop been so boring. The directors had no talent for telling a story that was coherent.

Hardest to watch because of the memory - The Guru of Go; family went to Loyola so we were fans of the team and followed the Hank and Bo show.
This post was edited on 7/18/11 at 5:54 pm
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120834 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:53 pm to
Does anyone think that the 30 for 30 shows (specifically the CFB related shows) lead to some current investigations within CFB?

I think it showed exactly how interested people are in those stories which lead to reporters trying to find that next big story.
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64798 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:58 pm to
quote:

Those were the other shows I wanted to try and watch, but it isn't worth watching? Or are you not a fan of the whole gansta rap scene?


I just thought the Tyson/Tupac one was horrible. It was two "hip-hop" guys rhyming their way through the documentary and I really didn't care that Tyson and Tupac were good friends. But I would have watched it except it was terrible.

Straight Out of L.A. just seemed to be stating that rap music was the only reason pro football had a chance in Los Angeles. Basically that because the hip-hop world loved the Raiders, that they never should have left L.A. My opinion is that perhaps Al Davis learned that the hip-hop fans buying starter jackets wasn't going to put people in the seats where the real money is made. However, I did at least watch all of that one.
This post was edited on 7/18/11 at 5:59 pm
Posted by Vicks Kennel Club
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Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 7/18/11 at 5:58 pm to
Into The Wind

Second favorite: The Two Escobars
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120834 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 6:03 pm to
quote:

Basically that because the hip-hop world loved the Raiders, that they never should have left L.A.


Now that you mention this, I think I did see some of this one.

I have always been under the impression that part of the reason the Raiders moved was to get away from that whole gangsta image that people associated with them.
Posted by OneMoreTime
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Member since Dec 2008
61865 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 6:04 pm to
Pony Excess. I haven't seen most of them though.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
176229 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 6:06 pm to
The Two Escobars. Real stuff.

The U is overrated by the fan boys here. It's still good.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120834 posts
Posted on 7/18/11 at 6:06 pm to
quote:

Pony Excess. I haven't seen most of them though.



I thought the beginning of Pony Excess was done well. I like how they touched on how the city of Dallas was thriving, etc.
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