Northern Wish Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Anyone catch this on TSN before the Wings- Coyotes game last night?It was pretty interesting- as I had no idea where rotisserie leagues or all of the "roto" type names in fantasy sports had originated from.Check for it in reruns over the next few weeks when Game 6 if neccesary, is not neccesary.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 I will catch it, for sure. Been enjoying that series. The Iverson one was quite good for a while but was too long and started to drag. The Reggie Miller one is my favorite so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Reggie was fantastic. My PVR is now almost full of ESPN Films, HDNET Concerts and a few choice Office and Modern Family episodes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Cool, I'll check it out for sure. I've seen the Jimmy the Greek and Len Bias one's so far and I've liked them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 I've definitely been digging the 30 for 30 series.Still have yet to see King's Ransom (Gretzky), the AI one, I think Run Ricky Run is on the DVR, the Hank Gathers one or the roto one.Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks was just incredible. Hearing the players talk about what it was like to be in the trenches back then was great - especially hearing from Ewing, who never had a good relationship with the media. http://30for30.espn.com/ It'll be interesting to see the Terry Fox documentary directed by Steve Nash.Hell, they're all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 There's one about Jimmy The Greek? HOLYSHITBALLS!I cant wait to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Yeah that was another good one Booche. Problem is the showtimes are scattered and hard to find, and there is zero promotion.Gotta set up the DVR to record all episodes of ESPN Films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 (edited) The Gretzky one was fantastic. Edmonton was nearly in flames when Pocklington made the trade, but you get to hear his story which made everything make sense. I would love to see the Reggie Miller one because basketball was my favorite sport in that era. I could at one time name the starting line up of every team in the league and had an official Dominique Wilkins jersey. Edited April 29, 2010 by Guest I had the home jersey not the red away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Chris they sell them on DVD, which leads me to believe you can "find" it online somewhere.Highly recommended - you'll LOVE it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 I downloaded it at lunch, the bigger problem is that I have about 50 other things that are "must watch" ahead of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Haha, you already know this Punk but I have only owned one NBA jersey in my time. Got it in the late 80's.Niq'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Not ESPN, but HBO has been hyping a Magic vs Bird doc they've made. Can't wait for it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 "FantasyLand" on snagfilms.com ever seen it?Based on the bestselling book by Sam Walker, Fantasyland, directed by Stephen Palgon, traces a single season in the expert baseball league Tout Wars. But this wasn’t any ordinary season. This season an outsider, a fan, a non expert, would compete against the greatest minds in fantasy baseball including the founder of Tout Wars and one of the icons of the industry Ron Shandler. To compete against the experts, Jed Latkin, a financial analyst from New York is willing to do anything and everything in his quest to win Tout Wars. Jed is more than just a fantasy baseball player, he puts the “fanatic†in fantasy.In order to beat the experts Jed attempts to play fantasy for real and hits the road to meet, motivate and plead with actual Major League Baseball players to perform well for his squad the Jedi Knights. He presents players like Gary Sheffield, Justin Verlander, Carl Crawford, JJ Putz, Ichiro with team jerseys in hopes of inspiring his players to lead the Jedi Knights to the top of the Tout Wars standings.Fantasyland is NOT a film about statistics but rather a glimpse into the world of fantasy sports and the personalities, characters and stories that make up this billion dollar industry. It is a journey with Jed Latkin, one of the most wild and crazy, obsessed fantasy sports players you will ever meet.Fantasyland is produced by Wonderland Sound and Vision and Endgame Entertainment. this dude Jed is a real lunatic, man.. totally makes it worth it, hahah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Chris they sell them on DVD, which leads me to believe you can "find" it online somewhere.Highly recommended - you'll LOVE it.I watched it last night, and I totally loved it.That movie sounds crazy Guigsy! Going to have to try to watch that one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 We have scratched a few more off the list.We watched The Rise of Fantasy Sports, which was really quite good. I could have done without the zany graphics and re-enactments, but the story itself was quite interesting. Plus, I got to learn where the term "rotisserie" came from as it related to fantasy sports.We also watched Run Ricky Run, which was pretty disappointing. Yes, Ricky Williams is a freak, and yes, he really really really likes weed, but the story just wasn't as compelling as some of the other ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 I agree on the production- it was a little weird at times- I can't believe the guy INVENTED a fucking statistic in a sport where every last number was already being counted (well almost).Now I finally know what WHIP means! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 We started watching the Allen Iverson one last night. Needless to say it didn't really grab us.We have The Guru of Go waiting on the PVR too. There's a new one premiering tonight about rugby in South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I agree, I turned it off about halfway through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 We also watched Run Ricky Run, which was pretty disappointing. Yes, Ricky Williams is a freak, and yes, he really really really likes weed, but the story just wasn't as compelling as some of the other ones.I just watched it and Im astounded that you didn't find it compelling. I though it was great. Oh well, different strokes I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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