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bcslouck wrote: ↑

Tue May 18, 2021 12:45 pm

There really isn't a bad ESPN 30 for 30.

usnspecialist wrote: ↑

Tue May 18, 2021 12:04 pm

breaking this down by sport. Listing some places where they are able to be viewed online (you will probably have different options in the UK). In full disclosure, most 30 for 30 reviews are ripped from the wikipedia description for the series. I have underlined the ones i would highly recommend. I am sure there are plenty I am forgetting too.

Basketball:
The Last Dance (ESPN+/Netflix): The docu-series gives an account of Michael Jordan's career and the Chicago Bulls, using never-before aired footage from the 1997–98 Bulls season, his final season with the team.

Football:
Pony Excess (30 for 30/ESPN+): The rise, fall, and rebirth of the SMU Mustangs football program, which received a 1-year "death penalty" for major infractions after former SMU player David Stanley blew the whistle on the long-suspected program.
OJ Made in America (30 for 30/ESPN+): The five-part documentary series examines the life of O. J. Simpson, as well as the broader issues of race and celebrity in the United States as it pertained to Simpson's 1995 criminal trial

Soccer:
The Two Escobars (30 for 30/ESPN+): The lives of soccer player Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar; the intertwining of crime and soccer in their native Colombia; and the connections between the deaths of both men.
Hillsborough (30 for 30/ESPN+): A look at the April 15, 1989 tragedy at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, where overcrowding in the stadium's standing-room-only areas led to a crushing stampede that killed 96 people and injured 766. The film examines the ongoing efforts of victims' families to seek exoneration of their loved ones, who were blamed in part by local authorities in an attempt to conceal police and security inadequacies.
Diego Maradona (HBO): Diego Maradona documents and centres around the time Maradona transferred from FC Barcelona to S.S.C. Napoli in 1984, eventually winning two Serie A titles and the 1988–89 UEFA Cup with the Italian team. (NOTE: Very little if any english in this, will need subtitles)

Other:
One Day in September (Tubi): Oscar winning documentary about the 1972 Munich Olympic attack. Also recommend the book, which covers both the movie and also the Israeli revenge operation known as Wrath of God (if you have seen the movie Munich, the 2nd half of the book is the true story of that).
9.79* (30 for 30/ESPN+): A profile of the Men's 100 meter final at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the lives of the eight men who participated, including Ben Johnson (whose world record of 9.79 seconds was annulled after he tested positive for anabolic steroids) and Carl Lewis (who was awarded the gold medal after Johnson's disqualification).
The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius (30 for 30/ESPN+): The life of South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his childhood during the last days of apartheid, to worldwide celebrity as the first double-leg amputee to compete in the able-bodied Olympics, to his conviction for killing his girlfriend.
Senna (HBO): Life and times of legendary F1 driver Ayrton Senna
Andre the Giant (HBO): Life and times of Andre the Giant.
At the Heart of Gold (HBO): A brutal look inside the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal. Definitely a tough watch, but very well done.