30 for 30: Hillsborough

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gorocks99
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Apr 15, 2014 9:32pm
Great one tonight. Might be my favorite 30 for 30.
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SportsAndLady
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Apr 15, 2014 9:43pm
Very good
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QuakerOats
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Apr 15, 2014 9:47pm
Will have to check it out ....... still have NC State and Valvano as my favorite by far.
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OSH
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Apr 15, 2014 11:54pm
I DVR'd it. Completely forgot about it or I would've been able to watch it tonight. Unfortunately, the reairing will be on Sunday, so I'll have to wait until then since that's when it's DVR'd.
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Apr 16, 2014 7:18am
It was okay. Too somber for my taste.
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 16, 2014 9:41am
Probably won't watch it since it doesn't seem seem all that interesting. Had to Google it to see what it was referring to.

I think my favorite 30 for 30 so far is the one on OJ or Pony Excess
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Apr 16, 2014 9:48am
I stopped watching. As snot said, it was too somber. Also they couldn't start cutting the fences? What a shitty way to die. Looking forward to the other 30 for 30 "soccer stories" though.

Also, what ever happened to the 30 for 30 that was being made about browns fans? It was supposed to come out in February.
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Apr 16, 2014 10:06am
I have this set to DVR later as I forgot it last night. Looking forward to seeing this.
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vball10set
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Apr 16, 2014 2:19pm
like_that;1605670 wrote: Also, what ever happened to the 30 for 30 that was being made about browns fans? It was supposed to come out in February.
It was traded for future draft picks ;)
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Apr 16, 2014 2:34pm
like_that;1605670 wrote:Also, what ever happened to the 30 for 30 that was being made about browns fans? It was supposed to come out in February.
Not sure about one specifically about Browns fans, but I remember seeing around February where they just started shooting on one about Cleveland sports misfortunes.
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Apr 16, 2014 2:57pm
dlazz;1605666 wrote:Probably won't watch it since it doesn't seem seem all that interesting. Had to Google it to see what it was referring to.

I think my favorite 30 for 30 so far is the one on OJ or Pony Excess
June 17, 1994 was awesome, just a crazy sports day. I still think The U is the best on pure entertainment value
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Apr 16, 2014 3:17pm
Tale of 2 Escobars I think has been my favorite. I also really liked Once Brothers but most of them have been really good.
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Apr 16, 2014 10:05pm
Fab1b;1605853 wrote:Tale of 2 Escobars I think has been my favorite. I also really liked Once Brothers but most of them have been really good.
I forgot about that one!
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Apr 16, 2014 10:28pm
Fab1b;1605853 wrote:Tale of 2 Escobars I think has been my favorite.
mine as well
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friendfromlowry
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Apr 17, 2014 12:32am
I watched about an hour of this one. Like a couple others said, too depressing. I was personally embarrassed for everyone involved with that whole incident. What a complete fail in humanity.

As for favorite 30 for 30s, I don't pay much attention to baseball once the Reds are eliminated. With that said, I really liked the 'Four Days in October' which portrayed the Red Sox comeback against the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS.
There's one on tonight about the early 1990's Detroit Pistons. Looks pretty good.
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Apr 17, 2014 4:38pm
The Detroit Bad Boys looks very good.
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Apr 17, 2014 7:06pm
The Two Escobars was awesome.
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Apr 17, 2014 8:04pm
Tigerfan00;1606286 wrote:The Detroit Bad Boys looks very good.
Really looking forward to this.

The first piece of sports apparel I remember owning was a "Motor City Bad Boys" t-shirt that my mom, a big Tigers and Pistons fan growing up, bought for me when I was about one or two. I have both of Detroit's NBA Finals home video highlight tapes and watched them all the time as a kid. Love the Bad Boys, even if I was too young to remember watching them play live.

Lamb and Mahorn were awesome.
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Apr 17, 2014 9:07pm
This bad boys 30 for 30 is awesome. I miss 80s and 90s basketball
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Apr 17, 2014 10:07pm
ccrunner609;1606357 wrote:80's bball was the best. You cant argue that point
Shut the fuck up
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Wally
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Apr 18, 2014 5:51am
My son wore my "Bad Boys" shirt for years-he might still have it. Man-those guys were dirty! lol Loved watching them though and what they did to Jordan's Bulls, Bird's Celtics and Magic's Lakers was pretty impressive.
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Apr 18, 2014 7:06pm
Just watched this 30 for 30, pretty crazy. I like the 2 escobars the best so far.
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Apr 18, 2014 7:41pm
vball10set;1605829 wrote:It was traded for future draft picks ;)
Wish I could Rep this.
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Apr 18, 2014 7:52pm
Hillsborough was good, but it's nowhere near one of the best 30 for 30s.

Without Bias
The U
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
Run Ricky Run
Straight Outta L.A.
June 17, 1994
One Night in Vegas
The Best That Never Was
Pony Express
The Fab Five
Catching Hell
Unguarded
Roll Tide/War Eagle
The Marinovich Project
Broke
9.79*
Benji
Ghosts of Ole Miss
You Don't Know Bo
Survive and Advance
Elway to Marino
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
No Más
Big Shot
Bernie and Ernie
Youngstown Boys
The Price of Gold
Requiem for the Big East
Bad Boys

... were all better than Hillsborough.


I think my top 5/6 favs are

The U
Run Ricky Run / You Don't Know Bo
Pony Express
The Fab Five
Catching Hell
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Apr 19, 2014 11:22pm
My five favorites: Catching Hell, Unguarded, Run Ricky Run, Once Brothers and Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks.

There are so many great choices from which to choose, though. Guru of Go, Kings Ransom, The Band That Wouldn't Die, Bad Boys, etc. The 30 for 30 series is the best work ESPN has ever had a hand in producing.

In the future, I'd really like to see a 30 for 30 done on the mysterious disappearance at sea of former NBA center Bison Dele.