30 For 30

ESPN continues this series, originally a celebration of its 30th year of broadcasting, of insider sports documentaries.

Tuesdays, ESPN

Current Season: 2 - Total Episodes: 38
Highest Rated: Ep 2, Season 1

Elway To Marino

by Alasdair Wilkins April 23, 2013 -

Prior to tonight's NFL Draft, reflect on the wonderfully, hilariously insane 1983 edition.

C+

“Survive And Advance”

by Dennis Perkins March 17, 2013 -

Chronicling the fairy-tale title run of the 1983 NC State Wolfpack in improbably relaxed fashion.

You Don’t Know Bo

by Alasdair Wilkins December 8, 2012 -

Bo Jackson's story is too incredible to screw up... but ESPN's latest occasionally puts that to the test.

C-

Ghosts Of Ole Miss

by Phil Dyess-Nugent October 30, 2012 -

A new sports documentary remembers the undefeated season enjoyed by the University of Mississippi in 1962—and, oh yeah, that other thing that happened that year.

Ep. 8, Season 2
Elway To Marino
Ep. 7, Season 2
“Survive And Advance”
Ep. 6, Season 2
You Don’t Know Bo
Ep. 5, Season 2
Ghosts Of Ole Miss

Features Reviews

Season

newest oldest

"Pony Exce$$"
Episode 30

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B+
"The Best That Never Was"
Episode 29

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B+
"Marion Jones: Press Pause"
Episode 28

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D+
“Fernando Nation”
Episode 27

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B
"Tim Richmond: To The Limit"
Episode 26

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B-
"Once Brothers"
Episode 25

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B-
"Four Days in October"
Episode 24

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C
"Into The Wind"
Episode 23

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B+
“The House Of Steinbrenner”
Episode 22

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B+
"Unmatched"
Episode 21

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B-
"One Night In Vegas"
Episode 20

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B
"Little Big Men"
Episode 19

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C+
"Jordan Rides the Bus"
Episode 18

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C+
"The Birth Of Big Air"
Episode 17

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B+
"The Two Escobars"
Episode 16

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A
“June 17, 1994”
Episode 15

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A
"Straight Outta L.A."
Episode 14

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B
“The 16th Man”
Episode 13

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B
“Run Ricky Run”
Episode 12

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B+
"Silly Little Game"
Episode 11

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B+
No Crossover: The Trial Of Allen Iverson
Episode 10

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A
"Guru Of Go"
Episode 9

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B
"Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks"
Episode 8

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A
"The U"
Episode 7

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B+
“The Legend Of Jimmy The Greek”
Episode 6

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B
"Without Bias"
Episode 5

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B
"Muhammad And Larry"
Episode 4

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A
“Small Potatoes: Who Killed The USFL?”
Episode 3

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B
"The Band That Wouldn't Die"
Episode 2

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A
"Kings Ransom"
Episode 1

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B+

Elway To Marino
Episode 8

Prior to tonight's NFL Draft, reflect on the wonderfully, hilariously insane 1983 edition.
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B
“Survive And Advance”
Episode 7

Chronicling the fairy-tale title run of the 1983 NC State Wolfpack in improbably relaxed fashion.
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C+
You Don’t Know Bo
Episode 6

Bo Jackson's story is too incredible to screw up... but ESPN's latest occasionally puts that to the test.
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B
Ghosts Of Ole Miss
Episode 5

A new sports documentary remembers the undefeated season enjoyed by the University of Mississippi in 1962—and, oh yeah, that other thing that happened that year.
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C-
Benji
Episode 4

A profile of slain Chicago high-school basketball star Ben Wilson pays tribute to a fallen idol.
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B-
There’s No Place Like Home
Episode 3

An exploration of one basketball fan’s personal quest falls a bit flat, due to a narrow scope.
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C
9.79*
Episode 2

Ben Johnson’s doping-enhanced gold in the 100m scandalized the 1988 Olympic Games, but the hypocrisy of his shaming still burns.
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B+
“Broke”
Episode 1

The second volume of the documentary series begins by tackling the enormous and important issue of how professional athletes mismanage their fortunes.
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B-

Teen Titans Go! Go where? Go wherever the animators make them go, we suppose
Teen Titans Go! Go where? Go wherever the animators make them go, we suppose. Also: John Elway demands a trade from 30 For 30 while Awkward. tells Matty to “go long.”
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The best TV series of 2012: The ballots
Find out what series almost made the list—and which writers need to be bugged about not watching Game Of Thrones.
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30 For 30 aims to crack the eternal mystery of what, exactly, Bo Jackson knows
30 For 30 tackles that eternal mystery: Just what does Bo Jackson know? Also: Syfy brings you 12 disasters for Christmas, and Fringe is finally airing again.
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“Glease” is the word—even if it isn’t a real word
“Glease” is the word—even if it isn’t a real word. Also: The Knope-Biden Summit of 2012 and more cancer in Philadelphia (must be all that sunniness).
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A Go On Halloween leads a night filled with characters in unrealistically elaborate costumes
A night full of sitcom Halloween episodes is capped by Matthew Perry's shenanigans on Go On. Also: Two stone-cold horror movie classics and, uh, auto racing?
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New seasons of Happy Endings and Don’t Trust The B---- In Apartment 23 emerge from ABC’s secret ratings-protecting vault
New seasons of Happy Endings and Don’t Trust The B---- In Apartment 23 emerge from ABC’s secret ratings-protecting vault. Also: Getting your Greendale wherever you can.
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Concerns about the horribleness of being young are voiced in a town hall-style debate MTV calls Underemployed
Concerns about the horribleness of being young are voiced in a town hall-style debate MTV calls Underemployed. Also: Democracy preempts everything but basketball documentaries and motorcycle gangs.
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Celebrate the return of 30 For 30 before the depression caused by its subject matter sets in
Celebrate the return of 30 For 30 before the depression caused by its subject matter sets in. Also: A Hedren-Griffith-Johnson family reunion on Fox, and a Disney girl gone SAMCRO.
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TV Club announces fall schedule, death of hope for all you Guys With Kids super-fans
So it’s come to this. The A.V. Club once again wishes to welcome you to our fall TV coverage, in which we will be covering several dozen series, new and returning, on a regular basis, each episode receiving our patented episodic review treatm...
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ESPN at the TCA press tour: ESPN films announces new round of 30 For 30 documentaries
Connor Schell, vice president of ESPN Films, announced at the final panel of the Television Critics Association summer press tour that the acclaimed, Peabody-Award-winning 30 For 30 sports documentary series will return with a second “volume...
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DVDs In Brief: June 13, 2012
Our weekly DVD review round-up.
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#29: No, That Would Be Drive Angry
We look at Doonesbury's latest controversy, answer listener mail asking why we're so critical, discuss our favorite basketball entertainments, talk about what we want from The Hunger Games, and share our Extracurricular Activities.
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DVDs In Brief: December 7, 2010
The A.V. Club's weekly DVD review round-up.
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30 For 30 and Hoop Dreams filmmaker Steve James
A documentary filmmaker’s contribution to ESPN’s 30 For 30 is about Allen Iverson and much more.
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Bill Simmons
The ESPN.com fixture and author of The Book Of Basketball explains why everything you thought you knew about sports is wrong.
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