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zakharov posted:Wasn't she a freelancer? I looked it up and yes, you're right; however Rolling Stone higher ups did say she would continue to write for them http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/05/media/rolling-stone-uva-rape-article-columbia-probe/ quote:An institutional failure at Rolling Stone resulted in a deeply flawed article about a purported gang rape at the University of Virginia, according to an outside review by Columbia Journalism School professors.
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Apr 30, 2016 07:02
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NickRoweFillea posted:When the hell is the Ric Flair one I can get drunk and lie to you for 90 minutes if that's what you really want to see
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Apr 30, 2016 18:41
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Mob posted:I can get drunk and lie to you for 90 minutes if that's what you really want to see Only if you get Terry Funk
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Apr 30, 2016 21:07
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Believeland was kind of disappointing. Felt more like a montage of bad things than anything deep. Needed more length and interview subjects.
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May 15, 2016 14:57
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Henchman of Santa posted:Believeland was kind of disappointing. Felt more like a montage of bad things than anything deep. Needed more length and interview subjects.
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May 15, 2016 15:13
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Henchman of Santa posted:Believeland was kind of disappointing. Felt more like a montage of bad things than anything deep. Needed more length and interview subjects. Opening with "Burn On" was great. Realized they couldn't improve on the Major League intro, smart. Having not really known the background behind Modell heading to Baltimore, it seemed extremely kind to him given the vitriol Clevelanders hold toward him. The doc also seemed to gloss over the facts surrounding when Modell first tried to leave; they made it sound like he was continually rebuffed by the indifferent city council, and as a last resort had no other recourse but to leave. Then they drop it in at the end like an 'oh by the way' that he was having clandestine meetings with Baltimore from a much earlier point in the process than he let on. Surely we have the facts about that timeline by now? Also, don't know why, but I wanted to hear more about how awful the Cavs' ownership was before Gund bought them. They made it sound like the owner was intentionally sinking the team.
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May 16, 2016 07:27
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The documentary was lovely for a lot of reasons, but it sugarcoated the gently caress out of everything behind "the move" and that bearded dude sounded like a straight up Modell apologist. Modell 'being kind enough to take on the costs of the stadium', was a bunch of bullshit. Sure, he got to lease the stadium for $1 a year and operating costs. However, that also means he essentially sublet the stadium to the Browns and the Indians, and got paid for any concerts or other events held there (tickets/concessions). He put in luxury seats and increased advertising. Even though the Indians were lovely, Modell made a buck off of them: Modell was collecting money from the luxury seats sold at Indians games. That's not counting, of course, the money from NFL TV deals. Yea, Cleveland Municipal Stadium was a dump. There wasn't even running water to the press/team box areas all the way at the top. There were poles all over the loving place that obscured your view. If you were 'lucky' enough to get a seat in the lower bowl under the upper bowl: congratulations! You couldn't see where a pop fly or football went. I got tickets for Indians games 11 rows behind home plate all the time and they were terrible. Why? Because there was a large walkway that separated rows 1-10 and 11-xx that went through the stadium. That means you couldn't see poo poo because people were milling about all the drat time back and forth. When the Gateway first started being talked up- a football stadium was part of the deal (although at first it would have been mixed use- but separate stadium came into play later on). It went loving nowhere because although the city would have built him a loving stadium, he didn't want any part of it because he wouldn't own it afterwards. Essentially, he wanted Cleveland to pay for it to be built and then given to Modell. So Gateway gets built. Things go great (especially for the Indians as a team). Modell is stuck in his crumbling shithole. Now he wants out. City Council approved a sin tax extension to go on the ballot (no one thought that it wouldn't pass it if came to be), but now Modell is all loving quiet. And yea, what was mostly a footnote in the Believeland doc was a big loving deal: Modell was in secret negotiations with Baltimore. I can't speak of how much Modell 'wanted to be loved' or about his philanthropy. I do know, however he managed it, that he was terrible with money. Some fans still hold the poo poo with Bernie against Modell, but he should absolutely be heckled for the stupid loving Rison contract among other things. Another footnote that may have been helpful (but I don't think Believeland brought up), was that Modell had to sell the Ravens (yea even after getting 50 million) because he was in the hole.
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May 16, 2016 19:54
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Does the Cleveland doc talk about Ted Stepien at all?
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May 16, 2016 20:15
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Atheistdeals.com posted:Does the Cleveland doc talk about Ted Stepien at all? For like two minutes. Admittedly they're a pretty funny two minutes.
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May 16, 2016 20:26
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Any time you get a rule named after you it should probably be worth more than 2 minutes I think
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May 17, 2016 00:44
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This is a great video, for so many things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_gmrudvXTg "Today, Cleveland made national news again, because a man was on top of Terminal Tower throwing things at people down below."
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May 17, 2016 00:56
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In the first episode of the new OJ doc there's a commercial that shows a couple frames of upcoming 30 for 30 episodes. The Flair one is in there, as well as the Catholics vs Convicts one, a Calipari episode, an early 80s U of Houston doc, one of Francesa (wut), one on the XFL, something about John Daly, a Darryl Strawberry and Doc Gooden episode, and finally something with a guy that looks like he might be in tennis or soccer (like a Bjorn Borg/Johann Cruyff type). If you think of the 30 for 30 episodes as being a television series it's hard to think of a show that has been this good for this many years from the start.
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Jun 12, 2016 08:06
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Yeah there's a mike and the mad dog one coming up. I have also heard nothing but positive things about the OJ ones.
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Jun 12, 2016 09:12
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Part 1 of OJ Made in America was great. Brilliantly done. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
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Jun 14, 2016 03:29
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Part One was amazing. Super good at teasing out OJ's relationship with other black athletes and race in the 1960s and 1970s. Did an amazing job making sense of the infamous quote "I'm not black, I'm OJ."
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Jun 14, 2016 03:57
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This whole doc is incredible through 4 episodes.
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Jun 17, 2016 16:14
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I've kinda went on a 30 for 30 binge this week. Chasing Tyson I was too young to really understand the whole thing early on and what the importance was. B The Gospel According to Mac I knew nothing of the story and found it really interesting. B+ The Prince of Pennsylvania I would have never guessed a doc about USA Wrestling would have drawn me in, but it did, and it was very well done. Almost cried at the end, so there is that. A Trojan War This was fun to see the backstory and how everything came together. I remember watching the "Bush Push" and BCSNCG live fondly. I still think that UT-USC championship is one of the best games I've ever seen. B+ Four Falls of Buffalo Really well done. Being around 10 years old at the time, I definitely remember everyone making fun of the Bills. I wasn't into football then, but what they accomplished is astounding, and it is interesting to see how time has treated that. A- The 85 Bears Really well done and I enjoyed it. Again, was young at the time (6 lol) but remember getting the Super Bowl Shuffle single to play on my Fisher Price record player because I had to have it. The only time I liked the Bears. B+ Fantasic Lies I also enjoyed this one and I think the director was able to make a hell of a film without a lot of key people agreeing to interview for it. I was finishing up college and super busy at the time, so it was interesting to see how everything played out in detail. A-
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Jun 18, 2016 04:48
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Welp I'm in the new upgraded 30 for 30 for "BELIEVELAND" https://twitter.com/GallesKraco3/status/748710176283172865' red Danny Sullivan "5" hat jumping up and down like an idiot. Had no idea they were filming us at the time.
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Jul 1, 2016 04:02
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I accidentally caught 'Phi Slamma Jama' live the other night and I really enjoyed it. I thought the pacing was good, and I didn't know the back story of Houston, and its astounding they went to 3 Final Fours in a row.
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Oct 20, 2016 23:31
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WHENS THE RIC FLAIR ONE
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Oct 20, 2016 23:53
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Also Billy Corben teased making a Jose Fernandez 30 for 30, I hope he does it
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Oct 20, 2016 23:54
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I'm excited for the Jon Daly one
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Oct 20, 2016 23:56
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mayodreams posted:I accidentally caught 'Phi Slamma Jama' live the other night and I really enjoyed it. I thought the pacing was good, and I didn't know the back story of Houston, and its astounding they went to 3 Final Fours in a row. Oh poo poo it already ran? Figured they'd wait for college basketball season.
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Oct 21, 2016 00:01
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mayodreams posted:The Gospel According to Mac I knew nothing of the story and found it really interesting. B+ 
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Oct 21, 2016 07:55
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Tim Richmond: To The Limit is on Netflix now. I highly suggest anyone with even a passing interest in NASCAR or auto racing watch it. He's widely considered in NASCAR circles to be one of the best racers ever, but he died young, one of the first big names to die of AIDS. Before his death, NASCAR tried to railroad him as a junkie, because he was a feathered hair having, speedo wearing Hollywood playboy in a land of rednecks, and he whipped their asses. It's whitewashed some by NASCAR, but his story alone is incredible. Cole Trickle from Days of Thunder was loosely based on him.
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Oct 31, 2016 02:57
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VikingSkull posted:Tim Richmond: To The Limit is on Netflix now. I highly suggest anyone with even a passing interest in NASCAR or auto racing watch it. He's widely considered in NASCAR circles to be one of the best racers ever, but he died young, one of the first big names to die of AIDS. Before his death, NASCAR tried to railroad him as a junkie, because he was a feathered hair having, speedo wearing Hollywood playboy in a land of rednecks, and he whipped their asses. Yeah it's really good. It's also interesting to see some of the mea culpa from some of the drivers. None of them (apart from Petty Jr who seems like a cool dude) really say "I was wrong because he was just different" but it's still good nonetheless. The story about Dale telling France it's bullshit that he was suspended because he was his toughest competition true or not, is really touching.
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Oct 31, 2016 03:11
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Kyle Petty is a stand up dude in that Richard Petty is extremely punchable
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Oct 31, 2016 03:51
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VikingSkull posted:It's whitewashed some by NASCAR, but his story alone is incredible. Cole Trickle from Days of Thunder was loosely based on him. just because
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Oct 31, 2016 04:35
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Would love to hear more Phi Slama Jama opinions. Been working on that one the past couple of years.
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Oct 31, 2016 17:43
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Crazy Ted posted:Which reminds me: I want a 30 For 30 on Dick Trickle. Sounds like he owned pretty hard. quote:He was also widely noted for having drilled a hole in his safety helmet so that he could smoke while racing, and for installing cigarette lighters in his race cars.[24] Trickle was allowed by NASCAR to smoke in the race car during yellow flag periods, and in the 1990 Winston 500 (now the Aaron's 499), Trickle was seen on live television by the in-car camera lighting up and smoking a cigarette.
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Nov 1, 2016 02:14
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Would love to hear more Phi Slama Jama opinions. Been working on that one the past couple of years. I just moved to the Houston area and I really enjoyed it. Gave me a great explanation for the city's sporting culture and what UH used to be. Plus I love me some ball from that era.
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Nov 1, 2016 04:57
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Niwrad posted:Sounds like he owned pretty hard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9fB1IcTD48 here's a short documentary on him, warning, depressing as gently caress
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Nov 1, 2016 11:51
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Would love to hear more Phi Slama Jama opinions. Been working on that one the past couple of years. Real talk, you did a great job. I don't follow basketball very closely these days and I'd kind of forgotten just how great those teams were.
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Nov 1, 2016 12:13
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joshtothemaxx posted:I just moved to the Houston area and I really enjoyed it. Gave me a great explanation for the city's sporting culture and what UH used to be. Plus I love me some ball from that era. DJExile posted:Real talk, you did a great job. I don't follow basketball very closely these days and I'd kind of forgotten just how great those teams were. Hey thanks! Glad to hear it. Credit really goes to folks well above my paygrade, but I'm proud to have been a part of it. I was curious to see how the final cut worked out because most of the Benny stuff was down to the wire (we're talking weeks before airdate). Because of that angle we had to lose a lot of historical content we loved, like the Fonde rec center. Pros and college players would square off in these legendary pickup games there. Eric Davis claims that PSJ beat the Rockets there, which I'm inclined to believe. If you are a dorky enough basketball fan to watch old games, 1983 UH-Louisville is amazing in its entirety.
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Nov 1, 2016 18:12
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Hey thanks! Glad to hear it. Credit really goes to folks well above my paygrade, but I'm proud to have been a part of it. I was curious to see how the final cut worked out because most of the Benny stuff was down to the wire (we're talking weeks before airdate). Because of that angle we had to lose a lot of historical content we loved, like the Fonde rec center. Pros and college players would square off in these legendary pickup games there. Eric Davis claims that PSJ beat the Rockets there, which I'm inclined to believe. I am definitely dorky enough. Thanks for sharing. And how did you get this gig anyways? Just curious!
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Nov 1, 2016 18:27
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Nothin' fancy about it. I've been working in TV the past couple of years because I want nonfiction experience to go make my own documentaries and the director of PSJ is a partner at the company where I work. We did Brian and the Boz before this a couple of years ago.
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Nov 2, 2016 00:46
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Early press on the John Daly ep is really positive, so I'm looking forward to that.
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Nov 2, 2016 01:24
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e- The most annoying thing about To The Limit is Bill France Jr's admission that HHRMPH, well, the drug test results may have been a bit skewed.  Crazy Ted posted:Which reminds me: I want a 30 For 30 on Dick Trickle. Niwrad posted:Sounds like he owned pretty hard. For emphasis, the second link Viking posted is a FOX/FS1-produced, 30-For-30-style short on Dick Trickle which is the ultimate bio on him so far. Warning: It starts with his suicide call to 911. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 04:13 on Nov 2, 2016 |
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CBJSprague24 posted:Warning: It starts with his suicide call to 911. oh man 
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