30 for 30

Season 2 - Volume II (30 Episodes)

4 Seasons 2012 TV-G 1h 00m 8.8

A collection of documentary films focused on sports.

ESPN Films' 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring today's finest storytellers from inside and outside of the sports world. What started as a celebration of ESPN's 30th anniversary has come to life as an eclectic and fascinating collection of passionate films about sports and culture. Individually, each of the films in this series is meant to tell an intimate, compelling story that stands on its own and brings to life the filmmaker's vision. Collectively, however, these creatively different films weave together a diverse tapestry of what sports has meant to culture. Ultimately, 30 For 30 strives to sit the viewer down and tell a story, employing many sources but giving a distinctive point of view, marshaling words and images to serve that particular perspective. In a sports universe of competing voices, these films offer a single, compelling one.

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Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 1 Broke

1. Broke

Aired: Oct 2, 2012

According to a 2009 Sports Illustrated article, 60 percent of former NBA play...

Episode 2 9.79*

2. 9.79*

Aired: Oct 9, 2012

In the history of the Olympics, there's never been a controversy quite like w...

Episode 4 Benji

4. Benji

Aired: Oct 23, 2012

In 1984, Chicago was in the heady grip of a Black Renaissance. Harold Washing...

Episode 5 Ghosts of Ole Miss

5. Ghosts of Ole Miss

Aired: Oct 30, 2012

In the fall of 1962, a dramatic series of events made Civil Rights history an...

Episode 7 Survive and Advance

7. Survive and Advance

Aired: Mar 17, 2013

Follows the life of Jim Valvano. It includes reflections by some players many...

Episode 8 Elway to Marino

8. Elway to Marino

Aired: Apr 23, 2013

In the spring of 1983, a new generation of superstars was poised to enter the...

Episode 10 Free Spirits

10. Free Spirits

Aired: Oct 8, 2013

When the NBA merged with the American Basketball Association in 1976, four AB...

Episode 11 No Más

11. No Más

Aired: Oct 15, 2013

In the midst of boxing's contemporary golden age -­ the 1980's -­ stood two...

Episode 12 Big Shot

12. Big Shot

Aired: Oct 22, 2013

In 1996, the once-dominant New York Islanders were in serious trouble. Lousy ...

Episode 14 Bernie and Ernie

14. Bernie and Ernie

Aired: Nov 5, 2013

Bernard King arrived to Knoxville, he was only the third African American eve...

Episode 15 Youngstown Boys

15. Youngstown Boys

Aired: Dec 14, 2013

Youngstown Boys is a feature documentary exploring class and power dynamics i...

Episode 16 The Price of Gold

16. The Price of Gold

Aired: Jan 16, 2014

The Kerrigan - Harding incident that rocked the Olympic and sports world.

Episode 18 Bad Boys

18. Bad Boys

Aired: Apr 17, 2014

The Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early '90s seemed willing to do any...

Episode 19 Slaying the Badger

19. Slaying the Badger

Aired: Jul 22, 2014

Before Lance Armstrong, there was Greg LeMond, who is now the first and only ...

Episode 20 Playing for the Mob

20. Playing for the Mob

Aired: Oct 7, 2014

The mob, including Jimmy Burke, become the focus of a point shaving controver...

Episode 23 Brian and the Boz

23. Brian and the Boz

Aired: Oct 28, 2014

In some ways, Barry Switzer and Brian Bosworth were made for each other. The ...

Episode 24 Brothers in Exile

24. Brothers in Exile

Aired: Nov 4, 2014

"Brothers in Exile" tells the incredible story of Livan and Orlando "El Duque...

Episode 25 Rand University

25. Rand University

Aired: Nov 11, 2014

Life story of NFL wide receiver Randy Moss who grew up in Rand, West Virginia...

Episode 26 The U: Part 2

26. The U: Part 2

Aired: Dec 13, 2014

Produced in 2009 for the 30 for 30 series, "The U" took a look at all that wa...

Episode 27 Of Miracles and Men

27. Of Miracles and Men

Aired: Feb 8, 2015

The story of one of the greatest upsets in sports history has been told. Or h...

Episode 29 Sole Man

29. Sole Man

Aired: Apr 16, 2015

Sole Man offers a snap-shot into how America's playground sport became a soph...

Episode 30 Angry Sky

30. Angry Sky

Aired: Jun 8, 2015

In 1965, at the height of the space race, Nick Piantanida launched the first ...

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Info about 30 for 30

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: ESPN

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Genres: Sport, Documentary, History, Biography

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