A profile of bernard king and ernie grunfeld, their decadeslong friendship, and their oncourt partnership. Produced in 2009 by espn for its 30 for 30 series, the u was a look at all that was good and bad about the rise. Espn films 30 for 30 bernie and ernie on former tennessee standouts bernard king and ernie grunfeld airs nov. Show, and i have to admit, i wanted it to be ernie and bernie and mike, jackson said. What started as a celebration of espns 30th anniversary has come to life as an eclectic and fascinating collection of passionate films.
But for a film with plenty of promise, it never really delivers. With dick vitale, brent musburger, mike tyson, ice cube. Peter berg, barry levinson, john singleton, spike jonze, dan klores, barbara kopple, ron shelton and albert maysles are among the filmmakers involved, and the stories. Bernie and ernie is thankfully the second 30 for 30 entry in a row to pare down the focus of a documentary to the right amount of material to cover in an hour. Espn films emmynominated and peabody awardwinning 30 for 30 is. You can scroll down to see what live sports are on the service. Espn films was established in order to commemorate espns 30th anniversary by producing 30 films from some of todays fines directors. Watch 30 for 30 episodes online season 2 2015 tv guide. This is espn 30 for 30 opening sequence by danny yount on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Watch 30 for 30 online full episodes all seasons yidio. This 20disc set features 100 films, including the complete 30 for 30 film series, 30 for 30 soccer stories, nine for ix as well as a selection of additional films and 30 for 30 shorts. This documentary covers the two men from their childhood in new york all the way to their current positions in life. Espn films presents a limited edition fifth anniversary collection of its awardwinning 30 for 30 series on bluray.
Espn 30 for 30 five year anniversary collection bluray 825452597 moviesespn films presents a limited edition fifth anniversary collection of its awardwinning 30 for 30 series on bluray. In his freshman year he dazzled fans in knoxville, and with talented teammate ernie grunfeld, gained national acclaim as part of what was known as the ernie and bernie show. Vick served nearly two years for crimes related to involvement in a dog fighting ring, going from star athlete to national pariah. Theres a clear linefrom very different childhoods, to meeting at ut, to paths diverging in the nba, to reconnecting on the knicksand thats the thread the documentary follows. Espn films 30 for four falls of buffalo dvd, y buffalo bills football. The 30 for 30 doc looks at the 199798 chicago bulls, which was also. Espn films 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring todays finest storytellers from inside and outside of the sports world. This series will feature 30 documentaries over several months geared towards showcasing a variety of sports topics that. Duke vs, hollywood movies online, free movie downloads, and so it begins.
Season 2, episode 30 july 30, 2015 in the 1960s, truck driver nick piantanida discovered skydiving, and set out to break the world record for highest parachute jump by taking a helium balloon to. When basketball fans mention bernard king, we conjure the same image prolific scorer, fierce competitor and. In the mid1970s, bernard king and ernie grunfeld were two of the biggest names in college basketball. So when i was approached about this project a couple of summers ago, i was dubious.
For 40 years, wrigley field was the only major league baseball park without lights. In college at the university of tennessee, he set a new record as the schools alltime leading scorer. Espn 30 for 30 chronicles history of ufc and the rivalry that made it mainstream. He won gold medals with team usa at the 1975 pan american games and the 1976 summer olympics. As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, espn looks back at notable sports happenings that occurred from 1979 to 2009 with this documentary series featuring 30 films from some of hollywoods finest directors and producers.
This week, we bring you an epic battle from the corner of clark and addison in chicago. Espns 30 for 30 returned tuesday night with broke, a documentary about pro athletes going bankrupt. Behind the making of the mayne, olbermann and cohn ads for the last dance 7 hours ago they used actual web templates from the era, so its about as authentic to 1998 as you can get. Inspired by espn s anniversary, espn films 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring thirty films from some of today s finest storytellers. Watch videos from the 30 for 30 collection on watch espn. The espn 30 for 30 documentary bernie and ernie, which will air tuesday night, will not only interest fans of tennessee basketball and the new york knicks, but is sure to captivate just about. Bernie and ernie is the story of two men who had vastly different backgrounds and experiences and seemingly shared nothing in common except the game of basketball, yet forged a close friendship that has lasted four decades. Teammates bernard king and ernie grunfeld shared a remarkable. J made in america 20, 2014 and 2015 sports emmy award 30 for 30. Espns 30 for 30 film mike and the mad dog ep thinks.
And despite being broken up for nearly a decade, the documentarys. The 6disc set will include recent 30 for 30 season 2 films broke, 9. State farm was there and so was espns sportscenter. Watch 30 for 30 online stream full episodes directv.
Bernie and ernie 20 out of 4 good entry in the espn series takes a look at friends bernard king and ernie grunfeld as the two would become stars at the university of tennessee before both would end up in the nba but going in different directions. Espn films 30 for 30 presents the dotted line the josh luchs story. What started as a celebration of espns 30th anniversary has come to life as an eclectic and fascinating collection of passionate films about sports and culture. Deleted john stockton and karl malone bits from the dream team documentary by jazzfanatical. This 20disc set features 100 films, including the complete 30 for 30 film series, 30 for 30 soccer stories, nine for ix as well as selection of. Espn films presents 30 for 30 season iivolume 1 espn. Espns latest 30 for 30 film on legendary sports radio duo mike and the mad dog premieres on thursday night.
Espn on youtube features uptotheminute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for nfl, nhl, mlb, nba, college football, ncaa basketball, soccer, fantasy, ufcboxing and more. Bernard king arrived to knoxville, he was only the third african american ever to play for the vols varsity team. Et on tsn2 a pair of new yorkers went to tennessee and formed one of college basketballs most unforgettable tandems. This includes three volumes of 30 episodes each, a episode series under the espn films presents title in 20112012, and a series of 30 for 30 shorts shown through the website. The second collection of 15 documentaries produced for the espn series 30 for 30 includes a variety of works including the house of steinbrenner, jordan rides the bus, pony excess, the best that never was, and the two escobars. Chronicling the career of quarterback michael vick. The bernie and ernie show was part of the national sports landscape before i was even born. The latest espn 30 for 30 documentary, the two bills, will provide a more indepth look at the history of belichick and parcells in what should be a great take for football fans. Bernie and ernie 20 out of 4 good entry in the espn series takes a look at friends bernard king and ernie grunfeld as the two would become. Johnson is currently the lead television voice for major league baseball on tbs, hosts inside the nba for tnt, and contributes to the joint coverage of the. Episode link contributer3 points 10 days ago edited 6 days ago.
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