I enjoy the ESPN series 30 for 30 and DVR all of them. The latest one I saw was, "When the Garden Was Eden" directed by Michael Rappaport.


This episode was nothing more than a glorified fanboy fawning over a team he loves and re-hashing the last time they won a world title which happened to be when he was three years old. It was embarrassing hearing him worship these former players in interviews, none of which he saw play, he only heard about them from his father.


I expect more from this series. I imagine by now they've gone well past 30 stories and they merely extended it beyond its original intent due to its popularity.


This series usually provides a different angle and much more depth and drama to a story from the past. This episode was weak and hopefully not a sign of things to come. Many of these episodes were absolutely phenominal. The Boston College point shaving scandal and "The Best That Never Was" are my two favorites to date but all of them (save this last one) have been really great.

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