Tuesday, October 20, 2009

30 for 30, "Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?": Trump gets served

I'm a little busy today, so no time for a full-on review of tonight's "30 for 30" documentary on the rise and fall of the USFL. Instead, a few quick points: 1)I'm with Fienberg in that this one probably tried to tell too many parts of the story, rather than focusing on one small part of a larger story (the trade with Gretzky's career, the marching band with the Colts move); 2)Even so, it's still a fun story, and particularly delicious to see Trump exposed like that, after him largely getting a media free ride since "The Apprentice" debuted; 3)The Sports Guy crosses in front of the camera for a few talking head segments, and it felt like half the USFL's players, announcers and fans wound up working for ESPN at some point (which in turn made "Small Potatoes" feel more like a traditional ESPN documentary than the other "30 for 30" films); 4)That Jim McVay had to explain how famous Burt Reynolds used to be made me feel really old.

What did everybody else think?

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