Comments on: 30 for 30: Silly Little Game

By: Paul Catalano

Paul Catalano — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:35:48 +0000

Wow. It was actually good? I would have imagined a ESPN-produced Rotisserie documentary to be silly and smug and self-important.

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:31:45 +0000

@dlbrows I think you make a great point about the tone of the film fitting the tone of Rotisserie. The founding members were nothing if not goofy and dramatic, like the film itself. I have to say that once I bought into it, I really enjoyed it. Just like fantasy baseball.

@Kenneth Perhaps your impatience with the movie has something to do with the proclivity for New York intellectuals, or lack thereof, that I mentioned. How often do you watch the Glenn Beck Show? Just kidding, you like Rescue 911, so you can’t be all bad.

By: Kenneth Morgan

Kenneth Morgan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:59:42 +0000

The very unique presentation, which you alluded to, seems to make this documentary the most polarizing of 30 for 30 docs presented so far (this is purely a guess on part, and is backed by nothing at all). I am in the camp that did not enjoy this one though. I can’t really pinpoint why I didn’t enjoy though, although I can say that the overly cheesey re-enactments definitely contributed.

I loved me some Rescue 911 back in the day. Awesome, awesome show.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:49:57 +0000

I need to watch this. I’m also stoked about Run Ricky Run.

By: dlbrows

dlbrows — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:23:57 +0000

Yes! My first thought after watching the re-enactment of the first draft was, “am I watching another Drunk History?”

I’ve seen most of the 30for30 docs so far and this was my favourite of them all. I’ve heard some people say they didn’t like it visually with the numbers flying around and what not but I thought it fit perfectly! It suited Roto baseball so well; bizarre, goofy, fun and kind of scary. That’s Roto in a nutshell.

It’s probably the only 30for30 Doc I’d buy on DVD thus far.