"Star-Crossed" this morning (Sat.), 11-Noon Eastern, on ESPN-Classic

[WhirlyGirl]

. . . (Most of you already know about this, I realize.)

[Berry Cool]

1. I don't get ESPN Classic w/o paying extra for it! Boo hoo!

I don't suppose anyone might be kind enough to help me out with seeing this?

Just askin'.

[WhirlyGirl]

2. I just saw it for the first time, and found it quite engrossing ...

. . . I wasn't familiar with the histories of these players because I haven't followed team sports at all.

I can see how this story could be considered tragic in the Shakespearian or Greek sense, with the beauty and skill of the sport imparting a sort of nobility to the two men which ultimately is ruined by their tragic flaw of (as Keith describes) their inability to put other people's expectations in perspective, with the result that the pressure becomes unmanageable and leads them into all manner of dysfunctional coping strategies.

The idea was clever and the theme fairly well executed, IMO.

I also enjoyed seeing what all the different reporters look and sound like.

Berry, there was a plan forming up a couple days ago for someone to tape the show and mail it around, but I don't know who's handling the details (maybe they'll jump on this thread and tell us). Also, Quanlin, of Olbermann.org, says she has a copy of the tape and will at some future date post a representative clip on that site, under audio and video.

-- WhirlyG

[gkhouston]

3. I set up the VCR last night to tape it.

Haven't checked yet to see what happened.

[WhirlyGirl]

4. Hope you set the timer to end taping at 12:30, gk -- I boo-booed when..

. . . I wrote it was an hour show. :crazy:

[gkhouston]

5. nope. I only taped an hours' worth

because the TV schedule said it was an hour long, followed by college football. Oh, well.

[WhirlyGirl]

6. This proves that despite its success, ESPN is STILL LAME!

[gkhouston]

7. Actually, deep in the heart of Texas

the program was only an hour long. Maybe they thought our widdle brains could hold only so much Shakespeare? :shrug:

Crispini, you "meh'ed" first about not having ESPN Classic, so you get first dibs on the tape. PM a snailmail address if you're still interested.

[WhirlyGirl]

8. Now I'm wondering WTF they edited out. How did the story make sense, w/ ..

. . . a full THIRD of it missing???

Good grief, they really ARE lame. x(