[ThePundit]

Did anyone watch any of the 1st episode? I saw most of it..but I conked out in the last few minutes...

Now I grew up watching that team.....And I must say that the show is just awful.

All 3 of the main characters are just bad caricatures...I really find it embarassing and hard to watch....

I mean, Billy Martin had big ears, but that big? And Oliver Platt's impression of George Steinbrenner is nothing more than the comedy portrayal of him in Seinfeld.

What does everybody else think?

[EmpireWF]

I didn't see it but with ESPN's track record in such series', I didn't plan on checking it out.

However, I'm looking forward to that Brooklyn Dodgers show on HBO tomorrow evening. Looks interesting.

[Lefty Noob]

The commercials for it, plus Playmakers, was enough to convince me to not bother tuning in.

[legend]

The guy playing Reggie Jackson looks like he weighs about 150 pounds.

[vincesanity82]

I actually enjoyed it, I liked they also included "Son of Sam" serial killer in the movie..dude terrorized new york city in the late 70's, confessing to killing 6 and injuring others, though im sure thats all they could prove, im sure he got away with some others..

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by legend

The guy playing Reggie Jackson looks like he weighs about 150 pounds.

Yep, that and Martin's ears are a bit much...I lived in Tarrytown New York in 1977...I remember the season played out on TV up there....this show does not do it justice.

[legend]

The Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, told the cops that a neighbor's dog told him to kill people, but later confessed to FBI profiler John Douglas that he did that to appear insane and avoid a death sentence.

[MVB]

I tried to watch it, but couldn't keep my eyes off of Martin's ears. What the heck?

This is Billy Martin (and Jackson):




Talk about an exaggeration...

The show was too "soap-opera-ish" for me, so I couldn't watch all of it.

[ThePundit]

Plus the actor who plays Martin, John Taturo was in that movie "Secret Window" with Johnny Depp and played that creepy character in Depps imagination...The voice is so unmistakable I can't get it out of my head when I'm watching this guy....

[vincesanity82]

I think you guys are being too critical, no the actors dont exactly like the real life ones in the 70's but who cares, your missing the whole story, you guys probably didnt like the Junction boys or dale earnhardt movie espn did either I presume..

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

I think you guys are being too critical, no the actors dont exactly like the real life ones in the 70's but who cares, your missing the whole story, you guys probably didnt like the Junction boys or dale earnhardt movie espn did either I presume..

LOVED the Junction Boys and the one about the 3-minute mile they did. Never saw 3 or the Pete Rose one they did. Didn't care for Playmakers.

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

LOVED the Junction Boys and the one about the 3-minute mile they did. Never saw 3 or the Pete Rose one they did. Didn't care for Playmakers.

yea I bought junction boys on dvd, espn's best so far..I only watched a few episodes of playmakers and didnt get into it..

[azrael492]

I liked the junction boys, but that was it. I hated every other one I have seen. ESPN should just stick to showing sports and highlights. 3 and Pete Rose should be an embarassment to them.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

yea I bought junction boys on dvd, espn's best so far..I only watched a few episodes of playmakers and didnt get into it..

Originally Posted by azrael492

I liked the junction boys, but that was it. I hated every other one I have seen. ESPN should just stick to showing sports and highlights. 3 and Pete Rose should be an embarassment to them.

Yeah, I had such high hopes for ESPN's stuff after Junction Boys, but most of it has sadly been subpar, to put it nicely.

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by azrael492

I liked the junction boys, but that was it. I hated every other one I have seen. ESPN should just stick to showing sports and highlights. 3 and Pete Rose should be an embarassment to them.

I never saw the pete rose one, I thought 3 was good though, barry pepper is an awesome actor, he also did *61..