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brush

(53,764 posts) Wed May 27, 2020, 03:29 AM May 2020

Why is ESPN promoting a "30 for 30" documentary on cheater Lance Armstrong?

We're not that desperate for sports programming. Armstrong doesn't deserve sympathy for his lying and cheating.

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Why is ESPN promoting a "30 for 30" documentary on cheater Lance Armstrong? (Original Post) brush May 2020 OP

Have you watched it? ms liberty May 2020 #1

I've watched many of them. Guess we'll see. brush May 2020 #2

No, and won't, not a fan of Lance and his BS. a kennedy May 2020 #3

The Snips I've Seen Seem Damning ProfessorGAC May 2020 #4

ms liberty

(8,572 posts)

1. Have you watched it?

Reply to brush (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 06:43 AM

May 2020

Their 30 for 30 series is not all fluff pieces. It is likely to be pretty even handed. Sports reporters do a pretty good job on factual reporting.

brush

(53,764 posts)

2. I've watched many of them. Guess we'll see.

Reply to ms liberty (Reply #1)

Wed May 27, 2020, 10:09 AM

May 2020

a kennedy

(29,644 posts)

3. No, and won't, not a fan of Lance and his BS.

Reply to ms liberty (Reply #1)

Thu May 28, 2020, 04:22 PM

May 2020

and I have really enjoyed almost all of the 30 for 30 series.

ProfessorGAC

(64,990 posts)

4. The Snips I've Seen Seem Damning

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #3)

Fri May 29, 2020, 06:52 PM

May 2020

Just snippets, but I'm not sure he comes off as a sympathetic character.
He shouldn't and I hope when the full thing airs, we won't be.
But, it doesn't look like a fluff piece in his favor.
My biggest concern is how they cover how dirty the entire sport was then.
That could end up providing the "everybody was doing it" out!

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