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Hey ESPN, Let's air Kobe: Doin Work 100 more times ok?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by SamFisher, Jun 14, 2009.

  1. SamFisher

    SamFisher Member

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    this thing is on ESPN or ESPN2 every single day. I was moderately interested in it when it first came out at the Tribeca film festival but i find myself unable to sit through more than a few minuts of it, especially the preening segments when play stops.

    enough kobexposure. Put on womens bowling or something.
     
  2. MadMax

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    it's seriously awful.
     
  3. BrooksBall

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    I second that but I haven't even watched a second of it. It annoys me just seeing it on the guide so often.
     
  4. wallyj12

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    Thats like asking ESPN to do an episode of Sportscenter that doesn't contain a Lebron James piece or a who texted Brett Favre news breaker
     
  5. dachuda86

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    it's bad because it's cover up who Kobe is and trying to get people to like someone who is unlikable. It's a bull***** piece and needs to be pulled. Sports journalism has hit a new low.
     
  6. Uprising

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    QFT. I haven't seen it, and nor do I want to.
     
  7. TheRealist137

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    I was surprised when the game footage was from last season. I mean it took that long to release this? I was under the impression that the game was this season.
     
  8. Shroopy2

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    I'm not sure when Kobe participated in the additional taping, but it'd have been a conflict of interest to the team in a way having Kobe doing voice overs during the season when they have to travel city to city every day, on a project all about him. Even Kobe isnt that self-centered? I assume they put it together in the offseason. Plus it makes sense to release it during the basketball season when interest is higher.

    But they could have that out in a couple weekends. Kobe just isnt as engaging as he thinks he is
     
  9. TeamUSA

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    disgusting piece of crap. i'd rather watch chales barkley kissing donkey's as.s
     
  10. KingCheetah

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    I've watched Doin' Work about 15 times now -- each time I see it I glean a new pearl of wisdom that will help me live a better life.
     
  11. rimrocker

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    Yes. I watch it with my kids as often as I can. We always pick out a good life lesson from the film and discuss it for hours afterwards. My kids want to be Kobe and I couldn't be happier, what with him being such a great role model and leading a balanced life and all. Simply wonderful stuff.
     
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    Is it that hard to stop watching tv? Lazy people... :rolleyes:
     
  13. RiceDaddy7

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    Spike Lee is incredibly overrated as a director. He's like the Chris Webber of directors...shows occasional flashes of talent, but ultimately most of his stuff is below par.

    Good Spike Lee projects:
    - The " It's gotta be the shoes " Nike commercials
    - The Kings of Comedy documentary
    - Summer of Sam
    - He's Got Game
    - Inside Man
     
  14. The_Yoyo

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    i doubt that you can call him "incredibly overrated" as a director when you left off his two best works (imo) on that list and another good documentary he did

    when the levees broke

    Macolm X
    Do the Right Thing


    not to mention some of his other movies that were pretty good, I would say its his newer stuff that hasnt really impressed me.

    while I don't believe he has been nominated for an oscar (though I could be wrong) his resume as a director is one to be envied by most directors.
     
  15. ParaSolid

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    I liked it. It's nowhere near as bad as what some people are claiming (case in point: that little passive aggressive review that LeBron Dwyer did over at Ball Don't Lie). Kobe does sound pretty fake, and he probably left out a lot of the R rated language that usually comes with the games, but overall I thought it was a nice insider documentary of the best player in the game.
     
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    How do you leave out "Do the Right Thing" man - that was such a groundbreaking movie at the time.
     
  17. SamFisher

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    I read a piece about it in the Times, he did the voiceover one night after the Lakers played in MSG this season, if I recall correctly it took about few hours and that was it.
     
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    Spike should have kept it in house


    Eddy Curry: Doin Dunkin Donuts
     
  19. SamFisher

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    I guess I am just not a fan of doing work. :(

    I would rather see Kelvin Cato: Maxin' and Relaxin'
     
  20. RiceDaddy7

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    Simple answer: I've never seen it.
     

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