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Episode Guide
9.79*
Series: 30 for 30
Series Progress: Episode 40 of 9243% Completed
Synopsis
As directed by Daniel Gordon, this documentary revisits the explosive controversy that erupted at the height of the 24th Olympic Games, which took place in Seoul, South Korea from September through October 1988. Spectators of the original event will recall that two formidable athletes - American Carl Lewis and Canadian Ben Johnson - went head to head in the men's 100-meter dash; at the time, Lewis was still riding on the crest of his celebrity stature as a 1984 L.A. Olympics contender, and many regarded Johnson as the ultimate underdog, rebounding as he was from a pulled hamstring. Johnson won the hearts of Canadians everywhere and became a national hero by edging Lewis out during the event, in a spectacular time of 9.79 seconds. But within merely a few days, the Olympic committee shocked everyone by disqualifying Johnson on the basis of a failed drug y one test. In the immediate wake of this development, he lost his medal to Lewis. In this film, director Gordon opens up a mystery surrounding that changed decision: was Johnson, he asks, unique in using steroids, or merely the fall guy for a broad practice that involved multiple team members at the time, given the fact that six of Johnson's teammates were eventually indicted for the same reason? Gordon climbs inside of the controversy via interviews with Johnson, Lewis, teammates and Olympic insiders; in the process, he uncovers multiple layers of truth in this strange, disturbing situation that still invites discussion and inquiry, decades later.
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📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 123 hours 10 minutes (92 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge - A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 92 days
3 episodes/day: 31 days
5 episodes/day: 19 days
Episodes (92)
- - Hillsborough
- - White, Blue and White
- S01E01 - Kings Ransom
- S01E10 - No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
- S01E11 - Silly Little Game
- S01E12 - Run Ricky Run
- S01E13 - The 16th Man
- S01E15 - June 17th, 1994
- S01E16 - The Two Escobars
- S01E17 - The Birth of Big Air
- S01E18 - Jordan Rides the Bus
- S01E19 - Little Big Men
- S01E02 - The Band That Wouldn't Die
- S01E21 - Unmatched
- S01E22 - The House of Steinbrenner
- S01E23 - Into the Wind
- S01E24 - Four Days In October
- S01E25 - Once Brothers
- S01E26 - Tim Richmond: To the Limit
- S01E27 - Fernando Nation
- S01E28 - Marion Jones: Press Pause
- S01E29 - The Best That Never Was
- S01E03 - Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
- S01E04 - Muhammad and Larry
- S01E05 - Without Bias
- S01E07 - The U
- S01E08 - Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks
- S01E09 - The Guru of Go
- S02E01 - Broke
- S02E10 - Free Spirits
- S02E11 - No Mas
- S02E12 - Big Shot
- S02E13 - This Is What They Want
- S02E14 - Bernie and Ernie
- S02E15 - Youngstown Boys
- S02E16 - The Price of Gold
- S02E17 - Requiem for the Big East
- S02E18 - Bad Boys
- S02E19 - Slaying The Badger
- S02E02 - 9.79* Viewing
- S02E20 - Playing For The Mob
- S02E21 - The Day The Series Stopped
- S02E22 - When The Garden Was Eden
- S02E23 - Brian and The Boz
- S02E24 - Brothers In Exile
- S02E25 - Rand University
- S02E27 - Of Miracles and Men
- S02E28 - I Hate Christian Laettner
- S02E29 - Sole Man
- S02E03 - There's No Place Like Home
- S02E30 - Angry Sky: The Legend of Nick Piantanida
- S02E04 - Benji
- S02E05 - Ghosts of Ole Miss
- S02E06 - You Don't Know Bo
- S02E07 - Survive and Advance
- S02E08 - Elway to Marino
- S02E09 - Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
- S03E01 - Trojan War
- S03E10 - Doc & Darryl
- S03E11 - Phi Slama Jama
- S03E12 - Hit It Hard
- S03E13 - Catholics vs. Convicts
- S03E14 - This Was the XFL
- S03E15 - One and Not Done
- S03E16 - Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies (Part 1)
- S03E17 - Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies (Part 2)
- S03E19 - Mike and the Mad Dog
- S03E02 - The Prince of Pennsylvania
- S03E20 - George Best: All By Himself
- S03E21 - What Carter Lost
- S03E22 - Year of the Scab
- S03E23 - Tommy
- S03E25 - The Two Bills
- S03E26 - The Last Days of Knight
- S03E27 - Seau
- S03E28 - 42 to 1
- S03E29 - Deion's Double Play
- S03E03 - The Gospel According to Mac
- S03E30 - Dominican Dream
- S03E31 - Qualified
- S03E32 - The Good, The Bad, The Hungry
- S03E05 - Four Falls of Buffalo
- S03E06 - The '85 Bears
- S03E07 - Fantastic Lies
- S03E08 - This Magic Moment
- S03E09 - Believeland
- S04E01 - Rodman: For Better or Worse
- S04E02 - Chuck & Tito
- S04E05 - LANCE (Part 1)
- S04E06 - LANCE (Part 2)
- S04E07 - Be Water
- S04E08 - Long Gone Summer