Friday, June 10, 2011

Xmastime TV Alert

HBO's sports documentaries, especially narrated by Liev Schrieber, are usually pretty incredible, so I'm really looking forward to tomorrow night's premiere of Fire and Ice, about the McEnroe/Borg rivalry.

From CNNSI:
But the separate interviews -- Borg in a white room with the sunlight washing out the background and McEnroe in a black shirt with a darker setting -- still work for the viewer. McEnroe's fire -- something he may be more remembered for rather than his seven Grand Slam singles titles -- is apparent in his interview. He oftentimes shows his competitive flair as if the rivalry didn't die with Borg's sudden retirement just as the American was gaining a step on the man who made him great.

HBO delivers a terrific documentary on a friendship birthed by a rivalry. A rivalry that doesn't need to take the side of who was better than whom, but one that was just fun to watch.


2 comments:

The Gnat said...

Interesting, but not jawdropping storytelling. Gotta love both guys though.

Xmastime said...

i thought it was way too short. flew by too quickly.