Untold: Season 2— terrific season— educates and entertains with great interviews with people who work in a variety of sports or sports-related items. Each episode presents itself like short, individual movies but stands under the banner title of Untold. This television series is produced and distributed by Netflix.
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Storyline
Season 2 of Untold kicks off with a 2-part episode about a football player in Girlfriend That Didn't Exist. Episode 3 is about The Rise and Fall of And1. Episode 4 is titled Operation Flagrant Foul. The season wraps up with Episode 5 The Race of the Century.
Buy ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. The entire season is a good, interesting, and informative watch.
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Ben Meyers
Episode 1: The Girlfriend That Didn’t Exist-Part 1
Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì
The Girlfriend That Didn’t Exist Part 1—odd story—raises more questions than it answers. It is somewhat interesting and does have good presentation and great interviews but the question arises: why is this even a topic of discussion? The story seems surreal.
Storyline
A Hawaii-born football player gets into an online relationship with a supposed girl who is not who she says she is.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Executive Producers Chapman and Mclain Way for making this episode happen. Cast includes Manti Te’o, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, Alex Flanagan, Jack Swarbrick, and Robby Toma.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. It seems unlikely no matter how the story is told.
Ben Meyers
Episode 2: The Girlfriend That Didn’t Exist-Part 2
Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì
The Girlfriend That Didn’t Exist-Part 2—messy—provides a type of conclusion/resolution to Part 1. The camera work is great. But the story still seems oddly presented.
Storyline
This episode wraps up the first episode as Manti Te’o makes a comeback and reclaims his football reputation.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Executive Producers Chapman and Maclain Way for making this episode happen. Cast includes Manti Te’o, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, Alex Flanagan, Phil McGraw, Jack Swarbrick, and Robby Toma.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. It's an interesting dilemma but seems to have been inflated by media and rumors. The story seems unreal and the events seem completely unnecessary.
Ben Meyers
Episode 3: The Rise and Fall of And1
Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1—And1 sports apparel company documentary—has great interviews coupled with fast paced, quickly changing scenery that not only follows the progress of the company, but the players and games that threw street gaming to the forefront of sports interest. This is a very good watch for business entrepreneurs and sports enthusiasts.
Storyline
A
thorough look at AND1, its marketing techniques, and competition with
Nike.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Kevin Wilson Jr. for directing effort. Thank you to Executive
Producers Ryan Duffy, Jaymee Messler, Howard Owens, Ben Silverman, Miguel Tomayo,
Isabel San Vargas, Chapman and Maclain Way. Finishing executive producers
Gloria Coronado-Myatt and Ayanna Hart. Cast includes Rafer Alston,Tom Austin,
Seth Berger, Grayson Boucher. Philip Champion, Rielle Creighton, Luis Da Silva
Jr., Walliyy Dixon, Jay Coen Gilbert and Shane Woney.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This documentary educates and entertains. It uniquely serves both the business entrepreneur and the sports audience. An interesting watch to see how executives try to keep a company afloat despite tremendous obstacles.
Ben Meyers
Episode 4: Operation Flagrant Foul
Ben Meyers’ Summary Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì
Operation Flagrant Foul— documentary—is about a basketball referee who gambles and bets on the players. This is a rough, but interesting episode, that backs itself with great interviews and presentation. This episode is formulated well. The camera work is great. The story, as presented, is educational on this rough subject.
Storyline
A basketball referee makes money illegally by betting on players and possibly skewing the game.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director David Terry Fine for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Chapman and Maclain Way, Finishing Executive Producers Gloria Coronado-Myatt and Ayanna Hart. Cast include Tim Donaghy and Matt Maltepes.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. Completely watchable.
Ben Meyers
Episode 5: The Race of the Century
Ben
Meyers’ rating: 4.5|5.0 Starsìììì
The Race of the Century—terrific documentary—presents a very good case for the power of the mind, a tremendous desire, and the unification of those two things to do the impossible. It’s a WOW! film because of its unique presentation and it serves an additional benefit as it educates audiences who are not familiar with this race or the mindset of winners. Very interesting watch for investors, entrepreneurs, fans of yacht racing, and dreamers everywhere.
Film
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Storyline
This documentary
episode is about the process that led to Australia winning the 1983 Yachting Cup, a cup that belonged to the USA for 132 years.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Directors and Executive Producers Chapman Way and Maclain Way for directing and Executive Producing efforts that made this film possible. Additional thanks to Finishing Executive Producers Gloria Coronado-Myatt and Ayanna Hart for their part in making this episode possible.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This is a 'stand up and cheer' episode that marks itself with thorough documentation of an impossible achievement.
Ben Meyers
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