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ESPN 25: 25 Mind-Bending, Eye-Popping, Culture Morphing Years of Highlights

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I'll admit, I paid the $25 on this book mainly for the DVD which I must say is stellar. The commercial featuring Keith Olbermann singing "Darrryllll" is downright hilarious. The DVD also features the famed "Around The World" and Y2K commercials as well, I believe there are 30 commercials in all if I am correct. As for the book, I'll admit I haven't read much of it yet however the chapter on how Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick invented the catch-phrase was very good. If you are a fan of ESPN or enjoy the "This Is Sportscenter" commercials, this is a must-have.

It's hard to imagine ESPN starting off way back when as a small cable operation that appeared not to have a future some 25 years later. And yet ESPN has forever influenced and changed sports broadcasting. This book takes a look back at some of the highlights of those 25 years, along with anecdotes from some of sports' greatest moments and ESPN anchors. Heck with the foreword by Chris Berman, what more could you ask for? There's even a brief history of how sports has been reported since the proverbial "beginning of time." And throughout the book are 'best of" lists: the best draft pics, the best sports mascots, best venues to watch a sports event, even ESPN's choices for the greatest athletes of the last 25 years, along with numerous others.

The book helps capture what those crazy early days of ESPN were like, along with an idea of what things are like around there nowadays. I remember watching some of the "early days" of ESPN up to the present. It's amazing to think ESPN has now become an institution. This book is not an "in depth" history of ESPN, there are other books for that. But it is an enjoyable, easily read book that details the ESPN experience and how that experience has changed us all.

And yes points off on the included DVD, it's a shame some of the classic SportsCenter commericals like the Y2K aren't on here.

I read this on a 2-hour flight to miami.

Made the flight seem like 20 minutes.

Very good read!

can comment on DVD - have been writing to ESPN to get a "best commercial" volume out for years - many great ESPN commercials missing - such as "Electric football" commercials and "Sports Center the cartoon" commercials - ESPN has a great opportunity to make some money on a comprehensive DVD of the commercials but fails to do so...

Book is filled with fun facts - bought it for my 12 year old son who loved it. DVD was an added bonus.

ESPN 25 seems as if it were put together by a high school senior trying to do a quick job on a term paper. The prose and content make the book flow about as well as a lactose-intolerant person's colon after downing a double-thick milkshake and grilled cheese.

The book is worthwhile only if you can get it for a steep discount, and even then only if the DVD is still intact.

The book is awesome - being 25 years old, this book pretty much covers sports history in my lifetime. However, the DVD leaves much to be desired (and I must admit, a big reason why I purchased this). Note, I don't know what the other guy was thinking, but the Y2K commercial is NOT ON THE DVD. There is no Charley Steiner saying "FOLLOW ME TO FREEDOM!". Unless I got a different edition. There are other commercials that are missing, like the one where the Syracuse Orangeman doing donuts in Terry Labonte's car. Overall, a good purchase. But don't expect much from the free DVD.

ESPN is to Sports Highlights like what MTV is to Music Video no matter how we feel overall. there are things about Espn like MTV from it's Hey day past that I will always dig,but I also have kinda tired of there commericalism ways that has watered down there network over time. it's had It's Highs&Lows over the years but regardless of where you stand with it you always watch it.