Movies and TV Now This Sounds Like One Cool Idea For A TV Series...

mikey23545 · 11-30-2009, 11:55 AM

Maybe by the time Sunday night rolls around you will have decided you’ve had enough football. Starting Thursday morning and rolling through Sunday evening was a full schedule of games, from late morning to late at night. The pros and colleges were all over the place. But there’s one more game you need to watch.

REPLAY can be seen on the Fox Sports Network on Sunday. In most areas around the country, the FSN affiliate will carry the program at 9 p.m., but check local listings just to be sure.

What is REPLAY? It’s a little slice of fantasy that became very real for two high school football teams. For over 100 years, the high schools of Easton, Pennsylvania and Philipsburg, New Jersey have finished their seasons with a Thanksgiving Day game. The towns are separated by the Delaware River and it’s only a short drive over the Northampton Street Bridge to get from one town to the other. We are talking tradition. We are talking rivalry.

Back in 1993, these teams played to a 7-all tie. This was before most states instituted overtime periods for high school ball.

The folks at Gatorade decided to offer the teams a chance to play again. Not the current squads, but the original players from that game in ‘93. Sixteen years later, the Red Rovers of Easton and the Stateliners of Philipsburg met again. The game was played back in April, and I won’t spoil the ending.

Sounds like a pretty crazy idea, but it’s all based on the thought that everyone who has ever participated in high school sports has had at some point: what if I could go back in time and play a game over again?

Originally produced in five episodes for the Gatorade website, REPLAY has been edited together with extra scenes and the one-hour documentary takes us inside the preparations, the training and the atmosphere that eventually overtook these two towns that economically have seen better days, but still love their high school football.

You will know only two characters in REPLAY: the Manning brothers make an appearance at the game as honorary coaches for both teams. The actually players and coaches are stories that never made it out of either town.

But I guarantee once you watch, you will care about guys like Philipsburg’s Tyrone Randolph and Tim Gadwell of Easton. One black, one white, from different sides of the river and different high schools. But they were and remain best of friends because Gadwell and his mother were there when Randolph was left homeless.

These players are all 32, 33, 34 years old. Some have gained weight. Some have gained a lot of weight. Some have lost hair. Some have lost a lot of hair. A few got hurt in the eight weeks of training that Gatorade provided the teams. Some had dealt with physical problems far greater than sprained ankles and broken fingers they picked up in practice.

As REPLAY tells the stories of these two teams, you can see these guys transported back 16 years to those seemingly simpler times. They become high school kids again, minus the acne and homeroom. The camaraderie that quickly develops between these men is testament to one of the great things that high school sports provide young athletes. That’s the concept that all things are possible when a team works together and becomes a sporting family. If you enjoyed movies like Hoosiers or Invincible, the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, then you will love REPLAY.

If you have overdosed on football during the holiday weekend, then Tivo this one hour of football and watch it later.

Just make sure you don’t miss REPLAY.

http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-footb...tml#more-11754

cdirty · 11-30-2009, 11:56 AM

i watched it yesterday.

it was ok.

Dayze · 11-30-2009, 11:57 AM

sounds interesting.

if i were involved as a player, I'd pull my hammy running onto the field.

Demonpenz · 11-30-2009, 01:04 PM

it wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be.

Pioli Zombie · 11-30-2009, 01:24 PM

Robin Williams and Kurt Russell already did this
Posted via Mobile Device

Fairplay · 11-30-2009, 06:46 PM

Who won the game this time around.

**notorious** · 11-30-2009, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

Robin Williams and Kurt Russell already did this
Posted via Mobile Device

"We can't talk about sex or football."

"Christ, what are we going to talk about?!"

**bevischief** · 11-30-2009, 07:24 PM

Too many words...

11-30-2009, 11:55 AM
mikey23545 MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10015321	Now This Sounds Like One Cool Idea For A TV Series... Maybe by the time Sunday night rolls around you will have decided you’ve had enough football. Starting Thursday morning and rolling through Sunday evening was a full schedule of games, from late morning to late at night. The pros and colleges were all over the place. But there’s one more game you need to watch. REPLAY can be seen on the Fox Sports Network on Sunday. In most areas around the country, the FSN affiliate will carry the program at 9 p.m., but check local listings just to be sure. What is REPLAY? It’s a little slice of fantasy that became very real for two high school football teams. For over 100 years, the high schools of Easton, Pennsylvania and Philipsburg, New Jersey have finished their seasons with a Thanksgiving Day game. The towns are separated by the Delaware River and it’s only a short drive over the Northampton Street Bridge to get from one town to the other. We are talking tradition. We are talking rivalry. Back in 1993, these teams played to a 7-all tie. This was before most states instituted overtime periods for high school ball. The folks at Gatorade decided to offer the teams a chance to play again. Not the current squads, but the original players from that game in ‘93. Sixteen years later, the Red Rovers of Easton and the Stateliners of Philipsburg met again. The game was played back in April, and I won’t spoil the ending. Sounds like a pretty crazy idea, but it’s all based on the thought that everyone who has ever participated in high school sports has had at some point: what if I could go back in time and play a game over again? Originally produced in five episodes for the Gatorade website, REPLAY has been edited together with extra scenes and the one-hour documentary takes us inside the preparations, the training and the atmosphere that eventually overtook these two towns that economically have seen better days, but still love their high school football. You will know only two characters in REPLAY: the Manning brothers make an appearance at the game as honorary coaches for both teams. The actually players and coaches are stories that never made it out of either town. But I guarantee once you watch, you will care about guys like Philipsburg’s Tyrone Randolph and Tim Gadwell of Easton. One black, one white, from different sides of the river and different high schools. But they were and remain best of friends because Gadwell and his mother were there when Randolph was left homeless. These players are all 32, 33, 34 years old. Some have gained weight. Some have gained a lot of weight. Some have lost hair. Some have lost a lot of hair. A few got hurt in the eight weeks of training that Gatorade provided the teams. Some had dealt with physical problems far greater than sprained ankles and broken fingers they picked up in practice. As REPLAY tells the stories of these two teams, you can see these guys transported back 16 years to those seemingly simpler times. They become high school kids again, minus the acne and homeroom. The camaraderie that quickly develops between these men is testament to one of the great things that high school sports provide young athletes. That’s the concept that all things are possible when a team works together and becomes a sporting family. If you enjoyed movies like Hoosiers or Invincible, the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, then you will love REPLAY. If you have overdosed on football during the holiday weekend, then Tivo this one hour of football and watch it later. Just make sure you don’t miss REPLAY. http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-footb...tml#more-11754
Posts: 12,314

11-30-2009, 11:56 AM	#2
cdirty Starter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: wichita Casino cash: $10004900	i watched it yesterday. it was ok.
Posts: 495

11-30-2009, 11:57 AM	#3
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $1929358	sounds interesting. if i were involved as a player, I'd pull my hammy running onto the field. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
Posts: 37,452

11-30-2009, 01:04 PM	#4
Demonpenz Woman should only make babies Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Apartment "G UNIT!" Casino cash: $-223864	it wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. __________________
Posts: 54,943

11-30-2009, 01:24 PM	#5
Pioli Zombie Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: olathe,kansas Casino cash: $10004900	Robin Williams and Kurt Russell already did this Posted via Mobile Device
Posts: 11,077

11-30-2009, 06:46 PM	#6
Fairplay A certain set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: texas Casino cash: $10026683 VARSITY	Who won the game this time around.
Posts: 25,265

11-30-2009, 07:24 PM	#8
bevischief .... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere Kansas Casino cash: $7759352 VARSITY	Too many words...
Posts: 27,771

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode