{"id":1786,"date":"2021-09-23T10:40:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1786"},"modified":"2021-10-21T12:11:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:11:40","slug":"episode-90-sports-documentaries-nostalgia-with-dr-branden-buehler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1786","title":{"rendered":"Episode 90: Sports Documentaries &#038; Nostalgia with Dr. Branden Buehler"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1520\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1786-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_90_sports_docs_Buehler.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_90_sports_docs_Buehler.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_90_sports_docs_Buehler.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_90_sports_docs_Buehler.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1786-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_90_sports_docs_Buehler.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Inside_the_Box_ep_90_sports_docs_Buehler.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week Jonathan sits down with Seton Hall&#8217;s Dr. Branden Buehler to discuss the recent spate of sports documentaries and where these films intersect and engage with nostalgia. We make connections back to my discussion with Travis Vogan and talk through the wider definition of the term &#8220;documentary&#8221; that many may not be familiar with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Branden-Buehlerx222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Branden-Buehlerx222.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Branden-Buehlerx222.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Branden-Buehlerx222-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Dr. Buehler&#8217;s faculty page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.edu\/profiles\/BrandenBuehler.cfm\">link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Link to Branden&#8217;s new book chapter, &#8220;The Documentary as &#8216;Quality&#8217; Sports Television&#8221; that appears in a volume co-edited by Travis Vogan titled <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sporting-Realities-Critical-Readings-Documentary\/dp\/1496221796\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sporting+realities&amp;qid=1632322601&amp;sr=8-1\">Sporting Realities<\/a><\/em> (University of Nebraska, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Marinovich_Project.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Marinovich_Project.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1789\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Marinovich_Project.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1789\" class=\"wp-image-1789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Marinovich_Project.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Marinovich_Project-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Marinovich_Project-168x240.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The ninth entry under the ESPN Films Presents moniker, this documentary follows the upbringing and addictions of former pro-football quarterback Todd Marinovich.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/last-dance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/last-dance-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1788\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/last-dance.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1788\" class=\"wp-image-1788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/last-dance-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/last-dance-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/last-dance-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/last-dance-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/last-dance.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Jason Hehir&#8217;s telling of the last moments of greatness from Michael Jordan&#8217;s Chicago Bulls (co-produced by ESPN and Netflix) captured the pandemic audience&#8217;s comfort-seeking attentions.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Best-That-Never-Was.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Best-That-Never-Was.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1791\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Best-That-Never-Was.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1791\" class=\"wp-image-1791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Best-That-Never-Was.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Best-That-Never-Was-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Best-That-Never-Was-171x240.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Director Jonathan Hock&#8217;s examination of college football player Marcus Dupree was the 29th entry of the original 30 for 30 documentary series.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tiger-king.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tiger-king-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1793\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tiger-king.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1793\" class=\"wp-image-1793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tiger-king-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tiger-king-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tiger-king-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tiger-king-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tiger-king.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Netflix&#8217;s Tiger King (March &amp; April 2020) captured the early pandemic audience&#8217;s attention<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Movies-That-Made-Us.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Movies-That-Made-Us-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1790\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Movies-That-Made-Us.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1790\" class=\"wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Movies-That-Made-Us-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Movies-That-Made-Us-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Movies-That-Made-Us-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Movies-That-Made-Us-171x240.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Movies-That-Made-Us.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Beginning in 2019, Brian Volk-Weiss&#8217;s documentary series continued Netflix&#8217;s focus on pop culture nostalgia from the 1980s.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-eighties.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-eighties-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1792\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-eighties.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1792\" class=\"wp-image-1792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-eighties-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-eighties-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-eighties-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-eighties-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-eighties.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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