Author Jeff Pearlman Has No Issues with ‘Winning Time’ Portrayal of Jerry West

Author Jeff Pearlman Has No Issues with ‘Winning Time’ Portrayal of Jerry West | The Rich Eisen Show

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Bestselling author Jeff Pearlman joins Rich Eisen in-studio to discuss the way his ‘Showtime’ book was dramatized for HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ that resulted in some ruffled feathers for Lakers legend Jerry West and others.
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@jackiehynes607 10 ай бұрын

He was literally the best character. Always said what people were thinking & topped it off with a couple necessary & uncontrollable f-bombs. Best character. My guy.

@wobblertv8083 10 ай бұрын

The Show is Great entertainment .The book was a brilliant read .But Jerry west was more of a quiet storm of a personality .A very tortured soul because of all those horrendous losses .

@maineventkrunch2265 9 ай бұрын

In school we went to the State Championship 3 out of my 4 years. We lost -- crushed -- all 3 times. My senior year we lost in the semi-finals at home on an unsportsmanlike like conduct penalty. 14 years later there's not a day that goes by that I don't still think about those years. I can't even imagine what Jerry West feels with how fresh in his head it still would have been in 1979.

@wobblertv8083 9 ай бұрын

@@maineventkrunch2265 That's what we call a hefty kick in the bollocks in in England ....Horrendous ! 😠

@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI 10 ай бұрын

I have major problems with the show but one thing ill say is the dude who plays Bird absolutely nails the form of his shot... He's pitch perfect with the placement of his arms, his flick & the hight of his jump.

@isuriadireja91 9 ай бұрын

I LOVE Winning Time. And also the doc on Lakers, The Legacy.

@TheMikemontreal 9 ай бұрын

Amazing casting one of the best ever casting of a sport movie or series ever done.

@davanmani556 9 ай бұрын

That’s how West was from 76-81. He had gotten a divorce in ‘76 because Wilt exposed him about his womanizing in his ‘73 book without saying his name which is why he quit playing. He didn’t want to coach but he had no money due to the divorce. Once he became GM, he found his purpose. But from that period, he was a lost soul.

@andrewbrown1067 12 күн бұрын

Basically the living breathing version of Steely Dan's Deacon Blues until that brother became free and got to be what he wanted to be.

@desobrien6136 9 ай бұрын

It annoyed my, the over the top portrayal of Jerry West. They should of toned it down a bit. I have seen loads of interviews with West, this show was not to fair to him

@zeddieperryiv799 9 ай бұрын

I feel the same way

@notd0ll109 9 ай бұрын

It’s a good show. It’s not going to be the final, definitive statement on Jerry West’s life. He is solidified by his career and nothing will change that.

@leecaryer2569 9 ай бұрын

I appreciate truth. The good stories are true, so why "dramatize" them? Just tell them and get out of the way.

@Elguapodelfuego Жыл бұрын

The portrayal of tarkanian was criminal

@nealpeifer6869 10 ай бұрын

Do you mean it was accurate since he WAS a criminal? LOL

@maverik15j 9 ай бұрын

We’re really going to gloss over the possibility of Bo Burnham being Larry Bird?!?!

@maddymud 9 ай бұрын

Riiiiight?!!!!

@liamvanderwerf9532 10 ай бұрын

Wait... they wanted bo burnham as larry bird????

@carloslozada470 10 ай бұрын

This guy should have got a Emmy

@dinewalton 9 ай бұрын

All characters look good in Winning Time except for Magic.

@rickyricardo2208 Жыл бұрын

HBO Succession Winning Time House of the Dragon 🐐

@rkms5606 10 ай бұрын

The Wire

@elterr1ble908 10 ай бұрын

Deadwood Sopranos Boardwalk empire Game of thrones

@newagain9964 10 ай бұрын

I like very very lil tv. But Succession, true detective (seasons 1 and 3), the wire are at the very top of list of motion pictures productions. 👍 HBO makes the best tv in general.

@Enfield14 Жыл бұрын

you can tell rich likes the show but doesn’t wanna say anything too positive because of how the people portrayed in the show reacted 😂

@ianneufville3789 9 ай бұрын

Just watched season 2 episode 6 rich played a radio commenter, you just hear his voice you don't see his face

@genius179 9 ай бұрын

Yep I noticed that too

@benrosn8154 7 ай бұрын

Cool video

@gojirajenkins8528 10 ай бұрын

That show is pure dope

@ARIZJOE 9 ай бұрын

The portrayal of Jerry West is a missed opportunity. Jerry came from dirt-poor West Virginia, where basketball was culture, to start professional basketball on the West Coast. He was and is, an elegant, sophisticated individual. The low score at the Bel Air Country Club. Angry competitor, yes. But also extremely sagacious. Complicated. But it begins with Jerry's body. The Logo. They needed an actor svelte and graceful, and put a brain on that. They didn't.

@stevek6518 10 ай бұрын

The portrayal of West is not how the real man is. It's an absurd portrayal.

@IknowMoreThanYou 10 ай бұрын

💯 Like it's an over the top caricature It's like really bad lol

@williamkelley1971 9 ай бұрын

Read his autobiography. Most of the absurdity that plays out in the show comes directly from that.

@genius179 9 ай бұрын

Dude Jerry West used to so riled up his doctor told up to stop watching games because his blood pressure would skyrocket so Jerry would drive around the parking lot at the Forum sometimes having the game on the radio

@Anthony-ni8wd 10 ай бұрын

Bo Burnham???? Did I hear that right?

@keatonclark3017 12 күн бұрын

Bo burnham as Larry bird?!

@lapetitemortbis 4 ай бұрын

John C. Reilly is simply brilliant. Solomon is really good. But I did not like Quincy Isaiah at all. He got lost in the mannerisms and the smile and couldn’t get the depth of the character

@TomEMullaney Жыл бұрын

I agree with the criticism. The source material was good enough without distorting it. These people are all still alive - why fictionalize them?

@805fillmore Жыл бұрын

If it was bad I’d agree but I feel it was actually a positive thing

@Hingle_McCringleberry87 9 ай бұрын

No it wasn't. It was boring. Real life is never as exciting as the fiction. It's like what the feds say about wiretaps of the mafia. They aren't saying anything. It's pretty boring actually. Will people watch the Sopranos if it were like that? No. TV is entertainment and that's it.