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Sports drama TV shows have been considered a television staple for decades.
For years, these shows continued to entertain their particular set of audiences. A good sports drama TV series always shows us the backbone of the sport.
Those who are looking to keep themselves engaged in sports with a little bit of thrill between sports coverage and watching the real game can watch these 5 sports drama TV shows that are ahead of their time.
Disclaimer: This article is written according to the author's opinion. Readers’ discretion is advised.
Heated Rivalry
Heated Rivalry is based on the story of two rival hockey stars, Illy Rozanov and Shane Hollander. This show has been rated 9.1 by IMDb. The director and the story writer, Jacob Tierney, told Rolling Stone,
"What stood out to me in retrospect is that Heated Rivalry accomplishes a different task than these books usually do."
He added,
"This is not about somebody coming out, it's about two people figuring out they are allowed to be in love. And that zig where the other books zag really stuck with me."
The two sports stars shown in the series compete on rival teams, the Boston Raiders and Montreal Metros. Hudson Williams played Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie as Illy Rozanov. The show portrays queer romance and has been dubbed ahead of its time for its authenticity and storytelling.
Friday Night Lights
It is a sports drama TV series of five seasons. The TV show is based on the lives of the Dillion Panthers. The series portrayed Dillion Panthers as the nation's best school teams. The head coach is Eric Taylor. IMDb gave an 8.7 rating. Kyle Chander and Connie Britton played the lead characters of the show. The series premiered on October 3, 2006, on NBC. The show is often considered ahead of its time as it was met with low ratings upon release.
Sports Night
Sports Night is a sports drama TV series having two seasons. The director, Thomas Schlamme, won the DGA Award in 2000 and 1999. Viewers can witness friendships, ethical issues, and pitfalls. Created by Aaron Sorkin, the show stars Robert Guillaume as the managing director, Isaac Jaffe.
The show's format and its portrayal of social themes earned its place in the list of sports dramas ahead of their time.
Glow
It is a TV show based on the 1980s women's professional wrestling. Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive are the producers of this series. Google users gave an 85% rating, and it was rated 8/10 by IMDb.
The show dealt with complex themes at a time when it wasn't the norm, thus making it ahead of its time.
The White Shadow
This sports drama TV series consists of three seasons and was released by MTM Enterprises in 1978. The series focuses on a white former professional basketball player. Viewers can see the player take the job of a coach in a basketball team at an impoverished urban high school. The team consists of racially mixed players.
Ken Howard acted as Ken Rives (the white basketball player and coach). Jason Bernard played the role of Principal Jim Wills in the pilot episode. IMDb gave an 8.0 rating to this show. The show tackled themes like homosexuality and racism that were ahead of their time.
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