Even if you’re not a sports fan, ESPN‘s short documentary series 30 For 30 is a must see. Even if you tune in for only a few minutes, the creativity and narrative style for each film is amazing. The concept from ESPN was simple: Get 30 well-established professional film and television directors and let them tell the world their greatest sports story ever. ESPN pitches the series as the 30 best sports stories of the last 30 years, but really, this is just about great story telling. This weekend, curl up and introduce yourself to one of the best documentary series’ on television today. Waste this weekend with ESPN’s 30 For 30.

For The Canadian – “Kings Ransom” by Peter Berg

Peter Berg, known to a lot television fans for his work as an actor on Chicago Hope, is a huge hockey fan.

In his hour-long documentary Kings Ransom, he explains his fascination with the predominantly Canadian game as well as tell the heart-breaking tale of how the Edmonton Oilers decided to trade the greatest hockey player ever to live, Wayne Gretzky. Kings Ransom is shot from Berg’s point of view and ends with a casual, yet honest interview with Gretzky himself. It follows Canadian and hockey culture from the moment Gretzky put on his number 99 in Edmonton, to the fateful day where he left the country for the sunny beaches of California. Not only does Berg explain the difficulties of transitioning to a new environment in sports, he shows what effect one player has on an entire country.

For The Stat Nerd – “Silly Little Game” by Adam Kurland and Lucas Jansen

Silly Little Game is actually one of the more interesting episodes in the series. Adam Kurland and Lucas Jansen tell the story of how Rotisserie Baseball, known to most simply as Fantasy Sports, was created. They slip in and out of modern interviews with the creators while splicing in old footage of some of the first drafts and reenactments of some of the events. Silly Little Game is funny, entertaining and actually quite interesting as the story unfolds. We currently have entire business empires built around the concept of Fantasy Sports and Silly Little Game explains how this all came to be.

For The Rivalry Junkie – “Winning Time: Reggie Miller VS The NY Knicks” by Dan Klores

If you’re a professional basketball fan, or simply just a basketball fan, then you are probably aware of what former Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller has done to the New York Knicks. Dan Klores tells his story of how one man, one lanky six-foot-seven guard with an unorthodox release on his jump shot singlehandedly destroyed the hopes and dreams of New York Knicks fans year after year. Winning Time is a deep look into the rivalry of not just the Indiana Pacers and the Knicks, but Miller himself and how he is now linked to Knicks history forever.

Although I’ve only mentioned three docs above, I really do suggest taking the time to get into this series. Airing dates are Tuesday’s on ESPN.