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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-DNClTtSJQ

Air dates in the Buffalo area for the Time Warner Sports Documentary "Before The League" are posted below. A fascinating look at the beginnings and evolution of the game of football and how it grew from a loose collection of sandlot semi-pro teams into the most successful sports industry in the world. Several members of the PFRA are involved.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

9:00pm (ET) Episode 1: Origins
9:30pm (ET) Episode 2: Ringers
10:00pm (ET) Episode 3: Scandals
10:30pm (ET) Episode 1: Origins (encore)
11:00pm(ET) Episode 2: Ringers (encore)
11:30pm(ET) Episode 3: Scandals (encore)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

9:30pm (ET) Episode 4: Legends
10:00pm(ET) Episode 5: Formation
10:30pm(ET) Episode 6: Business
11:00pm(ET) Episode 4: Legends (encore)
11:30pm(ET) Episode 5: Formation (encore)
12:00am (ET) Episode 6: Business (encore)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22

7:00pm (ET) Episode 1: Origins
7:30pm (ET) Episode 2: Ringers
8:00pm (ET) Episode 3: Scandals
8:30pm (ET) Episode 4: Legends
9:00pm (ET) Episode 5: Formation
9:30pm (ET) Episode 6: Business

What channel is this on in the Buffalo area?

If you've got Time-Warner Cable --- I don't -- it's on the Time-Warner Sports Channel. I imagine that it will end up on DVD, though it might be for a pretty penny.

In Buffalo, it's on Time Warner Sports, channel 52.

Has anyone been watching?

DVR-ing it as we speak... er... type. Hope to watch it over the weekend.

Finally finished watching it. Very well done! My wife even watched most of it and enjoyed it. My only complaint I wish it could have been a bit longer and more fleshed out. Also, Mr. Miller I had no idea you had a cameo. Bravo!

Yeah, I got four spots, which was nice. That was distilled from a 90-minute interview!! Still, I think they did a fabulous job and I am very proud to have been a part of it. Congratulations to Chris Willis for his starring role, and to John Steffenhagen for representing the Rochester Jeffersons so well.

Hope it comes out in DVD form someday. I have a DVR copy with all the commercials and everything included ... have to update my editor to make a nice clean copy.

Any update or news on whether or not this will be released on DVD?

My understanding is that this will not be available on DVD anytime soon. Don't know why. Although they won't make a killing in DVD sales, it still has a market and would sell enough to at least allow them to break even (I would think).