Before the Long Game

Before the Long Game — Pilot

Oct 8, 2026 · 1h 13m 34s

Description

Before episode one, there was a diner, two years of arguments, and the decision to press record. In this full-length pilot, Marcus and Elena introduce the show properly: why it...

Before episode one, there was a diner, two years of arguments, and the decision to press record. In this full-length pilot, Marcus and Elena introduce the show properly: why it exists, what it promises (checked facts, every sport, no hot takes), the games that made them — a rain delay that ended a 108-year wait, an Olympic final won blind by one hundredth of a second, a Wimbledon final that converted a non-fan — and a tour of the season ahead.
Plus the debut of a recurring segment, The Ninety-Second Argument: three debates, zero verdicts, first instincts only. This is everything the show is, start to finish, in one episode.

show less