Hot enough for you? The answer, in this case, appears to be yes.
ESPN debuted its miniseries The Bronx is Burning last night at 10 (and will replay the first episode tomorrow night at 10, followed by seven episodes each Tuesday night at 10 starting next week), and Yankees lovers and haters alike shouldn't miss it.
Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner and Reggie Jackson have indelible public images for every baseball fan, but the actors playing the respective roles - John Turturro, Oliver Platt and Daniel Sunjata - have nailed them.
The series tells the story of the 1977 Yankees, put in the context of a long, hot summer when New York was shaken by the Son of Sam killings, endured a blackout and took a bumpy ride on a mayoral campaign.
It's mostly Yankees, though, and the other elements might end up having the feel of being tacked on. (As when two young women in Queens are shot after taunting a staring Son of Sam by telling him to "take a pitchuh - it'll last longuh.")
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