Menards: the source for hard-to-find DVDs?

Not only can you save big money, but you might just stumble upon the most inspirational and entertaining piece of television ever created. I am talking about The First Olympics: 1896, a mini-series (1984) tracing the establishment of the first modern Olympic games held in 1896. I loved this mini-series when it first aired (I believe it was at the time of the 1984 Summer Olympics in LA) and practically wore out the VHS tape I made over the next couple of years.

The fabulous cast is led by a very yound David Caruso (NYPD Blue, CSI:Miami) and Hunt Block (he has showed up on a couple soaps over the years). And Dr. Winchester from M*A*S*H, Angela Lansbury, Louis Jourdan, some cute Greeks.

Part Chariots of Fire, part Mighty Ducks, the story primarily follows the fledgling team of Ivy League college students as they train for these "new" games and then make their way to Athens. Threads of love, betrayal, and class/ethnic conflict spice up the plot.

Tiffany Devoy, are you out there? Remember our re-enactment of the train scene on our way to Chicago senior year?