{"id":27804,"date":"2021-10-13T16:46:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T20:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=27804"},"modified":"2021-10-13T16:46:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T20:46:41","slug":"hbo-sports-documentary-dear-rider-debuts-november-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/13\/hbo-sports-documentary-dear-rider-debuts-november-9\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Sports Documentary &#8220;Dear Rider&#8221; Debuts November 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27805\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dear-rider.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dear-rider.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dear-rider-202x300.webp 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>DEAR RIDER, a feature documentary from Red Bull Media House and Emmy(R)-winning director Fernando Villena, is a celebration of the life and vision of Jake Burton Carpenter (1954-2019), the pioneer who propelled the sport of snowboarding into a global and cultural phenomenon. The film debuts Tuesday, November 9 @ 9PM ET\/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p>The intimate and revealing documentary features interviews with Jake&#8217;s family, friends, and fellow snowboarders, including action sports icons Shaun White, Kelly Clark, and Mark McMorris as well as a wealth of archival material and home movies. DEAR RIDER pays homage to Jake&#8217;s beloved and loyal &#8220;riders,&#8221; the audience he faithfully addressed every year for decades on the first page of his snowboard company&#8217;s catalogs. 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