Now I have to sign up for HBO, great :-)
Ovi, Green, Bradley reactions to HBO's 24/7 series on Caps-Pens
The series will debut with a show Dec. 15 at 10 p.m. ET with an encore at 11. Ensuing episodes will debut at 10 p.m. ET on the subsequent Wednesdays -- Dec. 22, 29 and Jan. 5 -- all with an encore at 11. All four episodes will have multiple replay dates on HBO, and the series also will be available on HBO On Demand.
It's the first time HBO Sports will divide its cameras between two teams and also the first time the network will document teams in the middle of their regular seasons.
HBO Sports' cameras will have unprecedented access to film "24/7 Penguins/Capitals Road to the Winter Classic."
Is that right?
"We've been pretty strict with access to the locker room and we've always felt that the locker room at the practice rink or the main rink is really a player sanctuary," George McPhee said. "They have to have some place where they can work and have some privacy; that's why we've been strict. But with HBO -- after watching what they did with 'Hard Knocks' and everything else and seeing some of the other programs that they've done, they're big time. We're going to give them unfettered access, because we thought 'Hard Knocks' was great."
The cameras will be here next week for some promotional work, but they wont' be joining the team full time until Dec. 5. They'll remain with the team for about a month.
What will be off-limits?
They wanted to put a camera in Ted Leonsis's office. He said that seemed "a little bit over the top." But essentially, nothing is off-limits. Cameras will accompany players to their homes, to their cars, to restaurants, to film study, in the dressing room and so on.
"We have told them that we will say no to no request," Ted Leonsis told reporters. "And so they have to decide who they want to follow, how they want to follow, what storylines, what they want to do, and we'll approve it."
Am I the only one who doesn't have HBO?
Most [players] seemed to [have it]. Some weren't sure.
"I don't know if I have it or not," Brooks Laich said. "I don't have TV right now. They haven't hooked up my satellite."
Ovechkin said he has HBO at home but only his family members watch it. He said he doesn't watch television shows, sticking with movies. (He just watched The Town.) But he said he'd make an exception.
"Oh yeah. I'm gonna watch this show. This is gonna be probably my favorite show," he said. "It's pretty cool experience, sick. For the team, for the guys, for the organization, it's a big step forward. We're gonna be on TV again, so it's good."
What language NHL hockey players speak?
Profanity.
But why there are so many English words in it?
Not so fast, Ovi says:
"Well, if I'm gonna say some bad words it's gonna be Russian words. Probably you guys don't understand it. I don't know. We'll see."
So whose mouth will you have to watch out for?
Matt Bradley:
"Schultzie. Schultzie gets pretty crazy behind the scenes. A guy like him, him and Tom Poti, those two guys, when you get them alone behind the scenes might get pretty crazy."
What would you want to see as a culmination of HBO's reality show?
Fluto Shinzawa, Boston.com:
It would be a better use of everyone’s time to turn the Winter Classic (Washington vs. Pittsburgh at Heinz Field on New Year’s Day) into the sport’s yearly midseason celebration.
Capped, preferably, by Alex Ovechkin running over the potty-mouthed Maxime Talbot.
What do you think?
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BB speaks about it and says something like, "I went ahead and watch some of HBO's 24/7 and it's a good stuff. It will be a 'must see' show..."
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What do I think? Well, Ive spent the last 10 minutes trying to figure out how I can make HBO happen without spending too much money. What a boon for FIOS/cable.
Thanks for posting this TJ.
I have mixed feelings about this kind of exposure. On the positive side, it will showcase two great teams and their star players, and perhaps introduce otherwise non-hockey fans to the sport.
The downside for me is the possible distraction such massive coverage would cause. Cameras following players to their homes, cars, restaurants etc.? It sounds good on the surface, but has the potential to wreak havoc if not handled and managed properly. Hopefully the Caps team leaders and coaches will keep everyone grounded and focused throughout this unique experience.
Ah Cable. How much I missed you and how much can I actually afford you?
It's time to chant a mantra, "will not be jealous, will not be jealous..mmmm..."
it's going to be sick for sure. Can't wait. I'll be in DC for this, when they start filming and the winter classic, I already got my tickets. OMG im so stoked i can't wait!!!!
Puck Daddy has a very interesting composite of video clips about this 24/7 HBO event.
Someone asks Coach Boudreau what to expect from Ovie 24/7. The coach rolls his eyes and says "I don't want to touch that one!" LOL
Scott Boggins, the HBO producer, says this won't be an Ovie/Crosby "overkill" show, but he plans to show Ovie off-ice at home with his parents.
I also LOL at Matt Bradley and Mike Knuble talking some trash, saying the Caps half of the series will be more entertaining than the Pens half.
I just might have to sign up for HBO for a month to see this sick masterpiece of gritty hockey life.
I'm just wondering if this will end up being like majority of the press about Ovi and Crosby, in which Ovi is portrayed as the big ugly lug and Crosby is the hope of a nation. That's my concern.
I'll watch it for sure, but I think it will piss me off.
I just cancelled my HBO post-True Blood, but now I will have to get it turned back on for this, and set my DVR for sure. Can you wear out your DVR? I can't wait, this will be awesome.
I think Ted would have a major problem if HBO played the Ovi bad/Sid good card with this one.
Only one more week until Caps convention :-)
I think HBO will be neutral because they are new to hockey, thus neutral about Ovie/Crosby. They want entertainment. Ovie generates constant material, but this program will reveal how other players are too.
Yeah I think it will be fine in that sense. I could see the Ovi bad/Sid good story line happening more if this were a Canadian network like CBC or CTV, but this is HBO. There really is no reason for them to favor one over the other. Also I thought I heard somewhere (maybe it was on here?) that they want to show Ovi at home with his parents, so that should be nice.
I'm pretty sure Brads is awesome. lol "No, no one will like Fehrzy"
I think I actually have HBO already. This could be cool though. I hope Sasha speaks english sometimes though. <3 lol
According to a Nate tweet, HBO starts filming tomorrow (Monday) for 13 hours.
A long day of on-ice filming ended around 4:30 today. Alex was in the first group practice with wiring attached around his waist. 3-4 cameras were set up to follow proactice and big lights were in the bleacher areas. Lots of crew members, equipment, wires, and a cherry picker to hoist lights or cameras higher.
I couldn't tell if the second practice had a camera following it or not, but while the other guys were on the ice some players from the first group were being filmed in the locker room/weight room areas and being interview.
After lunch, Ovie (who was wearing his yellow crocs with shorts and his sweater), Nicky, Knuble, and Poti came out for more filming with the Kettler lights out but spotlights on. Nicky had a harness on with gadgets attached to his helmet, chest and shoulder. The boys did passing drills, close-ups of skating and puck handling, etc. with a tight ring of cameras around them. After and hour, all left the ice except Ovie.
A generic Penguin them came out along with Steckle and King. While the latter two waited, Ovie was filmed checking the Penguin into the boards. Around 3:40 Ovie got to leave the ice. (He was patient and good natured about the process, but you could tell he was getting tired and restless - started twirling in circles between setups.)
Next, King was filmed checking the Penguin into the boards. I don't know what Steckle was going to be used for since I left before the filming was done. Six hours was long enough for me. :)
Also, Papa Ovie is back.
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