HBO's '24/7 Caps-Pens' Deserves an Emmy Award
- Monday, January 10, 2011 1:03 PM
- Written By: Josh Marks
In the Twitter age, it is a rarity to witness something as special and emotionally riveting as HBO's recent four-part reality series "24/7 Penguins-Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic." The series that Caps owner Ted Leonsis calls "landmark television" is exactly that. It transcends the two teams involved, professional ice hockey and sports in general to achieve something magical that everyone on the planet can identify with on some level.
That is why I think "24/7" deserves consideration for an Emmy Award (not that HBO needs anymore hardware on their already crowded shelf). I hope HBO Sports nabs as many kudos as possible for "24/7" not just because of the quality of the production, but for what it has done for the fastest sport in the world in terms of bringing in new fans and gaining a new level of respect from people who before watching it might have easily dismissed ice hockey as some niche sport played by rural Canadians.
So as a hockey fan I'd like to say a big thank you to Home Box Office for promoting the sport like no other medium can. I hope the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences takes notice.
In case you missed it, here are all four episodes:
