The Confluence
Episode One of “24/7” is a Rousing Success for Hockey
by Tony on 12/16/10 at 08:36 AM ET
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“Bruce Boudreau’s potty mouth made Rex Ryan sound like Dora the Explorer.”
That was the Tweet from ESPN’s John Buccigross last night. And trust me, there’s hundreds more Tweets just like that as the overwhelmingly glowing results pour in after the first episode of HBO’s “24/7 Penguins/Capitals, Road to the Winter Classic”.
And oh yeah, the Penguins have lost two in a row now. They need to knock that shit off.
OK, back to the show. Some observations:
- I tweeted it after last night’s show, but I’ll repeat it: I don’t care if you’re not a fan of either team, you had to enjoy the shit out of that show. At least for one show, they didn’t overload it with non-stop Crosby and Ovechkin, which of course was a concern beforehand. The locker room banter was priceless.
- I’m not going to bash the Capitals. Sure, they’re struggling right now, and as a Pens fan, that’s fun enough. But let’s not forget, Episode Two will start with the Penguins losing at least two games in a row. You’ll no doubt be seeing some long faces in the Penguins locker room for at least some part of the next show.
- Boudreau’s F-bomb-laced tirade(s) were hilarious. Were some of those F-bombs led on by the cameras? Maybe a little. But there’s no doubt, he’s got every right to be pissed.
- Absolutely loved HCDB’s pre-game peptalk before the Leafs game.
- Fascinating watching the docs stitch up Deryk Engelland after his scrap with Colton Orr.
- Did I miss the Pens announcing that Paul Martin got Mustache Boy for December, or did they purposely wait until it could be shown on the show?
- One thing that I really hope I see is Sidney Crosby away from his usual interview posture. You saw it a little bit last night on the plane and in the hotel, but I hope they follow Sid around a bit as well.
- I will also be disappointed if Crosby isn’t miked up for a game. We can all read lips, there’s plenty of F-bombs coming out of that mouth. Maybe not to the level of Boudreau (and who is, really), but he’s no boy scout on the ice, either.
I could go on for a while, but you get the gist. It was a fantastic debut for the series, and I can’t wait for next week!
“Max is a douche” - Marc-Andre Fleury
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I really enjoyed the first episode. I didn’t know what to expect but having Boudreau do an interview with what appeared to be food on his face was awesome. I was really suprised they showed the part where Bylsma/Shero were rating players performances. They gave cookie a 2 out of 5. The behind the scenes parts are really interesting.
Posted by tbassett on 12/16/10 at 09:46 AM ET
And oh yeah, the Penguins have lost two in a row now. They need to knock that shit off.
Hahaha, priceless statement there, Tony. 
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 12/16/10 at 10:13 AM ET
Tony it’s the same problem that has always been there !!! Putrid Wingers !! No legit top 2 line wingers on this team & Bylsma continues with the Abject stupidity of putting Sid && Geno on the same line & you have a 2nd Line of Talbot- 4th Liner, Cooke- 3rd Liner, Asham-4th liner! Sorry that is pathetic & the PP is still absolutely clueless
Also the PK is stellar like it was during 12 game streak
Posted by Evilpens on 12/16/10 at 10:45 AM ET
Glad you enjoyed the show EP…
Sheesh…
Posted by Tony from Virginia Beach, VA on 12/16/10 at 10:49 AM ET
Haven’t got to watch it yet Tony !! I DVRed it & watch it Tonight ! Heard about it all over twitter & Martin was announced as Moustache Boy earlier
Posted by Evilpens on 12/16/10 at 10:51 AM ET
I did catch some of it earlier, and yes Stevie and Nate and so on and so forth. It is rather interesting. Wonder if half the cussing is in there just because cameras are present.
All that said, my feelings on being force-feed are still there as well.
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 12/16/10 at 10:54 AM ET
I was a bit taken back by Bylsma’s pre-Leaf address, I wasn’t exactly expecting that language from him, it was very entertaining.
Evilpens, do you wrtie that stuff to let off steam and then you think rationally afterward? Or is that the constant refrain in your head? I kind of hope it’s the latter.
Posted by NathanBC on 12/16/10 at 12:37 PM ET
Not a fan of either team but I must say I really enjoyed it.
I wasn’t planning on watching it but after catching a glimpse for about 3 minutes towards the end, I got hooked and watched the repeat in it’s entirety.
Reminds me allot of NFL Hard Knocks. Maybe they should expand it to a longer time period like a whole season.
Looking forward to next week episode.
Great show!
Posted by Nbr1Caniac on 12/16/10 at 12:42 PM ET
Knowing how Boudreau hammed it up as an extra in SlapShot, I would be surprised if he “acted naturally” in front of cameras when he may be using the series as a job interview.
Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 12/16/10 at 12:50 PM ET
Hey EP…where were you during that 12 game winning streak? I mean, it’s one thing to incessantly bitch about the Pens when things are going wrong…but where was the praise when they were winning 12 in a row?
It must have literally tore you up inside when the won the Cup a couple of years ago for the simple fact that you had no outlet to randomly capitalize letters and call people “stupid”, “pathetic” or “clueless”.
Unless, of course, you terrorized Pirate and Steeler blogs instead.
Don’t have HBO so I may have illegally downloaded a torrent version to watch a little bit earlier today. If I did that…I may have loved it…and I probably can’t wait for the next one.
Of course, all of that is only hypothetical… 
Posted by Flashtastick56 from Milford, CT on 12/16/10 at 04:46 PM ET
problems they had early in the season were still there during the 12 streak, Bad PP, putrid wingers.
Posted by Evilpens on 12/16/10 at 05:05 PM ET
Those “putrid wingers” are a big reason why the PK is as good as it is.
And during the 12 game winning streak, the PP was 10 for 38. That’s a 26.3% clip.
Needless to say…if that’s bad, I’d really like to know what you consider “good”.
Posted by Flashtastick56 from Milford, CT on 12/16/10 at 05:27 PM ET
Bunch of Fluky PP goals in that time !! 12 games does not erase a season & a Half of pathetic PP & I said nothing about their PK abilities ! Putrid wingers as in no Legit top 2 line wingers
Posted by Evilpens on 12/16/10 at 05:33 PM ET
Oh Evil, you’ll find utopia one day, I promise.
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 12/16/10 at 08:05 PM ET
The 24/7 crew could turn a spelling bee into appointment TV.
Posted by StevieSteve on 12/16/10 at 09:18 PM ET
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Bravo HBO, it was everything I had hoped it would be. Hopefully teams are not scared off by this and see this as a area of exposure. Would love to see them grab a team or two to follow for a bit next season. Even if it’s just camp.
Posted by Russian Rocket on 12/16/10 at 09:45 AM ET