Awful Announcing
It's unclear what will happen with this year's Hard Knocks, especially if we get a shortened preseason, but HBO says they and NFL Films are "deep into planning."
"I think that as long as there is a passion for good storytelling, this show's going to be around with its very, very, very good talent, as long as there are good stories out there."
Is Beast Mode man or machine in the future?
"This story is surprising in every way imaginable and goes far beyond the limits of a college recruiting scandal."
HBO's 24/7 is venturing into surfing with an all-access documentary on 47-year-old Kelly Slater and his preparations for the Pipe Masters.
Any One Of Us combines footage of Paul Basagoitia's recovery journey with comments from other spinal cord injury survivors about their own journeys, and the result is a powerful documentary.
"I was automatic from the free-throw line, because free-throw shooting is a direct function of childhood loneliness."
"I think the report was unfair to my side of things. I think the gentleman, who did the independent investigation, came in with the preconceived notion that I was guilty of doing this."
The film will premiere on HBO on Oct. 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Premiering Dec. 10 on HBO, Belichick and Saban: The Art of Coaching will cover those coaches' almost four-decade-long friendship.
"Everyone asks us 'Hey, what's the next show going to look like?' We honestly have no idea until that week, or even days before it actually airs."
The 60-minute film Well Groomed, from director Rebecca Stern, will premiere on HBO in December.
Hard Knocks' first episode with the Raiders pulled in the most same-night viewers since their 2010 Jets' series, while the second episode had the best numbers since their 2012 Dolphins' series.
A report has the selected teams as Washington State, Arizona State, Alabama and Penn State, but no contracts appear to be signed yet.
