HBO's double Emmy whammy

September 22, 2008 The network that purportedly has fallen on hard times and taken it on the chin of late with its original series programming sneaked in while no one was looking and stole the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards out from underneath the dogpile, using the double longform whammy of "John Adams" and "Recount" to snare 10 Emmys, or more than one-third of the total handed out Sunday. In the midst of a contentious presidential election, it's probably appropriate that the most attention was cast on our second president. The much-praised $110 million-plus HBO miniseries that carried his name set an Emmy record by winning a total of 13 statuettes: five on Sunday to go along with eight earned during the Creative Arts ceremony on Sept. 13.

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