Blogcritics Author: Aaron Kemp

TV Review: DirecTV Hometown Heroes - A New Series from DirecTV

Aaron Kemp — Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:14:27 EDT

A show about real DIRECTV customers who are heroes in their local community.
An original series entitled DirecTV Hometown Heroes, premieres April 6th on DirecTV’s original entertainment channel The 101. As the satellite television provider continues to expand its home grown series lineup, how does its newest offering measure up?DirecTV Hometown Heroes is a series saluting the heroes among us. Well, in this case the...

Shaq Leads Suns to 2-4 Record

Aaron Kemp — Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:41:07 EST

Phoenix Suns sinking since Shaquille O'Neal trade
Six games into the Shaquille O’Neal era in the Phoenix desert, and Steve Kerr is probably reaching for the extra strength Maalox right about now.The move - bringing an old, broken down Shaq in for one more NBA title run - was roundly criticized in most media circles. The reasoning from the Suns point of view was that Shaq just needs...

Pete Carroll Interested In The Atlanta Falcons? Why?

Aaron Kemp — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:22:42 EST

The USC coach is rumored to be considering jump to a franchise in disarray.
According to ESPN sources, Pete Carroll, USC head coach is “interested” in the coaching vacancy in Atlanta. I have one question for Pete: Why?Why would anyone be interested in the Atlanta Falcons job? Trade in what is one of the top five college coaching positions for what is certainly in the bottom five as far as NFL coaching...

John F. Kerry: Protecting Your Right To Watch Football

Aaron Kemp — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:59:57 EST

Senator goes on the offensive against the NFL.
Senator John Kerry, “proud Bostonian”, sent a Christmas Eve letter to Roger Goodell and the NFL. He is “deeply troubled” about your right to NFL Football. Specifically, he is worried that you will miss this Saturday’s game between the Patriots and the Giants, due to the evil force known as the NFL Network. Yes, you...

Winds Change Suddenly For The NFL Network

Aaron Kemp — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:17:20 EST

Letter From Congress threatens NFL in dispute With cable operators.
The NFL Network has been playing hardball with cable operators Comcast and Time Warner for months, demanding the carriers pick up the network at the rate of 70 cents per subscriber. The network, which offers football programming 24/7/365, seemed to have leveraged the situation to their advantage perfectly, until the dreaded “C” word...

ABC Introduces New Game Show Duel In Midst of WGA Strike

Aaron Kemp — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:23:18 EST

New game show hits America on December 17.
ABC introduces a new game show called Duel on December 17. As the writers strike begins to slowly strangle the regular television schedule, networks are looking for easily produced yet fresh programming to fill the void. Will Duel fit the bill for the long term? Or will it be more short term filler, only to breathe a short time on the airwaves, but...

NFL versus Cable TV

Aaron Kemp — Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:07:24 EST

5 Reasons the NFL Network and Jerry Jones Will Win
With the Cowboys-Packers game now behind us, the backlash continues from columnists, bloggers and sports reporters blasting the NFL network. At the center of the controversy is Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who in recent days has placed most of the blame squarely on Big Cable. Mega providers Comcast and Time Warner for their part have certainly taken...