MyNetworkTV strikes back

My Aug. 20 post titled How far has MyNetworkTV fallen? has mobilized a small army of the network's folks to besiege me with anguished (though unfailingly polite) phone calls. They are particularly unhappy that I characterized their upcoming NFL Network: Total Access show as clip show that's "really just an hour-long prime-time infomercial for a cable channel."

While not denying that Total Access will contain segments from other NFL Network programs, they insist it will include original material and is a preview and analysis of the weekend's pro football games, not a sales pitch for the subscriber-challenged NFL Network. Anybody who loves football, they say, will love the show. Hmmm. I guess we'll see when the show kicks off on Sept. 8 at 9 p.m.