......Jermaine...Marlon...Randy...Jackie...Tito......A reality show featuring Micheal Jackson's brothers has been given the green light by A&E--and could be on the air before the first of the year !
This is great news for the cash-strapped Jackso clan, say showbiz insiders, who note reality shows can turn life's losers into big money winners overnight. The program, tentatively titled Jackson Family Dynasty, focuses on how Michael's brothers ,Jackie , Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Randy, are coping with his death.
The show will also bare the struggles with their careers, which were slumping before Michael died. Now they'll make fat pay-checks, though A&E hasn't revealed the terms of their deal.
The one hour pilot was filmed when the King of Pop was still alived and rehearsing in L.A. for 50 come-back concert dates in London. But when Michael refused to take part in the TV series, A&E put the project on hold. The show was revived after Michael's fatal overdose in June and the pilot will be aired as soon as the network can fit it into the schedule.
Michael's death was something of a god-send for his brothers," says Showbiz 411 critic "Roger Friedman." But the new projects executive producer Jodi Gomes insists the Jackson's are not "cashing in" on the tragedy saying, They're not shy about talking about their brother, they just want it to do it honestly....WTF....
My take on this: The brothers want to be open and honest talking about Michael...O.K. Are they going to talk Michael and his childhood? Don't think so; just going to white-wash it and tell us what they think we want to hear. Are they going to tell us how the old beady-fish-eyed fool beat and kicked Michael in his private parts....don't think so. A lot of Michael fans remember the movie they made of how hard the struggle was and how old 'beady eyes' didn't let Michael have a childhood. We remember the brothers wanted to revive the the Jackson Five; Michael said no that time also.Old 'beady eyes' kept Michael close because he was the one with the talent. Sorry Michael, you can't even get away from the devil in death...RIP..Stay tuned: the saga continues.
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Michael's dying revived the project for them and focused public attention on all the Jacksons for a time.They are profitting from that attention.
ReplyDeleteFunny how his death has been profitable for nearly everyone in his family, even Latoya who is handing out interviews left and right. And Beady who is all over the place putting his two cents in.