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    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    To say "They are not part of the series," though, is a bit murky. If Jackson's kids were not going to appear in any capacity, why didn't A&E say exactly that and end the speculation? "Not part of" could mean that they're not ~officially~ listed in the cast; it could mean that they weren't involved in any production decisions; it could mean anything, really.
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    To be fair, I believe they filmed most of this before MJ's death. A&E had been filming the Jackson brothers for a while, but Michael didn't participate. (I'd speculate it was yet another move on the family's part to built up buzz and momentum for a reunion tour, which MJ never seemed interested in.)

    Sounds like A&E took that material and tacked on footage of the funeral, footage of the family coping with MJ's death, etc.

    It's not clear if they actually interview the kids or even feature them outside of the funeral footage (I hope not). So I'd say the tackiness level here is TBD.
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    Image of Swordfish Swordfish
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    I wish the biological parents of these kids would step up--if it requires going through the courts, then do--and save these children, fast. If not, then what about the State of California. Aren't there laws about exploiting children?
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    Image of goetz goetz
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    Is there anyone who didn't see this coming? Joe Jackson would sell reliquaries of Jackson family genitalia if it would buy him another ugly suit.
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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    10/14/09

    @goetz: You're right - they were meant to do something like this. Joe & Kate Plus Fate.
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    Rebbie was always the only voice of reason in that household, though it doesn't take much sanity to understand how terribly wrong this is. As strange as Michael was, he did a fantastic job of keeping his children OUT of the press. So it's just disgusting that his family would shove those little kids in front of a camera like this. The only saving grace is that it's A&E. Perhaps it will all turn out to be one giant intervention.
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    Image of topsy topsy
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    Was that child christened 'Blanket'? He must have another name?
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    A reality show that I would actually watch is Joe Jackson burning up in the fires of Hell.
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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    10/14/09

    @morninggloria: Make some room on the couch. I'll bring the popcorn.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    You know since we're all pretty sure there's no Jackson blood that ties these children to the family you would think they would acknowledge that, let them live their lives quietly out of the spotlight, as not to stir a bee's nest, because the second any Jon and Kate business starts going down, the judge will just say what is real and give the kids to that other freak show (Debbie Rowe) and dismantle it all.

    And Janet...for shame.
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    Image of fuzzymuffins fuzzymuffins
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    um... is that a half naked doll of daddy in your photo?
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    Image of Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    I think even if I liked Michael Jackson I wouldn't watch this show.
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    Image of Tenbinzan Tenbinzan
    10/15/09

    @Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate: I'd imagine that you wouldn't watch this show especially if you liked Michael Jackson. Buncha coat-tail-riders . . . with barely a handful excluded.
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    Image of PandoraSpocks PandoraSpocks
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    I'm surprised it took old Joe this long. And no, I won't watch...
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    10/14/09

    In reply to Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame
    Obviously Michael would never have been OK with this or they wouldn't have needed to wait until he was dead to get it going. They've probably been counting down the minutes until they could exploit his fame on reality TV. The only thing keeping me going is my hope that the premise of this show is that Joe Jackson and all of the non-Rebbie kids are put in a cage while Prince, Paris, and Blanket poke them with sticks and Katherine makes sporadic appearances just to bring the kids cookies and lemonade. I'd watch at least the pilot.
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    Image of Cunning_Linguist Cunning_Linguist
    10/14/09

    @DahlELama: I'd watch every episode. Especially if they had Big Brother-esque votes every week, like, "What will Joe Jackson's diet consist of this week? Text message '1' for Biscuits and Bugs! Text '2' for Dates and Dog Shit! Or text '3' for Cyanide and Cookies!"
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    Image of jasonelias jasonelias
    08/26/09

    In reply to A&E Claims It Will One Day Air Jackson Bros. Reality Show
    I don't begrudge them this, can't even minimize it. The brothers were all talented in their own right and despite the differences they saw their sibling transmogrify in a way few ever will.

    I can't help but remember that CBS special from 2001, how different Michael looked with them, I couldn't even enjoy it. He looked like Dixie Carter. I'll be interested in seeing this especially how they felt about Michael while he was still alive.
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    08/26/09

    @jasonelias: I bet there was some slow-burning animosity, but they would never bash MJ on camera. He was and still is their meal ticket.
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    Image of jasonelias jasonelias
    08/27/09

    @Steverino Begins: True...
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    Image of BowlingForDollars BowlingForDollars
    08/25/09

    In reply to A&E Claims It Will One Day Air Jackson Bros. Reality Show
    Do you really expect more from the network that brought back "Dog the Bounty Hunter" after his racist comments heard round the globe?

    It's alllllllll about the ratings, people.
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    Image of ampersandparade ampersandparade
    08/25/09

    In reply to A&E Claims It Will One Day Air Jackson Bros. Reality Show
    I don't know, aside from the being dead bit, even Michael has come out okay. Between the juggernaut of his record sales in July and August and people internationally being forced to either eulogize or vilify him, he seems to have come out the better than before because the media has encompassed his entire career in their coverage rather than just talking about what a weirdo freak he was like they had in the last two decades. Being forced to look at little Michael in 1975 or even early weird Micheal in the early eighties so often softened some hearts, or some shit like that.

    He's still dead though, so, you know, you take the good with the bad.
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    Image of Magister Magister
    08/25/09

    @ampersandparade: That last bit is the kicker, but yeah, I know what you mean.
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