Apparently Randy, Tito, Jackie, Marlon and Jermaine were trying to get their paychecks for the month because they were shooting a reality TV show on A&E and had already finished filming footage before all of this death business happened.
What!? Say it ain’t so! I don’t think the world is ready for the return of the Duke of Curl that is Jermaine Jackson…
A&E is working on a reality project with the Jackson family which could gain newfound viewer interest in the wake of the King of Pop’s death.
The network commissioned a one-hour special following Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy that was originally intended to serve as a “backdoor pilot” for a potential series. The project was commissioned months ago and producers have finished shooting footage that followed Jackson family members as they readied a new album and reunion tour.
A&E planned to air the result as a special, tentatively titled “The Jackson Family,” next year, taking a “wait and see” approach and gauging viewer reaction before deciding whether to order the project as a series.
After Michael’s unexpected death last month and subsequent intensive media coverage, the question for A&E becomes: What now?
Producers have not shot any additional footage with the family since Jackson’s death, leaving the network with a project that’s still attractive — one that uses footage and interviews capturing the current incarnation of the Jackson 5 as entertainers, entrepreneurs and family members — yet also has a glaring narrative omission hanging over its current form. (Source)
I’m not even gonna lie like I wouldn’t have watched it, but…I hope they don’t air it now.
If they do, I hope it addresses questions like how Jermaine’s conk is still so superb, why didn’t Rebbie ever do anything else really after “Centipede”, is that one girl really Janet’s daughter, where is 3T…you know, all the questions we REALLY want to know. *rolls eyes*
Still a talented family though, but I think in light of what’s happened, this isn’t a good idea.
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July 13, 2009 ASmith
I woulda watched it just to further study Jermaine’s conk because that man has the conk to end all conks… (if only it’d end his own).
July 13, 2009 Rebecca
I have to admit I’m curious, but it’s too soon. Maybe later in the year. I just can’t believe Jermaine has money problems. That dude should be getting royalties out the ass from being the spokesmodel for S-curl.
July 13, 2009 whateva
I would so have watched this show too, but now would not be the right time. It would seem too weird and that A&E is trying to captilize off of the death. I hope they will revisit the idea later though.
@Rebecca … LOL S-curl checks cain’t keep you afloat when you have 50-11 kids.
July 14, 2009 whoohoo
they randomly had a reality show last year based on the premise that they moved to devon i don’t know what happened there tho
July 14, 2009 Cindy
I don’t see the problem. It’s something they did before the death so why not go on with the show?
July 20, 2009 Jake The Peg
A&E were a bit short-sighted and I think disrespectful of the Jacksons… doing a pilot to gauge viewer reactions. The can claim that they’re just being respectful of the family, but the truth from where I viewing, is the execs at A&E must have egg on the face now for not appreciating when something happens with the Jacksons, the world pauses. It’s the Jacksons, for crying out loud – of course people want to know about them. I would sooner watch the Jacksons than the Osborne, Tila Tequila.