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The A&E reality series chronicling the late Michael Jackson's brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon doesn't premiere until Dec. 13, but Usmagazine.com got a sneak peek of the first episode.

In their quest to reunite for a concert tour, Jermaine and his brothers break down into tears over the demise of their first musical group, the Jackson 5. (Watch the clip above.)
"I never wanted to hurt you all," Jermaine says through tears when recounting why he didn't sign the contract to join his fellow brothers -- sans Michael -- at a CBS label back in 1975, which essentially caused the group to break up.

"I never wanted to be separated," he continues. "And then Joe started treating me, like, 'Well, how you going to eat? How you going to do this?'"
Jermaine adds that if they went to CBS, producers would "make you like the Beatles," something he didn't want because they were "the Jackson 5!"
"It's loyalty -- it's being loyal to where we started," he says.
While Jackie and Tito cry, Marlon tells Jermaine they never realized his inner conflict.
"We never knew any of that stuff happened," Marlon says. "You have a right to make your own choices. We as brothers will always be brothers. I don't give a damn what kind of contract, what's this or what's that ... we will always be brothers and that will never change."
The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty will air its season premiere on Dec. 13.
 
Just in case people don't know, they started making this BEFORE Michael pased away.
I'm sure it's for money, but it is not something they did by using the publicity of their brothers death. It was planed before he passed away.
 
Why do all the brothers always say they had a great upbringing and Joe was fantastic, when Michael said the opposite, every time they express that opinion they make Michael sound like a liar, surely he wasn't the only child affected by the way joe was.
 
caleb20003 said:
Why do all the brothers always say they had a great upbringing and Joe was fantastic, when Michael said the opposite, every time they express that opinion they make Michael sound like a liar, surely he wasn't the only child affected by the way joe was.
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:lol: i don't think any of them say joe was fantastic but they including michael understand why he was strict even though he was a bit much somethimes. you have to understand that everybody have different experiences even of the same situation. michael was sensitive as most of the jacksons but he was obviously more affected being the focus of the group, that's alot of pressure and he became insecure during puberty and people including joe made it even more difficult than it needed to be. michael also praised his father alot and gave him his credit so it's not like he hated joe though the media wants the public to believe that. people need to listen to michael's oxford speech again.
 
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stripping ur child down, oiling one up and beating the living shyte out of one hasnt got anything to do with "sensitivity" but with a brutal, sadistic mind, period no excuses.
 
Jackson series full of holes

TV REVIEW | Reality show's timing is good, but questions abound

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December 10, 2009
BY PAIGE WISER TV Critic / pwiser@suntimes.com
The timing is certainly interesting. Last January, four of the Jackson 5 -- Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon -- started filming a reality series that would document a 40th reunion album.

Was Michael Jackson on board? Presumably, although he's never on camera and seemed to have plenty going on with his own concert plan. Then again, he came through in 1984 for his brothers with the Victory tour, even recruiting Mick Jagger for their hit "State of Shock." (I still have my single.)

But on June 25, everything changed when Michael died. On "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty," we don't see any of the family learning of the news, or exclusive footage from the memorial, or the brothers at all until they've had a month to mourn.

And that's the frustrating part of this six-episode series, which starts Sunday on A&E. It just scratches at the surface of an epic story. I am as fascinated by anything Jackson as I am with anything Kennedy -- or Baldwin, when it comes down to it. For better or worse, these are our royal families. And the Jacksons certainly think of themselves as royalty; Michael named two of his kids Prince, Jermaine named his son Jermajesty, and it's the rare jacket or hat that doesn't bear a royal crest.

There are so many intriguing places a series like this could go. In one powerful scene, Jermaine opens up about staying with Motown in 1976 when the rest of his brothers jumped to CBS Records for a fairer contract. Jermaine, who was married to Berry Gordy's daughter at the time, says that he stayed out of loyalty. "Do you know what it is to be alone? Just to be alone?" Jermaine says, choking up. "I'm out in the streets and kids are saying, 'We don't want your autograph, 'cause you're the one that broke the group up.' "

And then: group hug.

Wait -- did Gordy pressure Jermaine to stay? Was Jermaine jealous of all the attention Michael was getting? Did he regret staying? How did his parents react? Was brother Randy resentful about filling in for Jermaine as a second choice? What was Christmas like that year?

There's another opportunity for insight when a few of the brothers go home to Gary, Ind., at the behest of Queen Mother Katherine. As they walk through the tiny rooms, they point out the window where neighborhood kids would fight to watch them rehearse, and the closet where Marlon would hide to avoid school.

Tito does an excellent impression of his dad, who by almost all accounts was a brutal manager. But instead of expressing any anger about abuse, or loss of childhood, or pressure, Marlon just says of his father, "I understand now why he did certain things."

Tito excuses Joe, too. "Since it was a success, how wrong could it be?" he asks.

Oh, Tito.

There are some real moments that shed a little light on the family's dynamics. Even after Michael's death, spotlight-lusting Jermaine is determined to put a tribute together on his own. When Jermaine skips a photo shoot for the four brothers, he claims a case of pink eye. "I'll give you a black eye," Tito mutters.

We are introduced to the next generation of Jacksons, although Michael's kids will apparently not be on camera. All the kids are rambunctious, gorgeous and aspiring singers. Tito's boys, known as T3, have already had hits in Europe.

But I'm only awarding the show ¼¼½ because watching it is probably as frustrating as being in the family. There are too many things this series doesn't have:

• Behind-the-scenes stories about vintage performances.

• Sister Janet talking about her weight fluctuations.

• Sister LaToya acting crazy.

• All the daughters-in-law interacting with mama Katherine.

• All the kids running away from Joseph.

• Anyone's thoughts on Michael's drug use, genius, shyness, work ethic, determination to look like Diana Ross ...

Most of all, I'm aching to watch the brothers perform together again, even if it's just the four of them, even if it's not one of the old hits.

I'm guessing that's all they want, too.
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That is such an ignorant thing to say. smh some of the family members are such disappointment. Thinking success trumps abuse is foolish.

Is it me or MJ had few things in common with his own family?
 
nena said:
:lol: i don't think any of them say joe was fantastic but they including michael understand why he was strict even though he was a bit much somethimes. you have to understand that everybody have different experiences even of the same situation. michael was sensitive as most of the jacksons but he was obviously more affected being the focus of the group, that's alot of pressure and he became insecure during puberty and people including joe made it even more difficult than it needed to be. michael also praised his father alot and gave him his credit so it's not like he hated joe though the media wants the public to believe that. people need to listen to michael's oxford speech again.
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Exactly! its like people have never even heard the oxford speech! Listen to that speech again it gives real insight into how he felt about his father. Its the media that is hyping up all the negative things Michael said about his father and making everyone think that he hated him.
 
Datsymay said:
Yes, and in Mj's interview with jessie jackson MJ said that HE IS JUST LIKE HIS FATHER.
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MJ was like Joe?? What an absurd thought.

He might have had some characteristics but MJ was nothing like Joe in essence. Just as an example, I could not imagine MJ doing half of the things Joe did or said, for the past 5 months, if he had lost a son.

Pergament: The reality? A&E’s ‘The Jacksons’ is tiresome
By Alan Pergament
Updated: December 10, 2009, 8:17 AM / 0 comments

Amonth or so before the shocking death of Michael Jackson in late June, A&E announced that it was planning a one-hour documentary on the family.

After Michael’s death, as his legacy grew even larger than it was in life, A&E decided the show must go on…and on… and on. It expanded the documentary into a six-hour series.

So here it comes, starting at 9 p. m. Sunday on A&E, a basic cable channel. “The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty” opens with two excruciating hourlong episodes that may leave

“This is it?” Jermaine, Tito, Marlon, Jackie, other family members and the family lawyer sit around planning a reunion, talking about some new music and nostalgically reflecting about their careers, which began more than 40 years ago.

In the opening episode, “40th Anniversary,” a few of the brothers head to the home in Gary, Ind., where the musical odyssey all began. There is time to rehash some old controversies, including their father’s treatment of them and Jermaine’s decision in 1975 to split from the Jackson Five for a solo career.

Viewers are supposed to believe the Jacksons chose a reality series to deal with the open wound involving Jermaine, which leads to some predictable tears. The first hour ends with Michael’s shocking death; the second hour is called “The Aftermath.”

After a brief period of mourning, “The Aftermath” deals with the brothers’ future. They seem to enjoy planning a 40th anniversary celebration a lot more than they enjoy doing the actual work.

Over a meal, family attorney Virgil Roberts advises the surviving brothers that Michael’s death has put a “special spotlight” on them and that they have to “think differently about what they do.”

“Everything you do is going to be looked at through a magnifying glass in a way it wouldn’t have been last year,” added Roberts.

Viewers will need a magnifying glass to find something interesting here. Naturally, there is more contrived controversy in the second hour. This time, it is over Jermaine’s plans for an overseas tribute to Michael and his inability to get to a photo shoot with his three brothers because ... well, because he’s Jermaine, the diva of the group.

Eventually, Jermaine tells “Entertainment Tonight” reporter Kevin Frazier that he missed the shoot because he was exhausted and he had pink eye. But the brothers see through the eye excuse and don’t buy it.

Solely based on its merits, “A Family Dynasty” would be a tough sell, too. Jermaine and Tito add a little personality, but overall the first two hours have a lifeless, going-through-the-motions quality.

And let’s face it, the surviving Jackson brothers aren’t major celebrities. In the second hour, it is almost surprising to see that a few members of the paparazzi spot Tito, Jackie and Marlon while they have another meal.

Still, you can understand why A&E is putting this on. After all, filming clearly began weeks before Michael’s death. And having “The Jacksons” in the title is bound to attract viewers, just like movie fans who head to a bad movie headlined by a major star.

In the second hour, “ET’s” Frazier is the most interesting character because he tries to get underneath the Stonewall Jacksons. When he asks the old question of whether Jermaine (who had been the lead singer at one time) was jealous of Michael, he is stonewalled by the brothers.

Near the end of the hour, Frazier deals with another issue that undoubtedly will be on the mind of many viewers who make it that far. He asks Jermaine what he thinks about people who believe the surviving Jacksons are trying to cash in on Michael’s death.

“That is ridiculous,” replies Jermaine. “How are we cashing in on something we created?”

With all due respect, that heartfelt answer is made to look ridiculous by the contents of “A Family Dynasty.” This series is an unnecessary, dull creation that cashes in on the family name without providing the thing that Michael was best known for — entertainment.

TV Preview

“The Jackson’s: A Family Dynasty”

★

(Out of four)

9 p. m. Sunday, A&E
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J was like Joe?? What an absurd thought.

He might have had some characteristics but MJ was nothing like Joe in essence. Just as an example, I could not imagine MJ doing half of the things Joe did or said, for the past 5 months, if he had lost a son.
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exactly.mj may have had some of joes chaacteristics like working hard and being persistant in going after what u want but thats about it. ivymay has ben running with this argument for years regardless of how ridiculous it is.cause i doubt if mj lost his son he would be giving a press conference to promote his record label within days of it happeneing.or physically and emotionally abusing his kids.but nope mj makes a comment about being like his dad and suddenly hes a clone of joe jackson LOL
 
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Michael said on Geraldo that he and his father had MANY of the same characteristics. None of this really matters since he loved his dad and put the past behind him. The media likes controversy so the tabloids will keep pushing this 40 year old story that most people stopped caring about years ago. But of course the tabloids have to write something to keep their ratings going.
 
Michael said on Geraldo that he and his father had MANY of the same characteristics.
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yes and thankfully he didnt have many of joes other characteristics either.but for some to try to justify joes actions towards mj by saying mj said im the same as joe is clearly ridiculous when mj is clearly not 100% the same as joe as we all have seen and for someone to take mjs comment and run with it and then try to say mj was exactly the same as joe in every form is obviously wrong and grasping at straws interms of trying to defend some of joes behaviour
 
elusive moonwalker said:
exactly.mj may have had some of joes chaacteristics like working hard and being persistant in going after what u want but thats about it. ivymay has ben running with this argument for years regardless of how ridiculous it is.cause i doubt if mj lost his son he would be giving a press conference to promote his record label within days of it happeneing.or physically and emotionally abusing his kids.but nope mj makes a comment about being like his dad and suddenly hes a clone of joe jackson LOL
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The most preposterous argument for Joe I have ever read so far.

If MJ was anything like Joe, I can certainly say I would have never been a fan. Because the things that I attracted me to MJ was his very basic caring for others, his naivete, and humbleness.
 
OldSchoolMJFan said:
Michael said on Geraldo that he and his father had MANY of the same characteristics. None of this really matters since he loved his dad and put the past behind him. The media likes controversy so the tabloids will keep pushing this 40 year old story that most people stopped caring about years ago. But of course the tabloids have to write something to keep their ratings going.
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yes, michael said he was like his father in a lot of ways. He said his father instilled values in him and taught him to be strong and courageous and never to give up no matter what.
Here is the video of him sayinf so,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAnKTsRmz6g&feature=related
 
All the reviews I have read so far have been brutal. I will watch the first & second episode until I cannot take it anymore.

But two positive things that are coming out from this so-called reality show:

1) people are noticing how different MJ was from his brothers = Several reviews noted MJ's natural charisma and how much talent he had; one review stated watching the show, one understand why MJ was the front man for the group and the others were relegated in the back

2) People are calling the brothers out on their blatant exploitation of MJ's death. Reading the reviewer below claimed they started shopping the show around in January but no network was interested. A&E bought the rights after MJ passed away (they noticed the rating boom with everything connected to MJ).

You learn something new every day..and you learn a version of the truth eventually. On Larry King, the brothers made it sound like the network came to them and offer them the reality show...hmmmm

Jacksons' reality show feels completely phony

By Scott D. Pierce

Deseret News
Published: Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 5:24 p.m. MST

The only thing that could possibly be worse than a reality show about the Jacksons is a fake reality show about the Jacksons.

And the new A&E series "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty" is about as natural as polyester. It's slightly less believable than the South Carolina governor's story about going hiking.

That's on top of the fact that — while they're incapable of admitting it — Tito, Jackie, Jermaine and Marlon Jackson are directly benefitting from the death of their brother, Michael.

That's harsh. But it's also the irrefutable truth.

The brothers open their "reality" show — the first two hours air Sunday at 10 and 11 p.m. on A&E — by telling viewers that they began filming in early 2009.

That's true. It was originally pitched to various networks with a tie to the production of a 40th anniversary Jackson 5 album.

But it's also true that no television outlet had stepped up to buy the rights until after Michael's death.

And "Jacksons" leans heavily on the missing brother. It's a major storyline.

There's nothing wrong with the remaining brothers making some money. But at least respect the audience enough to be upfront about it.

Don't show us a clip of Marlon at the funeral saying, "Maybe now, Michael, they will leave you alone."

His brothers can't leave Michael alone. They're using him to make money and return to the spotlight.
That's what is real about "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty."

As for the rest of it, it's laughably bad television. It's so obviously scripted you can almost see the "actors" reading cue cards.

In the first hour, there are a pair of back-to-back scenes that are just painfully fake. Jermaine complains to his wife about his brothers; Jackie complains to their mother about Jermaine.

Stilted does not even begin to describe how wooden all four of them are. It's like watching bad community theater.

A trip to the old hometown in Gary, Ind., is as forced as can be. A fight among the brothers rings hollow. An "emotional" scene in which Jermaine unloads his years of hurt is, quite frankly, ludicrous.

You can just imagine the production meeting when someone said, "What can we do to manufacture some drama?" And Jermaine said, "Hey, I can summon up a few tears while I whine about how you guys all signed a contract and left me behind."

Maybe the Jackson brothers are just incapable of spontaneity. Maybe, after all these years in the spotlight — or, at least, near the spotlight — they've become so guarded they can't loosen up enough to show us anything genuine.

The whole thing feels like a fraud. Like they're acting in "The Hills."

For his part, Jermaine would be well advised to admit that the show is faked. Because he comes off as a petulant prima donna who, at 55, is way to old to be so immature.

All of this is pretty pathetic. But what's absolutely insufferable is the hypocrisy.

The guys who haven't exactly been stars for, well, decades whine about how tough it is to live in the spotlight. While, at the same time, they're trying to claw their way back into it.

They complain about the paparazzi snapping pictures of them while they're being filmed for a reality show.

Really.

And hanging over all of this is the fact that if Michael were still alive, it's entirely possible the pompously, ridiculously titled "Jacksons: A Family Dynasty" would never have made it on television at all.

"The world will never understand the family part of this. That we lost a brother. A sibling. They look at this on the business side," Jermaine says.

If you watch "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty," it's impossible to look at it any other way
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Sounds like a train wreck....I cannot wait to compare this to the ultimate MJ's reality movie This is it.

I know I will try my best to imagine MJ interacting with the 4 brothers, in light of his subtle, quiet yet strong leadership in This is it.
 
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MJstarlight said:
is there any way we can watch online??? I dont have cable :(
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try ustream.tv

FYI: I will try to live tweet the show on sunday

you can follow me @mememeow, and we can all discuss it live on twitter together. There are so many MJ fans on twitter already.
 
MJJKingForever said:
I don't care. Jacksons are extremly overrated. Without MJ, they are even worse...
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I don't quite understand this post ? ........... Do you mean the music of the Jackson 5/ The Jacksons is overrated (which it isn't), or do you mean the Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy as talent wise as the Jackson 5/ The Jacksons are overrated, and are worse ie even more less talented without Michael being being the lead singer/dancer/choreographer/songwriter/ producer of the group.

My own opinion is I have no problem with Michael's brothers doing a reality television show. I would have a problem with them if they release an album and do a tour under the name of The Jacksons, because The Jacksons is really when Michael started to emerge as a great songwriter in the mid to late 1970's pre Off The Wall album. I feel they should give the group another name like The Jackson Brothers or something, ie Barry and Robin Gibb said they will never perform or record again as the Bee Gees when their brother Maurice died. Michael's brothers obviously love Michael, and his loss for them will be far harder to deal with than use fans. But at least from a professional and public view recording and tour as The Jacksons no Michael is no longer with us doesn't seem right to me. And the 2300 Jackson Street album from 1989 without Michael (and also without Marlon) wasn't exactly a success and Michael was the reason the Jackson 5/ The Jacksons were an amazing success.
 
I thought it was all decided and they were shooting this before MJs death?

That review don't sound too good.. and sounds like Jermaine has the spotlight in this program..but there were terrible reviews about This Is It and MJ too, claiming things which didn't turn out to be true. I'd give it the benefit of the doubt until I see it.
 
Rockin. said:
I thought it was all decided and they were shooting this before MJs death?

That review don't sound too good.. and sounds like Jermaine has the spotlight in this program..but there were terrible reviews about This Is It and MJ too, claiming things which didn't turn out to be true. I'd give it the benefit of the doubt until I see it.
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What reviews were these? Out of the bunch I have read, the majority of people praised the movie. Only a couple of pricks dogged it for reasons that were paper thin.
 
All I can figure is since this was filmed while Michael was alive and then suddenly Michael death,this peaked my interest. I know people were looking forward to see Michael in this series but no one really knows at that time of shooting what Michael was planning to do until he annouced the "THIS IS TOUR" . I think Critics should give it a chance because Hey, it was not all about Michael at that time or Was it ? and The brothers hoped that Michael would participate in the Recording of a New CD and having Michael join That Jackson 5 reunion tour.I'm guessing that Michael still had hard feelings at that time when he did the 30th Anniversary show with his brothers and still felt that his star shined the brightest without them but as my parents always says"You never forget where you came from and How you started before you became successful. Alway be humble of that." I was wondering about that erased song. Was Michael on the track or was the track waiting for Michael's voice.HMM and There was teasers on Larry King that I thought I saw as they were panning the camera ,a person who looked like Michael or was it Jermaine's wife ? because the hairstyle looked familiar but the facial features and the Dark Sun Glasses spooked me.I'll see on Sunday and the rest of series. Hopefully I'll still have my Cable on. My Cable rates went up for January. Dag!! And I don't want to miss this show.When I see it ,I'll have an open mind. Anyway, I have a question ,Anyone know who's idea was it to do this Reality Series ? And if You tell me it was Jermaine's idea,Why am I Not surprised.
 
ruchie said:
All I can figure is since this was filmed while Michael was alive and then suddenly Michael death,this peaked my interest. I know people were looking forward to see Michael in this series but no one really knows at that time of shooting what Michael was planning to do until he annouced the "THIS IS TOUR" . I think Critics should give it a chance because Hey, it was not all about Michael at that time or Was it ? and The brothers hoped that Michael would participate in the Recording of a New CD and having Michael join That Jackson 5 reunion tour.I'm guessing that Michael still had hard feelings at that time when he did the 30th Anniversary show with his brothers and still felt that his star shined the brightest without them but as my parents always says"You never forget where you came from and How you started before you became successful. Alway be humble of that." I was wondering about that erased song. Was Michael on the track or was the track waiting for Michael's voice.HMM and There was teasers on Larry King that I thought I saw as they were panning the camera ,a person who looked like Michael or was it Jermaine's wife ? because the hairstyle looked familiar but the facial features and the Dark Sun Glasses spooked me.I'll see on Sunday and the rest of series. Hopefully I'll still have my Cable on. My Cable rates went up for January. Dag!! And I don't want to miss this show.When I see it ,I'll have an open mind. Anyway, I have a question ,Anyone know who's idea was it to do this Reality Series ? And if You tell me it was Jermaine's idea,Why am I Not surprised.
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It was Jermaine. He had the idea and convict all the others brothers to go with it. Jacky and Marlon were the most reluctant because they didn't want to get rid of their privacy.
 
OldSchoolMJFan said:
Michael said on Geraldo that he and his father had MANY of the same characteristics. None of this really matters since he loved his dad and put the past behind him. The media likes controversy so the tabloids will keep pushing this 40 year old story that most people stopped caring about years ago. But of course the tabloids have to write something to keep their ratings going.
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and some fans do too, they can't see to let go of something michael moved on and didn't stay focus on.
 
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