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Michael Jackson funeral to be hit TV series
The Daily Week ^ | 07/08/09 | Duncan McKenzie

Posted on 07/08/2009 1:11:55 PM PDT by Mike Darancette

The major US TV networks have announced that the Michael Jackson funeral will be extended into a complete weekly series, to be shown simultaneously on all channels.

Said producer Aaron J. Scupper, "The Jackson funeral was a phenomenal TV event, and we are tremendously thrilled and excited at the opportunity to build it into a series, delivering the funeral to a public which cannot get enough of Jackson family grief."


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KEYWORDS: funeral; humor; jacko
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1 posted on 07/08/2009 1:11:56 PM PDT by Mike Darancette
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Didn't we already have a series of movies kinda like that?


2 posted on 07/08/2009 1:13:57 PM PDT by theknuckler_33
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To: Mike Darancette

Ya know? It’s getting well-nigh impossible to discern the difference between reality and satire...


3 posted on 07/08/2009 1:14:29 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 169 of our national holiday from reality.)
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They’ve got enough footage for several seasons. My favorite scene was Rev Al saying Micheal was better that Martin Luther King.


4 posted on 07/08/2009 1:15:22 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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I don’t think Zero would like another “popular” program cutting into his t.v. time.


5 posted on 07/08/2009 1:17:31 PM PDT by LottieDah (If only those who speak so eloquently on the rights of animals would do so on behalf the unborn)
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So I take it that Michael Jackson is still dead then? or is he actually in hiding with his former Father-in-law Elvis? We report you decide!


6 posted on 07/08/2009 1:17:38 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
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To: Mike Darancette
GD the pusherman.
I was ready to go to 100% radio.
7 posted on 07/08/2009 1:18:27 PM PDT by DeaconRed (When Noah started building the ARK. . . . . . It wasn't raining. . . . . .)
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To: Mike Darancette
Michael Jackson funeral to be hit TV series Why not go full out and create a reality show based on celebrity deaths. There seems to be at least one celebrity dying on a weekly basis.

Well, MJs death was also a stimulus for the local LA market, so, why not have huge celebrations of celebrity deaths as stimulus packages wherever they happen?
8 posted on 07/08/2009 1:19:48 PM PDT by adorno (Where is Branch 4?)
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They should get someone else to play Brooke Shields. Her acting in the pilot was HORRIBLE.
9 posted on 07/08/2009 1:20:43 PM PDT by Miss Behave (OMG, my tagline is stalking me.)
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To: Mike Darancette
Before this is over, Daddy Jackson will have the body stuffed and on display at a Ripley's - for profit of course!

Yes, I know this is humor, but I have nothing but contempt for Joe.

10 posted on 07/08/2009 1:21:09 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Big government more or less guarantees rule by creeps and misfits.)
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The major US TV networks have announced that the Michael Jackson funeral will be extended into a complete weekly series, to be shown simultaneously on all channels.

Said producer Aaron J. Scupper, “The Jackson funeral was a phenomenal TV event, and we are tremendously thrilled and excited at the opportunity to build it into a series, delivering the funeral to a public which cannot get enough of Jackson family grief.”

The show, tentatively titled Good Grief - It’s the Jacksons, will feature the gold casket of Michael Jackson, being entertained by a series of musical guests, while images of the star are displayed on a screen above. The musical lineup will change from week to week.

Between musical sets, the Jackson family will appear. “They will play characters like themselves,” said Scupper, “but with a difference.”

“Marlon Jackson will wear a glittering glove on one hand just like in the funeral. It gives him the power to channel Michael’s strength and talent - but only in one hand, leading to moments that are both comic and bittersweet.”

“And Janet Jackson will grieve, all in black, but sometimes her wardrobe will malfunction. It’s raucous, sexy, grieving hilarity, but done in a classy way that the whole family can watch.”

Scupper hopes to snag daughter Paris Jackson for the show.

“That moment in the funeral where she wept was truly beautiful. We want to see Paris do that in every episode, to add a heartfelt moment. Some say it was lightning in a bottle, but we think the kid has the chops to pull it off.”

“And maybe each week the dad is trying to get into the funeral to steal the gold casket, but he always gets foiled, and runs away with a dog biting his behind, while the rest of the family look on, united in touching grief and sidesplitting laughter.”

It is not known how much the Jacksons will receive for appearing in the series.

Said Scupper, “We haven’t actually talked to them about the show just yet. Please, it’s not the right time.”


11 posted on 07/08/2009 1:21:20 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (We have nothing to fear but Obama himself.)
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They still have to figure out what to do with his brain.!
Will they dig him up and reinstall it?


12 posted on 07/08/2009 1:23:02 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: Mike Darancette

MJ’s not dead, a friend of mine, that likes moonshine, said he saw him and Elvis performing yesterday.


13 posted on 07/08/2009 1:25:29 PM PDT by org.whodat
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..They’ve got enough footage for several seasons. My favorite scene was Rev Al saying Micheal was better that Martin Luther King....

Who me?... Hey... I get no respect!


14 posted on 07/08/2009 1:25:43 PM PDT by ElPatriota (The SILENCE of the Catholic Church on the war on family-values is *** DEAFENING ***)
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To: COBOL2Java
I have nothing but contempt for Joe.

You and a few million others.

However, the sad fact is that, if it weren't for Jackson's daddy pushing him and his brothers, MJ probably would've just been another brother in the ghetto.

Sure, MJ had talent, but there are a few million people out there with talent who never got discovered or never made it beyond trying..
15 posted on 07/08/2009 1:33:17 PM PDT by adorno (Where is Branch 4?)
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My brother said he wouldn’t be surprised if, during a lull in the funeral, MJ would jump out of the casket and break into an updated rendition of “Thriller” with a bunch of the mourners.

At this point, nothing would shock me.


16 posted on 07/08/2009 1:49:17 PM PDT by Egon (The difference between Theory and Practice: In Theory, there is no difference.)
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(what to do with his brain)

THIS JUST IN!!! The Jackson family has just announced they will have a very special breakfast offer. They will sell for $500,000 a ticket, Michael Jackson brains and eggs special.

They urge MJ’s fans to buy a ticket ASAP because, at this point, it is not known how many plates will be available and a brain is a terrible thing to waste.


17 posted on 07/08/2009 2:12:20 PM PDT by RetSignman (DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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I can’t believe how Sharpton made such a fool of himself by BELIEVING Tawana Brawley!! Remember her?


18 posted on 07/08/2009 2:44:10 PM PDT by acoulterfan
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Sharpton will never outlive this disgrace!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawana_Brawley_rape_allegations


19 posted on 07/08/2009 2:45:55 PM PDT by acoulterfan
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Actually, I think very litte of these two... just CLOWNS, “Ambulance Chasers”... nothing surprises me from them :)


20 posted on 07/08/2009 2:53:49 PM PDT by ElPatriota (The SILENCE of the Catholic Church on the war on family-values is *** DEAFENING ***)
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