Reading through some posts, i noticed that a few people had heard this mentioned some time ago, but i don't think a topic was made about it so here it is. Here is the relevant quote from the article and the article itself. I'm sure there are more articles that reported this.
Michael's confidante told me that he had come up with a last-minute plan to meet everybody's needs. He wanted AEG to stage the This Is It show as a one-night world spectacular -- the largest one-time pop music event in history. It would be produced live from London, and it would be available in movie theaters, arenas and concert halls around the world simultaneously with immediate CD and DVD release.
http://www.vegasdeluxe.com/blogs/luxe-l ... d-fight-e/
So that's where Randy got the TII idea from. Accidental greatness indeed.
