[Shamone Jackson]

TV show 'has unseen Jackson footage'
Wednesday, July 15 2009, 11:18am EDT

By Lara Martin, News Editor


WENN
The producer of a planned reality show starring Michael Jackson's family has suggested that the project could feature previously unseen footage of the late star.

It recently emerged that A&E had commissioned a one-hour special following the lives of Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy several months before Jackson's death. It had been intended as a "backdoor" pilot ahead of a potential series.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, producer Jodi Gomes said: "We have months and months of exclusive and intimate footage as a family, as a unit, as individuals, as brothers. It's enormous... this is not your average special."

Gomes explained that she could not reveal specific details because of a confidentiality agreement, but added: "A lot of it had to do with Michael... We were filming long before Michael announced his [London] O2 shows. The Jackson 5 were to have dates as well."

A&E recently confirmed that it was in discussions with the Jackson family over the future of the project, which had been scheduled to air sometime next year.

http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/ ... otage.html

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So A&E has footage of Michael Jackson that was filmed before June 25th. Will they present it in the reality show?

[mjthelegendlives]

So they have footage of them  as a family, as a unit, as individuals, as brothers. Sometimes they have been presented as being distant from each other...Maybe they were closer than what we think.

[MJ-Fan]

They have footage of Michael?
Should be interesting :D

[TheKiddNerd]

Hmmm...This should be interesting!
Especially if Michael is with his brothers and we get
to see them interact with each other. This may
straighten out alot of things maybe even put some of the
crazy rumors to rest. I must say I will watch this.

[Shamone Jackson]

Hmmm...This should be interesting!
Especially if Michael is with his brothers and we get
to see them interact with each other. This may
straighten out alot of things maybe even put some of the
crazy rumors to rest. I must say I will watch this.

The thing is will A&E provide the footage that has Michael in it. You would think that they would right? Btw, this article was from July.

[TheKiddNerd]

^^^Well one can only hope they will.

But I must say it might benefit the
family's image a bit. People see them
as users and jealous individuals as of now, so
showing them interact with Michael might just
change that around.

Just to add, I rather see them as the real Jack5ons
then watching 4 trying revent their careers...
Makes for better t.v in my opinion  ;)

[lisap27]

last time michael had seen them all was May at his mums bday!! and i'm sure some of them said they wish they had seen him more before that.. i think it had been months for tito as well!! this should be interesting.. see who's bin tellin pokeys!!

[MJLover1990]

Oh they have footage of Michael, can't wait to see that it's going to be interesting! :D

[Crescendo]

Wait July 2009 or 2010?
What channel?
Im escited. :)

[dragonflylilies]

it would be nice to see the show with Michael in it.  Right now it is hard for me to watch because of all the arguing they do.

[Shamone Jackson]

Here is a video clip of two Executive producers on Larry King live conradicting the above article about MJ footage. So what the heck is going on?

[youtube:1au2lj03]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_WlsXY2cTY[/youtube:1au2lj03]

[Amber]

So, they have unseen footage,well i wonder just how recent this footage of mj is!!  im wondering if they filmed him after his "death" then just add it in as before his "death" hope you get what im trying to say  :)