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Micheal Jackson's 'final farewell' live on BBC 2 now.
Posted by dannyboy3000 on 7 July 2009 - 5:03pm.
Paul Gambaccini supplying gravitas.
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All this news coverage
Does anyone else have an inexplicable urge to go buy some stationery?
It's...
not going too well, is it?
Nothing happening, and Gambo sounds like he's underwater. Hey, that's an idea.
I smell car crash...
Heeere's Mariah!
She's doing that annoying "wavy hand to control my voice volume" thing.
I predict a lot of this near-histrionic stuff tonight!
It's not that she can't sing
It's just that she shouldn't.
It's all about her
never the song
Very...
well put.
Is it true...
...that the 12 year old from "Britain's Got Talent" has been flown over to perform? I heard that Jacko saw him on YouTube and was blown away.
Given incidents in his past that strikes me as just a little inappropriate. Am I growing cynical in my late youth?
I should probably know this
but why are there five brothers in the front row? Did they have a spare?
It's
Randy.
new
We were wondering the same.Does anybody keep expecting the man himself to pop up behind the screen and do his moonwalk?
If only
Richard Dimbleby were still with us.
I'm not watching it
following it on this thread is enough for me
It was probably the best way to watch Glasto too
Lionel Richie - excellent gospel song.
Berry Gordy - great speech.
Stevie Wonder - fantastic, alone at the piano.
Stevie Wonder's grandad
is singing now, Sheev.
from Eamon
Forde's twitter feed "Spotted: Elton John trying to hastily write tribute and only coming up with 'Crocodile Rock With You'"
We're Still Branding
would sum up the cash side of stuff.
"Don't let your son go..."
- that's enough Sheev thanks
And it seems to me
That you lived your life
Like a candle with no wick
Even though your face had melted
And you got loads of stick...
Magic Johnson
Can finding out that Michael Jackson ate Kentucky Fried Chicken really have been the greatest moment of his life?
new
It looks like Magic has been making a few chicken drumsticks dissapear himself
What with this
and the live coverage of the Plinth goings on - I'm practically dizzy with excitement
Forgive me
but I'm having much better fun watching Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads on G.O.L.D.
"24hrs from Peebles.." brilliant.
The best ever programme on British TV ever
as I think I've said before
No argument
from me, sheevster.
"Political hockum
and irreligious revivalism" from Al Sharpton, according to Gambo.
"He got a few facts wrong but what does that matter?" Ouch.
This little lad from
This little lad from Britain's Got Talent can play a bit of gui... oh.. wait.. no..
John Mayer
he was in Buzzcocks, you know.
And
The Cribs.
How does Brooke Shields know him, Paul?
"They were seen together."
Great commentary.
Brooke Shields...
...is ageing well. Jacko should have taken the name of her surgeon.
"I was 13 when we met..."
hmmm.
it's ok
she isn't his type.
Great Quote
"Here's Brooke Shields. We've no idea what she's going to do".Thanks Gambo.
She's going to give a speech
She's going to give a speech of unintentionally hilarious one-liners..
wrong gender
.
Has he
gone yet?
What a quotation..
"And to his children - Prince, Paris, Blanket...."! Priceless.
thanks for that Paul
The sky plus box acting up and couldn't rewind. I spluttered and wondered 'Did she just say Blanket?'
Blanket
no really, Blanket.
I heard Clay Davis might put in for an adoption
and rename him/her (?) "Sheeeet"
Wait a minute..
Did Trevor Nelson and Gambo just settle a bet live on air?
As a licence payer...
...oh bollocks what's the point? I've given up on the BBC. What is the point of showing some US entertainers memorial service on British national tv?
Cut to Lord Reith's grave showing signs of movement....
Sorry but
I quite like it. Jermaine singing Charlie Chaplin's Smile was very moving, as was Brooke Sheilds' speech.
Yes I agree with that
...seriously?!
Let's just all watch British TV and listen to British music and only care about British events...
Yeah, sod the rest of the world eh?
????
Yes, seriously.
Leave the blanket coverage memorial services to national treasures. If you really want to watch it, get the DVD that will be out next week.
But this memorial service
But this memorial service had -some- blanket coverage..
Boom
and, indeed, tish.
Don't you think people might want to watch it?
OK he's not a British national treasure, but the audience is there to ensure a massive ratings winner.
Or should it be taken off the screens because *you* don't want to watch it? ;)
Well apart from the fact that it was on BBC2 and Channel 5
at the same time (and no doubt other channels carried coverage) so the BBC's coverage was hardly necessary, my point is that memorial services of pop stars have not been covered on BBC tv before and I don't see why they should start now. And the BBC probably should have a bias to reflecting British life so if they were going to start a trend on pop stars memorial services, start with a British one. My take? Don't start at all. I believe I am able to have an opinion on this (albeit a personal one).
And it was a self important, publicity seeking product promoting load of old bollocks. But I'm fine with the licence fee being used for this if you enjoyed it.
Of course you're entitled to your opinion.
Mine is probably a bit simpler: Arguably the most famous person in the world dies. People want to see the funeral. TV stations show it. Regardless of whether other stations are or not it's still a massive ratings winner.
People would complain in droves if there was no available coverage. That's not a risk worth taking just for the dubious belief that it should be a Brit who 'starts the trend'.
And I didn't particularly enjoy it as such, I just thought it was a big event that was worth watching. It was hideously over-blown and didn't focus on his influence on dance music.
Less overblown than
I thought it would be. The Motown stars, Brooke Sheilds and Jermaine gave it some surprising gravitas.
True
I suppose it was the bit at the end that got me. They shouldn't have put his kids on stage.
True.
School assembly and rock and roll don't really mix.
A first
"Brooke Shields" and "gravitas" in the same sentence. Props.
Some imbibement had been taken
at the time. By *ahem* myself, not Brooke I should add.
His influence on dance music
For God's sake don't open that can of worms again!
Apparently he had none - Albert Edward (aka Flappy Mong) proved it.
Haha, OK
He had a heavy influence on my love of dance music. ;)
BBC and massive ratings winners
Not convinced chasing massive ratings winners fulfils the public service broadcaster remit. And it wasn't a funeral. That will be the next slab of media coverage.
Sorry to sound a little off on it. The bit that did it for me was the poor daughter saying something about her dad and the family making sure that the mike was positioned to pick it up. The whole conceit of the event is that one person is worth this much coverage.
We both agree that was a bit off, then.
But I think that the BBC are just trying to meet demand and provide the majority of the public with what they want. For every person who complains there was coverage of the 'event', there would have probably been 10 complaining if there wasn't.
Regardless of the content, they are going to show what is wanted, especially with the current instability in license fee payers. :D
and I'm deliberately ignoring
the massive (but young) elephant in the room that all of the coverage is also ignoring.
An obscenity
he's a complete and utter irrelevance and it should not have commandeered the blanket coverage that it did. It's ALL about ratings. If paint drying got the viewers, they'd show it.
Just wait
til they make the film of Joe Whiley's autobiography!
Isn't paint drying basically
Nick Knowles in a nutshell (is that good alliteration?)
'Blanket' coverage,
I like it.
Did u miss
Danny La Rue's funeral simulcast on ABC\Fox and NBC with an extra sweary version on HBO? Babs Windsor's song was great
For another scabrous POV
Go to www.wwtdd.com from an unconvinced American..
11:36am - Why are the Jackson brothers all dressed alike? Just once it would be nice if this family did something that wasn't completely fuckin weird and creepy.
Is it finished yet?
Can we get on with our lives now?
Anyway I think the most apt song if a bit obvious would be 'Crazy man Michael'
Thnks for that.
I have a playlist to compile.
Martin Luther King III
What is it with Americans and having 3-4 generations with identical names?
The promised land
clearly had a lot of pies
Are you watching now then?
yes
I've been drawn inexorably into its event horizon
Who is this dreadful woman?
Again - from Forde twitter - she looks like the mother-in-law in a sitcom that didn't make it beyond the pilot
Double
post.
Oi ! BBC ! We're missing The Culture Show !
And of course until they show it then it won't be on iPlayer either.
D'Oh !
Wrong day...I'll get me coat.
Point of Order
Does the US Senate have the power to elect someone as a 'World Idol'?
Seeing as he was known for
amazing dance tracks someone should do an uptempo number. Would it be so inappropriate?
Exactly
None of this is representative of Michael Jackson's best stuff (in my opinion).
What they need is a good knees-up. :D
he didn't write any of the good stuff
.
What's that, spinoza?
?
yeah...but
:)
hardly appropriate for the occasion
at least not a petition for biatification...
Hardly appropriate?
Maybe he got enough?
Who shrunk Smokey's head?
Two earrings on a man - not a good look!
I love Smokey
even more than I did before
Diversion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_of_Michael_Jackson
it's crazy to watch this update live...
The Smokey man's still got grace
and style.
Is that the talent show kid?
Smokey's in the room
and they get the karaoke kid to sing his song.
"A proud moment for Wales" says Trevor.
Oh please oh please oh please
Let Jarvis be there for this.
I think I just spotted Ray Cooper...
Okay that's it
I am going to hurl now
I agree. Too much. I'm off to play Judas Priest!
This is part of the This Is
This is part of the This Is It production? Very poor. A bunch of randomers waving infront of a PowerPoint slideshow.
Paul Gambacini
you are an absolute arse of the first rank
When's the DVD out?
BlueRay, obviously.
"Blu-Ray Eyes Cryin in the Rain..."
Elton - will you just leave it
The baby has a dirty nappy - good excuse to leave
and probably more fun
Let's just remember him like this
thats right honey
make sure all the people can hear your grief. What a bloody family. Poor fuckers don't stand a chance
'Gambo: that was her public debut....' oh, do fuck off.
His son ( f*ck knows his name )
...just stood chewing gum looking like Damian from the Omen.
Will the TV channels
be given over to similar memorial services for Gary Glitter and Jonathan King, one wonders
Shamone!
Motherfunker.
Who the hell is Micheal Jackson?
It's all just a big fuck you to James Brown
okay he got high on crank and crashed a couple cars but if anyone deserved some recognition it was that mutha.
Stevie Wonder dying will get a brief mention too...it sickens me.
Paul McCartney comments
The girl is MINE!!!!!
do you think...
the DVD will have a coffin cam option ? Maybe the blu ray will have the option to blow up John Mayer?
Just a thought!
How has he sold
millions of records? And why is he Rachel's boyfriend? :(
I would sincerely like to hope that Jackson's children...
will grow up to be happy, healthy and well-balanced individuals. But somehow the fact that their family saw no problem in allowing them to air their grief in front of a crowd of 17,000 people in a Basketball arena makes me think that the chances of that happening are slim.
A healthy diet of prescription drugs...
...should iron out any trauma or neuroses...sorted.
I heard Paris Jackson on the car radio...
...I found it very touching and had to stop myself from blubbing. Poor thing.