Check your local listings: Jackson pre-memorial, memorial, post-memorial network news coverage
Lisa de Moraes Wash Post TV critic on the TV Jacko Funeral Pyre: NBC is replacing its trademark peacock with a vulture today in honor of its exhaustive, leave-no-stone-unturned coverage of Jackson's death. The network's coverage actually started last night at 10, when a special "Dateline" detailed memorial service plans and funeral arrangements, and, just for the heck of it, looked back at the making of the "Thriller" music video. This morning, Meredith Vieira will be live from the Staples Center on "Today." NBC and MSNBC each has its own team covering the memorial service. ..Though the memorial starts at 10 a.m. Paci fic time, which is technically Kathie Lee Gifford's hour of NBC's "Today" for West Coasters, Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb are being expunged today in favor of Vieira's more rational, if less riveting, reporting -- plus Brian Williams is anchoring. This is a shame, because we had a bet going on how fast Kathie Lee could get Cody into NBC's memorial coverage, as in "I remember the first time Cody sang a Michael Jackson song."
CNN has recruited Anderson "Does This Jackson Memorial Make Me Look Fat?" Cooper, Don Lemon and Soledad O'Brien to cover live from Los Angeles, and also Larry King, who has been deemed sufficiently recovered from his shocking discovery last week that Neverland was a pretty place with a train.
Fox News Channel is counting on Shep Smith and Greta Van Susteren to headline its coverage. Too strident? Try Fox broadcast network, which is feeding to its stations coverage helmed by FNC's fluffier morning infotainment weirdsmobiles, Megyn Kelly and Trace Gallagher.
My sole contribution to the Jackson media frenzy, as MSNBC trumpets in promos? Another dead druggie. Jim Morrison. The Doors. Heroin. July 3, 1971.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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This homageis way way way over the top. Pope John Paul II didn't get this coverage. This is embarrassing.
John Paul II was only Pope. MJ is BIG time and Al Sharpton needs a venue to keep his name in front of people. Wouldn't want to just work for the people in Congress.
I hear Sharpton is calling for a Michale Jackson commemorative stamp. Wouldn't want to have to lick that one.
Isn't today National Leave Your TV Set OFF Day?
I checked the schedules carefully and took notes. Have to know when to keep the TV off.
I think the Weather Channel and the Home Shopping Network are safe.
Jesse Jackson is on MSNBC's resident idiot Dylan Ratigan's 9a show. I cannot understand a word he's saying... Dylan, not Jackson...
He died. He was weird. That's enough material for another few days at least.
I was wrong. The Weather Channel just ran their "Michael Jackson Inspired Forecast".
Aaargh!
No, Grandpa D. You're joking, no?
I'm surprised we haven't had the digital countdown clock for the funeral start somewhere.
PBS, if you can stand it.
I'm cleaning my downstairs (still - since Sunday) with no TV on. I'm coming upstairs just to take a break, get some water, check my blog and email, and go back to work.
I'm still avoiding TV.
I went to the dentist for a teeth cleaning.
Desperate times, desperate measures.
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