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To all MJ friends and to all, Happy Thanksgiving!

sag10 said:

To all MJ friends and to all, Happy Thanksgiving!

Same to you!

Just copped the LAST 2 copies of the DVD at Best Buy. I'll be watching tonight!

Okay so I just popped it in so I can see a few videos and first thing that irked me is the screen size! WTF! I feel cheated!

[Edited 11/24/10 12:25pm]

ViintageJunkiie said:

Just copped the LAST 2 copies of the DVD at Best Buy. I'll be watching tonight!

Okay so I just popped it in so I can see a few videos and first thing that irked me is the screen size! WTF! I feel cheated!

[Edited 11/24/10 12:25pm]

Videos that were released in widescreen definitely are (like Jam e.g) I rather have that than that they blow it up to fit our screens and losing quality.

NMuzakNSoul said:

ViintageJunkiie said:

Just copped the LAST 2 copies of the DVD at Best Buy. I'll be watching tonight!

Okay so I just popped it in so I can see a few videos and first thing that irked me is the screen size! WTF! I feel cheated!

[Edited 11/24/10 12:25pm]

Videos that were released in widescreen definitely are (like Jam e.g) I rather have that than that they blow it up to fit our screens and losing quality.

I havent seen Jam yet. I only browsed Rock With You, Thriller, Say Say Say, Can U Feel It and One More Chance (which IS wide screen). I don't know, I just feel cheated out of the videos that arent wide screen

paisleypark4 said:

ViintageJunkiie said:

NMuzakNSoul said:

Videos that were released in widescreen definitely are (like Jam e.g) I rather have that than that they blow it up to fit our screens and losing quality.

I havent seen Jam yet. I only browsed Rock With You, Thriller, Say Say Say, Can U Feel It and One More Chance (which IS wide screen). I don't know, I just feel cheated out of the videos that arent wide screen

Yeah I can understand how you feel that was my initial thought as well. I'm still happy with the overall package though...It's not top notch...but still alot better than what we had previously on one set.

^^ Videos shot 4:3 (such as the majority of the early vids) should be kept at that size. To blow them up either gives you pan and scan effect or center cut (which means you will lose some of the actions).

Most TVs these days have the option to boost or fit (stretch) 4:3 to 16:9 but I bet you won't enjoy seeing them like that.

Bring on Friday - MJ Experience on Wii and Visions here for me.

BTW MJ Experience for PS3 (move) and Xbox Kinetic are coming out in the first few months of next year - the gameplay will be more involved based on full body moves than just an arm movement (a la Wii).

ViintageJunkiie said:

NMuzakNSoul said:

Videos that were released in widescreen definitely are (like Jam e.g) I rather have that than that they blow it up to fit our screens and losing quality.

I havent seen Jam yet. I only browsed Rock With You, Thriller, Say Say Say, Can U Feel It and One More Chance (which IS wide screen). I don't know, I just feel cheated out of the videos that arent wide screen

They weren't filmed in an aspect ratio that fits widescreen, so that just won't happen. Even if they end up on Blu-Ray, that'll always be the case for the earlier videos.

Swa said:

The standard version vs widescreen version is an interesting inconsistency. It might be the case that while the pieces were filmed in 35mm, they were still framed for television in 4:3, intended only for home viewing and home video, without anticipation of the development of widescreen home televisions. What is seen is likely all that was meant to be seen as it was originally presented.

I do, however, suspect the poor quality of WHO IS IT and others leaves room for future RE=MASTER re-lease. Since it didn't even come out on BLU-RAY, so you know somethin is up. I suppose this is a good money-making scheme, as people who purchase this version will also have incentive to purchase the slightly better BLU-RAY also, largely because the releases were scattered. It will be too late to return this VISION by the time the BLU-RAY vision is released.

mookie said:

Michael Jackson Breaking News: Oprah Interviews Singer’s Surrogate Family

What to do when so many people question the truth? Go on “Oprah.”

I am told that the whole Cascio family appears on “Oprah” on December 6th to showcase Eddie Cascio’s tracks from Michael Jackson‘s new album.

Eddie is joined by his parents, Dominic and Connie, as well as brother Frank and sister Nicole.

The family talks with Oprah about their long relationship as Michael’s surrogate family, and the evolution of the music Michael made at their house in New Jersey in 2007.

Originally, the family didn’t want to go to the show, but Sony Music thought it best just to put the whole story out in the open. “Michael” the album is released on December 14th. The single, “Hold My Hand,” is already on the radio and on ITunes, featuring Akon.

Eddie Cascio has three tracks on the new “Michael” album–”Breaking News,” “Monster,” and “Keep Your Head Up.” There are nine more in the vault.

Also on the show is Michael’s long time producer Teddy Riley, who worked on the tracks and vouches for their veracity.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/11/24/michael-jackson-breaking-news-oprah-interviews-singers-surrogate-family

You have GOT to be fucking kidding me.

mookie said:

Michael Jackson Breaking News: Oprah Interviews Singer’s Surrogate Family

What to do when so many people question the truth? Go on “Oprah.”

I am told that the whole Cascio family appears on “Oprah” on December 6th to showcase Eddie Cascio’s tracks from Michael Jackson‘s new album.

Eddie is joined by his parents, Dominic and Connie, as well as brother Frank and sister Nicole.

The family talks with Oprah about their long relationship as Michael’s surrogate family, and the evolution of the music Michael made at their house in New Jersey in 2007.

Originally, the family didn’t want to go to the show, but Sony Music thought it best just to put the whole story out in the open. “Michael” the album is released on December 14th. The single, “Hold My Hand,” is already on the radio and on ITunes, featuring Akon.

Eddie Cascio has three tracks on the new “Michael” album–”Breaking News,” “Monster,” and “Keep Your Head Up.” There are nine more in the vault.

Also on the show is Michael’s long time producer Teddy Riley, who worked on the tracks and vouches for their veracity.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/11/24/michael-jackson-breaking-news-oprah-interviews-singers-surrogate-family

Sony sure do have a lot of trust in these people don't they? Odd! Anyway, shit's about to hit the fan! Can't wait until the truth comes out.

Rorywan said:

Swa said:

^^ Videos shot 4:3 (such as the majority of the early vids) should be kept at that size. To blow them up either gives you pan and scan effect or center cut (which means you will lose some of the actions).

Most TVs these days have the option to boost or fit (stretch) 4:3 to 16:9 but I bet you won't enjoy seeing them like that.

Bring on Friday - MJ Experience on Wii and Visions here for me.

BTW MJ Experience for PS3 (move) and Xbox Kinetic are coming out in the first few months of next year - the gameplay will be more involved based on full body moves than just an arm movement (a la Wii).

The original negative on anything shot on 35mm film is 16:9. If they remastered. Anything on anamorphic lenses (finchers who is it) is 2:35 full widescreen. This is just lazy...

Agreed - though the first couple of vids were shot on video.

It's really quite insulting that they think if they push the lie long enough and loud enough that we will eventually believe them. They are taking people for fools and nobody likes to be taken for a fool. They will learn.

The fact that there confident to go public to me shows they know its MJ and they will prove it. MJ fans are gonna look so sily running with the feminine 3 t group FALSE ACCUSATIONS. What have they accompolished to be believed? Oh yea they were popular 2 billion miles outside the USA...LMBAO

WildStyle said:

mookie said:

Michael Jackson Breaking News: Oprah Interviews Singer’s Surrogate Family

What to do when so many people question the truth? Go on “Oprah.”

I am told that the whole Cascio family appears on “Oprah” on December 6th to showcase Eddie Cascio’s tracks from Michael Jackson‘s new album.

Eddie is joined by his parents, Dominic and Connie, as well as brother Frank and sister Nicole.

The family talks with Oprah about their long relationship as Michael’s surrogate family, and the evolution of the music Michael made at their house in New Jersey in 2007.

Originally, the family didn’t want to go to the show, but Sony Music thought it best just to put the whole story out in the open. “Michael” the album is released on December 14th. The single, “Hold My Hand,” is already on the radio and on ITunes, featuring Akon.

Eddie Cascio has three tracks on the new “Michael” album–”Breaking News,” “Monster,” and “Keep Your Head Up.” There are nine more in the vault.

Also on the show is Michael’s long time producer Teddy Riley, who worked on the tracks and vouches for their veracity.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/11/24/michael-jackson-breaking-news-oprah-interviews-singers-surrogate-family

Sony sure do have a lot of trust in these people don't they? Odd! Anyway, shit's about to hit the fan! Can't wait until the truth comes out.

Don't expect Orca to do any hard investigative journalism. She'll just nod her head whilst looking thoughtful at their answers to her questions.

Her riding his death for ratings is sickening just to read about, let alone watch.

BabyBeMine said:

The fact that there confident to go public to me shows they know its MJ and they will prove it. MJ fans are gonna look so sily running with the feminine 3 t group FALSE ACCUSATIONS. What have they accompolished to be believed? Oh yea they were popular 2 billion miles outside the USA...LMBAO

I bet their grammar is better than yours.

mookie said:

Michael Jackson Breaking News: Oprah Interviews Singer’s Surrogate Family

What to do when so many people question the truth? Go on “Oprah.”

I am told that the whole Cascio family appears on “Oprah” on December 6th to showcase Eddie Cascio’s tracks from Michael Jackson‘s new album.

Eddie is joined by his parents, Dominic and Connie, as well as brother Frank and sister Nicole.

The family talks with Oprah about their long relationship as Michael’s surrogate family, and the evolution of the music Michael made at their house in New Jersey in 2007.

Originally, the family didn’t want to go to the show, but Sony Music thought it best just to put the whole story out in the open. “Michael” the album is released on December 14th. The single, “Hold My Hand,” is already on the radio and on ITunes, featuring Akon.

Eddie Cascio has three tracks on the new “Michael” album–”Breaking News,” “Monster,” and “Keep Your Head Up.” There are nine more in the vault.

Also on the show is Michael’s long time producer Teddy Riley, who worked on the tracks and vouches for their veracity.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/11/24/michael-jackson-breaking-news-oprah-interviews-singers-surrogate-family

This has got to be a joke.

smoothcriminal12 said:

mookie said:

Michael Jackson Breaking News: Oprah Interviews Singer’s Surrogate Family

What to do when so many people question the truth? Go on “Oprah.”

I am told that the whole Cascio family appears on “Oprah” on December 6th to showcase Eddie Cascio’s tracks from Michael Jackson‘s new album.

Eddie is joined by his parents, Dominic and Connie, as well as brother Frank and sister Nicole.

The family talks with Oprah about their long relationship as Michael’s surrogate family, and the evolution of the music Michael made at their house in New Jersey in 2007.

Originally, the family didn’t want to go to the show, but Sony Music thought it best just to put the whole story out in the open. “Michael” the album is released on December 14th. The single, “Hold My Hand,” is already on the radio and on ITunes, featuring Akon.

Eddie Cascio has three tracks on the new “Michael” album–”Breaking News,” “Monster,” and “Keep Your Head Up.” There are nine more in the vault.

Also on the show is Michael’s long time producer Teddy Riley, who worked on the tracks and vouches for their veracity.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/11/24/michael-jackson-breaking-news-oprah-interviews-singers-surrogate-family

This has got to be a joke.

Help me Lawd....

mookie said:

Michael Jackson Breaking News: Oprah Interviews Singer’s Surrogate Family

What to do when so many people question the truth? Go on “Oprah.”

I am told that the whole Cascio family appears on “Oprah” on December 6th to showcase Eddie Cascio’s tracks from Michael Jackson‘s new album.

Eddie is joined by his parents, Dominic and Connie, as well as brother Frank and sister Nicole.

The family talks with Oprah about their long relationship as Michael’s surrogate family, and the evolution of the music Michael made at their house in New Jersey in 2007.

Originally, the family didn’t want to go to the show, but Sony Music thought it best just to put the whole story out in the open. “Michael” the album is released on December 14th. The single, “Hold My Hand,” is already on the radio and on ITunes, featuring Akon.

Eddie Cascio has three tracks on the new “Michael” album–”Breaking News,” “Monster,” and “Keep Your Head Up.” There are nine more in the vault.

Also on the show is Michael’s long time producer Teddy Riley, who worked on the tracks and vouches for their veracity.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/11/24/michael-jackson-breaking-news-oprah-interviews-singers-surrogate-family

All those years of silence and holding Michael's trust and NOW they're breaking all that to do interviews to save their face?! I'm hoping this is untrue. I swear, since his death... it's like nothing surprises me anymore. Pigs can go ahead and fly now, for all I care.

dag said:

The pictures are getting better and better which is unbelievable.

Is that really him? I want to see a front shot.

All I'm gonna say about the Cascios going to Oprah is:

Roger Fried Chicken

That's all you need to know.

Can't wait until December 14 passes, damn.

What we will probably see:

"He just wanted to unwind."

"He was proud of these songs."

"He wanted to experiment."

"The songs were not finished."

What we probably won't see:

Video footage of him recording.

Any acapella or song where the vocals sound like traditional MJ, i.e. every other song or demo ever leaked or released.

Superstition said:

What we will probably see:

"He just wanted to unwind."

"He was proud of these songs."

"He wanted to experiment."

"The songs were not finished."

What we probably won't see:

Video footage of him recording.

Any acapella or song where the vocals sound like traditional MJ, i.e. every other song or demo ever leaked or released.

Exactly. It'll be a total farce, these fools will continue to say it's MJ and Teddy will agree with them and blah blah blah. Oprah doesn't give a fuck, she ain't gonna ask them why most of the fanbase, Cory Rooney, 3T, Darkchild, Randy, Latoya etc are saying it's not Michael.

Ugh. Fuckin Oprah.

BabyBeMine said:

The fact that there confident to go public to me shows they know its MJ and they will prove it. MJ fans are gonna look so sily running with the feminine 3 t group FALSE ACCUSATIONS. What have they accompolished to be believed? Oh yea they were popular 2 billion miles outside the USA...LMBAO

wow, just throwin' shade all over the place.....

Militant said:

Superstition said:

What we will probably see:

"He just wanted to unwind."

"He was proud of these songs."

"He wanted to experiment."

"The songs were not finished."

What we probably won't see:

Video footage of him recording.

Any acapella or song where the vocals sound like traditional MJ, i.e. every other song or demo ever leaked or released.

Exactly. It'll be a total farce, these fools will continue to say it's MJ and Teddy will agree with them and blah blah blah. Oprah doesn't give a fuck, she ain't gonna ask them why most of the fanbase, Cory Rooney, 3T, Darkchild, Randy, Latoya etc are saying it's not Michael.

Ugh. Fuckin Oprah.

Don't forget the Oprah head nod followed by:

"It sounds like Michael to me" - like this dumb bitch

is some MJ expert now. Fuck, I bet even Diane Slimeball Dimond

can recognize it isn't Michael on those crummy songs. But somehow

in this day and age the minute, Oprah claims she is confident it is

Michael, the idiot mainstream public will agree with her, as though

she can vouch for MJ because she is raiding his entire family for

ratings. Hate Oprah.

Hate these shady songs. Hate the upcoming

duets album already before I've heard a single song

from it. Just the idea of MJ doing duets with the "popular" artists

of today sounds like a headache to me. Can we say PYT remake all over

again but worse? Didn't they try this crap and fail with

Thriller 25? UGH! I hate that the most interesting

songs from the vault probably won't be released (If ever) for 20 plus

years. Fuck, we STILL can't get a Bad tour DVD after how many petitions?

At least 1,000. Fuck you Sony and MJ estate. What letdowns!

There was a chance when Michael passed away that Sony could have

done things right post TII. (That film really helped gain interest in MJ

again) but it is becoming clear...they don't care about Michael's fanbase.

They care about the mainstream public. FUCKING SLIMEBALLS.

[Edited 11/24/10 22:32pm]

Vanilli said:

Militant said:

Exactly. It'll be a total farce, these fools will continue to say it's MJ and Teddy will agree with them and blah blah blah. Oprah doesn't give a fuck, she ain't gonna ask them why most of the fanbase, Cory Rooney, 3T, Darkchild, Randy, Latoya etc are saying it's not Michael.

Ugh. Fuckin Oprah.

Don't forget the Oprah head nod followed by:

"It sounds like Michael to me" - like this dumb bitch

is some MJ expert now. Fuck, I bet even Diane Slimeball Dimond

can recognize it isn't Michael on those crummy songs. But somehow

in this day and age the minute, Oprah claims she is confident it is

Michael, the idiot mainstream public will agree with her, as though

she can vouch for MJ because she is raiding his entire family for

ratings. Hate Oprah.

Hate these shady songs. Hate the upcoming

duets album already before I've heard a single song

from it. Just the idea of MJ doing duets with the "popular" artists

of today sounds like a headache to me. Can we say PYT remake all over

again but worse? Didn't they try this crap and fail with

Thriller 25? UGH! I hate that the most interesting

songs from the vault probably won't be released (If ever) for 20 plus

years. Fuck, we STILL can't get a Bad tour DVD after how many petitions?

At least 1,000. Fuck you Sony and MJ estate. What letdowns!

There was a chance when Michael passed away that Sony could have

done things right post TII. (That film really helped gain interest in MJ

again) but it is becoming clear...they don't care about Michael's fanbase.

They care about the mainstream public. FUCKING SLIMEBALLS.

[Edited 11/24/10 22:32pm]

God I'm running out of spit to hock at these people...