Reading reviews and comments here, I can say that I agree with git and callit- not on MJ himself; but on the overkill and the "money machine" that is gearing up- it is disgraceful.
The fact that people don't want to stop talking about MJ speaks, in part, to the impact he had on our society. It also speaks to the sad state of the media and American culture.

Update: I apologize for commenting on this again. After this, I will shut up about MJ (yes...I hear the applause)
I just wanted to say that, given his own childhood, I cannot believe that Michael Jackson would approve of the shameless way the family is using his children.

Yes, the Michael Jackson Memorial and Funeral was a significant media event, and it was emotional (especially of the sentiments espoused by his daughter, Paris, over the grief of losing her beloved father). But leading into it (and for nearly 2 weeks) was the endless and mindless media coverage surrounding this man and the media's attempt to make him the saint he definitely wasn't. Aside from his obvious talent as a music artist, the man was a tragically flawed human being (and a bit of it may not have been his fault as he did have his poor excuse of a father, if reports of his childhood are accurate) who was stubborn and insistent- and lived lavishly many times way beyond his means. His fans, nevertheless, ought to grieve. Yet, the press devoting so much coverage to his unfortunate passing for days on end and filing the airwaves with things rising to the level of irrelevance or lacking in substance (and all about Jackson, such as what kind of food he ate, how many rooms are in Neverland Mansion, and what is Bubbles the chimp doing now) was overwhelming, to say the least- and in the end, a bit grinding, if not unsettling.

Furthermore, the bigger picture may be that the media doesn't have its priorities straight. Never mind that the President traveled to Russia to meet his counterpart, or that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have circumvented a free, democratic election to keep himself in office in Iran (amongst other things). Forget that Kim Jong-Il has been rattling cages and basically giving the United States and the world the bird and threatening nuclear war if asked to disengage. Michael Jackson, in the eyes of a media which is seemingly hell-bent on dumbing-down society, takes precedent over all world events.

Sad commentary on the fourth estate.

This freak refuses to stay out of the news.Even creepier are his "fans" who camped outside of the trial.As long as people are obsessed with weirdo celebrities,the rest of us will have to endure the lurid hype.

You can understand the medias obsession with Michael Jackson, even when we look at the reviews on RIA they make up for some interesting reads and discussions. When you consider a man who had such a huge impact on the music indsutry and not just the US stand-point, but on a global scale you can understand the scrutiny that goes with it. This guy literally changed his appearance dramatically. I personally think he should have stopped during his "Thriller" days as now - well he looks like some evil clown from a kids knightmare party.

So, I understand WHY it made the news to begin with, but enough is enough! I didn't need to see 6 clips per day of something that he did---we KNOW that he's strange, we don't need any more proof of that. After the trial began, the only thing that we needed to know, was the final judgement. I didn't need to see him walk out of court each day, dance on cars, come in his pjs or whatever else the media thought the public might care to be witness to. The circus is over, thank God!

Hey Michael, what kind of a bird doesn't fly?

I still think Michael and LaToya are one and the same. I love freak shows! Almira Gulch, Kansas

I honestly don't care about jury selection in his case; as a matter of fact, I'm getting very sick and tired of the celebrity trial thing.

very entertaining because it proves that Monkeyface is an evil child molesting, baby dangling freak who dangled his baby, molested a 12-year old kid at Pedophileland Ranch, and made up lies about the Santa Barbara cops abusing him when he got arrested.

We have been inundated with enough MJ to last a lifetime. It's old now.

My God! I don't want to know how Michael sleeps with little boys in the same bed at the Neverland Ranch!