10 lessons learned from watching 'The Jacksons: Next Generation'
TUBI once again brings back slept-on reality shows
As much fun that people make of TUBI, this streaming channel is good for retrieving shows that I never knew existed, one of which is R&B group 3T’s reality show “The Jacksons: Next Generation” from 2015. If you were an ‘80s baby who loved R&B (and were a fan of Michael Jackson), you probably know the words to their 1995 single “Anything.”
What I didn’t know is TJ Jackson would still be the most handsome one in the group — with a son named Royal who is destined to make girls swoon too — and end up raising nine kids. Wow! Busy man. (In all fairness, he had joint custody of MJ’s three kids, along with four biological children and two stepchildren.) Frances seems like such a cool person to hang out with, and I think TJ picked his wife well.
There were other highly entertaining moments during the show, and I rewatched the first (and only) season twice to enjoy them.
10 lessons from 3T
Prince Jackson physically reminds me of Post Malone without all the facial tattoos. I don’t know who that young man is hanging out with, but if I closed my eyes, he sounds like every single cousin, uncle, godfather and all the brothas on my block. His voice and mannerisms do not match his face at all. It was entertaining to see him take the lead on planning his uncle’s wedding anniversary party at the age of 18. Quite the romantic. I’m going to also assume he was on Kendrick Lamar’s side in the Kendrick versus Drake beef, considering he was wearing this Top Dawg Entertainment cap years beforehand.
I cringed at the “Team Booby and Team Booty” conversation with TJ and Royal, not only because it felt like a private father-son moment (and got weirder when he wanted to know how he kissed a girl), but also because TJ’s ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian came up with misguided credit for big butts. I know it was supposed to be an interesting conversation, but from the dark story of Sara Baartman and onward, give black women credit where credit is due. Then, here comes Kris Jenner rambling about erections with Kourtney Kardashian at a family gathering. I have never nor will I ever want to know what the Jenners or Kardashians are doing.
I don’t understand why more women my mother’s age weren’t swooning over Tito Jackson*. He is arguably the most charming, funniest and acts like every single cool uncle at cookouts worldwide. You can’t convince me Tito doesn’t smell like musk cologne at all times.
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