appear in the series. The magazine Us Weekly commented that the trio would be featured in some capacity in the series, despite some members of the Jackson family being opposed to the idea; Michael's elder sister Rebbie—who along with La Toya and Janet, were not involved with the production—supposedly felt that "he would spin in his grave if he knew his kids would be on this show". (For the majority of their early lives, Michael had attempted to keep his children out of the spotlight by using hats, masks, veils and other disguises.) Jackson's mother Katherine, the legal guardian of the three, denounced the rumours that her grandchildren would be starring in the show. A&E Network also issued a statement proclaiming that the three youngsters would not be appearing in the series at that particular time, but that appearances in the future were a possibility: "A&E's series will chronicle the unscripted real lives of, principally, four Jackson brothers — Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon — as they go about their lives following the death of their brother Michael. Filming is taking place right now. As production moves forward, it is entirely possible that the brothers' paths will intersect with other members of the Jackson family, who may or may not be included in the finished series. However, we cannot at this point definitively know who else may make an appearance in the series." Episodes Reception Criticism of the series began before it had even premiered. Lisa de Moraes of The Washington Post expressed her opinion that people would have watched the original show before Michael Jackson's death, when it was a "lame 'See the Non-Michael Jackson Brothers Go on Tour' special". De Moraes claimed that such individuals were the type to have celebrity news website TMZ.com as their homepage. During her report of the preview of the show, De Moraes followed up on Jermaine Jackson's ponderings on how to pull off a successful reunion with his "brothers". Frazier Moore condemned The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty as being "stagey, self-conscious and, most of all, self-serving on the part of its participants" in an article for The Spokesman-Review. He stated that some people may enjoy the program and highlighted a moment in which Jermaine Jackson cries as being a "high point" for him. Moore added that the emotional scene featuring Jermaine and his three brothers seemed to have been carefully arranged so