The Michael Vick Project Premieres On BET

I been stuck at my gomar’s spot this whole week and she likes to live in the Stone Age, which means she lacks even the basics of cable, so I didn’t get a chance to see the much-anticipated debut of BET’s reality series “The Michael Vick Project,” until yesterday. The show follows the legend as he tries to make his way back into society after the 2 year bid on dog fighting charges. In the first installment, Vick went back to the scene of the crime, his former Virginia home which housed the Bad Newz Kennels operation which he funded, but was maintained by a group of friends and family who eventually dimed out the hand that fed them.

Even though Vick was given the harshest sentence of all of the people involved in the ring, it should be noted that besides his financial investment, he probably had the least to do with the day-to-day operations, which included the murdering of numerous dogs that didn’t perform up to standards. Between games, practice (we talking about practice), doctors appointments, side-boos, OTA’s, minicamps and training camps, there wasn’t a lot of time in Vick’s scheduled for murking dogs. But since he had braids at the time and a damn near $100 mill in the bank, it was obvious that he was going to take the fall. Via The Huffington Post

Parts II and III of Michael Vick’s return after the jump…

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Not Funny: Jimmy Kimmel Continues Vick Bashing

If you watch Jimmy Kimmel, which we rarely do except around NBA playoff time when the skits are decently funny, then you know he isn’t Michael Vick’s biggest fan. The Late-night host regularly mocks the Eagles QB whenever he gets the opportunity. Check out this clip from one of his recent shows in which he talks about Vick’s new docu-series scheduled to air on BET in 2010. While we are never opposed to the clowning of anybody, it at least should be funny. Geez.

BET Rolling With Mike Vick

When Vick got out of jail, you knew it was only a matter of time before he would end up selling the rights to his story. That time is 2010, when BET plans on releasing an 8 episode docu-series chronicling Vick’s life. Vick is pretty much broke as a joke and already playing with house money, owing creditors somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 mill, after all his cheese got snatched following his case. At this point the dude is willing to do anything to make a quick check, on top of his small potato contract with the Eagles.

The show is tentatively called The Michael Vick Project and creators say the show will stray away from the traditional athlete type series. As to be expected, animal rights groups are rearing there annoying heads and once again complaining and trying to prevent the rehabilitated Vick from moving on with his life. BET’s Director of programming, Loretha Jones had this to say about the show:

I did not reach out for this show in order to court controversy … It’s important for us to capture this important moment to see what someone does when they have the opportunity to rebuild themselves. It might serve as a road map for young men facing the same challenge.

One thing is for sure, we will definitely be watching this joint when it comes out.