Janet Jackson.

This is a nice and very informative documentary that I saw in one episode. We see an amazing number of Janet's family and friends being interviewed. Which I guess indicates she had a heavy say in the making of this very complimentary biography piece. However, she does have a real talent, she is very smart and level-headed, and you have to admire her courage and persistence in breaking away from her brother Michael's shadow, and becoming a huge success in her own right. She comes across as a nice person, and very soft spoken and quite shy, which is a welcome change from the cliche of the loud, extrovert rock star. And she's fortunate in having an amazing number of close supporters. Her friends and family do genuinely love and respect her. She's not at all the cliche wasted, bedraggled has-been rock star. It must be said however, that she is incredibly rich, so any claims of hardship have to be put in perspective.

Loved watching all the old footage of her family when they were young. Have always loved Janet, she is my Favorite Jackson. I still remember her on Good Times as Penny.

Was interesting to see her talk more openly and candidly about her father and her past marriages and her decision to move her career forward without her Father. Best Decision she could have MADE!!

Pissed me off to see that dummy MTV VJ interviewing her and asking her stupid questions about Michael. The interview was supposed to be about her and her New Album and her Amazing Break through with her career. You could see she was annoyed, but Janet is always so sweet in her interviews despite the idiots who ask her stupid questions. Good God, these people made it 100 times harder for her to climb out of her Brother's Shadow. :(

She's a lovely and Amazing talent and I can't wait to watch the next 2 episodes.

Shows how incredible this woman is. Just phenomenal. Last episode in particular is really touching and makes you want to tear up.

Can't wait to see what else she does.

Comprehensive? Yes, the career highlights are covered. Revealing? Just a little more than expected as she remains a cipher by design. There's some cool archival footage like the Rhythm Nation recording session where she reveals a short fuse with producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. My takeaway from the four hours of this documentary is that the men in her life really disappointed her, and somehow she managed to avoid being bitter. For that, she deserves a lifetime achievement award.

This is a fairly typical American biography.

Overly humble, talented star looks over her life with a lot of child-like wonder and a small amount of wisdom. Other players are introduced and they all bang on about how she was a force, a talent to be reckoned with, a true artist hungry for it and all that. Add to this mix a few standard angles about being a queen, owning the stage and working hard and you have a bio like this one.

The main problem is that it doesn't really give away anything that most fans don't already know or have seen online. Archival footage is always fascinating and while there's some unseen footage here, it's pretty everyday stuff and certainly not particularly revealing. Janet is never painted as anything more than a sweet, talented woman with a saintly nature.

So far, it's like a souped-up episode of Intimate Portrait and that's not a bad thing. It's not terrible by any means, but if you're looking for something new, you're not going to get it here - so far, anyway.