Michael Vick is going to star in a documentary series early next year, according to the Los Angeles Times. The series, which is slated to air on BET, will center around Vick and the actions he takes after prison.
“People who abuse animals don¢’t deserve to be rewarded,”says PETA spokesman Dan Shannon. They shouldn¢’t be given the privilege of being a role model.”
“I just want people to really get to know me as an individual,”says Vick, who served 18 months in prison for dogfighting,
Loretha Jones, who leads programming at BET, said that the series “might serve as a road map for young men facing the same challenge (as Vick).”
Viewers might expect each episode to be full of scenes of him going to PETA meetings, helping out at dog fundraisers, and role-modeling for individuals who are abusing animals.
On the other hand, if they can show the more human side to Vick in a way that is genuine and not like, say, The Hills, then he may end up regaining some credibility by the time this is all over.
