Gene Simmons: Family Jewels (2006– )

A look at the family life of rock star and Kiss front man, Gene Simmons.

Stars:

Shannon Tweed, Nick Simmons, Sophie Simmons

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Shannon Tweed	...	Herself (78 episodes, 2006-2012)
Nick Simmons	...	Himself (75 episodes, 2006-2012)
Sophie Simmons	...	Herself (73 episodes, 2006-2012)
Gene Simmons	...	Himself (59 episodes, 2006-2012)
Tracy Tweed	...	Herself (31 episodes, 2006-2012)

Storyline

A look at the family life of rock star and Kiss front man, Gene Simmons.

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Plot Keywords:

rock star | father son relationship | father daughter relationship | performer name in title | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

KISS your expectations goodbye.

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Details

Official Sites:

A&E [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

A Day With, A&E Television Networks, Big Machine Design

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Gene Simmons: [about him and Shannon Tweed] We've been happily unmarried for 23 years now.
Nick Simmons: You call it "happily unmarried"; Mom calls it "waiting".

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.191 (2012)

User Reviews

A scripted version of "The Osbournes"

Following the success of "The Osbournes", Gene Simmons (co-founder member of rock band Kiss) opens the doors to his mansion in a successful attempt to introduce the rest of the family to the show business. As well as Jack and Kelly Osbourne, Nick and Sophie intend to keep up the family tradition: with Nick follow his father's steps, as front-man of a rock band; and Sophie divided between posing for the camera, as her mother, and picking up a microphone, like her father. Nevertheless, with the division of opinions about the young Simmons, their success isn't clear.

Going back to the program; even though the series is presented as a reality show, the lack of spontaneity and the awful acting from the stars and extras are two clear giveaways to the fact that each of the episodes are scripted and staged. The clever part is that as a result, the spectator is captivated by a family that is perfect in all senses: smart, pretty, loving, caring, funny, interesting, and the list goes on… In a nutshell, the utopian family that all of us dream of. I wonder how different my life would be with someone scripting it!!!

And to wrap it, the fact that nothing we see happens for real, takes away all the freshness and fun from the program, which so often seems exaggerated and surreal; leaving it a good step behind "The Osbournes".