05-29-2009, 02:48 PM
I've watched all the episodes of Gene Simmon's Family Jewels. It is really a very good show - as far as reality shows go. Unlike the Osbornes, he has a well-adjusted family that spends more time doing stuff together and enjoying each other's company than yelling at each other. They poke fun at him a lot for all of his self-promotion and marketing and he is a good sport about it.
If you know anything about KISS, they really started the trend of merchandising, licensing, name recognition, etc. This was mostly Gene's doing. It has made him very wealthy, but also very interesting.
I thought his short stint on The Celebrity Apprentice was very good. He used his name-recognition and contacts to bring in money, which was the object of the projects they had to do. When he thought he needed to move on, he showed he clearly was "done" with it and basically got himself fired by not giving Donald any other choice but to fire him.
If you know anything about KISS, they really started the trend of merchandising, licensing, name recognition, etc. This was mostly Gene's doing. It has made him very wealthy, but also very interesting.
I thought his short stint on The Celebrity Apprentice was very good. He used his name-recognition and contacts to bring in money, which was the object of the projects they had to do. When he thought he needed to move on, he showed he clearly was "done" with it and basically got himself fired by not giving Donald any other choice but to fire him.