Gene Simmons Family Jewels-Season 1 (2006)

"...entertaining -- and thankfully not in the creepy voyeuristic sense that pervaded "The Osbournes"...  Preston Jones, DVD Talk
"It's like Hogan Knows Best minus the steroids and not as much plastic surgery.  Ryan Keefer, DVD Verdict

Editor's Note Larger-than-life Kiss icon Gene Simmons lives with his girlfriend, former Playboy model Shannon Tweed. Simmons and Tweed have two kids--Nick and Sophie--and the four live an idyllic existence in an impressive home. GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS is an OSBOURNES-style reality show about the Simmons family, with camera crews tracking their every move as they perform both remarkable and mundane everyday tasks. The complete first season of the show is included here.

	Adam Freeman - Director
	Adam Reed - Director
	Cooper Dunn - Cinematographer
	David Price - Producer
	Gene Simmons - Featuring
	Gene Simmons - Executive Producer
	Lance Jeffery - Cinematographer
	Nick Simmons - Featuring
	Shannon Tweed - Featuring
	Sophie Simmons - Featuring
	Todd Erickson, et. al. - Original Music By
	Troy Bogert, et. al. - Editor

Variety 5 of 10
Is this any way for cable TV to treat a self-proclaimed "rock god," shuttling him from VH1 ("Rock School") to A&E in a weak knockoff of "The Osbournes"? Gene Simmons' latest reality vehicle not only suffers from poor punctuation, but it's a flat-out bore -- and a little depressing, frankly, to see the KISS renegade opening a Hooters in Vegas. On the plus side, it's nice that his longtime girlfriend, actress/pin-up Shannon Tweed, is finally featured in something that airs before midnight on Cinemax...Other than being unmarried, however, there's nothing particularly exciting about the Tweed-Simmons coupling, and not to be rude, but aren't most devoted KISS fans slouching toward the top end of the 25-54 demo?...A&E plans to launch "Family Jewels" with back-to-back episodes the first two weeks, but barring intervention from the real rock gods, that will only hasten its departure, as Simmons' latest staged sojourn into reality mostly looks like the kiss of death. - Brian Lowry