The show is great. Gene does some crazy thing. I'm sure some if its scripted, but really I don't care. Its rather good.

I am not one to like this type of show but the Simmons family, slightly scripted or not, is very entertaining. I TiVo this show every week. They are a famous family yet they all just seem so "normal". We typically laugh through the entire 30 minute episode. I think if you haven't watched it, you should really give it a shot.

I like this show, its funny and is played out like a scripted show. The line is thin so its hard to tell. But then again if it was reality we would be seeing Simmons paying bills and washing the car, who wants to see that?

And this is from someone who hates reality TV..... to an extent, Dirty Jobs is good TV too.

Actually, since I know one of the "lesbians" (aka actress) in the BBQ Restaurant skit from earlier this year, parts of it are *VERY* scripted. Although I'd guess that Gene isn't in on the hoax..

Never-the-less, I enjoy the show very much and would only compare them to The Osbourne's at the most basic level.. Dad is a rockstar. Otherwise, it's a different show.

You've both misread it. Variety didn't liken it to a scripted show at all. It was the A&E VP & co-exec producer.

You misread what it said on Variety. They likened this series to a scripted series because "They're in constant motion, and Gene is always working on dozens of projects. It's more like a scripted series than a reality show." It is a very good show and, in my opinion, more entertaining than The Osbournes was.