Keeping up with the Kardashians
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Keeping up with the Kardashians is a reality show on E! that follows the day-to-day lives of the Kardashian and Jenner family. The Kardashian children are those of Robert Kardashian, an attoryney who passed away in 2003 and was O.J. Simpson's attorney. The show has aired since 2007 and a third season is confirmed by executive producer Ryan Seacrest.
The Family
- Bruce Jenner. He is the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion. He married Kris Kardashian in 1991 and has six children of his own, two of which are with Kris.
- Kris Jenner. She was married to Robert Kardashian in the 1980's and had three daughters and one son during that marriage. She owns the children's clothing store, Smooch, in California.
- Kourtney Kardashian. She is the first daughter and is co-owner of DASH!, a women's clothing store. She was on a previous reality show, Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive.
- Khloe Kardashian. The youngest of the girls and also co-owns DASH!. She is known for having obtained a DUI.
- Kimberly Kardashian. The show focuses on her most of the time and her socialite life. Kim is the third co-owner of DASH!. She also had a sex tape surface that involved singer Ray J.
- Kendall & Kylie Jenner. The only two children of Bruce and Kris Jenner are 13 and 11 respectively.
Is Keeping up with the Kardashians Successful?
The show premiered in October, 2007 and through the 1st and 2nd season has been the number one show on Sunday with adults 18 to 34. More women than men watch the show.
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1 of Keeping up With the Kardashians had an anniversary celebration for Bruce and Kris and Kim, who went on the Tyra Banks Show.
In Episode 2 Kim gets rid of Kris, who then in turn hires a permanent babysitter.
All the girls take a vacation to Mexico in Episode 3. Brody is left to look after Kendall and Kylie.
Kim does a photo shoot for Playboy in Episode 4.
It was the anniversary of Robert Kardashian's death in Episode 5 and they hold a memorial. Khloe is arrested for driving under the influence.
In Episode 6, the Kardashians go to Vegas and find out the Kourtney might have a bun in the oven.
Episode 7 was considered one of the most boring episodes of the season. Kourtney and Khloe give some assistance to a homeless person.
In the last episode of the season viewers got to see what happened to the family when provocative photos of Kourtney appear.
Season 2
Season Two saw these events happen:
- DASH is vandalized and the girls seek out self defense.
- Kourtney's boyfriend might have cheated on her.
- Kris thinks Bruce's look is dated and embarrassing and hires a fashion consultant.
- Bruce "orders" everyone to take a family vacation to Colorado, but that just makes everyone resent the fact they are there.
- Bruce starts to go through mid-life crisis.
The last episode of the this season's Keeping up with the Kardashians was called "Junk in the Truck" and showcases some of the best moments of the season and outtakes from the season. Because there were outtakes, many have said that the show is heavily scripted. There is a lot of criticism that the family is boring and just seem to be a normal family, except a lot richer. Some claims there is nothing interesting about them except that Kim has posed for Playboy and is dating Reggie Bush.
Others have said that if they hadn't had Robert Kardashian as their dad or if Kris hadn't married Bruce Jenner, then no one would have heard of the Kardashian family.
Typical Reality TV
Whether you think they are nobodies or find them interesting, the Kardashians do exhibit some typical reality behavior. They seem to do things when it's convenient for them or convenient for the camera, which is why people are trying to prove the show is mostly scripted like some celebrity reality shows.
There are 10 episodes already ordered for season 3.
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