A fascinating and rarely glimpsed peek into the lives of a celebrity family, the first season of MTV's wildly successful reality sitcom
The Osbournes would quickly become one of the most successful programs the long-running cable music channel had ever produced. Though his legions of fans knew him well as the self-proclaimed "Crown Prince of F**king Darkness," the first season of
The Osbournes proved that Osbourne's off-stage persona was at the very least as colorful as that which he portrayed on stage. While the desire to sneak a peek into a celebrity's personal life was nothing new at the dawn of the new millennium,
The Osbournes proved the first program to combine this curiosity with the contemporary trend of "reality television," with sometimes endearing, and often hilarious, results. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide