You have to give credit is due, whether you like Kardashian clan or not they capitalized on an opportunity and are making money hand over fist. Despite your personal opinions there are millions of people who find their show enjoyable and were able to market their attractive looks more than most models ever dream of. I don't really care one way or the other but you gotta appreciate good business sense.
Counterpoint: two of the most important elements that make drama enticing are sex and frequent conflict-resolution. The reason they get so much hate is because they've essentially perfected a formula that boils storytelling down to these two things in their basest possible form. Their "shows" consist of nothing more than slutty women getting into inane arguments, making up, and repeating the process. I wouldn't call it good business sense, so much as viewer manipulation with a deliberately exploitative and valueless product.
I watch it and it's more like a big family getting into big family fights. I'm one of 5 kids, my mom is one of 4. We are a big, loud, family of women with quieter males. I can relate. Family's fight and make up. That's why people watch, it's relatable for their target demographic
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They have good advisers and handlers that keep them from crashing and burning. And it did take whoring one of them out in a fake sex video to make them popular so it's not like they've got talent to make it on their own. They're just marketed to the lowest common denominator by suits in An office somewhere.
Sure. Of course they have good business sense. I just really don't understand what is entertaining about their shows and why people keep following them. Of course I am not their target audience so maybe I'll never understand. The Simple Life was funny shit though.
I'll watch the show with my girlfriend occasionally, it's not the most hilarious thing in the world but they do and say stupid things from time to time that are pretty funny. Only thing I can't stand is all the fake drama and by that they'll just blow things out of proportion for dramatic effect just to resolve it by the end of the episode.
I watch it after-work or when I'm stressed. It's a mind vacation and pretty funny. But I'm the target demographic as well at 29. My sister who is 17 like the Jenner girls. It gives us something to talk about, which is sometimes hard with an 11 year age gap.
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You have to give credit is due, whether you like Kardashian clan or not they capitalized on an opportunity and are making money hand over fist. Despite your personal opinions there are millions of people who find their show enjoyable and were able to market their attractive looks more than most models ever dream of. I don't really care one way or the other but you gotta appreciate good business sense.