The Geissens - a terribly glamorous family
| Television broadcast | |
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| Original title | The Geissens - a terribly glamorous family |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | since 2011 |
| Production company |
Joker Productions GmbH (2011–2015) Geiss TV GmbH (since 2015) |
| length | about 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 277 and 11 specials in 18+ seasons |
| genre | Reality TV |
| Theme music |
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| idea | Martina Taubert |
| production | P. Ach, F. Reinhardt |
| music | Leon Sander |
| Moderation | Michael Betz (voice) |
| First broadcast | January 3, 2011 on RTL II |
Die Geissens - A terribly glamorous family is a television program broadcast by RTL II with the millionaire family Robert and Carmen Geiss in the lead role.
concept
The program purports to document the trips and the luxurious everyday life of the Geiss family. The broadcaster and the Geiss family claim that the format is essentially a documentation of real family life. Critics, on the other hand, see a pseudo-documentary in the program . In this it is pointed out that - in contrast to the everyday life of a large part of the population - paid work only plays a subordinate role for the Geissens; predominantly the protagonists are portrayed in everyday and leisure activities in the jet set environment.
family
The Geiss family comes from Cologne ; she has her main residence in the Principality of Monaco and holiday homes in Saint-Tropez , Kitzbühel and Valberg . Robert Geiss, who founded the sportswear label “ Uncle Sam ” together with his brother Michael in January 1986, and his brother sold all of the company's shares, each amounting to 50 percent, in January 1995 for an estimated 140 million DM . His wife Carmen Geiss was voted "Miss Fitness" in 1982. Her two daughters attend an international school in Monaco. At the beginning of March 2013, Robert Geiss returned to the fashion business with the new Roberto Geissini brand . While Robert Geiss' parents, Grandma Margret and Grandpa Reinhold, appeared in the first seasons, they can no longer be seen in the more recent episodes. The reason is a falling out with Carmen Geiss, which is why there has been no contact between the families for years.
content
In the series, everyday family life is primarily portrayed, be it shopping to buy luxury goods , buying representative real estate or at a children's birthday party. The family presents itself with its simply structured Cologne mentality in a sophisticated world in the form of reality TV . She gives insights into her daily routine, which is characterized by luxury life.
reception
The show was reloaded several times in the comedy show Switch and satirized in the 1LIVE comedy series Global Geiss .
The world characterized the world of the Geissens as "... always a little too big, too bling-bling, too much glitter". This is how you imagine “the 'rich people' in Kleinappelsbüttel” ”. Time and again, “the petty bourgeoisie breaks out of them”. She writes: "The show offers images of longing for exotic travel destinations - and more than that: a pleasurable shame of others, the nice feeling of being on a higher level as a Hartz IV recipient than these chubby millionaires."
The Süddeutsche Zeitung suspected the reason for the success of the format to be that the viewer was given the feeling of “meeting real people” who would experience a more exciting, carefree and fuller life than himself. In addition, the newspaper classified the program as a "trash format". Stefan Winterbauer from Meedia criticizes Robert Geiss' proximity to the red-light district , with whose protagonists he was in contact and whose bad manners and prejudices he adopted. In an article by Lars-Marten Nagel and Tim Röhn in the Welt am Sonntag , the aggressive manners of Robert Geiss were particularly criticized.
production
Initially, the show was produced by the Cologne-based production company Joker Productions. Carmen and Robert Geiss received a fee for their appearance. From mid-2014, Robert Geiss wanted a share in the production company, which is why he founded GeissTV GmbH together with Carmen and Endemol Shine and a smaller partner, in which Carmen and Robert Geiss had 40% of the shares. After 10 months, EndemolShine dropped out again. In October 2015, Roberto Geissini Holding AG took control of GeissTV. The sole boss is now Robert Geiss.
Charisma
The broadcast of the first season began on January 3, 2011 and ended on February 14, 2011. The first season contained seven episodes, which were broadcast on Mondays at 8:15 pm on RTL II. The audience for the first show was around 1.5 million.
| Season | Episodes | Broadcast (Germany) on RTL II |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7th | January 3, 2011 to February 14, 2011 |
| 2 | 12 | September 19, 2011 to December 5, 2011 |
| 3 | 17th | March 26, 2012 to October 1, 2012 |
| 4th | 16 | October 8, 2012 to January 21, 2013 |
| 5 | 13 | April 22, 2013 to June 24, 2013 |
| 6th | 26th | September 30, 2013 to February 17, 2014 |
| 7th | 15th | April 21, 2014 to November 17, 2014 |
| 8th | 15th | November 24, 2014 to February 23, 2015 |
| 9 | 15th | February 23, 2015 to April 20, 2015 |
| 10 | 18th | September 14, 2015 to December 28, 2015 |
| 11 | 15th | January 4, 2016 to April 25, 2016 |
| 12 | 15th | September 26, 2016 to January 16, 2017 |
| 13 | 13 | January 16, 2017 to March 6, 2017 |
| 14th | 16 | October 16, 2017 to March 19, 2018 |
| 15th | 16 | October 15, 2018 to December 3, 2018 |
| 16 | 10 | |
| 17th | 18th | |
| 18th | 13 |
Episode list
DVD release
Seasons 1 to 17 are available as DVD releases.
literature
- Carmen Geiss, Robert Geiss with Andreas Hock : Nothing comes from nothing. On the road to success with the Geissens. Wilhelm Heyne, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-453-68010-4 .
Web links
- Website of the Geiss family
- RTL II website
- Geissens website
- The Geissens - Married glamorous family in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.endemol.de/endemol-gruendet-joint-venture-geiss-tv/
- ↑ Die Geissens - Our broadcast is really so real [1]. Retrieved on April 22, 2014
- ↑ Carmen Geiss defends herself: "We don't play anything." - express.de [2] Retrieved April 22, 2014
- ↑ ZB: [3] Augsburger Allgemeine from June 7, 2013: Trash in "Wetten, dass ..?": The Geissens replace Jackson . Retrieved April 22, 2014
- ↑ Spiegel-Online of September 28, 2008, Pamela's Prince
- ↑ Geissens comeback! This is her new style , accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Focus online from August 12, 2015
- ↑ Global Geiss on einslive
- ↑ Cordula Schmitz in the world of September 10, 2012: The Geissens are the horror of all millionaires . Retrieved October 21, 2013
- ↑ Lars-Marten Nagel and Tim Röhn in the world of July 4, 2016 Rooobäärt, the terrible angry boss , accessed on May 22, 2017
- ↑ Ruth Schneeberger in Süddeutscher Zeitung on September 11, 2012: Haste a millionaire . Retrieved October 21, 2013
- ↑ "The Geissens": the dark side of the TV cult , Meedia , June 12, 2012
- ↑ Rooobäärt, the terribly angry boss , welt.de, July 4, 2016
- ↑ Lars-Marten Nagel and Tim Röhn in the world of July 4, 2016 Rooobäärt, the terrible angry boss , accessed on May 22, 2017