As if the buxom Kardashian sisters weren’t enough entertainment for pop-culture addicts, E! execs plan to introduce a new dose of skinny jeans to the network.
Ryan Seacrest’s latest creation features the eldest Jonas brother, Kevin Jonas, and his wife Danielle Deleasa in the new docuseries “Married to Jonas,” which will chronicle the couple’s domestic life as well as Kevin’s return to the band and the Bros’ new ventures in music.
It sounds like the perfect premise for a hit reality series, right?
Wrong.
The Jersey-based show will also follow Danielle, a former hairdresser from a traditional small-town Italian family, as she deals with the trials and triumphs of being married to one-third of a critically acclaimed pop group. The couple married in 2009 after meeting while vacationing with their families in the Bahamas.
“Our production team became curious about what life would be like for a young bride entering the excitement, and sometimes chaos, of a pop star’s life,” Seacrest said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. “Looking through the lens of young love, the show will examine the ups and downs of Dani and Kevin’s marriage, against the backdrop of their contrasting family cultures, traditions and individual careers.”
Viewers will also get a glimpse of Jonas family members less accustomed to the limelight, including youngest brother Frankie, band manager Kevin Sr. and family matriarch Denise.
The Jonas Brothers formed in 2005 and slowly gained popularity with endeavors in both music and television at the Disney Channel. The group shot to fame in 2007 with the release of self-titled sophomore effort “Jonas Brothers.”
At the peak of their career, the band became a cultural phenomenon with a worldwide concert, a hit Disney Channel movie and a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. As of May 2009, the pop group had sold more than 8 million albums worldwide.
After coming back from a three-year recording hiatus, what would any star clawing at a chance to regain their position in the spotlight do? Go to the E! network.
The routine has been seen before in washed-up child star Aaron Carter’s short-lived 2006 series “House of Carters,” and again in 2010’s “Married to Rock,” a show about the lives of past rock-star musicians.
But the difference between those series and “Married to Jonas” is that they featured actual rock stars. Viewers could tune in each week and find unruliness, fighting, partying and all-around chaos – even if the show’s premise was horrible.
What can we expect from the Jonas Brothers? Will the biggest fight be when Kevin’s wife forgets that chicken is served on Wednesday and he politely corrects her? Will the brothers throw uncontrollably wild wine cooler soirees each week?
The Jonas Brothers do have the potential to make a comeback as musicians, but without a solid fan base, they are not dynamic enough to sustain a reality series.
Nevertheless, if Seacrest can mold the Kardashians into entertainment gold, the Jonas Brothers might have a shot.
“Married to Jonas,” also known as “Jonas Bro: Life After the Purity Ring,” is set to premiere Aug. 19.
 
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