The Osbournes changed reality TV forever for better or worse
Ozzy Osbourne leaves behind an iconic music career, but he also helped pioneer a particular brand of intimate celebrity TV
First and foremost, if Ozzy Osbourne is destined to be remembered for anything, it’ll be his music. Few people can genuinely claim to have invented a whole new genre of something. But Osbourne, along with the other members of Black Sabbath, did exactly that.
However, Ozzy Osbourne isn’t destined to be remembered for just one thing. Because, for three short years two decades ago, for better or worse (and this is genuinely debatable) Ozzy Osbourne also changed television forever. That’s right, it would be rude to remember Ozzy Osbourne without at least acknowledging that he is the man who gave us The Osbournes.
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