"I'm with Busey" (Comedy Central)
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Sanfranjoshfan

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 12:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay....I will admit it. I LOVE this show. It is just so "out there" that I have a great time trying to figure it out. Two friends of mine tried watching it, but they each changed the channel after the first 10-15 minutes. They said they just couldn't stand it!

I find the relationship between Busey and the other guy to be hysterically bizarrre, bordering on pathologic! This is less of an Osbournes type documentary/reality show and more of a partially scripted, ad libbed, relationship show.

The preminse is that this writer guy has supposedly always admired Gary Busey and wants Gary to teach him about life. He goes to Gary's house with a cameraman and they run around and do things, and then Gary Busey abuses him, scares him, physically attacks him....while seemingly trying to impart his "wisdom" about life (which is wrapped up in metaphysical gobbldeygook and double talk that it makes no sense). Busey LOVES to hear himself talk, but he never says anything worth hearing! The other guy keeps trying to understand what the hell Busey is saying. Occasionally, the guy will speak to the camera without Busey being there. This is where he makes his comments about what Gary Busey has been doing and saying.

I find this show to be VERY entertaining....although I will admit that it will not gain Busey much personal respect....he is always looking for a way to turn the tables on his partner, to "get" him.

In the first episode, Busey dressed up in drag and made the guy take him to a dance club....."to learn what it was that makes women so special". The guy seemed quite shocked, but Gary was quite comfortable looking like a fairly ugly woman with long press-on nails as "she" danced in the club.

I dunno....I think maybe I like this show because I don't understand it. It appears "set up" (meaning not a true documentary), but the dialog all seems real. The topper is that the relationship between the two is both abusive and entertaining. The guy keeps coming back for more, so the viewer can't blame Busey for *everything*.....but their adversarial/friend dynamic is very entertaining.

This show is unique to the type of reality fare I have seen on tv.

I can't figure it out.

I don't like Gary Busey.

I can't stop watching it.

Frogichik

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 12:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When is it on? I saw the commercials and it looked sooo funny!

Sanfranjoshfan

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 01:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's the website:

http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/imwithbusey/

They have posted several clips (needs realplayer) from the first two episodes which have already aired. (Tuesday night at 10pm PST on Comedy Central)

The clips will help explain the strange dynamic of their relationship. I tell, ya, I would be worried if Gary Busey decided that chasing *me* with a flaming stick in the middle of the sesert would be a fun "game"! LOL

Sanfranjoshfan

Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 10:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Just a quick reminder that "I'm With Busey" airs tonight, 10pm, PST, on Comedy Central!

Frogichik

Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 10:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I would have missed it again, thanks! I'll have to flip between that and Real World, but MTV's commercials are really long!

Bracken

Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 05:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I watched and and don't know what to think -- which is rare for me.

I thought Anna Nicole was whacked, but she has nothing on Busey. I always thought he was probably quite strange, but this confirms it.

That said, at least he is willing to show himself, which is very brave considering he makes no sense, at least not to me. I'm still trying to figure out if Adam is really a big fan of his or he was just willing to let Adam film him. I certainly wouldn't call Busey's career stellar so I'm at a loss as to explain the infatuation of the film maker with him, but then we all have our preferences.

When I saw Busey in drag, all I could think of was Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert, but without the gorgeous costumes, haha. He makes one ugly woman. So far I also don't know why I'm intrigued, but I am in as much as I will watch again tonight. If nothing else, it promises to be "weird."

Sanfranjoshfan

Wednesday, July 02, 2003 - 02:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Gee....I think I'd like to see Busey, Anna Nicole, and Ozzy thrown into the BB4 house for at least a week! LOL

Sanfranjoshfan

Friday, July 04, 2003 - 06:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay now, fess up, folks....are Frogichik, Bracken, and I the ONLY fans of "I'm With Busey" on this entire message board? (or are the rest of you just too embarrassed to admit it?) :)

Bracken

Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 12:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think we might be the only ones Josh, I haven't even had time to watch the last show as it is sitting with the unwatched tapes of LCS and various other reality programs taped this week, I even have a few from last week unwatched, too.

The start of BB and accompanying research into profiles took alot of time this week, lol. And I'm sure many of us are watching the feeds which I admit consumed most of my day today (this groups sleeps all day, too) I think that many of us may be on Reality overload and the Busey program was forgotten among them. I know I haven't had the time to catch more than one Chapelle and a few Tough Crowds, not to mention one of my favs Dave Attel in the past month.

I'm looking at the TV Guide for this week alone and Reality consumes so much of prime time and I'm only looking at network - Monday 3 hours, Tuesday 5 hours, Wednesday - 6 hours, Thursday - 1 hour -- whew a reprieve to catch up on previous three days, lol and that doesn't even take into account posting and reading at this board and others. So many programs, so little time.

Bracken

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 12:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OK, SFJosh. I've watched another two episodes -- he is just too out there for me to continue. He acts like he is on a permanent LSD trip.

Think I'll spend the time formerly devoted to Busey to catch Queer Eye For Straight Guy which sounds more promising to me.