I'm with Busey

This is possibly the best reality show in the history of Reality TV. It adds stupid humor with confusing humor and makes Brilliant Television. Gary Busey takes Adam de la Peña on Journeys that end up comedically nowhere. All In all this is an amazing show. Hands down

I have only seen this show on television two or three times but both times I have ended up in a laughing fit. This show is hilarious. Gary Busey comes up with crazy ideas, games, and activities that they should do or talk about and the things that he comes up with are absolutely hysterical ! Busey talks about what he believes and what he 'knows is true' and the things that he thinks of are crazy. It doesn't really matter whether or not he actually believes in these things or wants them to happen, either way they're so so funny. I love watching this show!

First of all, for those wondering "is this real", let me put an end to the suspense. It is not. The show has writers; it is a scripted work of comedy, not reality TV. The premise and humor runs along the same lines as another show from the same network, "Project Searchlight", that starred Dennis Leary. The idea is to take a reality concept that tv execs all seem to want to duplicate (i.e. reality shows based on the lives of eccentric semi-famous poeople) and parody the concept itself by stretching it to the point of absurdity. The elements of the show are all the same as others of the same genre, but taken to their logical extreme. So in "I'm with Busey", you don't just make Busey eccentric, you make him down right bat-sh*t crazy. Many (most) viewers of the show will find themselves wondering if it's possible that anyone could be that off and not be committed to a mental institution. Do you laugh or feel pitty? And that's the humor of the show. Much like the preferred comedic style of the late great Andy Kaufman, the real laughter of the show is in realizing that the show is laughing at you. Or, more specifically, at the public that eats up the garbage of these types of reality shows. Approaching "I'm with Busey" with this in mind, the show is a well written and acted parody walking that fine line between the ridiculous and the absurd. I don't know about a whole season, but it is definitely worth watching for a few episodes.

With the sudden boom of reality tv shows, I haven't found one that was even a little bit funny. Until I saw "I'm with Busey", and then the fun stuff came out. The plot is hilarious: a kid out of college finally meeting his childhood hero and learning his philosophy in life. It doesn't take Adam long to know that his hero has become... unpredictable. From the episodes where Gary dressed up like a woman, taught Adam how to get a date, shown a nerd fight between a ufo guy and a bigfoot guy, up to the nearest where the team operates a restaurant, this show is bound to have more seasons. Only reality TV show I will give a 10/10.

But if you think the antics of someone who is more than a little crazy can also be more than a little amusing, then you'll find "I'm With Busey" aimlessly, hopelessly, helplessly funny.

Often you won't know whether to laugh or to summon psychiatric help for Busey, but if you don't find this show at least a little bit funny, then you're missing the point. ... Which is that there IS no point.

"I'm With Busey" is a modern-day, unscripted "Two Stooges." The action is madcap, the dialogue mostly mindless improvisation, and the outcome of each episode -- unlike studio series and even many reality shows -- unpredictable.

In an age where viewers invest hour upon hour with reality shows where people stop acting like themselves and simply start acting, "I'm With Busey" is frighteningly genuine. Scary though it might be, Gary Busey's life probably IS this weird.

Now THAT'S entertainment.