"I'm With Busey" First Episode

Kudos to all the brave men and women who were willing to work with Gary Busey in order to bring us this brilliant, high-concept reality show.  I wish I were a part of it.  The premiere episode of "I'm With Busey" was a marvelous exploration of awkward humor.

In the first episode, Adam meets his idol, Gary, and learns what it takes to be a man.  It was originally filmed as the pilot and was not meant to air, but I'm thankful they changed their minds.  (Even better, I've been assured that future episodes will be much more narrative in character.)

Gary is a fountain of comical strangeness, celebrating his Native American ancestry (read his biography here) by using a rain-stick as a maraca.  He also uses his traditional spears to fight a frightened Adam.  Gary's just like that.  He's a physical guy.

At lunch we learn that Gary likes to eat in the dark for the adventure of it, an image I find hilarious.  Later, Gary decides to dress up as a woman to discover what's special about femininity (his idea).  Let me tell you, Gary makes a believable but extremely ugly woman, and he was certainly looking at Adam like he loved him as they danced together.  Afterwards, Gary concluded that what's so special about women is that they're unique.  Deep.  This episode also includes a high-octane paintball fight in which Gary and Adam team up against some guys who plaster them head to toe.

The premiere episode was promising--hilarious, if fragmented.  Luckily, the upcoming episodes promise to be much more narrative in character.  Let's all cross our fingers and think Busey thoughts.