# Breaking Bonaduce **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 11, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129 "2005-09-11T19:42:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@John\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_F)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/1 "2005-09-11T19:42:41Z")
I just watched the pilot. My first impression is that by the time this thing is over plenty of guts are going to be wrenched. The time slot is also key as VH1 is slipping it in just before HBO can get their new season line up in full swing. I think I’m going to have to watch this series for all of it’s gory, explosive, saddening, sickening, train wreck-ery that it seems is coming down the pike. Anybody else have an opinion on this reality show? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/2 "2005-09-11T19:45:21Z")
[Link for the the confused](http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/breaking_bonaduce/series.jhtml) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/3 "2005-09-11T20:15:42Z")
I read a New York Times article about the series recently. Without spoiling anything, I find it a little disconcerting that people will want to watch real people go through things like this. ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/4 "2005-09-11T20:25:45Z")
And that people will display themselves like this. Surely there’s other ways to make money. Oh, that’s right, it probably won’t be PILES of money. ---
**Author:** ![deevee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/5 "2005-09-11T20:31:13Z")
Fame must be like crack, once some people have had a little taste of it all dignity goes out the window and they will do anything for another hit. This is the first I’ve heard of this series and I just can’t believe it. ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/6 "2005-09-12T12:53:24Z")
I’ve enjoyed listening to Danny since the days when he was on Chicago radio on WLUP. I watched the premiere and liked how his love for his children came through, as well as his love for Gretchen. Still, from what I’ve heard about the series, it’s clear he has a lot of demons and, like the promos suggest, it’ll be like watching a train wreck. It’s definately a Season Pass on my TiVo… ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/7 "2005-09-12T13:44:44Z")
I did watch the first episode, and I honestly hope it’s not as much of a train-wreck as the promos make it out to be. Danny’s got a lot of problems, obviously, but it looks like he’s making an honest effort, and I was really surprised and touched when he opted to drive home to his wife instead of staying in Vegas and risking temptation. ---
**Author:** ![John\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@John\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_F)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/8 "2005-09-12T14:43:48Z")
> [@look!ninjas](#): > > I did watch the first episode, and I honestly hope it’s not as much of a train-wreck as the promos make it out to be. I think that’s what makes the show interesting. It’s going to be a bumpy ride but could have a good turn around before it’s all over. If it was nothing but despair I don’t think people would watch but that’s not the case (so far). ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/9 "2005-09-12T14:44:29Z")
He use to dj here in Detroit for a few years and I was very hesitant to listen to a has been actor’s program. The man was really good at what he did and has a great voice for radio. I was sad to see him leave our area. But I won’t watch this. In general, I don’t watch Rtv anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/10 "2005-09-12T15:09:26Z")
> [@John F](#): > > I think that’s what makes the show interesting. > > It’s going to be a bumpy ride but could have a good turn around before it’s all over. > > If it was nothing but despair I don’t think people would watch but that’s not the case (so far). You don’t know what **Marley23** knows. I read the same NYT article. ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/11 "2005-09-12T15:15:57Z")
I thought Bonaduce was already broken? And if I make my own small hijack here, what is up with VH1 trying to resurrect the careers of has-been stars and parlaying their misery into shows… well I know the answer is money, you can get this “talent” cheaply, but I mean c’mon, who wants to watch this schlock? ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/12 "2005-09-15T19:09:38Z")
Anyone interested in this series, Danny and Gretchen were on Howard Stern this morning, and there’s a good summary at Mark’s Friggin…: [http://www.marksfriggin.com/news.htm](http://www.marksfriggin.com/news.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/13 "2005-10-04T05:37:50Z")
Does anyone else think this show terrifying? Would it surprise anyone if Danny went OJ on Gretchen? The look in his eyes is pure rage and you can just see that very little is holding him back from really hurting someone. I feel so sad for everyone in that family, Gretchen, the kids, and even Danny himself. Has there ever been a bigger trainwreck in reality TV than Danny? As icky as it makes me feel, I just can’t stop watching - - - just like a bloody car crash. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/14 "2005-10-04T06:37:04Z")
> [@Diane](#): > > Does anyone else think this show terrifying? Would it surprise anyone if Danny went OJ on Gretchen? The look in his eyes is pure rage and you can just see that very little is holding him back from really hurting someone. Perhaps it’s all acting? How real are reality shows these days? ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/15 "2005-10-10T22:09:44Z")
That guy isn’t a real psychiatrist, is he? ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/16 "2005-10-12T13:43:25Z")
Why would you doubt that? He acts like a lot of psychologists I’ve encountered in the past… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/17 "2005-10-12T14:03:33Z")
So why woulnd’t Danny Bonaduce just tell VH1 to turn off the cameras and quit? ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/18 "2005-10-12T14:05:12Z")
Can’t help but feeling that Gretchen wanted to do the show because she feels safer with the cameras there. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/19 "2005-10-12T18:37:52Z")
> [@marymargaret](#): > > That guy isn’t a real psychiatrist, is he? Apparently so: > [@](#): > > [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/breaking\_bonaduce/95699/episode\_characters.jhtml](http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/breaking_bonaduce/95699/episode_characters.jhtml) > > Dr. Garry B. Corgiat, Ph.D. is a therapist dedicated to helping men and women enhance the quality of their intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. As a graduate and a former professor of Antioch University his resume includes training in psychology, immunology and behavioral medicine. Dr. Corgiat is a community activist and has been on the advisory boards of many organizations including the highly regarded LA Shanti Counseling Service. > [@Squee](#): > > And if I make my own small hijack here, what is up with VH1 trying to resurrect the careers of has-been stars and parlaying their misery into shows I’m not watching this show – I’m just not into seeing real life personal tragedies like this. On the other hand, my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed Tommy Lee Goes To College. That show was an absolute hoot and a half! No misery, just campy, all-out fun. Interesting note about this one, though; Danny’s bio on the above-linked page says he’s still co-hosting the morning radio show, “The Jamie and Danny Show,” which he’s not. He was fired in June and is now suing his former on-air partner for slander. > [@](#): > > [http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/bonaduce%20sues%20radio%20host%20for%20slander](http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/bonaduce%20sues%20radio%20host%20for%20slander) > > Bonaduce, who used to host THE JAMIE AND DANNY SHOW on Los Angeles station Star FM. . . was fired from Star FM earlier this summer (JUL05) after six years working at the station. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129/20 "2005-10-14T11:38:06Z")
I guess I expected them to believe in a level of privacy during therapy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bonaduce/321129.md?page=2)