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Only a few minutes ago, the first season of HBO's freshman comedy Bored to Death concluded with its eighth episode, entitled "Take a Dive." The episode, one of my favorites yet, managed to be both sincere and funny at the same time. The same can be applied to most of the first season, which follows generally sweet Jonathan Ames, a floundering novel writer in dire economic straits, in his second job, moonlighting as a private detective. He is joined by…
On tonight's Bored to Death, Jonathan tried to win his girlfriend back, went for a colonic, and tried to find out whether Kristen Wiig's boyfriend was cheating on her.
The episode, in short, dealt with three main themes, the first of which was Ray and Jonathan going to see a doctor for Ray's colonic. The doctor (played by Michael Potts, who you might know as Nigel Saladu from an episode of Flight of the Conchords), mistook Ray and Jonathan for…
Don't worry, a full recap of HBO's new series Bored to Death will be posted tomorrow. For now, here's just a taste of what the show was about.
Jonathan Ames is a down-on-his-luck writer, who is stuck writing his second novel, which he calls the hardest. After his girlfriend leaves him because of his alcoholism and recreational drug use, Jonathan discovers an old detective novel, and, inspired, puts an ad on Craigslist advertising himself as a private detective.
Jonathan confides his breakup…
Read: Mini-Recap – Bored to Death – 1.01 "Stockholm Syndrome"
Looks like the trend on HBO continues as far as the guest stars go, with Bored to Death featuring Oliver Platt and Parker Posey, just to name a few, during the month of October. Read on below to get the scoop on all of the October episodes of Bored to Death and don't forget to watch the premiere this Sunday on HBO (or click here to watch it on fancast now!). Read on for all the spoilery details.
Bored to Death is a new series set to premiere on HBO this coming Sunday, September 20. However, thanks to the generous folks at HBO, and Fancast, you can watch the entire first episode on their website right now! For those of you who have HBO, it is also available on HBO On Demand. Here's what TVOvermind's own Sam McPherson had to say when describing this new series.
With Hung and True Blood set to end their seasons very soon, HBO…
Read: Watch HBO's New 'Bored to Death' First Episode Free Today!
Premieres on Sunday, Sept. 20 (9:30 ET) on HBO
With Hung and True Blood set to end their seasons very soon, HBO is looking for something to fill in that coveted Sunday night block. One of those somethings is the new comedy series (billed as a noir-otic comedy) Bored to Death, starring Jason Schwartzman as a amateur private eye whose only experience comes from reading detective novels.
The series, which also stars Ted Danson and Zach Gilifinakis, has the potential to be…
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