2011 Show
Jonathan Ames · United States of America · English
A Great No-Brainer Sitcom
Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Schwartzman, and many others star in this three-season comedy that aired between 2009 and 2011.
Jonathan is a bored and lonely writer in New York, his girlfriend having recently left him for smoking too much pot (he would quit but “quitting cold turkey is dangerous”. To fight the boredom, Jonathan decides to list himself on Craigslist as a private detective.
Jonathan’s adventures in his newfound profession are wrapped in a lighthearted and easy comedy format – making Bored to Death the perfect no-brainer to watch after a busy day.
Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies — moonlighting as a private detective — because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.
"From the very beginning the series has a comic tone that raises it above Ames's plodding original story."
— Nancy Franklin
"Even if we're not exactly biting our nails to find out what happens with these three white dudes and their first-world relationship problems, the love letters to Brooklyn alone are worth the price of HBO."
— Courtney Reimer
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Hysterical!! One memorable funny line is when Jason’s character meets a woman named Lakshmi – he says, “I know how to pronounce Lakshmi.” This is in obvious reference to the NPR broadcaster Lakshmi Singh who, if you are a New Yorker, you hear every hour on the hour for NPR news…… OK it’s an inside joke but I found it hilarious and I got it. Very clever writing and plots. Zach and Ted are LOL funny. LOL!!! Binge this and enjoy =)