Posted on: September 22, 2010 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

HBO’s latest comedy Bored to Death is yet one more example that cable, not network TV, is where you turn for original shows.

The series centers on novelist and sometime magazine writer Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwartzman) who, out of boredom and on a whim, puts an ad on the Internet advertising his services as an unlicensed private investigator. The cast is rounded out by his buddy Ray (Zach Galifianakis) and his sometime boss, magazine publisher George (Ted Danson).

Though not exactly laugh-out-loud funny, Bored to Death is subtle, smart and wildly creative. Yet one more nail in the coffin of network TV.

Bored to Death: The Complete First Season/HBO Home Video/3 DVDs/2010

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