Sadie Tisher Overall I find all the characters quite likable and believable, complex and interesting but also consistent. Emotions are real and the writers bring us through the emotions, consequences, and reactions. Why 8? It is unnecessarily dirty. Drugs, sex, profanity. If they took this out it could be a hit for all ages. Genuine questions of friendship, love, what is right and wrong, and hilarious mysteries, are overshadowed by constant drug usage and profane language--it just isn't necessary. I enjoyed the show and laughed very often. I watched it twice in fact. But it gets 8/10 because it could easily be family-friendly (and no, I don't have kids) but they chose profanity instead.

aaroninacave i have to say that as a rule i generally like Jewish comedies, Seinfeld, Curb, Woody Allen etc etc and i also like Ted Danson who was very good in Becker.So i thought this show should be great and i really wanted to like it, but after 4 or 5 episodes i realised that it was actually boring me, nothing happened and there was nothing of note to even make me chuckle... do yourself a favour and give this one a miss. please ignore this last line as it is only here to appease the line count Nazi's from IMDb!!!another line IMDb? another line?

bowier17 Bored to Death is completely unlike any other programs on at the moment, and its unique qualities, well-played characters and sometimes ridiculous plots have completely absorbed me ever since the first series. Jonathan Ames, played by Jason Schwartzman, is a heartbroken and muse-less novelist who decides to become a private investigator. His "cases" are more often than not seemingly run-of-the-mill, but when the bumbling pothead cartoonist Ray Hueston and the sartorial silver fox George Christopher become involved the plots rapidly become bizarre and hilarious.The highlight of the show is the well-crafted and aptly played characters facing these absurd situations. Ted Danson excels in playing George Christopher, creating an insightful and comic guide for Jonathan Ames. Many of my favourite moments and lines involve George and his insatiable desire for weed, liquor and beautiful women. Ray Hueston is Jonathan Ames' "side-kick" - a down-and-out cartoonist trying to succeed with his comics about "Super-Ray"; a superhero costumed version of himself equipped with a 9-foot long penis. Madly in love with his girlfriend, his rather cringe failings as a boyfriend are very funny. I am not so impressed by Jonathan Ames as a character though, as he is quite vapid and not often particularly funny. On the other hand, this absence of a fleshed-out subconscious to Jonathan is possibly the director's choice to push more focus on the other characters.The writing is also incredible. Dialogue isn't exactly believable, as these caricatures are all overly witty, cultured and dramatic, but it makes me laugh all the more. The deep friendship between Jonathan and George seems to be based on a father-figure relationship that is strange, funny and at times heart warming as the characters go through slightly more serious times in the 2nd and 3rd series. Most of all, a show about 3 fully grown adults in the cultural sector smoking weed, drinking all the time and going on some crazy adventures just sounds awesome.

Dr.Baha Amro Jonathan Ames is a one novel writer and a his Second novel is refused, a 447,000 rating on Amazon. He writes the occasional article for his friend George Christopher (Ted Danson, in a funny role as usual), the editor of an Esquire-type magazine. Meanwhile, his friend Ray (Zak Galifianakis)is a comic novelist who is always frustrated, his Girl friend Leah controls his moves and makes his life a misery. Jonathan's girlfriend moves out after he refuses to clean up his act according to her wishes (no drinking, no pot smoking).After losing his roommate/lover, Jonathan is unable to write, and suffers from a serious case of the doldrums. He mopes around his apartment, doing very little but reading Raymond Chandler novels and getting smoked up. Schwartzman is very good at conveying this bright-guy-turning-into-a-loser character. Apparently inspired by the Chandler novels, he decides to try his hand at being a private eye himself. Despite having no background whatsoever in police work, he figures he has nothing to lose and advertises on craigslist as an "unlicensed" private detective. He hopes that by doing this he will pad his bank account, as well as find inspiration for his writing. Thus, the hilarity ensues.The series is stylish, with lots of allusions to Raymond Chandler potboilers, complete with gorgeous, troubled dames, topcoats, hats, and all the Chandler-esquire parafernalia. Jonathan hasn't a clue as to what he's doing, but somehow his escapades all work out, with George and Ray as his Keystone cops sidekicks. Each episode is done tongue-in-cheek, requiring a large dose of literary license from the viewer. If the viewer has a sense of fun and enjoys a well-crafted farce, this isn't hard to do. I hope this series catches on, because in my household, this is half an hour of very entertaining television. All the actors do a fine job, my favorite being Ted Danson, who seems to thoroughly enjoy acting a fool and probably getting paid enormous amounts of money to do so. Some of the scenes are sidesplittingly funny; others have a Woody Allen-ish charm, as Schwartzman is exactly the kind of appealing nebbish that Allen always played. Season 2 started very nicely and is continuing the awesomeness of Season 1.