Thread: Bored To Death

He's short, but not as short as I imagined. Either that or I'm not as tall as I think. This sounds like something Jonathan Ames would say on the show. I saw JS on Jimmy Fallon and he looked short. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

This sounds like something Jonathan Ames would say on the show. Explains why I like this show so much I guess.

Having recently watched Murder, My Sweet , it seemed to me that this week's A plot derived very heavily from that old film noir. Which I actually kind of appreciated.

Having recently watched Murder, My Sweet , it seemed to me that this week's A plot derived very heavily from that old film noir. Which I actually kind of appreciated. Yes, this makes perfect sense: the film Murder, My Sweet is based on Raymond Chandler's novel Farewell, My Lovely ,which is the book that supposedly inspired Jonathan on Bored to Death to become a private detective. Jonathan is seen reading Farewell, My Lovely on the...

This was my favorite episode so far--I think because it didn't deal with Jonathan's sex life or white wine. Much funnier than the others to date.

I loved the illustration shown on last night's show was of Janet being used as a weapon.

Polyhymnia! Were you a "Wrinkle in Time" series fan? Madeleine L'Engle ftw! Topic... This series has such great potential. I hope it comes back, and soon.

That's usually the norm for them and new series, I think. I liked it too. Funny how on the fence I was the first couple episodes and now how bummed I am after the finale.

I thought the last scene was a little precious too. And yeah, the Polanski joke was a very weird coincidence. I actually liked this episode better without the detective stuff.

http://www.hbo.com/boredtodeath/swf/index.html Interactive map of Brooklyn locations where some of the events in the show took place. The producers are also putting up info. on some of the references made in the last ep.