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Bored to Death

  • TV Series
  • 2009–2011
  • TV-MA
  • 28m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
35K
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POPULARITY
3,525
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Ted Danson, Jason Schwartzman, and Zach Galifianakis in Bored to Death (2009)
Trailer for Bored To Death: The Complete First Season
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ComedyCrimeDrama

A well-meaning but struggling writer decides to lead a sort of double life by pretending to be a private detective using the methods he read about in old detective novels.A well-meaning but struggling writer decides to lead a sort of double life by pretending to be a private detective using the methods he read about in old detective novels.A well-meaning but struggling writer decides to lead a sort of double life by pretending to be a private detective using the methods he read about in old detective novels.

  • Creator
    • Jonathan Ames
  • Stars
    • Jason Schwartzman
    • Zach Galifianakis
    • Ted Danson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    35K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,525
    161
    • Creator
      • Jonathan Ames
    • Stars
      • Jason Schwartzman
      • Zach Galifianakis
      • Ted Danson
    • 47User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

    Episodes24

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    Zach Galifianakis in Bored to Death (2009)
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    Halley Feiffer in Bored to Death (2009)
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    Cast99+

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    Jason Schwartzman
    Jason Schwartzman
    • Jonathan Ames
    Zach Galifianakis
    Zach Galifianakis
    • Ray Hueston
    Ted Danson
    Ted Danson
    • George Christopher
    Heather Burns
    Heather Burns
    • Leah
    John Hodgman
    John Hodgman
    • Louis Greene
    David Rasche
    David Rasche
    • Bernard
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Richard Antrem
    Halley Feiffer
    Halley Feiffer
    • Emily
    Jenny Slate
    Jenny Slate
    • Stella
    Olivia Thirlby
    Olivia Thirlby
    • Suzanne
    Mary Kay Place
    Mary Kay Place
    • Kathryn Joiner
    Zoe Kazan
    Zoe Kazan
    • Nina
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Josephine
    Laila Robins
    Laila Robins
    • Priscilla Antrem
    Olympia Dukakis
    Olympia Dukakis
    • Belinda
    Alex Wyse
    Alex Wyse
    • Steven
    Patton Oswalt
    Patton Oswalt
    • Howard Baker
    Bebe Neuwirth
    Bebe Neuwirth
    • Caroline Taylor
    • Creator
      • Jonathan Ames
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Lead actor Jason Schwartzman's band (Coconut Records) created the "Bored to Death" opening theme song.
    • Goofs
      On the last page of text in the intro, on the fourth line, there is a grammatical error. It reads: "... she would have been smart and gotten far away New York." but it should read: "...she would have been smart and gotten far away from New York."
    • Quotes

      Leah: That's a big word for you, you read it in one of your Comic Books?

      Ray Hueston: No, I read it in my diary.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #15.55 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Bored to Death
      Performed by Coconut Records

      Written by Jason Schwartzman and Jonathan Ames

    User reviews47

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    9/10
    Kind of Perfect For Everyone
    I truly think that this is very much a good representative of the term "all things to all people".

    This has the hoity pretension of the Wes Anderson (et al) movies, endearing observation of 90s (popular) stand-up, and a delivery that is just straight up charming. Plus an accessibility that even an Airplane fan like me would be able to click in to (if that were the only style I were in to).

    Whilst it could very easily veer in to the pretentious crowd (and with Schwartzman that's sometimes difficult to tell, because of his on-screen manner), it always stays on song. It's very accessible, and hilarious. It's not just the clever jokes, the in jokes and the observations (woven in to the characters) there's also a health dose of (very) old school slapstick I think. Hell, it even manages to catch the stoner crowd.

    It could be thought of as being too male centric, well, apart from that being slightly the point it's never testosterone city, and it might feel token if a female point of view were added. But if it were, what a view it might be.
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    • Nov 29, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Нудно до смерті
    • Filming locations
      • Clinton Diner, Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, USA(restaurant)
    • Production companies
      • Dakota Pictures
      • 3 Arts Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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