| Bored to Death is an American comedy series, which premiered on HBO on September 20, 2009. As of 2011, three seasons have aired, each consisting of eight episodes. The show was created by author Jonathan Ames, and stars Jason Schwartzman as a fictional Jonathan Ames – a writer based in Brooklyn, New York City, who moonlights as an unlicensed private detective. In this season, when Jonathan's girlfriend Suzanne breaks up with him, and his career as a writer is floundering, he finds himself with a lot of spare time on his hands. Inspired by a Raymond Chandler detective novel, Jonathan posts an ad on Craigslist, advertising himself as an unlicensed private eye. He easily solves his first and second cases, which involve a missing person and a cheating boyfriend respectively. What will happemn then will be uncovered in the following episodes. |