Bored to Death – Investigator for boredom

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«How he solves anything is a mistery.»

( Tagline of the television series [first] )

Bored to Death – Investigator for boredom ( Bored to Death ) is an American television series produced from 2009 to 2011, conceived by Jonathan Ames, cartoonist and commentator of the New York Press . Bored to Death It can be classified in a genre that intertwines noir and comedy.

New York. Jonathan is a young Brooklyn writer who is experiencing a decidedly black period: he is in the middle of a creative crisis and, as if that were not enough, his private life is going to roll. Despite the support of his friend Ray, an exhausted cartoonist, and his head George, who, among other things, does not disdain his illegal trafficking of marijuana, the boy cannot alleviate his situation in any way. To get out of the moment of crisis, he decides to identify himself with the hero of Philip Marlowe paper, and passes through a game for a private detective: surprisingly, despite the inexperience in the sector, he immediately manages to enter the lap and, galvanized by the results obtained , Jonathan begins to divide between the work of writer and the new investigator hobby in his spare time.

In 2009 HBO decided to confirm the production of the series for a second season, by virtue of the unexpected excellent results found since the first season. [2] A third season has been confirmed, [3] who debuted in the United States on 10 October 2011. [4] On December 20, 2011 due to the low listenings obtained from the third season, the series has been canceled. [5] [6]

Main characters [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

  • Jonathan Ames (seasons 1-3), played by Jason Schwartzman, voiced by Edoardo Stoppacciaro.
    He is the protagonist of the series, a writer in crisis. He works both as a journalist for the magazine Edition of that as an author of novels. To win boredom and at the same time forget his former girl Suzanne, he decides to pretend to be a private investigator.
  • Ray Hueston (seasons 1-3), played by Zach Galifianakis, voiced by Roberto Stocchi.
    He is Jonathan’s best friend. He is a comic designer, almost always short of money. He lives with Leah, a woman already mother of two children.
  • George Christopher (seasons 1-3), played by Ted Danson, voiced by Luca Biagini.
    Is the publisher of Edition of . It is a middle -aged gentleman who insists on living still like a boy, omnipresent where there are parties and beautiful women.

Secondary characters [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

  • Suzanne (Season 1), played by Olivia Thirlby, voiced by Alessia Amendola.
    She is Jonathan’s ex -girlfriend. He still feels something for him, but he cannot send his abuse of alcohol and drugs down.
  • Leah (season 1-3), played by Heather Burns, voiced by Letizia Scifoni.
    It is Ray’s partner. Financially supports his partner.
  • Richard Antrem (season 1-3), played by Oliver Platt, voiced by Guido Sagliocca.
    Is the publisher of GQ and rival of George Christopher. He married Priscilla, George’s ex -wife.
  • Priscilla (season 1-3), played by Laila Robins.
    He is the former consort of George and the current wife of Richard. She is still attracted to her ex -husband.
  • Caroline (Stagione 1-3), interpretata da Bebe Neuwirth.
    It is the editor Di Jonathan.
  • Louis Green (season 1-3), played by John Hodgman.
    He is a literary critic, Jonathan’s “nemesi”.
  1. ^ ( IN ) “Bored to Death” poster . are Movieposterdb.com , September 4, 2009. URL consulted on April 15, 2011 (archived by URL Original on June 25, 2013) .
  2. ^ Fabio Fusco, Bored to Death confirmed for the second season , in Movieplayer.it , 7 October 2009. URL consulted on February 20, 2010 .
  3. ^ Bill Gorman, ‘Bored To Death’ & ‘Eastbound & Down’ Renewed For Third Seasons By HBO , in tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com , 27 October 2010. URL consulted on 29 September 2011 (archived by URL Original August 9, 2011) .
  4. ^ Robert Seidman, HBO Comedy ‘Bored to Death’ Kicks Off Eight-Episode Third Season Oct. 10 , in tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com , September 22, 2011. URL consulted on 29 September 2011 (archived by URL Original September 25, 2011) .
  5. ^ ( IN ) Stuart Levine, HBO renews ‘Enlightened’ ‘Hung,’ ‘Bored,’ ‘America’ axed to make room on Sundays , in Variety.com , 20 December 2011. URL consulted on December 21, 2011 .
  6. ^ Francis, Cancellations and renewals for HBO comedy , in Badtv.it , 20 December 2011. URL consulted on December 21, 2011 .

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