TheStar.com.my, February 20, 2010
...turns the ordinary role into something special. starmag-feedback@thestar.com.my AS the lead character in the HBO series, Bored to Death, Jason Schwartzman is simply delightful. On the phone, the actor is equally affable and only too happy to ...
Sun2Surf, February 17, 2010
...Jason Schwartzman’s acting career gets a shot in the arm with hit HBO series Bored to Death S. Indra Sathiabalan THESE days, rarely do celebrities apologise for their tardiness. That’s why people like Jason Schwartzman are rare ...
Cinema Blend, January 26, 2010
...had been laughing all along but was clearly as mystified as I was. Based on the novel by Jonathan Ames, who is a creator of the quirky but more successful HBO series Bored to Death, The Extra Man follows the adventures of Louis Ives (Paul ...
Crave Online, November 14, 2009
...Weirdo pseudo-detective comedy finally hits its stride HBO's 'Bored to Death' has kept me coming back for a few reasons this season, despite having getting off to an imbalanced start. For the unfamiliar, the show follows Jonathan Ames ...
Minnesota State University Mankato Reporter, November 13, 2009
...The novelist brings HBO its newest successful comedy series Issue date: 11/12/09 Section: Television Page 1 of 1 'Bored to Death' is a hip, smart and silly new comedy with an underdog feel, something viewers can't help but root for. Among ...
Daily Princetonian, November 12, 2009
...Looking for a TV show that doesn't live up to its title? Try 'Bored to Death,' a new HBO comedy from author Jonathan Ames '87. Bored to Death' follows a fictional Jonathan Ames (played by a lovably hopeless Jason Schwartzman). This Jonathan ...
Daily Vanguard, October 27, 2009
...New HBO show is light on comedy, heavy on irony Vanguard staff Updated: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Bored to Death HBO Sundays, 9:30 p.m. HBO announced earlier this month that it picked up the new comedy Bored to Death, starring Jason ...
WNBC.com, October 7, 2009
...all that... 4 hours ago Cat Greenleaf takes to her stoop once again. This time with HBO series 'Bored to Death' creator Jonathan Ames. Pumpkin chunkers have a blast launching gourds with huge air canons for the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Palooza ...
WNBC.com, October 7, 2009
...all that... 4 hours ago Cat Greenleaf takes to her stoop once again. This time with HBO series 'Bored to Death' creator Jonathan Ames. Pumpkin chunkers have a blast launching gourds with huge air canons for the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Palooza ...
Kansas City Star, September 20, 2009
...for a story declaring them the last of the schlemiels, but theres a case to be made that Bored to Death is Curbs slacker offspring.In other words, dont hate it immediately just because it isnt Curb, because if you love Curb you might ...
Monsters and Critics, September 20, 2009
...September 20th sees actors Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis star in the latest comedy from HBO, "Bored to Death." Jason Schwartzman - The premise involves Jonathan Ames, a drifting, drunkard and lost young Brooklyn writer ...
Los Angeles Times, September 20, 2009
...Reporting from New York - The novelist Jonathan Ames was rereading works by the pulp writer David Goodis several years ago when he first got the inspiration for "," the latest quirky comedy to join HBO's ...
KansasCity.com, September 20, 2009
...kind of sitcoms HBO has been unloading on its paying customers lately, the arrival of Jason Schwartzman in Bored to Death ought to give solace to those who would wonder if another high-concept HBO comedy would ever see the light of day. The ...
New York Daily News, September 19, 2009
...Bored to Death Jonathan Ames may be bored to death, but that's no reason he has to take the rest of us with him. Ames, played by Jason Schwartzman, is ...
Multichannel Online, September 19, 2009
...-- Multichannel News, 9/19/2009 9:46:45 AM EDT In spite of its title, HBO's new series Bored to Death isn't deadly dull. But this mild-mannered comedic spin on Raymond Chandler-style detective stories could just as easily have been called ...
Zap2it.com, September 19, 2009
...HBO's new comedy 'Bored to Death' is at times a little too pleased with itself, like a hipster who tries really hard to get you to notice how little he cares. But in between ...
Winston-Salem Journal, September 19, 2009
...There's a line between authentic autobiography and creative self-mythology, and Jonathan Ames routinely skirts it. No: he expertly and flagrantly dances around it. As an essayist, novelist and downtown personality, he chronicled his peculiar ...
Deseret Morning News, September 18, 2009
...If you watch HBO's 'Bored to Death,' you won't be. This fictionalized version of writer Jonathan Ames' life is certainly sort of low key. But it's also hilarious. ('Bored' premieres Sunday at 10 ...
Deseret Morning News, September 18, 2009
...If you watch HBO's 'Bored to Death,' you won't be. This fictionalized version of writer Jonathan Ames' life is certainly sort of low key. But it's also hilarious. ('Bored' premieres Sunday at 10 ...
Slate Magazine, September 18, 2009
...On Bored to Death (HBO, Sundays at 9:30 p.m. ET), a sitcom largely written by Jonathan Ames, actor Jason Schwartzman plays a writer named Jonathan Ames. Take that as you ...
IGN.com, September 18, 2009
...summer dramedy, Hung, turned out to be a frustrating experiment in circular storytelling and irritating character studies. Will Bored to Death fill the niche? It's possible. While conceptually similar to Hung ? an aimless everyman with ...
TwinCities.com, September 18, 2009
...NEW YORK ? There's a line between authentic autobiography and creative self-mythology, and Jonathan Ames expertly and flagrantly dances around it. As an essayist, novelist and downtown personality, he chronicled his peculiar urban exploits ? ...
Futon Critic, September 18, 2009
...BORED TO DEATH (HBO) The network's description: 'Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking ...
Canadian Business Magazine, September 17, 2009
...on Sunday, September 20 at 9:30 p.m. ET/MT, day-and-date with HBO in the U.S. ABOUT BORED TO DEATH Based on the semi-autobiographical musings of eclectic author Jonathan Ames, the eight-episode first season of Bored To Death tells the story ...
Starpulse, September 17, 2009
... September 17th, 2009 11:00am EDT Post a comment Read 1 comment Add to My News Bored to Death is a promising new HBO comedy that stars an excellent cast of comedic players in the form of Jason Schwartzman (The Darjeeling Limited, Rushmore), ...
San Francisco Chronicle, September 15, 2009
...Bored to Death: Comedy, 9:30 p.m. Sundays, HBO. It could be argued that you have to like and appreciate Jason Schwartzman's laconic, lo-fi persona and sense of humor ...