The cast is good, and the writing is good, but the whole show has this air of twee preciousness I have never ever associated with Jonathan Ames work. Heck, his work is so un-twee and un-precious it’s hard to understand how it got distilled on the screen like this.
I think it comes down the the stiff direction and editing. When you read Jonathan Ames work it’s snappy, witty an concise. Heck, when he reads his own work it sparks to life. This show? Mehhh. Get snappier direction and editing and it would be tons more fun. #boredtodeath
Isn't calling a show "Bored to Death" tempting fate in a most flippant manner? If I were HBO I'd watch my back. The gods on Mount Nielsen don't appreciate irony. #boredtodeath
Ted Danson is terrific in Bored to Death. He lights up every scene he's in, and I find him totally believable as a megalomaniacal big-city magazine editor. The show is interesting, with some flashes of strong writing, though tonight's episode was uneven at best. But the current season of Curbed is crapola. Larry David shrieking "it's pretty... pretty... pretty.. pretty... good" got old three seasons ago. The last non-stop hilarious Curbed episode starred Krazee-Eyes Killa, though Super Dave makes me laugh every moment he's on. #boredtodeath
I think that apart from Galifianakis, Dandon is the best part of this show. His explanation of his renewed love of women's armpit hair was freaking delightful.
I also think these characters are better drawn than most of the ones in Sex and the City. Plus I don't have to look at Sarah Jessica Parker. #boredtodeath
I think this skews older than 'Conchords' - more like Gilmore Girls meets Columbo. In an age where swifter uses Devo songs, I think it's not a 'hipster' show,
( poor or slumming, lazy, partiers, Saturday nights at Union Pool) but rather a cultural creatives and cultural creatives wannabe show show ( responsible, tidy, dooce readers, employed, Saturday nights in loft condos in Kansas City). In short, the audience is the sensitive stroller moms ( and dads), not the loser dudes. Don't forget that outside of NYC the average age for marriage is 25-26, and these young responsible clean living married folks are watching whilst home with kids or babies . As for hipsters not being sincere, tell that to etsy, whatever twee band is flavor of the month and those handicraft chicks and beard farmer dudes I see everywhere. Speaking as an Old, I must say that people under 30ish are the most sincere frikkin crowd I've ever met.
Anyone else think that clip was pretty damn funny?
Haven't seen the show, but if you're gonna take it down, try and find a shitty clip.
As far as hipster drivel... everybody raves about Flight of the Concords and that is about the biggest hipster show on the market. While I love the songs, I can't stand the characters: they're the guys on Bedford I want to stuff bodily into their clever hats and down the f*ckin' toilet.
Christ. If Raymond Chandler was still around, he'd have flown to NYC, taken the script and shot it in the gut, and then proceeded to get drunk on gimlets with a Schwartzman twist.
10/19/09
I think it comes down the the stiff direction and editing. When you read Jonathan Ames work it’s snappy, witty an concise. Heck, when he reads his own work it sparks to life. This show? Mehhh. Get snappier direction and editing and it would be tons more fun. #boredtodeath
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#tips
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What about Flight of the Conchords?
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I also think these characters are better drawn than most of the ones in Sex and the City. Plus I don't have to look at Sarah Jessica Parker. #boredtodeath
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I personally don't have a problem with Ted Danson being in this picture. #boredtodeath
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Just sayin'. #boredtodeath
10/18/09
That's a tough shooting schedule for Mr. Danson, playing two parts and all. *WINK*
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( poor or slumming, lazy, partiers, Saturday nights at Union Pool) but rather a cultural creatives and cultural creatives wannabe show show ( responsible, tidy, dooce readers, employed, Saturday nights in loft condos in Kansas City). In short, the audience is the sensitive stroller moms ( and dads), not the loser dudes. Don't forget that outside of NYC the average age for marriage is 25-26, and these young responsible clean living married folks are watching whilst home with kids or babies . As for hipsters not being sincere, tell that to etsy, whatever twee band is flavor of the month and those handicraft chicks and beard farmer dudes I see everywhere. Speaking as an Old, I must say that people under 30ish are the most sincere frikkin crowd I've ever met.
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Haven't seen the show, but if you're gonna take it down, try and find a shitty clip.
As far as hipster drivel... everybody raves about Flight of the Concords and that is about the biggest hipster show on the market. While I love the songs, I can't stand the characters: they're the guys on Bedford I want to stuff bodily into their clever hats and down the f*ckin' toilet.
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