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Bored to Death

  • Season 01
  • Episode 08
  • Take a Dive

Bored to Death Season Finale: Rumble in the (Concrete) Jungle

Sex, drugs, and boxing in the season one closer.

  • S.01
  • Ep.07
  • 'The Case of the Stolen Sperm'

Bored to Death: Seed Money

Jonathan's attempts to produce more than one line of text for his next novel have proven fruitless; Ray's sperm has failed to prove viable. 

  • S.01
  • Ep.06
  • 'The Case of the Beautiful Blackmailer'

Bored to Death: Sex, Misleading Characterizations, and Video Tape

Jonathan Ames falls prey to sextortionist in "New Jersey." 

  • S.01
  • Ep.05
  • 'The Case of the Lonely White Dove'

Bored to Death: Little Odessa Looms Large

This week the sloppy detective sets up shop in Fort Greene Park.  

  • S.01
  • Ep.04
  • 'The Case of the Stolen Skateboard'

Bored to Death Reality Index: On MILF Island

The show ambles into its most comic territory yet. 

  • S.01
  • Ep.03
  • 'The Case of the Missing Screenplay'

Bored to Death Reality Index: Take a Walk on the White Side

Brownstone Brooklyn looking a little bleached. 

  • S.01
  • Ep.02
  • 'The Alanon Case'

Bored to Death Meets the New York Reality Index

The authentic experience the show is really trying to impart concerns New York City — and Brooklyn — living. How does this episode do? 

  • S.01
  • Ep.01
  • 'Stockhold Syndrome'

Bored to Death Series Premiere: Novel Detective

Fictional Jonathan Ames: an enigma wrapped in a mystery show.  

Schedule
Sundays, 9:30 p.m.
HBO
Cast
Creator
Jonathan Ames
Producers
Mark Baker and Anna Dokoza
Debut
September 20, 2009
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