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Bored to Death week 7: Stability
on Nov 2, 2009 in HBO Zach Galifianakis Ted Danson Jonathan Ames Jason Schwartzman Bored to Death With the penultimate episode of "Bored to Death"'s debut season, the show seems to have reached a nice equilibrium, with the characters and premise established. That makes it easier to watch, but it means challenges for next season (HBO picked it up...
Dylan bests Sting in Christmas album battle
on Oct 29, 2009 in Sting music Christmas Bob Dylan Two giants took the unusual step of releasing Christmas albums this fall, and the surprise is who did it better. Was it the sentimental fool with a sweet pop croon who knows his way around traditional music, or the craggy voiced Jew whose music seems...
Bored to Death week 6: Backstory
on Oct 26, 2009 in HBO Zach Galifianakis Ted Danson Jonathan Ames Jason Schwartzman Bored to Death Week 6 of "Bored to Death" felt like it should have come much earlier in the season thanks to the significant backstory dropped into the plot. it was funny, again focusing most of its attention on George and Ray, allowing the two to interact for the...
Mark Strand reads, discusses poetry
on Oct 23, 2009 in poetry Mark Strand One of the benefits of living in Iowa City is that you get to hear a lot of your favorite authors read and discuss their work. Such was the case last night and today as I heard my favorite poet, Mark Strand, read from his work and then sit for an int...
Bored to Death week 5: Back on track
on Oct 19, 2009 in HBO Zach Galifianakis Ted Danson Jason Schwartzman Bored to Death This is more like it. After a disappointing fourth episode, "Bored to Death" is back on track with a funny episode that offers the fullest exploration to date of the possibilities of Jonathan as an amateur sleuth.Things are more promising right from...
'Bored to Death' week 4: Or should I say, 'weak'
on Oct 11, 2009 in HBO Zach Galifianakis Ted Danson Jonathan Ames Jason Schwartzman Bored to Death Last night's "Bored to Death" was the weakest of the bunch so far, really nothing more than an extended joke about skateboard punks and an excuse to get a couple of costars on the screen. While things returned to the struggling-writer-as-PI theme, I...
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