Come toast Bored To Death with Jonathan Ames, following HBO's decision to cancel it. more ›

As you may or may not know, we are huge fans of Bored To Death over here at Gothamist, so news that HBO has decided to pull the plug on the show, which just ended its third season, is hitting hard. And right during the already depressing holiday season! Thanks HBO, we are now canceling our cable subscriptions. Feel our wrath, huge network conglomerate. more ›

Last night we held our first TV Dinner Party at Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn, with a viewing of the very Brooklyn Bored To Death. Before the screening, as old Buster Keaton movies flickered on the screen, guests seated in the theater enjoyed a delicious, specially prepared "haute TV dinner" homage by chef Saul Bolton, paired with wine from Brooklyn Oenology. Then the latest episode was aired, and it's arguably one of the funniest in the series: In this one the fictional Jonathan Ames, played by Jason Schwartzman, appears on a fictional Dick Cavett talk show to promote his new book. But his arch nemesis, Louis Green, played by John Hodgman, is also booked on the show, to promote his book! Horns hilariously lock. more ›

Yesterday we held a contest to attend our very intimate TV Dinner Party with Jonathan Ames and John Hodgman, where we'll be watching Monday night's episode of Bored To Death. Following that will be a Q&A with duo, as well as a little party where band Radical Dads will perform. We have limited spots available for the Q&A and party portion of the evening as well, and you can RSVP below. When we hit our limit, we'll close the list. more ›

In season two of Bored To Death, George (played by Ted Danson) struggles to caption a New Yorker cartoon, which portrays a police duck interacting with a suicidal bear. Jonathan Ames told us, "The reason why I wrote it into the show last year was because I've failed at the caption contest myself a number of times." (And he's not alone, recently Zach Galifianakis opened up about his own rejections.) more ›

Yesterday, we stopped by the most Brooklyn place in all of Brooklyn: the Bored to Death set, which is actually the least Brooklyn place in all of the show. It's set up at Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and inside you'll find—amongst other things—the West Village apartment of George Christopher (played by Ted Danson). In the upcoming third season, which Jonathan Ames & Co. are filming now, you'll find that George has opened a restaurant on Jane Street called George on Jane, and has moved to an apartment above his new venture. (You can see photos of the envy-inducing, albeit fake, piece of real estate in the gallery above.) We sat down to talk with the real Jonathan Ames, and the show's "Jonathan Ames," played by the incredibly kind and charming Jason Schwartzman—who started things off with this linguistic time stamp: "Let's note that this interview is being shot and recorded on a vintage Flip cam. It's kind of a collector's item." Here's what we learned: more ›