Bored to Death
Jason Schwartzman plays noir-fiction-obsessed writer — and unlicensed private eye — Jonathan Ames, who impulsively lists his gumshoe services on Craigslist.
- Metascore66
- 2009-2011
- 3 seasons
- HBO
- Comedy, Suspense, Drama
- TV-MA
Jason Schwartzman plays noir-fiction-obsessed writer — and unlicensed private eye — Jonathan Ames, who impulsively lists his gumshoe services on Craigslist.
Season 3 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
The Blonde in the Woods
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 26 mins
Fathers and children. Jonathan's book of crime fiction is out, "The Blonde in the Woods." After the release party, his parents reveal a secret about his father. Jonathan's new case has him trailing a woman in a yellow hat. George is excited that his daughter is meeting him at his restaurant and bringing her new boyfriend.
Episode 2
Gumball!
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 26 mins
Ray rescues Jonathan from certain death. Jonathan, with a sketch of his face on the front page of a daily tabloid, is the suspect in the murder of a Jewish jockey. The police are closing in, but rather than flee the country, Jonathan decides to solve the crime and prove his innocence.
Episode 3
The Black Clock of Time
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 26 mins
Jonathan is to appear on Dick Cavett to pitch his new book only to learn that the guest who'll follow him is his nemesis Louis Green. Ray takes Spenser to the park where he sits in with a breast-feeding support group. He then pushes the stroller home and finger paints.
Episode 4
We Could Sing a Duet
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 26 mins
George wants to save Emily from Bernard so he tells Jonathan to take her out for a youthful but platonic good time; when she shows him an ad in Craig's List for a detective named Jonathan Ames - and it's someone else's ad - he takes her with him to track down the impostor.
Episode 5
I Keep Taking Baths Like Lady Macbeth
Mon, Nov 7, 2011 28 mins
Ray wonders if he should break off his torrid affair with Belinda now that Leah has invited him back to bed. George refuses to talk to Jonathan, but they do go to friendship counseling. To get back into George's good graces, Jonathan investigates Richard's claim that his restaurant's produce comes from within 50 miles.
Episode 6
Two Large Pearls and a Bar of Gold
Mon, Nov 14, 2011 24 mins
Men's performances leave something to be desired. Leah finds Ray in a compromising position, and he moves in with George for a few days. George responds limply to Josephine. Jonathan continues his pursuit of information about the sperm bank engulfed in flames years ago.
Episode 7
Forget the Herring
Mon, Nov 21, 2011 27 mins
Four quests. Jonathan makes headway in his search for information about the fire at the sperm bank when Rose, a graduate student in library science, pays him a call; she's searching for her father as well. Her information takes them to Riker's Island and then to a hat shop.
Episode 8
Nothing I Can't Handle by Running Away
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 26 mins
Ray finds solace in the fans of Super Ray, George offers a toast at the engagement party he hosts for Emily and Bernard, and Jonathan continues to sort through his feelings, questions, and expectations that accompany the discovery of the identity of his biological father.
