Bored To Death

Jason Schwartzman stars as (fictional) Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer who's feeling lost after a recent breakup with his girlfriend. On a whim, Ames decides to turn to his fantasies rather than write his next book, and moonlights as a private detective, offering his services through an online ad. Soon enough, he takes on various cases of unwitting clients, satisfying some while failing others.

The series, which debuted on HBO in 2009, also stars Tan Danson as a high profile magazine editor and Jonathan's boss, and Zach Galifianakis as comic-book illustrator Ray Hueston, Jonathan's best friend.

This comedy "noir-otic" series is based on a short story of the same title by (the real) Jonathan Ames.