RIP Bored to Death

I tend to agree. Love the show, but I couldn't help but feel it was already running out of gas from a creative storyline standpoint. The humor was still great and the actors are phenomenal, but it doesn't work unless there is a great storyline that you care about.

At least it didn't end on a huge cliffhanger or with all of the characters mad at eachother or something, so it could have been worse.

I just don't understand how Enlightened made it. It has a loyal fanbase but its really, really tiny (an article I read said that it had the tiniest audience of the canceled shows). A lot of entertainment sites don't seem to even cover it and it seemed to be getting a pretty mixed reaction outside of the 12 or so people that deeply loved it. Im just not sure how the Golden Globe changed their opinion that much, I get that networks are award and critical acclaim hungry but its not as though it received critical acclaim on the level of The Wire or this gives Laura Dern a lock for an Emmy nom (the award show networks tend to care about most).

Its just strange to me and I'd easily trade in Enlightened and How to Make it in America (did not enjoy it) for another season of Bored to Death. Sure Enlightened started to find its way later on in the season but not enough more to say "wow, this show has improved so dramatically that I'd actually give a *beep* if it gets a second season or not."

"Walk down the right back-alley in Sin City, and you can find anything...."

Wow, that was an unbelievable comparison.

It's a horrible shame as I love this show, but I kind of saw it coming. Danson's off doing the CSI thing next year, and both Jason and Zach will presumably be concentrating on their film careers. And at least we got a finale that really suited the show's offbeat sense of humour, with all three embarking on new relationships, even if they may be unconventional ones!

It was the best show on TV. I just canceled HBO.

Netflix should pick it up!!!!

Here Here. HBO has a history of stupid decisions. Luck? It's the biggest turd on the planet. Whoever greenlighted that and said Bored to Death was done should be shot.