HBO Does Fort Greene
Did anyone watch “Bored to Death” last night? The Local’s Andy Newman ran an interview with the show’s writer and main character, Jonathan Ames, last week about the process of representing/misrepresenting Brooklyn on international television. Newman and Ames, who live in Park Slope and Boerum Hill respectively, talk about how the show takes place in…
Did anyone watch “Bored to Death” last night? The Local‘s Andy Newman ran an interview with the show’s writer and main character, Jonathan Ames, last week about the process of representing/misrepresenting Brooklyn on international television. Newman and Ames, who live in Park Slope and Boerum Hill respectively, talk about how the show takes place in Fort Greene even though Ames never lived there (the central character lives on South Portland), how the trailer showed only white people despite Fort Greene’s diversity, and Ames’ predilection for the ladies who frequent Smooch Cafe. The interview was light-hearted and full of banter, but some of the topics covered are hot-button issues for Brooklynites. Did anyone see the first episode? How did HBO’s Fort Greene compare to the real thing?
Bored to Death [Official site]
A Sense of (Semi-fictionalized) Place [The Local, NYT]
20 bucks/month for:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
Big Love
Bored To Death
True Blood
Flight Of The Conchords
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
The Wire (until this year)
Sopranos (obviously not anymore)
great Documentaries
I would call that a pretty good deal. In fact, I would say it’s 90% of my non-sports tv viewing (and if they hadn’t passed on Mad Men, it would be my only channel outside of Top Chef)
“does anyone really watch TV anymore?
and who would be foolish enough to pay extra for HBO?”
I love when people make these broad generalizations that are both infantile and meant to show their eliteness. Sad
As a fan of Mr Ames for many years, I found it difficult to watch someone on the screen with his name trying to be him albeit in a much subdued persona. Granted I cannot imagine anyone actually acurately replicating Mr Ames behavior anyway.
“and who would be foolish enough to pay extra for HBO?”
Me – that extra 20 bucks a month keeps safe and at home at least one night per week (Sunday)
I would like to see this show, but I don’t have HBO.
Jonathan Ames is the classic “writer” type: he is very interesting, perceptive, maddening, and cliched.
do scripted tv shows ever really portray reality? no.
perhaps the flintstones and the jetsons, but that’s about it.
*roB*
does anyone really watch TV anymore?
and who would be foolish enough to pay extra for HBO?
I thought the show was really funny, but I didn’t think it felt “Brooklyn” as much as “Hipster-Town, USA.” Could have taken place in Portland, Austin, etc, etc.
” Bored to Death”
That would be the most fitting 3 word review of that show.
Dreck.