Guest Author - Lorna London

Ever been so bored that you began conjuring stories with intricate plots, twists, and characters? Have you ever used your imagination so intently amidst boredom that you lost a sense of reality?

If you have, then you'll love HBO's newest show this fall, Bored to Death, and if you haven't, you'll be so influenced to stimulate your own imagination by watching this half-hour dry comedy.

Starring Jason Scwartzman as the fictional Jonathan Ames, a young writer living in New York who pretends he's a private detective, Ted Danson as Ames' neurotic boss, and Zack Galifianakis as Ames' loyal and offbeat comic book artist best friend, Bored to Death follows the misadventures of these characters.

"I am the happiest I've been in a long time," Ted Danson says in preparation for the new HBO comedy. "It's perfect," he says. "The character I play is somebody who doesn't want to be left out, wants to still feel relevant, somebody who wants to smoke dope and have sex and go be Jason. Whatever they're doing: "I want a colonic. What is that?" So it's perfect. That's basically where I am at 61: Wait, wait, I want to be relevant. Don't leave me out! I used to be a lead! And yet it's also wonderful to go home and be in a hot bath while Jason is shooting 18 hour days, so it's a mixed bag."

The executive producers of Bored to Death are Jonathan Ames, Sarah Condon, Stephanie Davis, Dave Becky, and Troy Miller; co-executive producer, Tracey Baird; and producers Mark Baker and Anna Dokoza.

"We are very pleased with the excitement 'Bored to Death' has generated and to capitalize on that buzz, we are looking forward to giving audiences a chance to preview the series prior to its network debut" said Zach Enterlin, Vice President, Advertising and Promotion, HBO. "We feel that teaming up with our key online partners and affiliates through HBO On Demand is a great way for us to allow viewers to discover this hilarious new show."

Bored to Death premieres on HBO on Sunday, September 20 at 9:30 p.m.