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'Bored to Death' already missed, 'Enlightened' carries on, 'Hung' out to dry

By April MacIntyre Dec 21, 2011, 20:55 GMT

The heartbreak for me was the end of "Bored to Death," which had a stellar third season feauring Olympia Dukakis and Mary Steenbergen. Jason Schwartzman was cast as a fictional version of creator Jonathan Ames. The ensemble of Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, and Zach Galifianakis was comedy gold.

The Laura Dern series "Enlightened" was given a sophomore year by the network, but sadly "Bored to Death" and "Hung" were axed.

The other series "How to Make it in America," one that never caught on with us, also bit the dust.

HBO moves ahead with David Milch's "Luck" featuring Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, Dennis Farina, Gary Stevens, and Tom Payne,

Also Aaron Sorkin’s untitled series starring Olivia Munn, plus Ricky Gervais’ "Life’s Too Short", "Veep", "Girls", and the Aussie Trailer Park Boys-esque "Angry Boys."

Fans (M&C included) of "Hung" will miss the bittersweet tale of Ray (Jane) and his quest to survive a terrible economy by using his biggest asset. Also starring Lennie James (The Walking Dead), Jane Adams, Rebecca Creskoff, and Anne Heche. Great little series we are sad to see go.

The heartbreak for me was the end of "Bored to Death," which had a stellar third season feauring Olympia Dukakis and Mary Steenbergen. Jason Schwartzman was cast as a fictional version of creator Jonathan Ames. The ensemble of Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, and Zach Galifianakis was comedy gold.

"Enlightened" garnered two Golden Globe nominations for Best Television Series and Laura Dern received on for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical.

The wild card is "Curb Your Enthusiasm," hopefully to return, 'Eastbound & Down" is a welcome friend to the HBO comedy pile too. Ted Danson’s recurring role on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" also shines.

The Gothamist reports that "Bored to Death" creator Jonathan Ames has invited viewers to celebrate the series' run with a drink.

"I invite all fans of Bored to Death to come to the Brooklyn Inn tomorrow night, Wednesday, and I'll buy you a drink...John Hodgman will be joining me and perhaps other local New York City actors from the show will be there, and we can all toast Bored to Death and a completely loony and improbably three-year run," Ames said.