Bored to Death is slowly shaping up into the show that may actually force me into subscribing to HBO. The pilot stars Jason Schwartzman (who I have been a fan of since “Rushmore”) as a struggling writer with a drinking problem in Brooklyn. Schwartzman’s character pretends to be a private detective like his heroes from Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett novels.

Now Ted Danson (who I’ve been a fan of since his first appearance on the 70s “Spider-Man” series) has joined the cast as Schwartzman’s best friend and mentor, a “pompous but articulate magazine editor” according to TV Squad.

Many of you may be wondering what that means for his break-out performance on FX’s “Damages”. Well, he’s not leaving that show just yet. Danson will appear in at least 3 episodes of the next season of the Glen Close vehicle when it returns to FX.