Ted Danson in for HBO pilot

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Channel Surfing: Possible End for "Flight of the Conchords" and "Gavin & Stacey," Danson "Bored to Death" for HBO, "Gossip Girl," and More
Published 9/3/2008 by Jace (noreply@blogger.com) at Televisionary
... lead in HBO's comedy pilot Bored to Death , opposite Jason Schwartzman who plays Jonathan, an alcoholic struggling writer who reinvents himself in the mold of his heroes from the novels of Dashiell Hammnett and Raymond Chandler as a private investigator. Danson will play Jonathan's friend, an arrogant magazine editor. Lest you Damages fans think that Danson's Arthur Frobisher won't be turning up this season, think again: Danson will appear in at least three episodes of Damages . ( Hollywood Reporter ) Willa Holland ( The O.C. ) will join the cast of the CW's Gossip Girl ...

Stephen Sommers Has Jungle Fever
Published 9/3/2008 at Vulture
... Danson will try his hand at television, as he lands a lead role in HBO's comedy pilot, Bored to Death, by Jonathan Ames. Series stars Jason Schwartzman as a struggling Brooklyn writer with a drinking problem who pretends to be a Philip Marlowe–esque detective. Danson will play his best friend and quasi-mentor, giving him advice on everything from unsolved cases to unsolvable women, for example, "Don't marry Whoopi Goldberg." [HR] ...