Bored to Death continues to be produced in high definition using Arri Alexa and Arri D-21 cameras. The series arrives on Blu-ray in an excellent AVC/MPEG-4 1080p encodement that is vastly superior to broadcast versions. The image, though natively high definition, has an almost organic, film-like appearance at times with whatever layer of video noise there is looking more natural and grain-like than anything electronic. Colors are natural, from the warm midtones of the interiors to cooler exterior imagery and the bright pop of primaries. Detail is sharp while contrast is strong, offering extended shadow details and deep darker tones.

The English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit) soundtrack is mostly dialogue-driven, but it is ambient and atmospheric, supplying an ample amount of natural sounds in the surround channels and clean dialogue. The dynamics have a natural range while dialogue is clean with no hints of clipping.

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DETAILS: Any truth to the rumors that a Bored to Death movie is in the works?

JASON SCHWARTZMAN: I can't say too much, but I can say that there might be more stories to be told. [Silence] But who knows, things can happen, or they cannot happen.

DETAILS: Do you still keep in touch with your costars from the show, Zach Galifianakis and Ted Danson?

JASON SCHWARTZMAN: I have worked with a lot of people that were great, but for some reason you don't stay in touch. This is an instance where not only have I stayed in touch, but I've made real friends. I talk to Ted and Zach and [author and show creator] Jonathan Ames all the time. We were constantly running around the city, working 16 to 18 hours a day, including shooting at night. It was grueling. I remember I would come home from these 18-hour days, wake up, and get in the car to go to set, and I would be so excited. I didn't care how long we had to work. Every day we would make each other laugh, and we were all bummed it was canceled. So, if we could continue it in some way . . .

Since the HBO series “Bored to Death” was unceremoniously canceled last year, fans have been lobbying for a film adaptation of the show. Now Ted Danson, one of its stars, says a “90-minute HBO film” version of the series is in the works. “The deal is about to be signed,” he said. “[Creator Jonathan Ames] is writing it as we speak. I’m very excited.”

Danson made the remarks at the 5th annual GQ Gentleman’s Ball, an event recognizing men who support causes that matter to them thrown by GQ magazine at the IAC Building in Manhattan last night. Danson was honored for his work with Oceana, an ocean-advocacy organization.

“Bored to Death” followed the comedic exploits of a Brooklyn-based writer, played by Jason Schwartzman, who moonlights as a private detective. Danson played a womanizing magazine editor on the show.

So what’s the plot of the potential film? “I think Jason becomes a policeman, which means, for him, a traffic cop,” Danson said. “He’ll have a traffic-cop go-kart kind of thing. And I think Ray and I move in together, both of us without relationships. And then: hijinks. All hell breaks loose. That’s about as much as I know.”

Danson said he’s rooting for the film to come together. “Lord, yes, I’m onboard,” he said.

An HBO spokesperson said “We confirmed a while back that we were in talks about the film but we don’t discuss projects in development”

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that HBO is developing a feature-length film that would continue the quirky adventures of the Brooklyn-based writer/amateur private eye played by Jason Schwartzman for three seasons from 2009-11.

"Jonathan, Ray, and George reunite to fight crime, commit crime, lose their minds and fail at love in a Bored to Death feature-length slapstick adventure," the film's logline reads. Ames will write and executive produce the project, while Sarah Condon and Stephanie Davis, who worked on the show, also will exec produce.

Word first broke about the potential project in June; Danson mentioned it at the GQ Gentleman's Ball in October, adding that the script -- at least then -- saw Jonathan become a police officer and Ray and George become roommates. Schwartzman, who is close friends with Ames, recently told THR that Ames was working on the script and that he'd love to make the film. Asked about his character's signature trenchcoat, he joked, "I hope it still fits." The pair also are working on another writing project together.

Achtung: Die Serie startet heute auf Sky Atlantic HD!