Still loving The Good Place, and am really intersted in what happens now that Eleanor has come clean. The whole murdering Janet thing was hilarious.
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I understand that is problematic, but I really adore Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
I'm catching up on The Good Place! NBS has it streaming for free.., I don't even have to jump through hoops about a cable company (on a few websites mine hasn't been recognized).
On Episode 5 now and still like it and just learning about Tahani.., I wanted to smack her parents.
Watched The Great Indoors, and I liked it more than I expected. It's probably because it's basically Newsradio in modern costume, with Joel McHale as Dave and Stephen Fry as Jimmy James.
The Good Place continues to delight.
That sounds pretty awesome, DX. Newsradio used to be one of my faves.
Mine, too. The one big difference here is that there doesn't seem to be any character equivalent to Phil Hartman (who could be?), but the others map amazingly well to NR. Only one episode so far, but it was fun.
He's one of those people that, despite his being a stranger, I miss a lot.
I feel like I haven't given enough love to The Good Place.
It's the other show besides WestWorld I've been invested in this fall.
Curiously, they're both philosophical shows at their core.
But The Good Place is working purely as comedy. It's very funny, very sharp. Schur has taken what were merely slightly surreal jokes from Parks and Rec and blown them up for maximum loopiness, but at the same time kept everything very human and focused.
That said, two of the best characters on the show aren't human at all. Ted Danson's "architect" - Michael, and the AI Janet (D'arcy Carden) have been consistently hilarious.
Kristen Bell is fantastic, but the entire cast has been strong.
The show is delightful but also substantive in interesting ways.
That said, two of the best characters on the show aren't human at all. Ted Danson's "architect" - Michael, and the AI Janet (D'arcy Carden) have been consistently hilarious.
Plus, we got to meet Bad Place Janet this week. The show really has been super. I really like the way it didn't try to stagnate with Eleanor hiding out and constantly on the verge of discovery a la My Favorite Martian or shows of that ilk. Now Tehani knows about Jason. And then there's Sean...
I really love The Good Place. So fun, some human, great diverse cast.