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The Good Place
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 19, 2016
8.3
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
82
94% Positive
45 Reviews
45 Reviews
6% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
82
94% Positive
45 Reviews
45 Reviews
6% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
This is comic fantasy operating on the highest level, still capable of ending each episode with a jaw-roping twist that makes you wish you should skip right to the next. [1-14 Oct 2018, p.11]
Nothing is perfect, but the wise whimsy of The Good Place comes close.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 827 User Ratings
8.3
88% Positive
727 Ratings
727 Ratings
7% Mixed
55 Ratings
55 Ratings
5% Negative
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 827 User Ratings
8.3
88% Positive
727 Ratings
727 Ratings
7% Mixed
55 Ratings
55 Ratings
5% Negative
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
This series really reminded me of the life simulation called the sims, at first I had this funny feeling which gave me great curiosity to continue watching, best choice of my life, I really liked the actors, the series and really very well I really recommend it.
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Yes, The Good Place is strange--also ridiculously inventive, silly, smart and strangely, unexpectedly deep.
There’s a distinct plan in place, one that opens up all kinds of new narrative ground for the show to explore. Along the way, it gets to pursue the most fascinating questions it set up last season. What does moral growth really mean?
Smart and delightful.
At this stage of things, The Good Place is more often clever-funny than haha-funny. Thankfully, it's really forking clever, not just in all the little details of how the Good Place functions, but in the way it gradually reveals all the things wrong with the neighborhood beyond Eleanor's presence.
While there are probably some actually interesting ethical quandaries that could be addressed with a wry satire in The Good Place, the show rests on half-baked notions that seem like they would be much better suited elsewhere than a network comedy.
Probably the best US comedy series in existence. It's really silly yet so very clever. A word of warning though... The Good Place takes a bit of investment before it gets going and it isn't until after all the character building, up until the last couple of episodes of season 1, that things click into place. From then on, it's all on an upward trajectory to greatness.
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The comedic elements of this waver drastically between plenty of not at all funny moments (no big deal, every comedy has them) to occasional hilarious moments (I think specifically of the trolley problem in season 2 but of course there are more). Unfortunately the comedic peaks the show meets are not matched by the consistency of the awful overly saccharine drama, the lazy philosophy dialogue, the poorly structured plot and the godawful pacing. It's hard to gauge the acting when the actors are stuck with such lousy dialogue. Occasionally the sets and practical effects are good (or at least fun to look at), they're best used to reinforce some of the better quality humour, but you can't get used to the high moments of the show when it rides so consistently low; watching two characters re enact the same drama episode to episode in the same house, the same office, the same yoghurt shop, whatever, gets quite tiresome. At least it's easy enough to binge and forget so if that's all you want in your life then have at it.
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The Character of Tahani becomes very annoying in later seasons. Kristen Bell's acting is overrated. Ted Danson is the reason for the 2 stars.
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Production Company:
- Fremulon
- 3 Arts Entertainment
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Sep 19, 2016
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 6 Wins & 34 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 6 Wins & 29 Nominations
