The Good Place on NBC

for janet alone, yes

I spoiled myself by peeking at this thread. The impact was lessened slightly but the twist almost seems to be the jumping-off point of the series rather than a Shyamalan-esque 'DID I BLOW YOUR MIND?!?' moment. So, yeah, definitely worth watching.

yeah, and upon rewatching the whole first series takes on a whole new tone

Main cast aside (all excellent), it's lovely to be reminded how amazing Adam Scott is at playing a total douche. He has such a range, that one.

That's really his best mode

It took me way too many hours to realize that this is No Exit: The Sitcom.

This is the only show for which I will wade through ads on nbc.com (which continually crash the stream)

I am hopeful for more amazing Jianyu/Jason content

This show cements for me the opinion that I should always make an effort to check out Michael Schur-driven shows.

DJP spoiled this for me on Twitter
is it still worth watching?

1. Sorry!
2. Absolutely. Knowing the "twist" is what made me start watching the show and it is super, super hilarious regardless.

It's beside the point but now I find myself wondering what all the other 'extras' are doing with their time when not interacting with the humans. Just eating Hawaiian pizza I guess?

I am interested to see how they flesh out the cosmology. Like, assuming those people are actually demons or something like it, how much of a drag must it be to behave like such paragons of humanity all the time and not bite people or flatten their penises? I expect we'll be seeing more Denise-ing as the experiment continues.

my ongoing reaction was "these people can't even be real" so I'm sticking with that impression

One of the things that Team Fremulon have perfected is making compliments as funny as insults, especially between women. I love that.

here's an abridged version of the full list of food puns i turned in with my first draft of tonight's #TheGoodPlace episode pic.twitter.com/x335NYNN09

— Megan Amram (@meganamram) September 29, 2017

"Camembert-bie Let's Go Party" is the Galaxy Brain of restaurant puns.

Greatly improved second ep, good direction for the show to go!
Also"biscotti pippen"

If this wasn't so long it'd be worth polling. "Squab goals."

Now I really want to see a Bob's Burgers/The Good Place crossover.

Sushi and the Banshees <3

Just finished Chapter 16. This show keeps reinventing itself and its character relationships so quickly I wonder how long it will take for the story to burn itself out. That said, I love it so much.

Mindy is such a great tertiary character, btw.

"You walked in on me while I was masturbating. Or I walked in on you while I was masturbating."

i was reluctant to check this out because i thought it was by some pushing daisies people, and then it seemed super like it was even though it turns out i was wrong about that, but i guess it has turned out ok anyway, except that i am kind of expecting it to become a little insufferable or nauseating like pushing daisies. maybe the lack of a tru luv theme will ensure that it can't.

My mom liked Pushing Daisies, but I never watched it. I can guarantee you my mom would hate this show.

w . . . kiw mindy

Same.

watched S2E2 last night and i really do kinda like the wobbly nature of things. i don't know what is gonna happen. and i dig that. i also kinda like the idea of them pretending to be miserable for a whole season just to help michael which makes no sense! but what else are they gonna do?

and i loved michael confiding in jason and jason having no idea what he was talking about. "i understand the word rat...and the word jason..."

Xp Tru luv theme is very much on the way, don't doubt

this show.... is not good

You're right. How could we have all been so wrong. Let's stop watching it, guys.

it has problems. jianyu is/was a terrible actor for instance.

He's meant to be an incompetent idiot, not a successful mastermind of disguise

How would Caviar on a Stick even work?

http://i66.tinypic.com/2t637.jpg

Pushing Daisies was beloved by romantics who find sex repulsive. There's nothing romantic about The Good Place.

Star crossed lovers meet in hell, find each other through hundreds of incarnations isn't romantic?

They share a predicament, not a soul bond. The show explicitly mocks the idea.

....in the last episode it showed that they always end up In love with each other? What am I missing here?

yeah it’s always been a possibility! the show is nowhere near the misanthropic paradise yr projecting on it xxpost

Hot Dog On A Stick On A Stick! C'mon, haters!

Star crossed lovers meet in hell

(someone) bless jason and janet

wrap the stick in a blini, dip it in creme fraiche, sprinkle caviar on top

i think about the chowder fountain a lot, it was v upsetting

He's meant to be an incompetent idiot, not a successful mastermind of disguise

i understand this. i should have said "the actor playing jianyu".

i can also totally understand ppl finding the cutesy tone offputting. for me it was definitely an acquired taste.

Loved the first season, really looking forward to this.

I'm still not convinced that this idea should have been extended past one (great) season but I'm giving s2 a chance.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/sep/28/the-good-place-review-kristen-bell-heavenly-afterlife-comedy
This is the same column that had Norsemen last week

w . . . kiw mindy

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don’t forget the cocaine

it has problems. jianyu is/was a terrible actor for instance.

Really? I love this guy and think he totally nails the role.

Chidi's thoughtful sipping of the clam chowder fountain was great this week.

yeah jianyu/jason is magically dopey, i think he’s perfect

yeah there's nothing wrong with that guy's acting, that is exactly how stupid that character is supposed to be. dope!

ok