enh Schur seems like a standard-issue liberal from what I've seen but I'd be happy to be wrong
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 18 January 2019 15:47 (five years ago) link
but he's explicitly making the argument that globalism implicates even well meaning consumers into such a web of exploitation and avarice that even nice acts are net negatives to humanity. how could that be inadvertent?
― Mordy, Friday, 18 January 2019 16:10 (five years ago) link
well ppl often fail to realize the implications of powerful arguments when they start thinking that they sound like a cool way to dunk on ppl
― j., Friday, 18 January 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
inadvertent only in the sense that the show diagnoses this as simply "modern life" and not the product of a specific set of historical processes at work. which makes sense because it's a sitcom and not an undergraduate lecture series
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 18 January 2019 16:15 (five years ago) link
likely linked upthread but all mentioned points are fairly intentional if perhaps not completely thought throughhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/04/magazine/good-place-michael-schur-philosophy.html
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 18 January 2019 16:18 (five years ago) link
torturing Shakespeare, lol
― kinder, Friday, 18 January 2019 20:08 (five years ago) link
yeah that was my favorite throwaway gag, besides maybe Eleanor high-fiving Jason after his iHop burn
Also, can't stop laughing at Interdimensional Hole of Pancakes, especially since the "of pancakes" part was completely unexplained
― harvey wall/barrier (voodoo chili), Friday, 18 January 2019 21:26 (five years ago) link
i laughed for two solid minutes at how harboring a non-fried vegetable is a felony in jacksonville
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Friday, 18 January 2019 21:27 (five years ago) link
counterpoint, humans are garbage. limp bizkit, slavery.
― harvey wall/barrier (voodoo chili), Friday, 18 January 2019 21:33 (five years ago) link
Oh man, Michael flossing
― groovypanda, Saturday, 19 January 2019 11:49 (five years ago) link
Chidi’s voice when he yelps about having seen the time knife
― mh, Saturday, 19 January 2019 15:18 (five years ago) link
Every Derek/martini moment killed. Jason Mantzoukas is consistently hilarious in every show he's on. He should be on more shows.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 19 January 2019 16:22 (five years ago) link
^^ love that guy
― DJI, Saturday, 19 January 2019 17:43 (five years ago) link
He's even great playing the straight man in The Dictator
― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 19 January 2019 18:15 (five years ago) link
he is a great guest judge on nailed it
― adam the (abanana), Saturday, 19 January 2019 18:27 (five years ago) link
if u like zouks search every comedy bang bang ep he's been on; consistently hilarious dude
― Mordy, Saturday, 19 January 2019 18:35 (five years ago) link
the chris gethard episode with mantzoukas and paul scheer is still the funniest thing i’ve ever seen
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 January 2019 19:36 (five years ago) link
See also, the How Did This Get Made? podcast.
― Sanpaku, Sunday, 20 January 2019 15:44 (five years ago) link
One of the things I love about the show so much is how it's becoming this complete epic journey. I started rewatching Lost last week (haven't seen it since it came out) and I am getting apprehensive about where I will give it up, knowing already the ending and how it completely fizzles out in storytelling. I hope this doesn't happen to The Good Place , but since they are already dead...
― Yerac, Sunday, 20 January 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
The ways they've chosen to completely reframe/reboot the plot over and over again somehow always works. Presumably introducing 4 completely new characters to recreate S1 is bold as hell.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 20 January 2019 16:53 (five years ago) link
They did such a great job casting as well.
― Yerac, Sunday, 20 January 2019 16:55 (five years ago) link
Alison Jones also cast Freaks & Geeks, The Office: An American Workplace, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Knocked Up, I Love You Man, Bridesmaids, Parks & Rec, Veep, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Arrested Development, Lady Bird and Eighth Grade.
― sans lep (sic), Sunday, 20 January 2019 17:22 (five years ago) link
Well I'm fucked up now
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 25 January 2019 03:25 (five years ago) link
that was terribly sweet
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 25 January 2019 04:49 (five years ago) link
what a lovely finale
― Jeff Bathos (symsymsym), Friday, 25 January 2019 08:32 (five years ago) link
that destroyed me
― calamity gammon (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 25 January 2019 11:32 (five years ago) link
Great show, good finale but I'm not looking forward to every nerd wedding speech from now till eternity including the phrase "Jeremy Bearimy, baby"
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 25 January 2019 20:04 (five years ago) link
Teared up at the end there. Didn't realise it was the finale.
― groovypanda, Saturday, 26 January 2019 12:10 (five years ago) link
Me either. It does seem like a season that was getting ready for stuff to happen.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Saturday, 26 January 2019 13:42 (five years ago) link
pacing of this season was all over the place but that was a really strong finale, they successfully made me care about a couple i don’t care about
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Saturday, 26 January 2019 15:01 (five years ago) link
it’s not a joke, i’m a legit snack
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 January 2019 23:16 (five years ago) link
cork blork
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Saturday, 26 January 2019 23:18 (five years ago) link
“the time knife” is going to be permanently locked into my vocabulary
― mh, Sunday, 27 January 2019 01:19 (five years ago) link
Chidi's delivery of that was spectacular.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 27 January 2019 01:20 (five years ago) link
Every Derek/martini moment killed. Jason Mantzoukas is consistently hilarious in every show he's on. He should be on more shows.― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 20 January 2019 3:22 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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I laughed so hard at the martini gags.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 10:39 (five years ago) link
the only reason i watched the league was the potential of mantzoukas popping up at any given moment
― my tweet portal is whack (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 14:35 (five years ago) link
strangely i don't like his movie podcast -- there's another guy on it who always shouts over everyone. (also their movie tastes don't line up with my own, but whatever.)
― adam the (abanana), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 14:59 (five years ago) link
I've stopped listening to Comedy Bang Bang except for episodes with Mantzoukas. I miss him on Brooklyn Nine-Nine too.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 15:13 (five years ago) link
there's another guy on it who always shouts over everyone
Paul Scheer! I find him and Rob Corddry indistinguishably annoying. Was disappointing to see him turn up on Good Place a couple of weeks ago. But then he disappeared again. Good.
Generally any podcast that involves a group of two or three men laughing at their own in-jokes is a hard NO for me, even if I like all the people involved
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 15:22 (five years ago) link
lol they just look v similar
― Mordy, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 15:26 (five years ago) link
they're both horrible overactors too
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 15:30 (five years ago) link
any podcast that involves a group of two or three men laughing at their own in-jokes is a hard NO for me, even if I like all the people involved
how did this get made has june diane tho
― my tweet portal is whack (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 15:36 (five years ago) link
stopped listening to Comedy Bang Bang except for episodes with Mantzoukas.this week’s Hodgman / PFT ep felt very early years imo
― sans lep (sic), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:19 (five years ago) link
this week’s Hodgman / PFT ep felt very early years imo
I might have to check that one out, I do like PFT a lot but it depends on who the other guests are.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:30 (five years ago) link
I like this show, but I could do without the use of HOLY MOTHERFORKING SHIRTBALLS by self-satisfied drama-club nerds.
― jaymc, Monday, 11 March 2019 03:31 (five years ago) link
I’ve heard no one use that irl :)
― mh, Monday, 11 March 2019 05:11 (five years ago) link
nah, me neither -- I just mean like AV Club commenter types
― jaymc, Monday, 11 March 2019 05:19 (five years ago) link
never read the comments
― mh, Monday, 11 March 2019 14:13 (five years ago) link
http://www.splitscreensfestival.com/event/the-good-place-a-conversation-with-william-jackson-harper/
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 10 May 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/the-good-place-ending-season-4-1203236561/
Schur is capping it at four. I trust his instincts.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 8 June 2019 03:07 (four years ago) link