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
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?
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
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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
I bet a hard season limit was among Lindelof's pieces of advice, lol
― Simon H., Saturday, 8 June 2019 03:12 (four years ago) link
If it can pull a Justified (subpar penultimate season followed by return-to-form-and-then-some) then good. Lots of incidental pleasures last season but was generally disappointing.
― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 8 June 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link