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In response to "I agree with B2: The Good Place was as fine a comedy as I've seen in years and everyone should watch those 13 episodes -- nm" by Beaker

For those of you who watch this and then New Girl...how do they rank?

Posted by Mel Profit (aka mel profit) Jan 20 '17, 12:17

or better still...what makes this so funny? What's the humor like?

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It's probably the best most unique show since Pushing Daisies. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 12:51
Having just finished Good Place, I'll say that it is a better constructed show, but New Girl is funnier. - Volnelk Jan 20, 12:51
Thanks for the below posts. I and maybe Diva as well are looking for lighter fare. - Mel Profit Jan 20, 12:34 3
- Speechless, Black-ish and The Goldbergs are light comedies that I highly recommend. -- nm - Krusty Jan 20, 12:51 2
  - thanks for the recommendations. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 12:52
  - Speechless is new this season while the other two have a few seasons under their belt for you to binge on. -- nm - Krusty Jan 20, 12:51
The New Girl is rather basic. Common. The Good Place is unique. Special. - Spawn Jan 20, 12:27 3
- I think New Girl's ceiling is "Funniest mainstream show of the decade" - Mel Profit Jan 20, 12:47 2
  - I'm not sure I'd say that far; but it's better than Spawn says, and I don't think it's that dated, so should hold up ok. -- nm - b. Jan 20, 12:50 1
    - the improv, which they then keep in the show and the cut scenes are what make it special. - Mel Profit Jan 20, 12:53
Inside - Andie Jan 20, 12:24
"Ok, but I need to just save my Madden game... Blake Bortles has like 300 yards passing in the first half" -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 12:18 1
- funny on multiple levels: the dude saying it is from Jacksonville so fits but also funny for an NFL fan - Beaker Jan 20, 12:20
Good Place is better, and I say that as someone who loves New Girl. -- nm* - Dark Callisto Jan 20, 12:18 15
- I may not survive a show clearly funnier than NG. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 12:19 14
  - I haven't yet watched any of this season of NG, but I'd say it has made me actually laugh out loud more. TGP is - b. Jan 20, 12:34
  - I haven't watched the final episode of The Good Place yet (though now I'm dying to), but they are just very different. The Good Place is just unlike - pmb Jan 20, 12:24 12
    - You had me at, funnier Pushing Daisies. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 12:30 4
      - "I'm going to ask you a series of questions to determine whether you are a good person or a bad person . . . Do you enjoy the California funk/rock - pmb Jan 20, 12:33 3
        
        this maybe would explain why I didn't like the 1st episode - Epiphany Jan 20, 12:38 2
        
        As Andie said, flip that and reverse it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 12:43
        
        ha. - Andie Jan 20, 12:40
    - Yeah, I struggle to think of anything to compare it to. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 20, 12:25 6
      - Defending Your Life comes to mind as close-ish -- nm - rollo Jan 20, 12:28 1
        
        Absolutely. -- nm - David's iPad Jan 20, 12:43
      - I haven't watched a second of it, but the show's creator says he patterned the show after Lost -- nm - ML Jan 20, 12:28 2
        
        you should watch for the Blake Bortles joke alone -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 12:30 1
        
        >:( -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 12:53
      - it's a bit like a cross between Arrested Development, one liners just thrown out that you have to pay attention to, mixed with less jaded feeling of - Andie Jan 20, 12:28

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