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Yep, The Good Place was pretty fantastic. A Pushing Daisies vibe, definitely.

Posted by TWuG Jan 20 '17, 12:54

I especially appreciate that they let the jokes support themselves. They didn't tried to explain every joke or make sure it was obvious.

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Side note: I went ahead and bought the season and I never buy TV, in the hope that this helps them decide on a S2 faster - Reagen Jan 20, 13:13 12
- regarding your IM - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 20, 13:22
- Kristen Bell has -mastered- the "I just had an epiphany" look. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 20, 13:20 6
  - groiny wishes he could nail that - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 20, 13:26 4
    - L4! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 20, 13:45
    - hee -- nm - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 20, 13:43
    - heh -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 13:31
    - *snork* -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 13:27
  - Agreed -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 13:25
- heh. The article ty linked the other day said that - JaxSean Jan 20, 13:16
- Masochist. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 20, 13:14 2
  - worth it to rewatch just one moment last night. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 13:28 1
    - also went back for - Reagen Jan 20, 13:58
I really appreciate when show writers are confident enough to write a subtle joke. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 12:59 17
- It's too rare a quality in current sit-coms. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 13:01
- There's a character named Janet who is truly unlike anything on television ever before. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 20, 13:00 15
  - "Fun fact: the first Janet had a click wheel." (nm) - Tim Jan 20, 13:12 8
    - I'm glad we watched it last night instead of waiting. - JaxSean Jan 20, 13:13 7
      - I haven't yet been able to watch any of the new eps. y'all are hurting me. -- nm - b. Jan 20, 13:20 2
        
        Oof. The last one of those was good too. But as I said below: Binge watch them all tonight. Trust us. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 13:22 1
        
        I'm planning on trying, at least - I wanna know, I wanna know! heh. (I appreciate the non-spoiling, btw. thanks, y'all.) -- nm - b. Jan 20, 13:23
      - I know I'm into a show, especially a comedy, when I want to watch it live because I don't want to be left out of conversations on ST. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 13:19 3
        
        Binge watch it tonight. Trust me. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 13:21 2
        
        sometime this weekend I will try and watch a few. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 20, 13:28
        
        I honestly was about 60/40 on the show until last night (spoilers) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 20, 13:23
  - Relatedly: we were over at our friends house, and apparently she's friends with Janet from high school or college. - JaxSean Jan 20, 13:07 4
    - What's amazing about the show is that they cast four unknowns in major roles... - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 20, 13:10 3
      - yup -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 13:42
      - William Jackson Harper is fantastic. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 13:16
      - Well, they went Danson and Bell for the leads, so that could have been simple cost-efficiency. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 20, 13:16
  - Every character was so well written. Spoils - TWuG Jan 20, 13:04

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Yep, The Good Place was pretty fantastic. A Pushing Daisies vibe, definitely.

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