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Finished The Good Place yesterday. What a good show. (sopuli.xyz)

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Top quality show for me.

relatable and interesting characters
original setting
good humor
4 seasons with a satisfying ending

Definitely recommend

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The show is also almost like an intro to philosophy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Well....Who died and left Aristotle in charge of ethics?

Plato.

I didn't have high hopes for this show going in but I was extremely pleased. The jokes were clever and the story telling was clean.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

More like

confused state with arms outstretched..... PLATO!!

Chidi's early responses towards Eleanor reminds me too much of trying to teach some people I've known fucking anything and how they made me feel

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah I ruined his delivery with my text. You described it much better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I agree, I didn't think I'd enjoy it as much as I did

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Michael Schur wrote a book called “How to be Perfect”, which is literally an intro philosophy book and explains how (and why) he incorporated different philosophical perspectives into the show.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Would you recommend it as an intro, or is it more focused on his work/the good place?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

It’s definitely a real philosophy primer - the usual suspects (Aristotle, Kant, the utilitarianists, etc) are covered in an accessible way and couched in pop culture. But there are some spoilers if you haven’t watched the show.