SummaryEleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell) enters the afterlife and discovers they have mistaken her for someone else and she seeks to rectify this with the help of her afterlife mentor Michael (Ted Danson).
Created By:Michael Schur
The Good Place
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 19, 2016
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
82
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Universal Acclaim
8.3
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
94% Positive
45 Reviews
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6% Mixed
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Sep 27, 2018
100
This is comic fantasy operating on the highest level, still capable of ending each episode with a jaw-roping twist that makes you wish you should skip right to the next. [1-14 Oct 2018, p.11]
Sep 19, 2016
91
Nothing is perfect, but the wise whimsy of The Good Place comes close.
User score
Universal Acclaim
88% Positive
798 Ratings
798 Ratings
7% Mixed
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
5% Negative
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
Sep 15, 2024
10
Excellent. Nothing more to say really even though it's necessary to acknowledge the the final episodes were getting slightly tired and repetitive. Even so, no hesitation in 10/10!
Apr 3, 2023
10
I would never thought that I will addicted to any tv show
but this...this is amazing even you dont like philosophy there is so much to laugh
Oct 17, 2017
88
Yes, The Good Place is strange--also ridiculously inventive, silly, smart and strangely, unexpectedly deep.
Sep 20, 2017
80
There’s a distinct plan in place, one that opens up all kinds of new narrative ground for the show to explore. Along the way, it gets to pursue the most fascinating questions it set up last season. What does moral growth really mean?
Sep 16, 2016
75
At this stage of things, The Good Place is more often clever-funny than haha-funny. Thankfully, it's really forking clever, not just in all the little details of how the Good Place functions, but in the way it gradually reveals all the things wrong with the neighborhood beyond Eleanor's presence.
Sep 13, 2016
40
While there are probably some actually interesting ethical quandaries that could be addressed with a wry satire in The Good Place, the show rests on half-baked notions that seem like they would be much better suited elsewhere than a network comedy.
Jan 22, 2023
10
This series really reminded me of the life simulation called the sims, at first I had this funny feeling which gave me great curiosity to continue watching, best choice of my life, I really liked the actors, the series and really very well I really recommend it.
Jul 14, 2021
3
The comedic elements of this waver drastically between plenty of not at all funny moments (no big deal, every comedy has them) to occasional hilarious moments (I think specifically of the trolley problem in season 2 but of course there are more). Unfortunately the comedic peaks the show meets are not matched by the consistency of the awful overly saccharine drama, the lazy philosophy dialogue, the poorly structured plot and the godawful pacing. It's hard to gauge the acting when the actors are stuck with such lousy dialogue. Occasionally the sets and practical effects are good (or at least fun to look at), they're best used to reinforce some of the better quality humour, but you can't get used to the high moments of the show when it rides so consistently low; watching two characters re enact the same drama episode to episode in the same house, the same office, the same yoghurt shop, whatever, gets quite tiresome. At least it's easy enough to binge and forget so if that's all you want in your life then have at it.
May 15, 2020
2
The Character of Tahani becomes very annoying in later seasons. Kristen Bell's acting is overrated. Ted Danson is the reason for the 2 stars.
Production Company:
- Fremulon
- 3 Arts Entertainment
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date:Sep 19, 2016
Number of seasons:4 Seasons
Rating:TV-PG
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 6 Wins & 34 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 6 Wins & 29 Nominations
