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Really loving this show and am sad to see it end. I think it is going to go down as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time.

Besides being very touching and funny, the most recent episode really made me think about penises and how maybe small cocks aren't as bad as I make them out to be.

What are your thoughts on the show? What do you expect to see happen in the finale? How do you think this show will be remembered?
 

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A favourite of mine. It's an extraordinary piece of TV, all the more remarkable because it was a broadcast, network show. Most network sitcoms end with the characters being restored to stability after an adventure or challenge, but TGP always ends with a cliffhanger. Things actually change; both the stories and the characters progress.

But I must say: it was more than time for the show to end. We all knew they were going to get into heaven eventually, and I felt season 3 and 4 dragged on a bit. I think the show peaked S2E10, the cocktail party in hell.

The minor ensemble cast was brilliant, as were a number of the guest stars. Marc Evan Jackson as Sean, Jason Mantsoukas as Derek, Nicole Byer as Gwendolyn, Maribeth Monroe as Mindy St. Claire, and one of the show's writers, Josh Siegal, as the too-nice demon Glenn.

If you're a fan, @wallyj84, you might be interested in Marc Evan Jackson's behind-the-scenes podcast about the show. Jackson is a former NPR geek, and he uses his skills in a most charming and entertaining way.

https://www.nbc.com/the-good-place/exclusives/tgp-podcast
 

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A favourite of mine. It's an extraordinary piece of TV, all the more remarkable because it was a broadcast, network show. Most network sitcoms end with the characters being restored to stability after an adventure or challenge, but TGP always ends with a cliffhanger. Things actually change; both the stories and the characters progress.

But I must say: it was more than time for the show to end. We all knew they were going to get into heaven eventually, and I felt season 3 and 4 dragged on a bit. I think the show peaked S2E10, the cocktail party in hell.

The minor ensemble cast was brilliant, as were a number of the guest stars. Marc Evan Jackson as Sean, Jason Mantsoukas as Derek, Nicole Byer as Gwendolyn, Maribeth Monroe as Mindy St. Claire, and one of the show's writers, Josh Siegal, as the too-nice demon Glenn.

If you're a fan, @wallyj84, you might be interested in Marc Evan Jackson's behind-the-scenes podcast about the show. Jackson is a former NPR geek, and he uses his skills in a most charming and entertaining way.

https://www.nbc.com/the-good-place/exclusives/tgp-podcast

I have listened to the podcast. It is very good.

I also enjoyed the way the show was always breaking its own status quo. In terms of when the show peaked, I think it was in season 3. I don't have an exact episode, but I think season 3 was the point where the shop's sitcom elements started to get over shadowed by the fantasy elements and larger narrative. I think this happens with a sci-fi/fantasy properties.

I have a friend who is binging it now and I wonder if it might be a better show to binge than to watch week to week?
 
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I have a friend who is binging it now and I wonder if it might be a better show to binge than to watch week to week?

I'm for binging. First, you don't forget what the cliffhanger was from the previous week. Second, without ads, the show is delivered in 21 minute chapters. A little shorter than we're accustomed to via Netflix or other online platforms.

And I agree about the fantasy elements kinda hijacking the agenda. In sci-fi/fantasy, I find world-building a little tedious if it's not established quickly. In TGP, we don't actually see the "world" in its entirety until season 3, and then it keeps changing. The world isn't really even fully built until the second-last episode. It doesn't leave much room for the sitcom elements (like character antics) to shine.
 
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